Are research opportunities more favorable to climatology or meteorology if I pursue a degree in Atmospheric Science?

If you are majoring in Atmospheric Science, you are basically gaining a meteorology degree with more of a dynamical background, which will help you greatly in any research study. Students have the choice to major in areas of specialization, including Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology, Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics, and Meteorology. This can depend on where you go to college and if they have a specialization track. If they do not, they usually tailor their class schedules to a wide-variety background, so you would not be favorable in one or the other but both. Research opportunities are open all over the country for both climatology or meteorology. One big summer internship research program would be NCAR, which is the National Center for Atmospheric Research. They are located here: http://www.soars.ucar.edu/

This program can give you an insight into the different research opportunities and whether or not you like the climatology or meteorology side of research.

There are many different options to get involved in meteorology/atmospheric science and many different routes to take. This can include tv/broadcasting, operational meteorology (behind the scenes of tv, private sector, public sector), and government research. I suggest trying out each side of the major and getting involved in as much as you can, so that you can narrow down your options. Also, gaining as many internships as you can even if they are unpaid. Experience is experience even if it turned out to be something you don't want to do.