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I'm thinking of going in to get my masters in climatology and I want to know everything from the mouths of those that do the work.

I don't have a degree in meteorology, but I was a weather forecaster for a number of years, mostly focusing on aviation weather. I have a degree in geography /GIS and think those skills will help with research and such. I really really really love weather and want to be part of it.

So... Can anyone offer insights?

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[–] soot_guy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Get this person some info! Just commenting for traction because you seem to be passionate and it would be cool to see this take off with something helpful

[–] FrickAndMortar@artemis.camp 6 points 1 year ago

Following @soot_guy ‘s lead and commenting, in the hopes that you can find some good info!

[–] starfennec@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Hey, I sent your post to my scientist friend who said this. Hope that helps

"I am an atmospheric scientist myself, and studied meteorology. I took some climatology courses during my studies. I think that to get most out from those courses , you should think about taking some courses in basic atmospheric dynamics (take a look e.g. at Holton's introduction to dynamic meteorology; maybe its not that hard given your background). My work has loads of variability as I conduct various measurements, perform data analysis and model simulations to investigate atmospheric phenomena (not that much pure climatology). Programming is an essential skill, of course in addition to knowing the basic science, familiarising oneself with recent literature, and connecting new findings to those. It's quite fun. Of course job security is not really a thing, and might be better in weather forecasting. Good luck! :)"