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Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Tools and Technology


Tools Include:

  • Air samplers or collectors (Air quality samplers)
  • Temperature or humidity surface observing apparatus (Air temperature thermometers)
  • Anemometers (Analog anemometers)
  • Desktop computers
  • Anemometers (Digital anemometers)
  • Radarbased surveillance systems (Doppler radar equipment)
  • Tablet computers (Graphic tablets)
  • Hygrometers
  • Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
  • Lightmeters (Light meters)
  • Barometers (Mercury barometers)
  • Radarbased surveillance systems (Next Generation Weather Radar NEXRAD)
  • Personal computers
  • Psychrometers
  • Radiosonde apparatus (Radiosonde launchers)
  • Rainfall recorders (Rain gauges)
  • Temperature or humidity surface observing apparatus (Relative humidity gauges)
  • Temperature transmitters (Soil temperature probes)
  • Solar radiation surface observing apparatus (Solarimeters)
  • Light trucks or sport utility vehicles (Storm chase vehicles)
  • Surface thermometers (Surface temperature probes)
  • Temperature or humidity surface observing apparatus (Temperature and humidity data loggers)
  • Rainfall recorders (Tipping bucket rain gauges)
  • Two way radios
  • Meteorology instrument accessories (Weather balloons)
  • Weather stations (Weather observation stations)
  • Hygrometers (Whirling hygrometers)

Technologies Include:

  • Analytical or scientific software
  • Baron Services FasTrac
  • Unidata Integrated Data Viewer IDV
  • Unidata McIDAS-X
  • Air quality modeling software
  • Aninoquisi MesoTRAC
  • SatView
  • Baron Volumetric Imaging and Processing of Integrated Radar VIPIR
  • Cave5D
  • Environmental Research Services RAOB
  • Vis5d+
  • VorTek Site Assessment of Tornado Threat SATT
  • Ferret
  • Flow Analysis Software Toolkit FAST
  • Grid analysis and display system GrADS
  • WINGRIDDS
  • Interactive radar analysis software IRAS
  • ITT Visual Information Systems ENVI
  • Lakes Environmental Software WRPLOT View
  • Maplesoft Maple
  • Mesoscale modeling software
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica
  • WSI Titan
  • WSI TrueView Professional
  • Windflow modeling software
  • PC Weather Products HURRTRAK
  • StatSoft STATISTICA software
  • SVRPLOT
  • Systat Software SigmaPlot
  • Systat Software SigmaStat
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Unidata GEMPAK
  • Unidata Gempak Analysis and Rendering Program GARP
  • Data base user interface and query software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Desktop publishing software
  • QuarkXPress
  • Electronic mail software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Graphics or photo imaging software
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
  • Advanced Visual Systems AVS/Express
  • Image editing software
  • AccuWeather Galileo
  • Microsoft Paint
  • Map creation software
  • ESRI ArcInfo
  • ESRI ArcView
  • Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Word processing software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Word processing software



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