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International organisations
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International co-operation, such as the gathering of global
observational information, is essential to the work of all national
meteorological services. Several intergovernmental organisations
have been set up as an efficient way to co-ordinate these activities
and share resources for research, education, training and technical
methodologies.
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| World Meteorological Organization |
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Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialised agency
of the United Nations, comprising of 187 Country Members and
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Its role is to
- Promote standardisation of meteorological and related
observations and ensure the uniform publication of observations
and statistics
- Further the application of meteorology to aviation,
shipping, agriculture and other human activities
- Promote activities in operational hydrology and close
co-operation between meteorological and hydrological services
- Encourage research and training in meteorology and related
fields
- Assist in co-ordinating the international aspects of
such research and training
- Facilitate worldwide co-operation in the establishment
and maintenance of observation networks
- Promote the establishment and maintenance of systems
for the rapid exchange of meteorological and related information
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The European Centre
for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is an intergovernmental
organisation supported by 18 European States - Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey
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Its objectives are:
- The development of numerical methods for medium-range weather
forecasting
- The preparation of medium-range weather forecasts for distribution
to the meteorological services of the Member States
- Scientific and technical research aimed at improving forecasts
- The collection and storage of appropriate meteorological data
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METOP satellite, EUMETSAT polar system
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EUMETSAT
is an intergovernmental organisation created through an
international convention agreed by 18 European Member States:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
These States fund the EUMETSAT programmes and are the principal
users of the systems.
EUMETSAT also has nine co-operating states: Slovak Republic,
Hungary, Poland, Croatia, Republic of Serbia and Montenegro,
Slovenia, Romania, the Czech Republic and Latvia.
EUMETSAT's primary objective is to establish, maintain
and exploit European systems of operational meteorological
satellites. EUMETSAT is responsible for the launch and operation
of the satellites and for delivering satellite data to end
users, as well as contributing to the operational monitoring
of climate and the detection of global climate change.
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EUMETNET
is a network grouping of 19 European national meteorological services
(NMSs) which aims to make more efficient use of resources. It
provides a framework to organise co-operative programmes between
its members in fields such as data processing, basic forecasting
products and research and development. Through EUMETNET programmes,
the members aim to develop their collective capability to serve
environment management and climate monitoring and provide all
European users with the highest quality meteorological information.
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 ECOMET
(the Economic Interest Grouping of the national meteorological
services of the European Economic Area) was set up in 1995 to
ensure fair competition in the field of meteorological services.
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Its objectives are to:
- Preserve the exchange of free data sets and products between
members
- Help Members maintain and improve infrastructure
- Expand availability of meteorological information within the
ECOMET territory
- Increase the use and to improve the distribution of data,
products and services of the members while maintaining and improving
quality
- Create the right conditions for members to develop economic
activities
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| Conference of Commonwealth Meteorologists |
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of Commonwealth Meteorologists (CCM) is an informal network
of the heads of the 53 Commonwealth meteorological and hydrological
services. The Conference meets once every four years to give directors
the opportunity to discuss and resolve issues of mutual concern.
CCM is also continually working to provide and improve weather,
climate and environmental services throughout the world.
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