Our IT specialists ensure that the department has access to the facilities necessary for it to maintain the integrity of the weather program. Planning, acquiring, integration into operation, testing, overall system administration, real-time access to the supercomputers, the ancillary computer infrastructure, robotic data storage facilities, archive servers, scientific workstations and computational servers all form part of the necessary components. Support to research activities Information technology professionals in research work in teams with scientists and technicians doing research on atmospheric pollutants. The work environment resembles a university setting. Computing facilities include the latest technology in supercomputers, UNIX workstations, and personal computers.
Projects often involve collaboration in a team setting with scientists from around the world.
Conference attendance is often provided. There are many opportunities to be creative. Work on projects is often done from conception to implementation, giving the satisfaction of seeing accomplishments put to use. The department has IT specialists in all the regions, located at their services offices. The major activities in support of scientific programs are in the weather forecasting program.