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Article: Meteorology degrees and certificates offered by Mississippi State University.(Letter to the editor)
- Article from:
- National Weather Digest
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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In the December 2006 issue of NWA Digest, Wilson (2006) addressed the sparsely-studied topic of broadcast meteorologists and their perceptions of the seals of approval awarded by the National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society. In this paper, Wilson (2006) provides useful insight into the opinions of weathercasters, which also establishes a standard for comparison of future research. Wilson (2006) uses Mississippi State University (MSU) as an example of a program that trains students in both the science of meteorology as well as communication skills. However, the brief explanations provided by Wilson (2006) leave some ambiguity regarding the MSU ...