Requirements for researchers in meteorology
Victoria University of Wellington - information on the Master of Meteorology programme.MetService website - information about traineeship requirements and course details.MetService and Victoria University of Wellington oversee the traineeship programme. You need to have a Bachelor of Science in maths or physics to be accepted into the programme, but other majors are considered if there is enough maths and physics included. To become a meteorologist you need to complete a trainee meteorologist programme and gain a Master of Meteorology. Tahlia Crabtree is of Ngāiterangi, Ngātiawa and Ngāpuhi descent.Įntry requirements Requirements for meteorologists My goal is to do more of this communications work." “I also do video weather presentations, and provide weather information to the public and the media. You could be drawing a weather map, thinking about the forecast in three days’ time while updating the current forecast, as well as tracking a thunderstorm moving towards a city. “Meteorology is an applied science and involves different tasks. This led me to read books on physics and maths, taking up weather related projects at high school, and doing a Masters in Meteorology." Juggling different weather forecasting tasks “I was always curious about atmospheric phenomena, wondering why clouds are different shapes and how rainbows form. “We have unique local weather but sometimes this can change – we might see a hot northwest wind in Christchurch in the middle of winter, for example – so it’s important we let people know to give them time to prepare.” Curiosity about rainbows led to a career Tahlia is part of a team that writes MetService weather forecasts. “It’s a fascinating career,” says meteorologist Tahlia Crabtree. “Every day the weather will present a new problem for you to think about." Meteorologist Watching out for unusual weather patterns