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C L I M A T O L O G I S T. By - Brittany Sears Artie Iturralde Jared Bennett. e ngineering skills. g ood writing skills. ability to make calculations fast and accurately . outreach skills. d ata gathering skills. Skills Needed. observational skills. c omputer skills.
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CLIMATOLOGIST By-Brittany Sears Artie Iturralde Jared Bennett
engineering skills good writing skills ability to make calculations fast and accurately outreach skills data gathering skills Skills Needed observational skills computer skills leadership skills good people skills ability to work in interdisciplinary teams good communication skills
responsibilities teaching others evaluation of data observing weather and air quality analyze data from satellites, radar, and surface-observing instruments coordination between RCC centers supervision of research administration of applied climate research
*understand the relationship between man and the environment *cooperate with other climatologists *promote knowledge of climatology *assess the relationship between the climate to agricultural growth and human health *make climate data available to the public Specific tasks *collect climate data *investigate climate indicators *make predictions regarding climate patterns *use computer models to study how earth’s climate changes *study climates of other planets and other solar systems
leader speaker informer researcher field worker scientist roles
physics botany microbiology geology high school courses zoology meteorology biology
*bachelor’s in meteorology *bachelor’s in atmospheric sciences *PHD in climatology *bachelor’s in mathematics *master’s in climatology *bachelor’s in physics *PHD in meteorology *PHD in chemistry college majors
regional climatologist work experience teaching instructor sea ice field worker chief scientist on expedition meteorologist
meteorologist assistant research assistant associate professor internships technical assistant assoc. research professor project associate
volunteer experiences animal shelters botanist helper work in a garden help a climatologist
join a botany club join a climatology club extracurricular activities join FUTURE METEOROLOGIST ASSOCIATION
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