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Observations, Satellite, Space
WMO welcomes launch of new ocean-monitoring satellite
News
Oceans, Satellite, Observations, Climate change
Publish Date: 25 November 2020
The World Meteorological Organization has welcomed the successful launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite . Its high-precision measurements of Earth’s oceans from space will provide crucial information about sea level rise and critical inputs for weather forecasting.
Landmark Data Conference sets the scene for change
Press Release
Data exchange, Satellite, Weather, Climate, Observations
Publish Date: 24 November 2020
A landmark Data Conference convened by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has set the scene for a comprehensive modernization of the roles, rules and requirements for the international exchange of observations and other data which measure the pulse of the planet.
Focus areas
Applications, Data exchange, Technology transfer, Environment, Natural hazards, Observations, Oceans
Within its mandate in the areas of weather, climate and water, WMO focuses on many different aspects and issues from observations, information exchange and research to weather forecasts and early warnings, from capacity development and monitoring of greenhouse gases to application services and much, much more.
WMO certifies Megaflash lightning extremes
Press Release
Satellite, Weather, Climate
Publish Date: 24 June 2020
A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) committee of experts has established two new world records for the longest reported distance and the longest reported duration for a single lightning flash in, respectively, Brazil and Argentina.
Aeolus provides data on Earth’s winds
News
Space, Satellite, Meteorology
Publish Date: 14 May 2020
New information about Earth’s winds from the Aeolus satellite are now being distributed publicly in a major advance for weather forecasting and scientific monitoring of the atmosphere.
Extreme-scale Computing and Data Handling - the Heart of Progress in Weather and Climate Prediction
Technology transfer
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (1) - 2019
Theme: Observations
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Publish Date: 17 April 2019
Past improvements Progress in environmental monitoring and numerical weather and climate prediction has been intimately connected with the progress in supercomputing. Over the last few decades, advances in computing power...
Data-Driven – A Way Through the Storm
Technology transfer
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (1) - 2019
Theme: Articles
17
Publish Date: 17 April 2019
“What are you actually doing?” That is not a question that a management group likes to hear. But it is the question that the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) Director General Marianne Thyrring and Deputy Director General Anne Højer Simonsen have faced with from their stakeholders on several occasions. Besides the daily weather forecasts, most people simply do not know what DMI does. One of the things DMI does is store data that extends far beyond the five-day forecasts and gale warnings. “And these data are worth gold,” says Ms Thyrring.
Data Sharing for Sustainable Development: the WMO Information System (WIS) 2.0
Technology transfer
Bulletin nº Vol 68 (1) - 2019
Theme: Observations
17
Publish Date: 17 April 2019
Will the “cloud” and machine learning yield the next breakthrough in the weather, climate and water area? Exceptional advances in technology and its use over the last few decades have...
Interoperability of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Oceans, Satellite
Meteoworld : March 2019
Since the establishment of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) in the 1990s, a small number of NMHSs have assumed responsibility for producing and broadcasting Maritime Safety Information (MSI) on behalf of WMO Members. As of today, the world’s ocean is fully covered under 21 Meteorological Areas (METAREAs), coordinated by 19 countries that invest human, material and financial resources to issue MSI bulletins in 24/7 shifts to the entire maritime community at no charge. This IMO (International Maritime Organization)/ WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service (...