Meteorologist

Job Title Job Description Help Conducts background studies on crop-physiology weather relationships for assigned foreign agricultural areas. Works with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Coordinates weather data requirements with National Weather Service analysts for crop-weather assessment. Coordinates with other USDA agencies and government-sponsored research groups on the development and implementation of quantitative crop assessment techniques. Works with a team of meteorologists as a principal crop-weather expert for specific international crop areas specializing in the analysis/interpretation of weather/crop conditions to support USDA's global situation and outlook program. Applies professional knowledge and skills to a wide variety of complex projects that enhance agricultural weather assessments and improve global crop production estimates. Develops new products/processes/procedures that enhance the quality and substance of analytical outputs, including the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin, operational crop weather assessments, and briefings delivered to commodity analysts and managers. Serves on various USDA commodity estimate committees as one of WAOB's agricultural weather experts and provides weather input to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand report and the Crop Production report. Represents Office of the Chief Economist (OCE)/World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) at interagency task force meetings/briefings as a principal international crop-weather expert. Leads WAOB's effort to compile a more comprehensive regional-level crop production data base through extensive contacts with other interagency experts. USDA