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World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water

WMO. World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water. NOAA Satellite Conference 2013 David Grimes President, WMO. www.wmo.int/sat. WMO Space Programme. The UN agency for weather , climate , operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences

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World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water

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  1. WMO World Meteorological OrganizationWorking together in weather, climate and water NOAA Satellite Conference 2013 David Grimes President, WMO www.wmo.int/sat WMO Space Programme

  2. The UN agency for weather, climate, operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences WMO coordinates activities of its 191 Members in these areas, in support of: Protection of life and property Economic and social welfare Environment /natural resources management Capacity building in particular for less advanced countries WMO Mandate

  3. Climate : Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Integration of observation and information systems WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) WMO Information System (WIS) Disaster risk reduction Services to aviation Capacity Development 2012-2015 Strategic Plan Priorities

  4. A Legacy of US Satellite Systems ESSA NOAA TIROS SUOMI-NPP 1953 1966 ATS GOES

  5. WMO Space-based Global Observing System

  6. Steady Improvements in Weather Prediction

  7. Example Satellite Observations in NWP Atmospheric Motion Vectors AMSU-A Sea Surface Temperature SSM/I GPS-RO

  8. Trends in Space-based ObservationOpportunities and Challenges WMO • Technology • improving observations, processing, communications, data access • Applications • complex, global environmental and societal issues • improved knowledge and data exploitation • adoption by decision makers • Growing number of space-faring nations • increased capability and resilience • greater coordination • Economic Pressures • demonstrate and communicate societal benefits • optimize the system

  9. Global Framework for Climate Services Agriculture Water Disaster Risk Reduction Health http://www.wmo.int/gfcs

  10. WMO Thank You

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