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Weather and Climate Services: An Increasing Range of Choice for the Public and Private Sectors
Weather, Climate services, Partnership
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (2) - 2019
Theme: Weather
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Publish Date: 27 November 2019
Over the past decades, meteorological and hydrological services have seen a growing participation of the private sector in weather and climate services (WCS) 1 as a result of many interacting factors. Technical developments in observation technology, such as remote-sensing, and reductions in the unit cost of information and measurement equipment, have made observation capacity more affordable and accurate.
Encouraging Innovation Across WMO
Innovation
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (2) - 2019
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Publish Date: 27 November 2019
The Eighteenth World Meteorological Congress (Cg-18) articulated a clear and urgent need for innovation to deliver better and more timely weather, climate and water services to stakeholders. The term is mentioned 58 times in the Cg-18 report – four times more often than in the report from the previous Congress. The Cg-18 report expresses the need to support, promote, foster and accelerate innovation.
Early Warnings of Coastal Inundation
Floods, Forecast
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (2) - 2019
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
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Publish Date: 27 November 2019
Coastal inundation occurs along vulnerable coastlines. The combination of storm surges – typically from tropical cyclones or extratropical storms – and waves, with riverine flooding at various tidal states regularly leads to major loss of life. At least 2.6 million people are estimated to have drowned due to coastal inundation caused by storm surges over the last 200 years (Dilley et al., 2005).
Development of Operational Weather Forecasting Shaped by the “Triple-In” Properties of Numerical Models
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (2) - 2019
Theme: Weather
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Publish Date: 27 November 2019
Operational weather forecasting has reached a turning point. It is possible that it could be reshaped by the “Triple-In” properties of “indispensability”, “inexactitude” and “incompleteness” of numerical models. The indispensability of numerical models is a salient feature of current operational weather forecasting. But inexactitude is rooted in almost all numerical schemes, and incompleteness of numerical models will always exist due to the extreme complexity of the Earth system.
Nowcasting Guidelines – A Summary
Forecast
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (2) - 2019
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Publish Date: 27 November 2019
An international expert task team on nowcasting has developed the WMO Guidelines for Nowcasting Techniques (WMO, 2017) to initiate a process for an enhanced integrated and seamless WMO Data-processing and Forecasting System (DPFS). Their purpose is to help National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) by providing them with information and knowledge on how to implement a nowcasting system with the resources available to them and an understanding of the current state of science and technology.
Origin, Impact and Aftermath of WMO Resolution 40
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (2) - 2019
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Publish Date: 27 November 2019
The adoption of Resolution 40, WMO Policy and Practice for the Exchange of Meteorological and Related Data and Products including Guidelines on Relationships in Commercial Meteorological Activities, by the Twelfth World Meteorological Congress in 1995 (Bautista Pérez, 1996) remains a watershed event in the history of WMO. In some respects, it marked the end of what has been called the golden age of international cooperation in meteorology.
The New WMO Community Platform
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (2) - 2019
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Publish Date: 27 November 2019
The WMO Community Platform launched at the Eighteenth World Meteorological Congress (Cg-18) in June. Its first module, the Experts Database (contacts.wmo.int), replaces the static Pub5 with an interactive self-service system that allows Members to review and update information about experts and organizations. In September, the Platform’s new revamped extranet − organized by activity area and integrating events and document sharing for working in teams − went live.
International Symposium on Extreme Maritime Weather - Towards Safety of Life at Sea and a Sustainable Blue Economy
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23 October 2019
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25 October 2019
Location: IMO Headquarters, London, United Kingdom
Accuracy and timeliness of weather forecasting over the last decades has improved, however, millions of dollars in goods and thousands of lives are still lost at sea each year due...
World Oceans Day highlights innovation
News
Oceans
Publish Date: 8 June 2020
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) joins the global community in marking World Oceans Day on 8 June, with the theme: Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean . This is more necessary than ever before, as human activities place unprecedented stress on the ocean, which covers more than 70% of the Earth surface, regulates the global climate and provides food and livelihoods for billions of people.
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology of Nepal
A reflection on the establishment and development of Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology is one example of the important role that WMO has played in extending the benefits of meteorology to a Member State and its communities.