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GCRF African SWIFT
GCRF African-SWIFT is a programme of research and capability building, led by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), and funded by UK Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund. The project aims to deliver a step change in African weather forecasting capability from hourly to seasonal timescales, and build research capability to continue forecasting improvements in Africa for the foreseeable future.
The GCRF African-SWIFT team works with forecast users across sectors from aviation to agriculture, energy, water and emergency response to understand how to ...
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Available online: https://africanswift.org/resources/
Published by: University of Leeds ; 2019
GCRF African-SWIFT is a programme of research and capability building, led by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), and funded by UK Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund. The project aims to deliver a step change in African weather forecasting capability from hourly to seasonal timescales, and build research capability to continue forecasting improvements in Africa for the foreseeable future.
The GCRF African-SWIFT team works with forecast users across sectors from aviation to agriculture, energy, water and emergency response to understand how to tailor the provision and delivery of weather forecasts and to ensure improved response to high-impact events (e.g. onset of rains, heat-waves, dry spells, strong winds); rapid emergency response to extreme events, such as urban flooding and prolonged droughts; and increased resilience, through integration of weather prediction into strategies for response to climate change.Disclaimer regarding 3rd party resources: WMO endeavours to ensure, but cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy, accessibility, integrity and timeliness of the information available on its website. WMO may make changes to the content of this website at any time without notice.
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Format: Digital (Free) (Variable)Tags: Capacity development ; Weather forecasting ; Climate services ; Emergency Response Activities (ERA) ; Region I - Africa
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Documentation on RSMC support for environmental emergency response: targeted for meteorologists at NMSs
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Available online: https://community.wmo.int/technical-document-no-778-documentation-rsmc-support-e [...]
Published by: WMO ; 1997
Collection(s) and Series: WMO/TD- No. 778
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free), Hard copy (ill.)Tags: Natural hazards ; National Meteorological and Hydrological Service (NMHS) ; Regional Training Centre (RTC) ; Emergency Response Activities (ERA)
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Emergency Response Activities (ERA)
WMO's Emergency Response Activities (ERA) programme involves the application of specialized atmospheric dispersion-modelling techniques to track and predict the spread of airborne hazardous substances in the event of an environmental emergency. This kind of specialized application depends directly on the operational infrastructure of the numerical weather prediction systems that are implemented and maintained at many of the global, regional or national meteorological centres within WMO's World Weather Watch system.
Available online: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/DPFSERA/EmergencyResp.html
Published by: WMO
WMO's Emergency Response Activities (ERA) programme involves the application of specialized atmospheric dispersion-modelling techniques to track and predict the spread of airborne hazardous substances in the event of an environmental emergency. This kind of specialized application depends directly on the operational infrastructure of the numerical weather prediction systems that are implemented and maintained at many of the global, regional or national meteorological centres within WMO's World Weather Watch system.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Standard Copyright)Tags: Weather ; Extreme weather event ; Weather forecasting ; Emergency Response Activities (ERA)
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