Title :
The profession and the big picture [meteorology]
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput., Tasmania Univ., Hobart, Tas., Australia
Abstract :
The greatest professional responsibility is to act in the best interests of the society to which the profession owes its status. By definition, human society´s greatest interest is its continued existence. It seems the greatest threat to that continuance - climate change - is at last being given credence beyond scientific and environmental circles. The computing profession would play a crucial role in the battle to mitigate the effects of climate change and, if possible, adapt to them.
Keywords :
climatology; geophysics computing; professional aspects; socio-economic effects; weather forecasting; climate change; mitigation; professional responsibility; weather prediction; Atmosphere; Educational institutions; Fossil fuels; Global warming; Grid computing; Humans; Mathematics; Predictive models; Resonance light scattering; US Government;
