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meteorological technician
A professional who observes and records weather conditions for use in forecasting. Responsibilities include:
- Periodically observes general weather, sky and visibility conditions, and reads weather instruments including thermometers, barometers, and hygrometers to ascertain elements, such as temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind velocity, and precipitation.
- Transmits and receives weather data from other stations over teletype machine.
- May collect upper-air data on temperature, humidity, and winds, using weather balloon and radiosonde equipment.
- May conduct pilot briefings.
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