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Whitaker began working with the ] in 1971, aged twenty-four. A decade later, he was promoted to the role of officer in charge of the facilities and information section of the Bureau. He held this position for three years, before being promoted again to senior operational forecaster in the Sydney bureau, Australia's largest. Whitaker began working with the ] in 1971, aged twenty-four. A decade later, he was promoted to the role of officer in charge of the facilities and information section of the Bureau. He held this position for three years, before being promoted again to senior operational forecaster in the Sydney bureau, Australia's largest.


In 1984, he was presented with an ] Achievement Award for his work in meteorology. In 1992, Whitaker became the ] manager for special services, dealing with exceptional circumstances and disaster recovery operations. Between 1999 and 2001 Whitaker worked with the ] as a ] for the Committee of Agricultural Meteorology. He retired from the Bureau in 2002 after thirty-one years.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | author-link = | title = 2002 Seminar Abstracts | publisher = Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society | date = 18 September 2002 | url = http://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~debbie/AMOS_Sydney/abstracts2002.html | doi = | accessdate = 24 May 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080729104221/http://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~debbie/AMOS_Sydney/abstracts2002.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 29 July 2008}}</ref> In 1984, he was presented with an ] Achievement Award for his work in meteorology. In 1992, Whitaker became the New South Wales manager for the Special Services Unit, the commercial arm of the Bureau during the 1990s, and this work involved enhanced communication of meteorology  to the public via mass media. Between 1999 and 2001 Whitaker worked with the ] as a ] for the Committee of Agricultural Meteorology. After leaving the Bureau in 2002 he became the chief meteorologist for the Weather Channel.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |author-link= |date=18 September 2002 |title=2002 Seminar Abstracts |url=http://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~debbie/AMOS_Sydney/abstracts2002.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729104221/http://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~debbie/AMOS_Sydney/abstracts2002.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=29 July 2008 |accessdate=24 May 2008 |publisher=Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society |doi=}}</ref>


==Research and developments== ==Research and developments==
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==Publications and media== ==Publications and media==
Whitaker is the chief meteorologist on ], having joined the station in 2004. On air, his first name is abbreviated to "Dick". He also presents numerous radio weather crosses to a selection of stations around Australia on a daily basis. Whitaker has authored or co-authored several books about weather and historical topics, having a particular interest in ]s. Whitaker is the chief meteorologist on ], having joined the station in 2002. On air, his first name is abbreviated to "Dick". He also presents numerous radio weather crosses to a selection of stations around Australia on a daily basis. Whitaker has authored or co-authored several books about weather and historical topics, having a particular interest in ]s.


===List of publications=== ===List of publications===
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Australian meteorologist and author (born 1947) This article is about the meteorologist. For the architect, see Richard Whitaker (architect).

Richard Northcroft "Dick" Whitaker (born 15 July 1947) is an Australian meteorologist and author. Whitaker is the chief meteorologist on The Weather Channel, following his thirty-year career as a meteorologist with the Bureau of Meteorology.

Bureau of Meteorology

Whitaker began working with the Bureau of Meteorology in 1971, aged twenty-four. A decade later, he was promoted to the role of officer in charge of the facilities and information section of the Bureau. He held this position for three years, before being promoted again to senior operational forecaster in the Sydney bureau, Australia's largest.

In 1984, he was presented with an Australia Day Achievement Award for his work in meteorology. In 1992, Whitaker became the New South Wales manager for the Special Services Unit, the commercial arm of the Bureau during the 1990s, and this work involved enhanced communication of meteorology  to the public via mass media. Between 1999 and 2001 Whitaker worked with the World Meteorological Organisation as a rapporteur for the Committee of Agricultural Meteorology. After leaving the Bureau in 2002 he became the chief meteorologist for the Weather Channel.

Research and developments

Whitaker is partly credited with the initial development of precipitation charts for the Australian mass media. Such charts are now used throughout the print and electronic media to convey data about present and future rainfall in graphical form.

In his second year at the Bureau of Meteorology, 1972, he developed and authored a manual for aviation forecasting in New South Wales, still used today. Whitaker also researched the correlation between sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean and rainfall in Australia, which is now used as a routine consideration in the production of seasonal rainfall outlooks.

Publications and media

Whitaker is the chief meteorologist on The Weather Channel, having joined the station in 2002. On air, his first name is abbreviated to "Dick". He also presents numerous radio weather crosses to a selection of stations around Australia on a daily basis. Whitaker has authored or co-authored several books about weather and historical topics, having a particular interest in natural disasters.

List of publications

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)
  • Colls, Keith, Whitaker, Richard (2001). The Australian Weather Book. Sydney, Australia: Reed New Holland. p. 216. ISBN 1-876334-68-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Whitaker, Richard (2004). Firewise, Fire-Safe: How to Survive a Bushfire. Sydney, Australia: Reed New Holland. pp. ?. ISBN 1-877069-16-7.
  • Whitaker, Richard (2008). Understanding Climate Change. Sydney, Australia: New Holland. p. 240. ISBN 9781877069437.
  • Whitaker, Richard (2005). Australia's Natural Disasters. Sydney, Australia: Reed New Holland. p. 239. ISBN 1-877069-04-3.
  • Whitaker, Richard (2008). Disasters Events and Moments that Changed the World. Sydney, Australia: Reed New Holland. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-74110-563-6.
  • Whitaker, Richard (2010). The Complete Book of Australian Weather. Sydney, Australia: Allen & Unwin. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-74175-734-7.
  • Whitaker, Richard (2021). Weather, Waves & Water, The New South Wales Central Coast. Sydney, Australia: Weathersmart Publishing. ISBN 9780648883609.

References

  1. "2002 Seminar Abstracts". Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. 18 September 2002. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
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