British Antarctic Survey
Cambridge CB3, UK
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Salary
From £20,129 a year
Job type
Full-time
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Description
British Antarctic Survey are looking for an Atmospheric Data Analyst (Intern) to join our Atmosphere Ice and Climate team for eight weeks. Purpose Utilise a recently-added capability to run the HYSPLIT atmospheric trajectory tool locally at BAS to help improve the understanding of atmospheric temperature extremes over coastal Antarctica. Qualification A level (or equivalent) maths or numerate subject such as physics. Duties
Familiarisation with the HYSPLIT model and how to run it on locally on the BAS computer system.
Use HYSPLIT to identify the source of air arriving at the Mawson observation station during an extreme warm temperature event. Then extend this to assess generality of these findings for many events and Mawson and it time allows other locations.
Work as part of the PCAP team and meet regularly with BAS supervisors to discuss...