Russian Meteorology and Hydrology is an international peer-reviewed journal that covers topical issues of hydrometeorological science and practice: methods of forecasting weather and hydrological phenomena, climate monitoring issues, environmental pollution, space hydrometeorology, agrometeorology. The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries. PEER REVIEW Russian Meteorology and Hydrology is a peer reviewed journal. We use a single blind peer review format. The average period from submission to first decision is 30 days. The average rejection rate for submitted manuscripts is 32%. The final decision on the acceptance of an article for publication is made by the Editorial Board. Any invited reviewer who feels unqualified or unable to review the manuscript due to the conflict of interests should promptly notify the editors and decline the invitation. Reviewers should formulate their statements clearly in a sound and reasoned way so that authors can use reviewer’s arguments to improve the manuscript. Personal criticism of the authors must be avoided. Reviewers should indicate in a review (i) any relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors, (ii) anything that has been reported in previous publications and not given appropriate reference or citation, (ii) any substantial similarity or overlap with any other manuscript (published or unpublished) of which they have personal knowledge. Provides comprehensive coverage of meteorological and hydrological research throughout the former Soviet Union Includes studies on such critical topics as global warming and the continuing aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster Published under the auspices of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring