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UNEP Questionnaire for
Earthwatch Partners |
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PROGRAMME
NAME |
Ship observations
The Marine Meteorology and Oceanography Programme
WMO/World Weather Watch Programme (WWW)
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URL/
Website |
http://www.jcomm.info
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Description |
As a contribution to the World
Weather Watch/Global Observing System, the network comprises more than 4000
Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) making surface
meteorological measurements, including about 1000 of them reporting on a daily basis; 20 ships participating in the Automated Shipboard Aerological Programme (ASAP) and providing about 6000 upper air soundings every year; 39 sub-surface temperature occupied
frequently repeated and high density XBT ship lines from the Ship Of Opportunity Programme (SOOP). All in situ components are
coordinated with ocean satellite observations. These
platforms are owned and operated by Members of WMO
and Member States of IOC, and coordinated as part of
a global operational system by JCOMM. Data quality
monitoring is undertaken primarily by RSMC Exeter, UK (all marine data),
the European Centre for Medium Range Weather
Forecasting (for ASAP data), Météo France, (for ASAP data) and the Marine Environmental Data
Centre, Canada (for XBT data), as well as a number of operational
meteorological and oceanographic centres
participating in the quality control guidelines
operated by the DBCP.
Details of buoy and float platforms are available
through JCOMMOPS
http://www.jcommops.org
Also, data published
in WMO-No. 47 "WMO Ship Catalogue" is available on the web at:
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/ois/ois-home.htm
See
also: http://www.jcomm.info |
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Agenda
21 - Areas of particular focus or interest |
Atmosphere - Oceans - Climate
Change - Desertification - Health - Human Settlements - Sustainable
Development - Waste |
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Regions |
Worldwide |
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Data
collection, Observation, Monitoring
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Ocean
sub-surface: temperature, salinity, currents.
Ocean surface: temperature, salinity, currents, pCO2, waves.
Atmosphere: Same
variables as over land, including upper air profiles.
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URL/
Data collection., Observ., Monitor. |
http://www.jcommops.org |
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URL/Assessment and Analysis |
http://www.jcommops.org |
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URL/Indicators |
http://www.jcommops.org
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URL/Modelling |
http://iri.ldeo.columbia.edu/climate/monitoring/ipb/index.html
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URL/Early warning mechanisms |
http://weather.gmdss.org |
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URL/
Reports, Information dissemination |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/mmop/observations_en.html
http://www.jcomm.info
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Major
Assessment Reports |
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URL/
Network dev. and support |
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Networks
managed by Agency/Prog. |
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URL/
Capacity building |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/mmop/observations_en.html
http://www.jcomm.info
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Responsible
Office/Person
(for inquiries or follow-up) |
Dr Miroslav Ondras
Chief, Observing Systems Division
WMO/OBS Department
CP 2300
CH-1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel.: +(41 22) 730 8409
Fax: +(41 22) 730 8021
mondras@wmo.int |
