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World Weather Watch Sixteenth Status Report on Implementation WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION WORLD WEATHER WATCH SIXTEENTH STATUS REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION 1993 WMO-No. 790 Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization -Geneva-Switzerland WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION WORLD WEATHER WATCH SIXTEENTH STATUS REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION 1993 [ WMO-No. 790 I Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization -Geneva- Switzerland © 1993, World Meteorological Organization ISBN 92-63-10790-4 NOTE The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. CONTENTS FOREWORD BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF WMO CHAPTER! THE WWW PROGRAMME PLAN 1992-2001 CHAPTER I! THE GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM CHAPTER Ill THE GLOBAL DATA-PROCESSING SYSTEM CHAPTER IV THE GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM CHAPTER V WWW DATA MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING MONITORING THE OPERATION OF THE WWW CHAPTER VI - WWW OPERATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICE FOREWORD Since 1963, when the Fourth World Meteorological main chapters in this report, therefore, contains conclusions Congress adopted the concept of the World Weather Watch which comment on the status of implementation with refer­ (WWW), remarkable progress has been made in its ence to the TLTP. implementation. The continued progress in the implementation of the The World Weather Watch has become the basic pro­ WWW, which has resulted from the considerable efforts gramme of WMO and is of vital importance to the success made by Members, is clearly demonstrated in the report. of other WMO programmes. Congress continually gives Such progress has often occurred through the development the highest priority to the implementation of the WWW and application of new technology and techniques. Despite programme. these encouraging features it is natural that there should be The Eleventh World Meteorological Congress areas in which progress has been less than one might hope (Geneva, May 1991) adopted Resolution 2 (Cg-XI)- World and in which greater efforts are needed for the attainment of Weather Watch Programme for 1992-1995- in which the objectives of a global programme such as WWW. It is Congress urged all Members of the Organization to co­ believed that the report will help to highlight such areas. operate actively and enthusiastically in the implementation I wish to take this opportunity of expressing my and operation of the World Weather Watch, and to keep the sincere appreciation to the Members of WMO for their con­ Secretary-General fully informed about their activities in this tinuing efforts toward the further implementation of the regard. Congress also requested the Secretary-General to WWW as well as for their collaboration in providing the keep Members fully informed of progress and developments information on which the present report is largely based. in the overall planning and implementation of the WWW. A status report on the implementation of the WWW is pub­ lished every two years for this purpose, and the present publication constitutes the sixteenth report in this series. The World Weather Watch Programme Plan for 1992 to 2001, which forms an integral part of the Third WMO Long-term Plan (TLTP) adopted by Congress in Resolu­ tion 28 (Cg-XI), provides the benchmark for monitoring ---- the G. 0. P. Obasi progress in the implementation of the WWW. Each of the Secretary-General CHAPTER I THE WWW PROGRAMME PLAN 1992-2001 CONTENTS Page Purpose and scope ..................................................................................................................................................... 1-3 Overall objectives ...................................................................................................................................................... I-3 Programme organization ........................................................................................................................................... I-3 Current status . ....... .......... ... .. ......... ... .......... ... ..... .... .... ............ .......... ............... .... .......... .... ...... ............. .... ........... I-4 Major influences 1992-2001 ..................................................................................................................................... 1-4 Other relevant factors ................................................................................................................................................ I-5 Relationship of the WWW with other programmes .................................................................................................. I-5 THE WWW PROGRAMME PLAN 1992-2001 Purpose aud scope importance to all activities of WMO and its Members, the WWW is the basic programme of the Organization. I. Meteorological services are required for the safety of life and property, the protection of the environment, and for Overall objectives the efficiency and economy of a wide range of weather sensi­ 5. The overall objectives of the WWW Programme are: tive activities. Central to the provision of these services, as (i) To maintain an effective world-wide integrated system well as to related research and development activities, is the for the collection, processing and rapid exchange of receipt by National Meteorological Centres of observational meteorological and related environmental data, analyses data, analyses and forecasts on a variety of time and space and forecasts; scales extending from instantaneous to long-term, from local to global. The World Weather Watch Programme is the inter­ (ii) To make available, both in real time and non-real time, national co-operative programme which arranges for the as appropriate, observational data, analyses, forecasts gathering and distribution in real time on a world-wide scale and other products to meet the needs of all Members, of of this vital meteorological information required by individual other WMO Programmes and of relevant programmes Members, by other WMO programmes and relevant pro­ of other international organizations; grammes of other international organizations. (iii) To arrange for the introduction of standard methods and 2. The main purpose of the WWW Programme is thus to technology which enable Members to make best use of ensure that all Members have access to the meteorological the WWW system and ensure an adequate level of ser­ and related geophysical information they need to provide vices, and also the compatibility of systems for effective services and conduct related research so that co-operation with agencies outside WMO. each may make the best use of its weather and climate and minimize their harmful effects. This requires the frequent Programme organization and regular observation of a wide range of meteorological 6. The WWW functions on three levels: global, regional and related geophysical elements from thousands of loca­ and national. It involves the design, implementation, and fur­ tions around the world - on land, at sea and in the air, as ther development of three closely linked and increasingly well as in outer space; the rapid collection and exchange integrated core elements: of the observational data; the preparation of information in a The Global Data-processing System (GDPS), consisting variety of forms describing the current and forecast condi­ • of World, Regional/Specialized and National Meteoro­ tions; and the dissemination of this information to all who logical Centres to provide processed data, analyses, and require it. forecast products; 3. Implementation is based on the fundamental concept • The Global Observing System (GOS), consisting of that each of the Member countries undertakes according to its facilities and arrangements for making observations at means to meet certain responsibilities in the agreed global stations on land and at sea, and from aircraft, environ­ scheme. The Programme's main functions are the planning, mental observation satellites and other platforms; organization and co-ordination of the necessary facilities and arrangements at the global, regional and national levels, • The Global Telecommunication System (GTS), com­ including the design of observing and telecommunication net­ posed of an increasingly automated network of works, the standardization of observing and measuring telecommunication facilities for the rapid, reliable col­ techniques, the development of common telecommunication lection and distribution of observational data and procedures, the co-ordination of data-processing centres at processed information. various levels, and the presentation of both observational data 7. The operation and further development of these three and processed information in a manner understood by all, core elements will be co-ordinated and integrated through the regardless of language. following WWW support functions: 4. The Programme also embraces supporting activities to WWW Data Management (WDM), which is to co­ provide guidance, technical information and training to assist ordinate, monitor and manage the flow of data and Members in the implementation of WWW, and to improve the products within the WWW system in accordance with WWW system through the integration of its main components international standards to assure their quality and timely and the incorporation of new scientific and technological delivery to meet Members' individual
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