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Space-based Earth observations for societal benefit
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
This article discusses some aspects of strategies for enabling the practical use of space observations of weather, climate and water resources for societal benefit.
Implementing the Global Ocean Observing System
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
Safety at sea has been a primary driver for internationally coordinated marine observations since the foundation of WMO. Over the past two decades, demand has steadily grown for expanding marine observation systems to support other applications that require global observational datasets and prediction products for both the ocean and the overlying atmosphere.
Fifty Years Ago ...
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
Contents A fuller account of the January Bulletin 50 years ago is available in the February 2008 edition of MeteoWorld on the Web. The contents of the January 1958 Bulletin...
Global atmospheric ozone monitoring
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
More than 70 agencies in some 50 WMO Member countries contribute ozone observations to WMO’s Global Atmosphere Watch providing data essential for understanding the state of, and changes to, the ozone layer.
Obituaries
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
The year 2007, which had thus far been so propitious to the international climate change scientific community, thanks to the approval of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC and the auspicious roadmap agreement reached at the UNFCCC’s COP-13 in Bali, among other landmarks, concluded for us all very sadly on 30 December with the death, in Stockholm, of Bert Bolin.
Observational Needs for Climate Prediction and Adaptation
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
The non-uniformity of change highlights the challenges of regional climate change that has considerable spatial structure and temporal variability. A foundation of climate research and future projections comes from observations.
Observing the Climate—Challenges for the 21st Century
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
Scientific progress has equipped mankind with tools that can possibly reduce the adverse impacts of natural hazards, enabling some capacity to predict in advance what will happen so that, potentially at least, some kind of preventive action can be taken.
Challenges to Hydrological Observations
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
Hydrological observations are inseparable from the uses to which they are put. They are central to addressing water resources problems related to floods and droughts, agricultural sustainability and global climate change.
Addressing the Potential Climate Effects of China’s Three Gorges Project
Bulletin nº Vol 62 (Special Issue) - 2013
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Publish Date: 1 June 2013
The China Three Gorges Project has generated extensive concerns both domestically and abroad. People have been arguing the pros and cons of building such a large-scale dam and debating its possible impacts on the local environment. There have been frequent reports of extreme events, including both droughts and floods, throughout the region since the Three Gorges Reservoir started to raise its water level.
Weather and Climate Resilience
Bulletin nº Vol 62 (Special Issue) - 2013
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Publish Date: 1 June 2013
Faced with a growing risk of weather and climate related disasters that can set back economic and social development for years, the global community needs to act quickly to strengthen National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs).