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The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 187 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. Established in 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.
WMO is playing a leading role in international efforts to monitor and protect the environment through its Programmes, such as the World Weather Watch Programme, World Climate Programme, the Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme, and the Hydrology and Water Resources Programme.
The vision of the WMO for the Sixth Long-term Plan (2004-2011) is to provide world leadership in expertise and international cooperation in weather, climate, hydrology and water resources, and related environmental issues, and thereby to contribute to the safety and well being of people throughout the world and to the economic benefit of all nations.
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Rosgydromet is a federal executive body concerned with the state management in compiling data on hydro-meteorological and helio-physical activities in economy and defence, with the environmental monitoring and pollution control, and with the influence upon hydro-meteorological and geophysical processes.
The main tasks of the agency comprise the monitoring, analysis and prognosis of the condition of the atmosphere, soil, open inland water, sea, agricultural land and pasture, and outer space, as well as the transboundary transfer of pollutants. Rosgydromet possesses information about hydro-meteorological disasters and emergencies, and about the extreme cases of environmental pollution. The Rosgydromet system includes regional offices, hydrometeorological stations and posts, stations of environmental monitoring, and other federal enterprises and institutions.
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US National Weather Service Home page. NOAAs National Weather Service provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community.
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The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) is Canada's source for meteorological information. The Service monitors water quantities, provides information and conducts research on climate, atmospheric science, air quality, ice and other environmental issues.
MSC is composed of the following Directorates:
- The Communications Directorate (CD) is the public affairs section of the Meteorological Service of Canada;
- The Atmospheric and Climate Science Directorate, (ACSD) researches the mechanisms that control atmospheric evolution;
- The Atmospheric Environment Prediction Directorate (AEPD) provides leadership for all prediction activities of the Atmospheric Environment Program and is responsible for numerical weather prediction, national informatics and telecommunications;
- The Atmospheric Monitoring and Water Survey Directorate (AMWSD) provides national leadership for activities in atmospheric and water monitoring, archiving and data management;
- The Policy and Corporate Affairs Directorate (PCAD) provides an ongoing assessment of the health of the Weather and Environmental Predictions program;
- The Services, Clients and Partners Directorate (SCPD) focuses on the needs of clients and partners and acts as a conduit for communications between clients, partners and the Meteorological Service (MSC).
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The China Meteorological Administration (CMA), a state government institution directly subordinate to the State Council of the People's Republic of China, is to administer and oversee the weather-related affairs nationwide. Its terms of reference are as follows:
1. Formulate policies, legal and regulatory frameworks, development strategies and long-term plans governing meteorological services; formulate and issue rules and regulations, technical standards and practices governing meteorological services, and supervise their execution.
2. Participate in the central government decision-making process in case of meteorological disasters.
3. Oversee meteorological setups located in other sectors from trade perspective.
4. Administer the national weather forecast and warning, short-range climate prediction, urban environment-oriented meteorological forecast, fire risk grading weather forecast as well as the issuance of climate impact outlook.
5. Organize meteorological research projects, and extend and apply their findings; guide and coordinate meteorological education; publicize and popularize meteorological science and knowledge.
6. Administer meteorological foreign affairs.
7. Lead the meteorological services nationwide as a whole.
8. Assist local governments in guiding the effort to improve local meteorological staffs ideologically, politically and culturally.
9. Handle any other matters assigned by the State Council.
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Germany’s National Meteorological Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst, DWD), is responsible for meeting meteorological requirements arising from all areas of economy and society in Germany. The main tasks of organization are:
- The provision of meteorological services;
- The meteorological safeguarding of aviation and shipping;
- The issuing of warnings about dangerous weather phenomena;
- Short and long-term recording, monitoring, and evaluation of meteorological processes in the atmosphere, its structure and composition;
- The recording of interactions between the atmosphere and other environmental spheres;
- The forecasting of meteorological processes;
- The monitoring of the atmosphere for radioactive trace elements and the forecasting of their dissemination;
- The operation of the necessary measuring and observation systems;
- The provision, storage, and documentation of meteorological data and products.
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Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is responsible for contributing to the improvement of public welfare including natural disaster prevention and mitigation, safety of transportation, prosperity of industries, and international co-operation activities.
The major activities are:
- To issue warnings, advisories and forecasts in short-range, one-week and long-range;
- To deal with the global environmental issues such as global warming and ozone depletion;
- To provide information on earthquake and volcanic activities.
Since more comprehensive meteorological information is increasingly required in the development of the socio-economic system, JMA has been making every effort in improving the forecasts, in facilitating the climate-related activities, and in making the tsunami and earthquake prediction systems sophisticated.
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The Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology is the National Meteorological Authority for Australia. Bureau of Meteorology web homepage provides with access to weather forecasts, severe weather warnings, observations, flood information, marine and high seas forecasts. Here you can read the news, learn about meteorology, find out climate information and read about services for agriculture.
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