CLIMATOLOGIST

CLIMATES SCIENCES

· Climatologist who monitors and studies the climate and the factors that control is variability.

· A Climatologist may produce about the climate assessments and forecasts seasonal conditions, or contribute to national and international assessments of climate variability and climate change.

· Climatologists are often confused with meteorologists.

· A meteorologist studies current weather conditions and makes short-term forecasts about the weather, including the temperature, winds, amount and type of precipitation.

· A Climatologist studies long term trends in the climate.

· The climate that you live in depends on your geographic location and altitude.

· It includes all of the average weather conditions that you experience on an ongoing basis.

· The climate determines the types of plants and animals that can inhabit a particular region.

· Climatology can actually be a lot more exciting than it sounds.

· Climatologist try to forecast major long-term changes.

· Long-term changes in climate can affect:

1. Energy usage,

2. Food production,

3. Survival of endangered species, and

4. Even health and

5. Life expectancy.

ELIGIBILITY:

ANY BACHELORS DEGREE(B.E/B.Tech-any branch)IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

OR MASTER’S DEGREE(P.G) IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES.

COURSE AVAILABLE AT:

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE,BANAGALORE has introduced a new course this year M.Tech in climate science.

BASED ON:

Admission would be based on an aptitude test and interview after short listing based on GATE scores.