As a Climatologist, you will need to master following:

• carry out meteorological research
• manage intellectual property rights
• operate open source software

More generally, a climatologist is also versed in:

• advise on weather-related issues
• apply for research funding
• apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
• apply scientific methods
• apply statistical analysis techniques
• climate change impact
• climatology
• collect weather-related data
• communicate with a non-scientific audience
• conduct research across disciplines
• conduct research on climate processes
• demonstrate disciplinary expertise
• develop professional network with researchers and scientists
• disseminate results to the scientific community
• draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
• evaluate research activities
• execute analytical mathematical calculations
• increase the impact of science on policy and society
• interact professionally in research and professional environments
• manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
• manage open publications
• manage personal professional development
• manage research data
• mathematics
• mentor individuals
• meteorology
• perform project management
• perform scientific research
• promote inclusion in research
• promote open innovation in research
• promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
• promote the transfer of knowledge
• publish academic research
• scientific modelling
• scientific research methodology
• speak different languages
• statistics
• synthesise information
• think abstractly
• think analytically
• use data processing techniques
• use measurement instruments
• write scientific publications

It also helps to know the following:

• ICT system programming
• analyse environmental data
• aviation meteorology
• determine historic climate changes
• geographic information systems
• palaeoclimatology
• use geographic information systems
• use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions
• apply blended learning
• assess environmental impact
• calibrate electronic instruments
• collect samples for analysis
• design graphics
• design scientific equipment
• develop environmental policy
• develop models for weather forecast
• environmental policy
• geology
• manage meteorological database
• monitor aviation meteorology
• oceanography
• operate meteorological instruments
• operate remote sensing equipment
• teach in academic or vocational contexts
• use specialised computer models for weather forecasting