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'''Richard Northcroft Whitaker''' (born ], ]) is an ]n ] and ]. Whitaker is also a presenter on television and radio, following his esteemed thirty-year career as a meteorologist.
⚫ *] 1971-2002
**1981-1984 - Officer in Charge of the Facilities and Information Section
**1984-1992 - Senior Operational Forecaster at the Sydney Regional Forecasting Centre
**1992-2002 - NSW Manager of the Special Services Unit
*Weather presenter (and Consulting Meteorologist) on ] and radio ]
*] Achievement Award 1984
⚫ *Initiated the development of ] charts now used throughout ] and ]
*Co-author or editor of six (to nine - sources vary) books about the weather, and has written thirteen published mathematical papers
*''"In 1972, he developed a manual of aviation forecasting in NSW, which is a reference that is still widely used by forecasters today. But another important piece of research was his work on sea surface temperatures and rainfall around Australia, which was published in 1978. It was this early attempt to reconcile rainfall with sea surface temperatures that lead to further research, and our current understanding of ENSO, which has now become a mainstream area of science and a division on its own in climatology."''
⚫ *1999-2001 - worked w/ ] (WMO) as ] for ]


⚫ ==Bureau of Meteorology==
⚫ ==Publications==
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 ] bureau, Australia's largest.

In 1984 he was presented with an ] Achievement Award for his work in the field of meteorology. In 1992 he became the ] Manager for Special Services, dealing with exceptional cirumstances and disaster recovery operations. He retired from the Bureau in 2002 after thirty-one years.

⚫ During the final years of his tenure at the Bureau, between 1999 and 2001 he worked with the ] as a ] for the Committee of ] Meteorology.

==Revolutionary achievements==
⚫ Whitaker is credited with the initial development of ] charts for the ]. Such charts are now used throughout ] and ] to convey data about present and future rainfall.

In his second year at the ], 1972, he developed and authored a manual for ] forecasting in the state of ], still used today. Whitaker also researched the correlation between surface temperature in the ] and rainfall in ], and published his findings in 1978. His early research played a major part in the discovery of the ], which has formed its own division within ] studies.

⚫ ==Publications and media==
Whitaker is a weather presenter (and also a consulting meteorologist) on ]. He also presents on radio ]. He has authored or co-authored up to nine books about weather and natural disasters in Australia, stemming from his work with the Bureau of Meteorology (and the Special Services unit particularly, for the diasters publications).

===List of publications===
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Revision as of 11:11, 25 November 2007

Richard Northcroft Whitaker (born July 15, 1947) is an Australian meteorologist and author. Whitaker is also a presenter on television and radio, following his esteemed thirty-year career as a meteorologist.

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 the field of meteorology. In 1992 he became the New South Wales Manager for Special Services, dealing with exceptional cirumstances and disaster recovery operations. He retired from the Bureau in 2002 after thirty-one years.

During the final years of his tenure at the Bureau, between 1999 and 2001 he worked with the World Meteorological Organisation as a rapporteur for the Committee of Agricultural Meteorology.

Revolutionary achievements

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

In his second year at the Bureau of Meteorology, 1972, he developed and authored a manual for aviation forecasting in the state of New South Wales, still used today. Whitaker also researched the correlation between surface temperature in the Pacific Ocean and rainfall in Australia, and published his findings in 1978. His early research played a major part in the discovery of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, which has formed its own division within climatology studies.

Publications and media

Whitaker is a weather presenter (and also a consulting meteorologist) on The Weather Channel. He also presents on radio Vega FM. He has authored or co-authored up to nine books about weather and natural disasters in Australia, stemming from his work with the Bureau of Meteorology (and the Special Services unit particularly, for the diasters publications).

List of publications

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  • Colls, Keith, Whitaker, Richard (2001). The Australian Weather Book. Sydney, Australia: Reed New Holland. pp. pp. 216. ISBN 1 876334 68 1. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Whitaker, Richard (2004). Firewise, Fire-Safe: How to Survive a Bushfire. Sydney, Australia: Reed New Holland. pp. pp. ?. ISBN 1 877069 16 7. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  • Whitaker, Richard (2005). Australia's Natural Disasters. Sydney, Australia: Reed New Holland. pp. pp. 239. ISBN 1 877069 04 3. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  • Whitaker, Richard (2008). Disasters Events and Moments that Changed the World. Sydney, Australia: Reed New Holland. pp. pp. 272. ISBN 1 741105 63 3. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

References