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My vision: An interview with the new WMO Secretary-General
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, Aviation, Water, Agriculture and food security
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
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Publish Date: 21 March 2016
WMO welcomed its new Secretary-General, Petteri Taalas, on 1 January. He came to the Organization following a tenure as Director of the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) from 2002 to 2015, which was interrupted from 2005 – 2007 when he served as Director of the WMO Development and Regional Activities Department.
Observing the Global Atmosphere by Instrumented Passenger Aircraft – The Story of IAGOS
Weather, Observations, Research, Aviation, Greenhouse gases, Clouds, Water, Forecast
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (2) - 2014
Theme: Observations
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Publish Date: 3 November 2014
The In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System (IAGOS) uses commercial passenger aircraft as a platform for the measurement of the composition of the atmosphere. It is one component of the European Research Infrastructure for gathering long-term, routine in-situ observational data on the state of the atmosphere.
Climate change impacts on aviation: An interview with Herbert Puempel
Climate change, Aviation
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (2) - 2016
Theme: Climate
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Publish Date: 3 November 2016
Efforts to reduce fuel burn and thus carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions in aviation over the past four decades have been impressive. Operational measures in line with new air traffic management systems, as well as new technological concepts, all have the potential to continue reducing these CO 2 emissions. The Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology (CAeM) supports aviation stakeholders in their efforts to operate under changing climate conditions.
Aircraft Observations
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Environment, Observations, Research, Satellite, Data exchange, Clouds, Forecast, Polar, Aviation
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
How aircraft observations benefit the safety, efficiency and environmental footprint of international civil aviation and contribute to the Global Observing System.
The World Weather Watch Today
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Climate change, Water, Environment, Research, Observations, Data exchange, Forecast, Satellite, Oceans, Aviation, Partnership
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
Since 2002, there have been a number of initiatives and accomplishments having a significant impact on the World Weather Watch. Indeed, not since the 1960s has there been so much emphasis and worldwide attention on the knowledge of the environment …
Obituaries
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Aviation, Observations, Research, Training, Environment, Forecast, Clouds, Natural hazards, Agriculture and food security, Water
Bulletin nº Vol 56 (3) - 2007
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Publish Date: 1 July 2007
Alhaji Kolawole Rahman Rufai died on 8 July 2006 in Lagos, Nigeria, in his 67th year, after a brief illness.
Obituaries
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Water, Forecast, Research, Floods, Drought, Environment, Aviation
Bulletin nº Vol 58 (2) - 2009
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Publish Date: 1 April 2009
Eric Bobinski Eric Bobinski died in Warsaw, Poland, on 30 August 2008. He was born in 1926 in Moscow, where he spent his childhood and youth. In 1947, Eric went...
Meteorological Services For Transportation
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Water, Data exchange, Climate change, Aviation, Floods
Bulletin nº Vol 58 (2) - 2009
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Publish Date: 1 April 2009
Activities involving transportation are inherently more sensitive to weather events than activities that are located in a single place. Consider an individual contemplating a ten minute walk to his favourite coffee shop: indoors, he is not particularly weather-sensitive but once outdoors, the situation changes substantially.