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UNEP Questionnaire for
Earthwatch Partners |
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PROGRAMME
NAME |
Global Observing System (GOS)
WMO/World
Weather Watch Programme (WWW)
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URL/
Website |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/GOS.html |
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Description |
As one of the main components of the
WWW Programme, the GOS programme coordinates the
provision of reliable meteorological observations on a
global scale. The WWW/GOS comprises observing facilities
on land, at sea, in the air and in outer space, in
particular around 11,000 land stations, 1,300 upper-air
stations, 4,000 ships, about 1,200 drifting and 200 moored
buoys; and 3,000 ARGOS profiling floats, 3,000 commercial
aircraft, three operational polar-orbiting satellites, six
operational geostationary satellites, and several
environmental R&D satellites/space-based sensors. These
facilities are owned and operated by the WMO Member
countries, each undertaking certain responsibilities in
an agreed global scheme so that all can benefit from the
data generated. The management of the various observing
sub-systems is organized under several Programmes of
WMO. |
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Agenda
21 - Areas of particular focus or interest |
Atmosphere - Oceans -
Agriculture - Climate Change - Desertification - Health - Human
Settlements |
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Regions |
Worldwide |
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Data
collection, Observation, Monitoring
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Details are provided in the web pages of the
various observing sub-systems (GOS/RBSN - Surface; GOS/RBSN - Upper-Air;
GOS/RBCN). |
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URL/
Data collection., Observ., Monitor. |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/ois/ois-home.htm |
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URL/Assessment and Analysis |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/ois/ois-home.htm |
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URL/Indicators |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/index_en.html |
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URL/Modelling |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/DPS/gdps.html
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URL/Early warning mechanisms |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/TEM/gts.html |
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URL/
Reports, Information dissemination |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/StatusReport.html
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Major
Assessment Reports |
WMO
Report on the Status of Implementation of the WWW; published every two
years
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URL/
Network dev. and support |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/cbs-software-exchange/introduction.html
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Networks
managed by Agency/Prog. |
WWW
Global Observing System (WWW-GOS)
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URL/
Capacity building |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/tco/index_en
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Responsible
Office/Person
(for inquiries or follow-up) |
Dr
Miroslav Ondras
Chief, Observing Systems Division
WMO/OBS Department
CP 2300
CH-1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel.: +(41 22) 730 8409
Fax: +(41 22)
730 8021
MOndras@wmo.int
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