\documentclass[$layout$]{ametsoc}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\journal{$journal$}
%  Please choose a journal abbreviation to use above from the following list:
%
%   jamc     (Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology)
%   jtech     (Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology)
%   jhm      (Journal of Hydrometeorology)
%   jpo     (Journal of Physical Oceanography)
%   jas      (Journal of Atmospheric Sciences)
%   jcli      (Journal of Climate)
%   mwr      (Monthly Weather Review)
%   wcas      (Weather, Climate, and Society)
%   waf       (Weather and Forecasting)
%   bams (Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)
%   ei    (Earth Interactions)

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%Citations should be of the form ``author year''  not ``author, year''
\bibpunct{(}{)}{;}{a}{}{,}
\title{$title$}

$if(author1)$
\authors{$author1$
$if(correspondingauthor)$
\correspondingauthor{$author1$,$correspondingauthor$}
$endif$
$endif$
$if(author2)$
and $author2$
$if(currentaddress)$
\thanks{$currentaddress$}}
$endif$
$endif$
$if(affiliation)$
\affiliation{$affiliation$}
$endif$
$if(extraauthor)$
    \extraauthor{Extra Author}
$endif$
$if(exaffiliation)$
    \extraaffil{$exaffiliation$}
$endif$

$if(email)$
$email$
$endif$

$for(exauthors)$
\extraauthor{$exauthors.name$
$if(exauthors.correspondingauthor)$
\correspondingauthor{$exauthors.name$,$exauthors.correspondingauthor$}
$endif$
$if(exauthors.currentaddress)$
\thanks{$exauthors.currentaddress$}
$endif$}
$if(exauthors.exaffiliation)$
\extraaffil{$exauthors.exaffiliation$}
$endif$
$if(exauthors.email)$
$exauthors.email$
$endif$
$endfor$
% pandoc header
$for(header-includes)$
$header-includes$
$endfor$
\abstract{$abstract$}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
$for(include-before)$
$include-before$

$endfor$
$body$
$for(include-after)$
$include-after$

$endfor$
\end{document}