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Integrated Weather and Climate Services in Support of Net Zero Energy Transition (WMO-No. 1312)
The document is an update of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) “Energy Exemplar” and was compiled under the aegis of the WMO Study Group for Integrated Energy Services (SG-ENE ), part of the Commission for weather, climate, water and related environmental services and applications (SERCOM), with contributions from some of the leading experts in the field. The document provides the background and guidelines required to strengthen the development, and enable a widespread uptake, of integrated Weather & Climate Services (W&CSs) for the Energy sector needed to accelerate the transit ...
Published by: WMO ; 2023
The document is an update of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) “Energy Exemplar” and was compiled under the aegis of the WMO Study Group for Integrated Energy Services (SG-ENE ), part of the Commission for weather, climate, water and related environmental services and applications (SERCOM), with contributions from some of the leading experts in the field. The document provides the background and guidelines required to strengthen the development, and enable a widespread uptake, of integrated Weather & Climate Services (W&CSs) for the Energy sector needed to accelerate the transition towards net zero emissions.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1312
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11312-2
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Guidance on Measuring, Modelling and Monitoring the Canopy Layer Urban Heat Island (CL‑UHI) (WMO-No. 1292)
The guidance provides an overview of and recommendations for measuring, modelling and monitoring the Canopy Layer urban heat island, which is based on temperature information at about 1.5 m above ground. Canopy Layer urban heat island information is one component of the integrated urban hydro-meteorological, climate and environmental services for citizens. These services may be provided directly by National Meteorological and Hydrometeorological Service (NMHS) operations, in cooperation with stakeholders or partners, or indirectly through stakeholders or partners in cities, public and private ...
Guidance on Measuring, Modelling and Monitoring the Canopy Layer Urban Heat Island (CL‑UHI) (WMO-No. 1292)
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Published by: WMO ; 2023
The guidance provides an overview of and recommendations for measuring, modelling and monitoring the Canopy Layer urban heat island, which is based on temperature information at about 1.5 m above ground. Canopy Layer urban heat island information is one component of the integrated urban hydro-meteorological, climate and environmental services for citizens. These services may be provided directly by National Meteorological and Hydrometeorological Service (NMHS) operations, in cooperation with stakeholders or partners, or indirectly through stakeholders or partners in cities, public and private agencies.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1292
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11292-2
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Guidelines on the Definition and Characterization of Extreme Weather and Climate Events (WMO-No. 1310)
The guidance in this publication consists of generic definitions and methodologies for the characterization of extreme weather and climate events. This publication contribute to ensuring consistent exchange of information that underpins the WMO State of the Climate Reports, Climate Watches, climate change studies and other emerging applications.
Guidelines on the Definition and Characterization of Extreme Weather and Climate Events (WMO-No. 1310)
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Published by: WMO ; 2023
The guidance in this publication consists of generic definitions and methodologies for the characterization of extreme weather and climate events. This publication contribute to ensuring consistent exchange of information that underpins the WMO State of the Climate Reports, Climate Watches, climate change studies and other emerging applications.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1310
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11310-8
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Survey on the Status of Human Resources in National Meteorological and Hydrological Services: Staff, Competencies and Qualifications (WMO-No. 1305)
The WMO’s seventh survey on the status of human resources in National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), conducted from 2021 to 2022, reiterated the previous survey’s investigation of staffing patterns, and added inquiry concerning qualifications and competencies. The report’s introduction elucidates survey administration and major survey findings. The main body of the report presents detailed survey results in two parts: Staffing (numbers of staff by gender, professional category, attainment of university degree, age category, and staffing trends); and Capacity Development (num ...
Survey on the Status of Human Resources in National Meteorological and Hydrological Services: Staff, Competencies and Qualifications (WMO-No. 1305)
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Published by: WMO ; 2023
The WMO’s seventh survey on the status of human resources in National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), conducted from 2021 to 2022, reiterated the previous survey’s investigation of staffing patterns, and added inquiry concerning qualifications and competencies. The report’s introduction elucidates survey administration and major survey findings. The main body of the report presents detailed survey results in two parts: Staffing (numbers of staff by gender, professional category, attainment of university degree, age category, and staffing trends); and Capacity Development (numbers of experts needing trained, fellowship priorities, training priority areas, completion rates for the BIP-M frameworks, and implementation and assessment rates concerning the sixteen WMO competency standards. Survey results are presented for the global respondent group, as well as for each of the six WMO Regions. The report sheds particular light on progress in gender equity and needed emphasis on climate services and knowledge transfer.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1305
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11305-4
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Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1309
Language(s): English; Other Languages: French, Arabic
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11309-2
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Lignes directrices pour la mise en oeuvre d’un système d’alerte précoce pour la prévision des inondations côtières (OMM-N° 1293)
This publication, Guidelines on Implementation of a Coastal Inundation Forecasting - Early Warning System (CIF-EWS) is the result of a resolution of the World Meteorological Congress 18 (2019) to assist vulnerable countries to implement their own CIF-EWS. These Guidelines are based on the successful implementation of demonstration systems in four countries between 2009 and 2019 through the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project (CIFDP) (Swail et al., 2019). Additionally, these Guidelines can be used as a valuable planning tool for coastal zone management, in order to build resili ...
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Lignes directrices pour la mise en oeuvre d’un système d’alerte précoce pour la prévision des inondations côtières (OMM-N° 1293)
This publication, Guidelines on Implementation of a Coastal Inundation Forecasting - Early Warning System (CIF-EWS) is the result of a resolution of the World Meteorological Congress 18 (2019) to assist vulnerable countries to implement their own CIF-EWS. These Guidelines are based on the successful implementation of demonstration systems in four countries between 2009 and 2019 through the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project (CIFDP) (Swail et al., 2019). Additionally, these Guidelines can be used as a valuable planning tool for coastal zone management, in order to build resili ...
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Introduction à la gestion et aux politiques publiques appliquées aux Services météorologiques et hydrologiques nationaux (OMM-N° 1289)
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Prof. Dodo J. Thampapillai, Prof. Lim Siong Guan, Prof. Caroline Brassard, Prof. Zeger Van Der Wal, Dr Assia Alexieva, Dr Adrian Kuah, Prof. Mukul Asher, Prof. Donald Low and Mr Alvin Li - OMM, 2022The various chapters in this volume are based on presentations delivered in three workshops at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy - National University of Singapore between 2018 and 2021. The Meteorological Services Singapore and the World Meteorological Organisation sponsored these workshops. The aim of these workshops and this publication is to convey content on concepts and methods of public policy and management to professionals engaged in Meteorological Services. The volume consists of four parts, namely Public Management, Results and Evidence based Public Management, Economics and ...
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Informes y pronósticos de aerodromo (OMM-N° 782) : manual para la utilización de las claves
This booklet is a simple guide to the aeronautical meteorological codes, METAR, SPECI and TAF, applicable on 4 November 2021, updated as a result of the alignment of the Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49), Volume II – Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation, Parts I and II, with Amendment 80 to Annex 3 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. It is aimed at a wide range of users such as pilots, flight dispatchers, air traffic control staff and meteorological observers at smaller aerodromes where sophisticated automated instruments are not available. Although the reade ...
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Guidelines on Implementation of a Coastal Inundation Forecasting–Early Warning System (WMO-No. 1293)
This publication, Guidelines on Implementation of a Coastal Inundation Forecasting - Early Warning System (CIF-EWS) is the result of a resolution of the World Meteorological Congress 18 (2019) to assist vulnerable countries to implement their own CIF-EWS. These Guidelines are based on the successful implementation of demonstration systems in four countries between 2009 and 2019 through the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project (CIFDP) (Swail et al., 2019). Additionally, these Guidelines can be used as a valuable planning tool for coastal zone management, in order to build resili ...
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Directrices para la implementación de un sistema de predicción y alerta temprana de inundaciones costeras (OMM-N° 1293)
This publication, Guidelines on Implementation of a Coastal Inundation Forecasting - Early Warning System (CIF-EWS) is the result of a resolution of the World Meteorological Congress 18 (2019) to assist vulnerable countries to implement their own CIF-EWS. These Guidelines are based on the successful implementation of demonstration systems in four countries between 2009 and 2019 through the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project (CIFDP) (Swail et al., 2019). Additionally, these Guidelines can be used as a valuable planning tool for coastal zone management, in order to build resili ...
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Messages et prévisions d’aérodromes (OMM-N° 782) : guide d'utilisation des codes
This booklet is a simple guide to the aeronautical meteorological codes, METAR, SPECI and TAF, applicable on 4 November 2021, updated as a result of the alignment of the Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49), Volume II – Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation, Parts I and II, with Amendment 80 to Annex 3 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. It is aimed at a wide range of users such as pilots, flight dispatchers, air traffic control staff and meteorological observers at smaller aerodromes where sophisticated automated instruments are not available. Although the reade ...
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Сводки и прогнозы по аэродрому (ВМО-№ 782) : Пособие по пользованию кодами
This booklet is a simple guide to the aeronautical meteorological codes, METAR, SPECI and TAF, applicable on 4 November 2021, updated as a result of the alignment of the Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49), Volume II – Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation, Parts I and II, with Amendment 80 to Annex 3 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. It is aimed at a wide range of users such as pilots, flight dispatchers, air traffic control staff and meteorological observers at smaller aerodromes where sophisticated automated instruments are not available. Although the reade ...
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Commission for Weather, Climate, Water and Related Environmental Services and Applications : Abridged Final Report of the Second Session (WMO-No. 1307)
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حالة المناخ في أوروبا 2021 (مطبوع المنظمة رقم 1304)
The WMO State of the Climate in Europe 2021, is the first edition of climate reports to be published annually by the World Meteorological Organization’s Regional Association for Europe (WMO-RA6) and the European Union's Earth observation programme, Copernicus. The report provides the status of key climate indicators using the WMO and partner organizations operational monitoring systems and latest data and information on impacts, risks and policy from United Nations (UN) agencies. It addresses specific physical science, socio-economic and policy aspects that are relevant to WMO-RA6 domain and r ...
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الاستراتيجية الأفريقية المتكاملة بشأن الأرصاد الجوية (2021-2030) : الاستثمار في خدمات الطقس والماء والمناخ والإنذار المبكر من أجل التنمية المستدامة
المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد الجوية - WMO, 2022هذه الاستراتيجية المنقحة للأرصاد الجوية (الطقس والماء والمناخ) للمؤتمر الوزاري الأفريقي للأرصاد الجوية إنما هي استجابة لطلب الدورة العادية الرابعة للمؤتمر الوزاري الأفريقي، المنعقدة في القاهرة بمصر في شباط/ فبراير 2019، بإعداد استراتيجية محدثة. وقد اتفقت الدورة على ضرورة تنقيح استراتيجية المؤتمر الوزاري الأفريقي للأرصاد الجوية لتضمينها القضايا الناشئة المتعلقة بالمساواة بين الجنسين، والبيانات والبنية التحتية، والبحث والتطوير والابتكار، فضلاً عن التعاون بين القطاعين العام والخاص.
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État du climat en Afrique 2021 (WMO-N° 1300)
The report on the State of the Climate in Africa 2021 is the result of collaboration between the African Union Commission (AUC), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and other specialized agencies of the United Nations. This multi-agency effort provides informed climate analysis, identifies notable hydro-meteorological events, impacts and risks, and suggests climate actions to build resilience of African nations. The 2021 report is the third in the series, with a special emphasis on water resources, a pivotal sector for human and ecosystem health and sustainable socio-economic developm ...
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State of the Climate in Europe 2021 (WMO-No. 1304)
The WMO State of the Climate in Europe 2021, is the first edition of climate reports to be published annually by the World Meteorological Organization’s Regional Association for Europe (WMO-RA6) and the European Union's Earth observation programme, Copernicus. The report provides the status of key climate indicators using the WMO and partner organizations operational monitoring systems and latest data and information on impacts, risks and policy from United Nations (UN) agencies. It addresses specific physical science, socio-economic and policy aspects that are relevant to WMO-RA6 domain and r ...
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État du climat en Europe 2021 (WMO-N° 1304)
The WMO State of the Climate in Europe 2021, is the first edition of climate reports to be published annually by the World Meteorological Organization’s Regional Association for Europe (WMO-RA6) and the European Union's Earth observation programme, Copernicus. The report provides the status of key climate indicators using the WMO and partner organizations operational monitoring systems and latest data and information on impacts, risks and policy from United Nations (UN) agencies. It addresses specific physical science, socio-economic and policy aspects that are relevant to WMO-RA6 domain and r ...
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