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Roger Daley -- High Winds Born in London, England, January 25, 1943, Roger Daley grew up with his parents, Eric and Mary Daley, in West Vancouver, British Columbia. He had an early love of outdoor sports, history, and math; and he did not foresee a life in science. However, his college degree, in 1964 from the University of British Columbia, was in physics. He preferred to work with a practical use for physics, and the idea of studying the weather appealed to him. He attended McGill University, training as a forecaster, and received a Masters of Science in 1966. The Canadian government offers free training to weather forecasters, but then requires a working apprenticeship at a location of the government's choosing. Daley was assigned to a remote weather station in Labrador which was also a US air force base. He devised a theory of the pattern of wind turbulence in the surrounding area. The air force pilots were very much interested in the potential danger of turbulence and helped him to collect data, both quantifiable and anecdotal. Daley discovered he loved the reality of research, and decided to study for a degree in meteorology. He received a Ph.D. from McGill University in 1971. After working at Amanuensis, at the University of Copenhagen, Daley secured a position at the Canadian Meteorological Centre in Montreal and began developing forecasting models. He was the principal constructor of the Canadian numerical weather forecasting system. Beginning in 1978 and until 1985, Daley worked at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in Boulder. In 1985, he became the Chief Scientist at the Canadian Climate Centre in Downsview, Ontario. In 1991, he authored Atmospheric Data Analysis, which became a popular textbook. Daley is currently a distinguished visitor at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research at the Naval Research Lab in Monterey, California. His advise to young people is: "Don't worry if you have not made a choice of career. It can come anytime from grade school to graduate school. But for a career in the natural sciences you will need a strong curiosity about the world around you, and an ability to analyze and describe what you see. Mathematics provides the basis for all the sciences, even environmental science, so get a good foundation in math." For interesting facts about how weather is changing and what those changes may mean, check out the Meteorological Service of Canada web site at http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/issues_e.cfm. Awards
Sources http://www.science.ca/scientists/Daley/daley.html http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/aboutnrl/personl/bios/visiting/daley.html http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/nrlmry_home.html
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