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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO, French: Organisation météorologique mondiale, OMM) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 188 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. Established in 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The current president is Alexander Bedritsky and the current Secretary-General is Michel Jarraud, elected by the 14th World Meteorological Congress held in 2003. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_World_Meteorological_Organization. ...
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For the political science journal, see: International Organization An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character. ...
Although there had been significant developments in meteorology in the 18th century, Matthew Fontaine Maury, of the US Navy, was instrumental in convening the first true International Meteorological Organization held in Brussels, Belgium on August 23, 1853. ...
1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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// Meteorology (from Greek: μετÎωÏον, meteoron, high in the sky; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ...
For the geological process, see Weathering or Erosion. ...
Water covers 70% of the Earths surface. ...
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Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German: //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...
Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Aims The organization's aims are: - To facilitate worldwide cooperation in the establishment of networks of stations for making meteorological observations as well as hydrological and other geophysical observations related to meteorology, and to promote the establishment and maintenance of centers charged with the provision of meteorological and related services;
- To promote the establishment and maintenance of systems for the rapid exchange of meteorological and related information;
- To promote standardization of meteorological and related observations and to ensure the uniform publication of observations and statistics;
- To further the application of meteorology to aviation, shipping, water problems, agriculture and other human activities;
- To promote activities in operational hydrology and to further close co-operation between Meteorological and hydrological Services;
- To encourage research and training in meteorology and, as appropriate, in related fields, and to assist in coordinating the international aspects of such research and training.
The WMO Member countries have a Commission for Basic Systems (CBS) meeting every two years, in which new recommended code changes, telecommunication protocol recommendations, and Abbreviated Heading Table updates are approved. After approval these changes are entered into the WMO codes manual 306 and 386. The last meeting of CBS was held in Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German: //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...
One of the more visible functions of the WMO is the naming of tropical cyclones. Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone viewed from the International Space Station on March 26, 2004 Hurricane and Typhoon redirect here. ...
The WMO helped create the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It is also directly responsible for the creation of the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW). IPCC is the science authority for the UNFCCC The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 by two United Nations organizations, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), to evaluate the risk of climate change brought on by humans, based mainly on...
Global Atmosphere Watchs logo The Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) is a worldwide system established by the World Meteorological Organization – a United Nations agency – to monitor trends in the Earths atmosphere. ...
World Meteorological Day - World Meteorological Day is held annually on March 23.
is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Awards and prizes International Meteorological Organization Prize
Professor Dr. Vilho Väisälä Award
Norbert Gerbier-Mumm International Award
WMO Research Award for Young Scientists
Embezzlement scandal The WMO is being investigated by Swiss authorities over allegations of vote-buying in its election process. Swiss prosecuters are investigating whether delegates at the WMO received payments from former employee, Muhammad Hassan, to sway the outcome of the 2003 election. Hassan, a Sudanese national, served as chief of the fellowship program in WMO's training department and is suspected of stealing $3.5 million from the WMO. [1] Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box: Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an election. ...
Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR) is a program initiated by the World Meteorological Organization. ...
The Global Atmospheric Research Programme was a fifteen year international research programme led by the World Meteorological Organisation and the International Council of Scientific Unions. ...
References - ^ washingtonpost.com: Embattled U.N. Weather Chief Re-Elected [1]
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