World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - Global Telecommunication System (GTS)

WMO Publication No. 386
MANUAL ON THE GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM

A manual intended to:

(a) facilitate cooperation in respect of meteorological telecommunications between Members;

(b) specify obligations of Members in the implementation of the World Weather Watch Global Telecommunication System;

(c) ensure uniformity and standardization in the practices and procedures employed in achieving (a) and (b) above.

It constitutes Annex III to the Technical Regulations.

Volume I - Global Aspects - 2009 Edition: [En] [Fr] [Ru] [Sp]

Part I - Organization of the GTS

Part II - Operational Procedures for the GTS

Part III - Technical Characteristics and Specifications for the GTS

Volume II - Regional Aspects - 1991 Edition [En]

Region I - Africa

Region II - Asia

Region III - South America

Region IV - North America, Central America and the Caribbean

Region V - South-West Pacific

Region VI - Europe

The Antarctic - Antarctic Data Telecommunication Arrangement

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

No.	Amendment	To take efect on
1	WMO No. 893 - CBS-Ext. Karlsruhe (Recommendation 2) 30 Sept-9 Oct 1998	October 1998
2	WMO No. 923 - CBS-XII Geneva (see Recommendation 2) 29 Nov-8 Dec 2000	December 2000
3	WMO No. 955 - CBS-Ext.(02) Cairns (see Recommendation 3) 4–12 Dec2002	December 2002
4	WMO 985 - CBS-XIII St. Petersburg (see Recommendation 3) 23 Feb-3 Mar 2005	March 2005
5	WMO 1017 - CBS-Ext. Seoul (Republic of Korea) 9-16 Nov 2006	7 November 2007
6	WMO No. 1027 - EC-LIX - Part I / Part II; 28-30 May 2007 Working Group on Antarctic Meterology	30 May 2007
7	Executive Council - 61st session (EC-LXI) (Geneva, 3-12 June 2009) Recommendation 6.2/4 Commission for Basic Systems - 14th session (CBS-XIV) Dubrovnik, Croatia (25 March-2 April 2009)	4 November 2009