1. WMO Presentation On the occasion of the Ocean Obs 09 Conference
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
Weather – Climate - Water
WMO Presentation
On the occasion of the
Ocean Obs 09 Conference
21 September 2009, Venice, Italy
Prepared by D Thomas
Length 16 Slides & takes 17 minutes Plus questions
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Challenges
Improved and better used-tailored weather forecasting
Enhanced climate monitoring
Strengthened research and improvement of predictions
More reliable marine forecasting activities in support of marine transportation, and
More efficient response to marine accidents.
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4. JCOMM
JCOMM observation programmes:
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WCRP
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GCOS
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WIGOS
Better consider the requirements of WMO and WMO-sponsored Programmes;
Address synergies and save costs;
Promote common standards;
Ensure availability of required information;
Meet data quality standards, and
Facilitate and improve access to data in real or near-real time as well as to archived information.
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Observing System for:
Marine services
Weather forecasting
Climate change detection
Climate prediction
Climate adaptation, and
Disaster risk reduction.
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Thank you !
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Thank you !
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