"JJCMayes1" wrote in message
...
[this is a response to Martin's reply to my earlier e-mail but my Pc
crashed as
I was reading his reply so I lost the thread, as it were! ]

Martin, I accept completely your point about some people finding the
maths
hard-going (I do speak from experience!).

.... me too ;-)

Before I'm cast into the 'outer darkness' on this one, I should make it
clear that I absolutely *agree* with every word you wrote! My reference
in the main thread to 'up to and including a *relevant* degree course'
was intended to point out that a solid grounding in these is desirable -
indeed, a degree as such is not required, simply the understanding; for
mainstream atmospheric physics work, then the caveat does hold good, but
for many other branches of meteorology / climatology, your advice is
sound.

Following your input, I will change the appropriate Q/A in the FAQ to
reflect this ... originally, I had just linked to the particular page on
the R.Met.S web site which does a similar job, but perhaps we should
make it clear that understanding the intricate workings of the Binomial
theorem is not necessarily required!

Incidentally, this might be an appropriate subject for an article in
'Weather', exploring the many avenues for those wishing a career? As you
have pointed out, the scene has changed dramatically in, say, 20 years,
with the expansion of studies into climate change, both analysis and
impacts, and the growth of non-governmental weather services.

Martin.