Governance

Technical commissions

The eight technical commissions are composed of experts designated by Members and are responsible for studying meteorological and hydrological operational systems, applications and research. They establish methodology and procedures and make recommendations to the Executive Council and the Congress. The technical commissions usually meet once every four years, when they elect a President and Vice-President. The Commission for Basic Systems holds an extraordinary session in between.

Meetings of Presidents of technical commissions

Meetings of Presidents of technical commissions are organized on an annual basis and are chaired in rotation by the Vice-Presidents of WMO.

2010 Meeting of Presidents of Technical Commissions
(Geneva, 28-30 January 2010)

Documentation plan

2009 Meeting of Presidents of Technical Commissions
(Geneva, 2-4 February 2009)

Documents

2009 Meeting of Presidents of Technical Commissions

Presidents and Vice-Presidents

(updated on 05 February 2010)

Commission for Basic Systems (CBS)
President: Frederick R. BRANSKI (USA)
Vice-President: S.L BARRELL (Ms) (Australia)

Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation (CIMO)
President: John NASH (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Vice-President: Bertrand CALPINI (Switzerland)

Commission for Hydrology (CHy)
President: Bruce J. STEWART (Australia)
Vice-President: Julius WELLENS-MENSAH (Ghana)

Commission for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS)
President: Michel BÉLAND (Canada)
Vice-President: Tetsuo NAKAZAWA (Japan)

Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology (CAeM)
President: Chi Ming SHUN (Hong Kong, China)
Vice-President: Ian LISK (United Kingdom)

Commission for Agricultural Meteorology (CAgM)
President: Jim SALINGER (New Zealand)
Vice-President: L.S. RATHORE (India)

Commission for Climatology (CCl)
President: Pierre BESSEMOULIN(France)
Vice-President: Shourong WANG (China)

Joint WMO-IOC Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM)
Presidents: Peter DEXTER (Australia) and Alexander V. FROLOV (Russian Federation)

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