Marine Meteorologist

As a Marine Meteorologist, you study the relationship between the atmosphere and the ocean. Does the weather affect the waves, or do the waves affect the weather? It’s your job to find out.

Typically, when you hear the term “ Meteorologist, ” you think of a man or woman in a suit, forecasting the weather in front of a green screen. That is, admittedly, one outlet for you to apply your skill set as a Marine Meteorologist, but you can find your calling anywhere there’s both sky and water.

Stations all over the world monitor the wind, temperature, air pressure, and humidity of coastal regions using technology as diverse as computer analysis systems and good old-fashioned rain collectors. Some hubs are even set right in the middle of the ocean itself. Whether you take more towards enclosed (and dry) laboratory life as a Marine Meteorologist, or prefer to be the one on site measuring a hurricane’s downpour, you never suffer from a lack of interesting environments to study.

Your findings can also be applied to more than just a morning television update. The Navy relies heavily on your forecast advice to help guide ships and aircraft safely while at sea. If a storm is about to hit, you alert Commanders if they have to evacuate the air, a land base, or even the submarines stationed in deep water.

And that very same storm can have a disastrous impact on civilians as well. If you can read the atmospheric signs and predict a tropical storm accurately, you might just be able to allow enough time for everyone to get out of its track before the damage hits.