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A career in Meteorology Name: Job: Email:

A career in Meteorology Name: Job: Email:. Before we start lets take a look at some interesting weather pictures…. What are we going to cover?. All about me Meteorology and me The Royal Meteorological Society Potential career paths Meteorological qualifications Employers Forecasting

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  1. A career in Meteorology Name: Job: Email:

  2. Before we start lets take a look at some interesting weather pictures…

  3. What are we going to cover? • All about me • Meteorology and me • The Royal Meteorological Society • Potential career paths • Meteorological qualifications • Employers • Forecasting • Climate change

  4. All about me... • E.g. Qualifications, job, where you studied, interests, photo

  5. Meteorology and me • Meteorological qualifications, experience

  6. Why am I interested in Meteorology? Text and picture here

  7. Examples of subjects I studied in Meteorology Examples could include: • Numerical Methods for Initial Value Problems • Theory of Differential Equations • Introduction to Weather Systems • Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Oceans • Atmospheric Physics • Computing Techniques • Climate Change • Extra-tropical Weather Systems • Numerical Methods for Boundary Value Problems • Numerical Modelling of the Atmosphere and Oceans • Global Circulation of the Atmosphere and Oceans

  8. Other possible areas of study • Industrial Modelling • Current Weather Discussions • Finite Element Methods • Conservation Laws • Data Assimilation • Tropical Weather Systems • Oceanography • Hydrology and Global Change • Remote Sensing • Forecasting Course

  9. About the Royal Meteorological Society Our aim : ‘To advance the understanding of weather and climate, the science and its applications, for the benefit of all’. Public Engagement Raising awareness Membership Events Strategy Merchandise Enquiries

  10. People at RMetS Head of Communications Dr. Liz Bentley Sarah Grintzevitch Public Programme Engagement Manager Rachael Fordham Interim Head of Education Chief Executive Prof. Paul Hardaker

  11. Meteorological Qualifications • OU course • Understanding the weather • BSc., MSc. or PhD in Meteorology • NVQ in Weather Forecasting • FRMetS • CMet

  12. Main employers • The Met Office • Private Sector • - Metra • - Met Check • - WSI • - The Weather Network • - Meteo Group • ECMWF (European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting) Continued…

  13. Armed Forces/MoD • National Meteorological Centres • Government Agencies • NERC • British Antarctic Survey • Centre for Ecology & Hydrology • Consultancy • Energy companies • Universities • Oceanography • IPCC • UN • WMO

  14. Industries that need forecasts • Transport • Airlines • Airports • Ports and harbours • Highways agency (gritting?) • Railways (ice, snow, leaf fall) • Health • Department of Health (extreme weather events) • SAD • Sufferers of lung associated disease • Retail • Supermarkets (shall we stock BBQs or soup?) • Fashion (shall we stock woollen jumpers or swimwear?)

  15. Finance • Insurance • Trading • Investment and asset management • Energy • Renewable energy • Offshore oil and gas • Engineering & construction • Mining • Construction • Environment • Environment Agency (flooding) • Leisure • Big sporting events (eg Wimbledon)

  16. Different meteorological images and processes used in forecasting...

  17. A bit of info on forecasting… Forecast for 9am today taken from the BBC website

  18. Weather Station Circle

  19. Observations around the UK

  20. Satellite picture for today

  21. Radar for today

  22. Synoptic chart for 12pm today

  23. Comparing Satellite, Radar & the Forecast

  24. Data Assimilation Forecasting for a Large Field 1. Plot observations

  25. 2. Plot temperature contours

  26. 3. Plot contours of temp from previous forecast

  27. 4. Data Assimilated Result

  28. Numerical Weather Prediction Formula for Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate

  29. Clausius-Clapeyron Equation • where dP / dT is the slope of the coexistence curve, • L is the latent heat, • T is the temperature, • ΔV is the volume change of the phase transition.

  30. Climate Change In a recent survey of the public… • 52% don’t believe climate change will affect them • Only18% respondents think that climate change will take effect during their children’s lifetime • But 74% said they would make changes to their lifestyle now if they knew climate change was going to affect their children

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