climatologist
Studies Earth's atmosphere
A climatologist is a scientist who studies climate—the long-term patterns of temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric conditions in a region or globally.
Climatologists analyze historical data, model future scenarios, and investigate phenomena like ice ages and global warming: Climatologists warn that current emissions trajectories will produce catastrophic warming by century's end.
Atmospheric conditions analyst
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- oceanographerOne who studies seas
- glaciologistOne who studies glaciers
- hydrologistWater systems researcher
geophysicist · scientist · academic · professor · PhD · scholar · analyst · modeler
Study of atmospheric phenomena
- glaciologyStudy of ice masses
- oceanographyScientific study of seas
- hydrologyScience of water distribution
- dataFacts for analysis
analysis · modeling · simulation · ice cores · sediments · tree rings · proxies · datasets
Lowest atmospheric layer
- stratosphereSecond atmospheric layer up
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
- aerosolsSuspended particles in gas
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
methane · greenhouse gases · albedo · radiation · convection · jet stream · air mass · pressure systems
Bodies circling larger ones
- weather stationsFacilities measuring atmospheric conditions
- ice coresCylindrical glacier samples
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
- supercomputersExtremely powerful computing machines
simulations · projections · scenarios · datasets · proxies · reanalysis
Rising planetary temperatures
- El NiñoPeriodic Pacific warming event
- La NiñaCool-phase climate pattern
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
heatwave · ice age · sea level rise · ocean acidification · permafrost thaw · glacier retreat · desertification · extreme weather
Estimates extending forward
- scenariosImagined sequences of events
- forecastsPredicts future conditions
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
uncertainty · probability · risk assessment · outlooks · timescales
meteorologist
Atmospheric conditions analyst
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- oceanographerOne who studies seas
- glaciologistOne who studies glaciers
hydrologist · geophysicist · scientist · academic · professor · PhD · scholar · analyst · modeler · forecaster
meteorology
Study of atmospheric phenomena
- glaciologyStudy of ice masses
- oceanographyScientific study of seas
- hydrologyScience of water distribution
data · analysis · modeling · simulation · ice cores · sediments · tree rings · proxies · datasets · fieldwork
troposphere
Lowest atmospheric layer
- stratosphereSecond atmospheric layer up
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
- aerosolsSuspended particles in gas
carbon dioxide · methane · greenhouse gases · albedo · radiation · convection · jet stream · air mass · pressure systems · humidity
satellites
Bodies circling larger ones
- weather stationsFacilities measuring atmospheric conditions
- ice coresCylindrical glacier samples
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
supercomputers · simulations · projections · scenarios · datasets · proxies · reanalysis
global warming
Rising planetary temperatures
- El NiñoPeriodic Pacific warming event
- La NiñaCool-phase climate pattern
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
drought · heatwave · ice age · sea level rise · ocean acidification · permafrost thaw · glacier retreat · desertification · extreme weather · feedback loops
projections
Estimates extending forward
- scenariosImagined sequences of events
- forecastsPredicts future conditions
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
trends · uncertainty · probability · risk assessment · outlooks · timescales
- scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist
- environmental scientistsecologist, environmental scientist, marine biologist, wildlife biologist, conservationist
- green careersconservationist, ecologist, environmental scientist, wildlife biologist, marine biologist
- physical scientistsphysicist, astrophysicist, geophysicist, biophysicist, nuclear physicist
- weather scientistsmeteorologist, meteorologists, weather forecaster, weather forecasters, forecaster
- Polar Jobsglaciologist, base commander, station manager, expedition leader
climatologistweather forecaster
One who predicts climate conditions
meteorologist · TV weatherman · weather presenter · storm chaser
climatologistclimate denier
One rejecting greenhouse theory