Frank2 wrote:Meteorologists are like farmers or fishmen - they need to have good instincts of the Earth as well as a good working knowledge of weather, but in today's world they often rely too much on technology and not enough on instinct, because inspiration powers instinct, and inspiration comes from the heart and soul, and that comes from Above.
"He's in it for the money, not the science! He's got a lot of high tech gadgets...but he's got no instincts..." - Bill Harding, Twister
Relying primarily on models defeats the purpose of looking at a map or satellite photo (or even looking out the window) to know whether it will rain or not, because a weather model (or any model) is only as good as the data that was entered.
Frank
Well said, and SO true.