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UNEP Questionnaire for
Earthwatch Partners |
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PROGRAMME
NAME |
WMO/CTBTO
Monitoring Network
WMO/CTBTO
(Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty Organization)
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URL/
Website |
http://www.ctbto.org |
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Description |
The Comprehensive Nuclear
Test-ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) has concluded a formal working
arrangement with the WMO, which, inter alia, includes the provision to the
World Weather Watch/Global Observing System (WWW-GOS) of
meteorological measurements generated by the global radionuclide
monitoring station network operated by the CTBTO. The network, which will
eventually comprise about 80 stations, is being implemented. |
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Agenda
21 - Areas of particular focus or interest |
Atmosphere |
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Regions |
Worldwide |
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Data
collection, Observation, Monitoring
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The meteorological data
are extracted in real-time from a CTBTO-specific
data stream by the Canadian Meteorological Centre
(CMC), Montreal. The data are encoded in the WMO code
SYNOP/MOBILE and routinely exchanged on the World
Weather Watch/Global Telecommunication System (WWW-GTS). A station
report includes air pressure, temperature, wind direction and speed. |
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URL/
Data collection., Observ., Monitor. |
http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/index_e.html |
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URL/Assessment and Analysis |
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URL/Indicators |
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URL/Modelling |
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URL/Early warning mechanisms |
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URL/
Reports, Information dissemination |
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Major
Assessment Reports |
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URL/
Network dev. and support |
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Networks
managed by Agency/Prog. |
CTBTO Network
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URL/
Capacity building |
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Responsible
Office/Person
(for inquiries or follow-up) |
Peter Chen
Chief, Data-processing and Forecasting System
WMO/World Weather Watch Department
CP 2300
CH-1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel.: +(41 22) 730 8231
Fax: +(41 22) 730 8021
PChen@wmo.int
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