At the request of the Office of Industrial Meteorology, Mike Smith, a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of WeatherData, Incorporated, recently presented a seminar at NWS Headquarters on the future expanding roles of the public and private sector in the provision of weather services to the Nation. We have posted his presentation on the web at:
http://205.156.54.206/pub/im/nws2.pdf.
This is a 3 MB Adobe Acrobat file.
This week, Jack Kelly addressed the American Meteorological Society's Broadcasters Conference in Orlando, FL, on critical issues in the next millennium affecting the public-private partnership including international data exchange and the strategic plan for the NWS. We have posted his presentation on the web at: http://205.156.54.206/pub/im/amsbcast.pdf.
This is also a 3 MB Adobe Acrobat file.
As a result of requests from COMET Numerical Weather Prediction students, UCAR has placed the convective parameterization lab on the web at:
To access: select the section below the Lecture/Discussion Materials labeled <Lab: Results Using the BM and KF Cumulus Parameterization Schemes.> This section of the lab provides access to a web-based version of the COMET program.
| AKR | Akron/Fulton, Ohio |
| PAEN | Kenai, Alaska |
| OKB | Oceanside, California |
| SJN | St. Johns, Arizona |
| SRC | Searcy, Arkansas |
All tenures come to an end. Such is the case for this industrial meteorologist. On July 5, 1999, I will transfer to the NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service where I will head up the NOAA Visualization Lab. The purpose of the lab is to graphically merge different data sets that are currently unused or underused and provide them to the meteorological community and the public. While we will focus initially on climate data sets, I expect we will expand into other realms of NOAA. My e-mail stays the same. So please feel free to contact me.
My five years here at the National Weather Service have been some of the most rewarding of any. I could not ask to work with more professional or dedicated individuals. A few times, the job was frustrating, but so is any job. A few times, the work seemed like bureaucratic paper-pushing, but you can say the same for many jobs in the private sector. For the most part, managing the industrial meteorology affairs of the NWS was extremely challenging and fulfilling at the same time. Jack Kelly and I encourage individuals in the private sector to consider applying for the position. The vacancy notice for the position of NWS Industrial Meteorologist has been posted on the web at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/BL4967.HTM. The vacancy notice closes on July 23, 1999. I would be most happy to discuss the duties of the IM position with one and all.
Until the position is filled, John Skoda and Toba Spitzer who have been an integral part of the NWS Office of Industrial Meteorology will answer your questions or direct you to the appropriate office to handle your concerns.
I plan to continue this internet publication with the essential help of John Skoda until a new industrial meteorologist arrives. So, until we meet again, the best of luck in all your weather endeavors.
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