A hands-on, revealing guide to a career as a climate scientist written
by acclaimed Outside magazine writer Kyle Dickman and based on the
experiences of a preeminent researcher studying permafrost in the
Arctic--essential reading for anyone considering a path to this timely
profession.
Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best in the business to find
out what it's really like, and what it really takes, to become a climate
scientist. Accurate climate science is more important than ever before.
As awareness grows of our changing climate, demand is increasing for
people to study it--from universities who want to have the latest,
cutting-edge research, militaries who are worried about national
defense, and governments who need accurate data to enact policy reform.
Climate scientists use both field research and complex algorithms on
super computers to predict the climate of our ever-changing world.
Acclaimed Outside magazine editor Kyle Dickman shadows climate
scientist Cathy Wilson and her team, who work in the farthest reaches of
Alaska's northern tundra and in the national research labs in Los
Alamos, NM, to reveal how this dream job becomes a reality. Shadow top
climate scientists to see how they measure snowfall, assess the thawing
of the permafrost, and determine the water content of soil down to 1 mm
accuracy. Learn how the growth of one shrub can affect a whole ecosystem
and how models can predict the future of our fast-changing planet. Here
is how the job is performed at the highest level.
