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Careers in Meteorology
Meteoworld : November 2014
In its quest to Engage Youth on Weather and Climate as per the 2014 World Meteorological Day theme, WMO with financial assistance from the Government of Canada, updated its Careers in Meteorology booklet at the beginning of the year and organized several events encouraging young people to choose a scientific career.
WMO Global Campus
Meteoworld : November 2014
The concept of a WMO Global Campus was introduced in September 2013 at the Twelfth WMO Education and Training Symposium in Toulouse, France. Initially there was some confusion about the meaning of the term and uncertainty as to how it could work, but there was also a lot of support for the idea of increased collaboration between training institutions to help overcome the gap between training demand and supply.
First ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum
Meteoworld : February 2014
The Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) hosted the first ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum (ASEANCOF-1), held from 3–5 December 2013.
Obituary
Meteoworld : February 2014
Obituary for Professor Yuri Antonievich Izrael
Future Earth
Meteoworld : February 2014
The International Council for Science (ICSU), on behalf of the Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability, has released a call for full proposals to host the permanent secretariat of Future Earth.
SPICE – Improving snowfall measurements
Meteoworld : February 2014
SPICE (Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment) is a WMO/CIMO multi-sites intercomparison of instruments and systems of observation for the measurement of solid precipitation. One of the main objectives is the assessment of a wide range of instruments under various climates. For that purpose, around 20 sites worldwide are equipped and configured according to standards defined within the project, in order to allow comparison between the sites. The experiment started in October 2013 and is meant to last over two winter seasons.
2014 - the International Year of Small Island Developing States
Meteoworld : February 2014
2014 promises to be a busy year for WMO and the meteorological, climatologic and hydrologic community with several important conferences and events planned.
Group on Earth Observations Ministerial Summit
Meteoworld : February 2014
The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) received unanimous endorsement of its mandate for a second decade at the GEO Plenary and the Ministerial Summit, which took place from 12–17 January in Geneva.
Enhancements to the World Weather Information Service
Meteoworld : November 2014
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) introduced two major enhancements to the World Weather Information Service (WWIS), namely, operation of the Data Collection or Production Centres for WWIS in May and a revamped WWIS website in June.
Training on Instrument Maintenance and Calibration
Meteoworld : November 2014
The calibration and maintenance of observation instruments is of paramount importance for weather forecasting and climate monitoring services and activities. WMO regularly organizes courses to hone the skills and knowledge of the staff responsible for instrument maintenance and calibration.