1. Third International Workshop for Port Meteorological Officers
Edgard Cabrera
World Meteorological Organization

2. Third International Workshop for Port Meteorological Officers
Background of the workshop
WMO regulatory and guidance material for PMO
Discussion at SOT-IIII
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4. Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
Now 53% complete
GCOS-92
Sea Surface Temperature, Sea Surface Height, Surface Vector Wind, Sea Ice, and Ocean Color from Space
Tide Gauge Network 58% complete
3˚x3˚ Argo Profiling Float Array 71% complete
5˚x5˚ Surface Drifting Buoy Array 100% complete
Moored Buoy Existing Planned
Ocean Reference Station Existing Planned
High Resolution XBT and Flux Line Existing Planned
Frequently Repeated XBT Line Existing Planned
Carbon Inventory & Deep Ocean Line Global 10 years
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5. Global Telecommunication System
(SOT, DBCP, SOOPIP, Argo)
1250 drifters
2200 Argo floats
6000 VOS ships
52 SOOP lines
20 ASAP
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6. Marine Pollution Response
Maritime safety
Services
Oceanography
Sea ice
Storm surges
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7. Series of PMO workshops
International PMO Seminar, London, 09/1993
Regional workshops: III, V, I,
2nd International PMO Workshop, London, 07/2003
3rd International PMO Workshop
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8. Personnel Requirements
Each maritime Member of WMO should appoint PMOs having maritime experience, at its main ports.
His maritime experience enables him to communicate effectively with the ship’s master and other officers.
He should also have experience in, and knowledge of, meteorology, theoretical as well as practical.
The necessary training of PMOs is described in the Manual on MMS, Part IV, Section 3.
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9. Recommendations for delegates doing National Reports
PMO Network within country
Ship Security issues
Number of Ships
Any problem encountered
provide support/services to mariners
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10. Port Meteorological Officers
Argentina
Ireland
Singapore
Australia
Italy
Spain
Bangladesh
Japan
Sueden
Canada
Kenya
Tanzania
Croatia
Malaysia
Thailand
Denmark
Netherlands
United Kingdom
France
New Zealand
USA
Germany
Norway
India
Pakistan
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