METEOROLOGIST

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METEOROLOGIST

• BY BRETT BATSON

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WHAT IS METEOROLOGY?

• METEOROLOGY IS AN OBSERVATIONAL SCIENCE, IT IS
  THE STUDY OF THE ATMOSPHERE,WEATHER,AND CLIMATE.

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NATURE OF WORK

• MOST PEOPLE THINK WEATHER FORECASTING WHEN THEY
  THINK OF METEOROLOGY. BUT METEOROLOGIST ALSO
  STUDY RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT, THE DYNAMICS OF
  HURRICANES, OZONE LEVELS IN THE STRATAOSPHERE,
  AND SOME TEACH IN COLLEGE. BUT ALOT OF
  METEOROLOGIST ARE WEATHER FORECASTERS.

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EARNINGS

• A BACHELORS DEGREE WITH NO EXPERIENCE
  16,900-21,000. A YEAR WITH A MASTERS DEGREE
  21,000-25,700. WITH A DOCTRATE 31,000-37,200.
  THE AVERAGE SALARY OF A METEOROLOGIST EMPLOYED BY
  THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS 44,700.

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REQUIREMENTS

• THEY NEED A COLLEGE MAJOR IN METEOROLOGY .THE
  NORMAL MINIMUM IS A BACHELORS DEGREE IN
  METEOROLOGY.

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HISTORY OF METEOROLOGY

• METEOROLOGY WAS STARTED HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO
  .GALILEO INVENTED THE THERMOMETER IN 1593 AND
  TORRICELLI INVENTED THE BAROMETER IN 1643.

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Work conditions

• Weather stations operate 24/7. This means that
  some meteorologist , often on a rotating basis
  have to work evenings and weekends.most weather
  stations are at airports but some are located in
  remote areas where they work alone.

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