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Training within the Met Office
Nigel
Wood
Dynamics
Research NWP
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The
work of Dynamics Research
Responsible
for the development and application of numerical methods within the
Office
Current
non-hydrostatic, compressible, semi-Lagrangian, semi-implicit global/regional/climate
model
Operational
since August 2002 (00ew Dynamics00
Focus
now to develop next Met Office operational model
By
building on foundations of the New Dynamics
Addressing
perceived weaknesses
To
improve accuracy, robustness and efficiency
Address
conservation issues
Retrofit
if and when appropriate
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Met
Office Training
1100
staff involved in all aspects of a modern National Met Service
Training
is key; 00nvestors in People00accreditation
Areas
of training are extensive:
Forecasting
Research
(NWP, Climate etc)
Business
Commercial
Health
and Safety
Management
IT
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Training
Suppliers
Met
Office College = coordinating body
College
trainers provide all forecasting training
Other
areas of training provided
either
directly from specialised companies, or
via
a combination of Office trainers and external consultants
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Research
Training
Significant
focus on
Conferences,
workshops etc
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Option
for post-graduate study while working (PhD)
Primary
formalised training for researchers is
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Joint
venture between Office and Reading Met Department
Based
around the Met Dept00 MSc in Meteorology
Post-experience
Certificate for Met Office Scientists (CMOS)
Or,
with dissertation, full MSc.
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Met
Training for Graduates
Block
1. Foundation Meteorology.
Duration:
5 weeks during autumn term.
Introduction
to weather systems
Atmospheric
physics
Met
Office systems and products I
Current
weather
Block
2.
Duration
4 weeks during autumn term.
Either: Dynamics and Modelling
Dynamics
of the atmosphere and oceans
Foundation
numerical modelling
Or: Surface Processes and Measurement
Measurement
and instrumentation
Vegetation
and the atmosphere
Plus:
Met Office systems and products II
Current
weather
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Met
Training for Graduates
Block
3.
Duration:
5 weeks during spring term.
Either: Advanced Dynamics and Modelling
Advanced
numerical modelling
Global
circulation of the atmosphere and oceans
Extra-tropical
weather systems
Or: Advanced Surface Processes
Boundary-layer
meteorology and micro-meteorology
Agricultural
meteorology
Hydrometeorology
Block
4. Advanced Meteorology and Climate.
Duration:
4 weeks during spring term.
Climate
and climate change
Tropical
weather systems
Remote
sensing
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ECMWF
- Met Training Course
For
Member and Cooperating States
Two
week course:
Use
and interpretation of ECMWF products
Predictability,
diagnostics and seasonal forecasting
Data
assimilation and use of satellite data
Numerical
methods, adiabatic formulation of models
Parametrization
of diabatic processes
Applications
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Seminars
etc
Internal:
Each
research 00ivision00(Climate, NWP, Atmospheric Physical Processes)
organises its own seminar series which includes a variety of external
speakers
External:
Royal
Meteorological Society
Regular
Wednesday meetings (5 half hour talks)
Bi-annual
Conference
Reading
University Met Department (students + invited speakers)
Exeter
University Maths Department
SRNWP:
Met
Office is lead centre for VAR group (last meetings Sep 006 and May
000)
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Web
links:
Met
Office:
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