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Senior Meteorologist, Research and Applications Division
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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Responsibility at Senior Meteorologist level for the Research and Applications Division which develops and coordinates Met Éireann's operational short-range numerical weather prediction (NWP) models. It conducts basic research in NWP in collaboration with the HIRLAM consortium. It is also responsible for Climate Service, Climate Science and Climate Communication’s, in support of the Irish National Climate Change Adaptation Framework and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The Division implements a series of science based applications to support operational forecast and warning services provided by Met Éireann; these include road-ice forecasts and specialised forecasts for the farming community.