/sci/ - Science & Math

>>4847461

You mean this guy (Physics Guy) ???

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>>4847469

69 got. That's fine that we all have different reasons for coming to /sci/ and it is what makes this such a unique yet sometimes frustrating place to kill time and talk to others in the science discipline.

Everything I've said is fact. I gave info that no one else could possibly know higher up about the Thailand DISCOVER-AQ project and could give more details about the data I saw from 2 weeks ago during the CO wildfires. Ask away dude, yet I agree with your professors having strangely specific areas of intellect.

>Those who can't do...teach.

>>4847369
Undergrad: 3.65
Grad (doesn't matter really) but 3.8

Two state schools in the Northeast USA. Nothing too special as schools, great atmos programs though.

Sure man, anon email: corrupt.institution@gmail.com

>>4847380

Doubt it. Unless you are top in the field and they needed you for consulting work or something.

>>4847393

Meteorology is generally more focused on weather forecasting and broadcasting. I realized I hated that shit and that our scientific knowledge is AHEAD of our super computers capabilities so it is a waste of time to spend your life in Wx forecasting IMHO.

Atm Sci has a more general range of topics and is definitely the way to go these days!

>>4847396

Thanks

Sheeeit.

Forgot this was work safe board.

Have a feel instead of my ex's DDs lol.

I know that feel.

Being single isn't so bad. Just takes time to get used to. Took me 3-4 months to be completely back on top of my shit. Made me realize that ex-gf was a bitchy cunt and it's nicer to have money and sanity than have these tits to play with. Maybe...

Head up bro!

>>4847348

No, not at the NASA Langley Aerospace Research Center at least.

I'm sure that field will gain respect and significance once Mars stuff starts happening though.

Checkout: NASA Ames Research Center and email some people.

Like this guy:

David DesMarais at the NASA Ames Research Center is a participating scientist with the Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Science Laboratory missions and a NASA Astrobiology Institute research team leader.

Email
David.J.DesMarais@nasa.gov

>Yea you all wish you had a nasa email address too

>>4847336

I majored in met in underfag then went atm sci through grad school. I found them to be pretty much synonymous in academia. Atm sci has more options and diversity though for sure.

I haven't checked jobs much to be honest though, I did see some "top 10 best starting salaries" list someone posted on failbook a few days ago that had atmospheric scientists at 8/10 with avg. starting salaries at $60-70K range.

The field is only going to blow up more with all the renewable energy companies that will need accurate forecasts/analyses for resource assessment and bankability reports (see Europe).

I can't imagine any qualified atm sci is struggling to find work right now...

>>4847319

You liked atmospheric dynamics? Lol. You are crazy. (Engineers, this = fluid dynamics) yes, the atmosphere is a fluid!

I had to TA for senior level Dynamics 1 in grad school. It was my first year out of undergrad and I had 3 grad classes on top of that and I nearly worked myself to death trying to help all the underfags with their hw and studying.

>>4847308

Tough call man. You have a lot of the b/g needed to thrive in Atm. Sci. Math is what kills most people. Physics will kill the rest. You should float right by those requirements or already have the credit.

The job market is bad for meteorologists, there are just too many brodudeguys who got a met degree from Fag University and want to be on TV. If you are confident you are better than them (I don't know you and I think it's a pretty good chance) then you will blow them out of the water in the job market and you are left with the actual scientists for which there are plenty (and increasing) job opportunities. The renewable energy market is HUGE for us atmosfags and the next few decades. Get it now!

>>4847312

inb4 MATLAB > IDL
I know...

*+3 W/m^2 for GHG forcing, I was getting ahead of myself and slipped out the total radiative forcing for (GHG + aerosols) i.e. 2 W/m^2

>>4847214

Thanks for the explanation.

Aerosols (particles in the atmosphere) on average reflect shortwave radiation back to space before it reaches the ground (thus cooling the atmosphere, i.e. negative radiative forcing). GHGs exert a positive radiative forcing on the atmosphere as we all know (global warming) on the order of +2 W/m^2 at fairly high confidence. The number for aerosol radiative forcing is crucial to better understanding climate change, and the 90% C.I. best guesses currently range from -.5 to -1.5 (IPCC, 2007).

>>4847206

If NASA offers you a job in my field, you say yes and do what they ask you to do. I couldn't be happier with where I'm at in my career. I know not everyone has such easy decisions in regards to job selection, but this has been my dream for many years man!

>>4847246

Wow this board fucking rocks! Thanks for the info/links.

>>4847202

Hell yeah, man!

If I'm a pro, you're a God. Props to the LHC and CERN, you guys rock!

Any info on Higg's publications with the data? They'll take some time to come now right?

>>4847163

Yeah fuck it, I'm going to convert it to a different date format. Good call. I think the huge amount of memory and large numbers (ex 20040101 as float) were messing up IDL's memory allocation or some shit. I was reading something about IDL acting weird with large #s. The IDL Coyote guy is an amazing resource!

>>4847160

Awesome question!

I wish I was better qualified to answer. I know some of the engineers/aero guys working on a huge inflatable "drop pod" (sic) that would be an extremely efficient way to transport huge quantities of material from orbital heights to the ground.

Also, judging by the concentration of precious metals found in past asteroid samples, it is not only a good idea, but something our society needs to execute if we want to sustain our consumerism and rate of population for another few centuries.

>Do I have this trip thing right now?

>>4846859

Not trying to troll or be a newfag but what does get a trip mean?

>>4846797

As far as I understand, none really.

From my understanding, the finding of the Higg's mostly has an impact on quantum and theoretical physics. Definitely astrophysics too.

I'm not saying there is no possibility once things calm down and the data gets analyzed and published, but on a day-to-day scale on earth alone, I don't see much of a connection.

I still think it's interesting as fuck though and I've wasted a lot of my free time this week reading up on it. Good question though, I'll keep thinking.

>>4846759

Thanks man! I'll catch ya around here. I'm just not experienced enough yet to weed out the trolls from the actual relies. I will learn. I spent a few days on /b/ just to rapidly learn the culture. Not for me.

>>4846472

It thinks my reply is spam, wtf? In short, code, model validation, talk to other scientists, eat lunch and post on /sci/ haha

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I was staying either way, it's too much fun here.

At least there are far less trolls on /sci/ then a lot of the other boards.

Consider me tuned in.

>>4846272

I know one team that was supposed to goto Thailand next month was DISCOVER-AQ to do high res air quality sampling from a DC-8. Like you said, they're plans got screwed up.

They're doing lots of cool stuff though. I saw some prelim data they got in Kansas a few weeks ago above and around the CO wildfire smoke plume in T-storm conditions. Cool fucking stuff, IMO.

>>4846234

It definitely depends on what you specialize in. Atmospheric Modelling like I do, we use Calc and Phys everyday. Lots of programming and database queries too.

Your field sounds pretty cool and difficult though. I don't know much about it, but yes obviously physicists use more physics than we do. AtmSci is a very collaborative field and that's one of the reasons I enjoy it so much.

Sorry for typos btw I'm on an iPhone.

>>4845891

Lots of scientists use Macs, especially in my field and at NASA in general. They are more reliable and better for server side scripting. Plus, we don't rely on proprietary windows only software like most engineers do.

<<4845906

Atmospheric Science drives the demand for larger supercomputers. Plus, we use more Calculus, Physics and Dynamics than any other field I can think of.

I like to tell engineers that I'm an "atmospheric engineer".

Sorry to make people think I was trolling, I was just trying to introduce myself and clear up some confusion from previous threads.

And my desk/setup. Since I knew you guys wouldn't understand that no one is allowed in the front gate let alone to the buildings without a federally issued badge.

>>4845786

No problem, if you don't want real scientists to contribute here I'm sure I could find some place that would.

How does it feel to have a pro scientist amongst you, /sci/???

I've been lurking for a few weeks, just started contributing yesterday. There is a decent amount of good /sci/ence talk on here and I look forward to lots of great discussions to come!

If anyone wants an email address I can be reached at, just let me know, it's my anon email, but I'd be happy to answer any personal questions anyone has about NASA, grad school, or atmospheric science in general.

BTW, does anyone have any IDL programming experience? I am stuck.

>>4845074

Yeah, sorry, I'm 30 minutes late...sorry taxpayers!!!

Haha, peace.