This chapter explores the history of a global governance institution, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), from its nineteenth-century origins through the beginnings of a planetary meteorological observing network, the WMO’s World Weather Watch (WWW), in the 1960s. This history illustrates a profoundly important transition from voluntarist internationalism, based on shared interests, to...

The WMO (World Meteorological Organization) weather research programme, THORPEX (The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment), ‘responds to the challenges associated with accelerating improvements in the skill of highimpact weather forecasts that (firstly) reduce and mitigate weather disasters and (secondly) increase the benefits provided by improved forecasts...(because) the te...

Abstract Improving the forecasting and communication of weather hazards such as urban floods extreme winds has been recognized by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) a priority for international research. The WMO established 10-yr High-Impact Weather Project (HIWeather) to address global challenges accelerate progress on scientific social solutions. In this review, key in hazard are first i...

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Introducing web weather 2.0, this paper suggests that active participation by civil society may arise through sharing of environmental data through observations of weather and other measurable variables in the environment performed by individuals. Collecting data from individuals is here suggested for improving weather data currently used by weather research centers and practitioners. Extending...

The Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) is a joint initiative of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP). It promotes the concept of Integrated Flood Management (IFM) as a new approach to flood management. The programme is financially supported by the governments of Japan, Switzerland and Germany. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...

Precipitation is one of the most important climatological data for global hydrothermal cycle and climate change. The accuracy precipitation not only directly affects hydrological processes, but also plays an role in hydrology at regional scales. According to situ datasets, measurement automatic weather stations Geonor T-200B was corrected by World Meteorological Organization Solid Intercomparis...

The POSEIDON weather forecasting system became operational at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) in October 1999. The system with its nesting capability provided 72-h forecasts in two different model domains, i.e. 25and 10-km grid spacing. The lower-resolution domain covered an extended area that included most of Europe, Mediterranean Sea and N. Africa, while the higher resolution d...

"Enhancing the Value of Weather and Climate Services in Society: Identified Gaps Needs as Outcomes First WMO WWRP/SERA Society Conference" published on 17 Mar 2023 by American Meteorological Society.