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METEOROLOGICAL SUPPORT [23 records]

Record 1 2025-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
DEF

The framework nation entity established by the German military forces to provide meteorological and oceanographic support to NATO.

OBS

multinational meteorological and oceanographic support group; MN MSG : designations and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • MNMSG
  • multi-national meteorological and oceanographic support group

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
DEF

Entité constituée selon le concept de pays-cadre par les forces militaires allemandes pour fournir un soutien météorologique et océanographique à l'OTAN.

OBS

groupe de soutien météorologique et océanographique multinational : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • groupe de soutien météorologique et océanographique multi-national

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
  • Meteorology
  • Combined Forces (Military)
CONT

The mobile meteorological unit(MMU) provides meteorological and environmental support to deployed elements of the UK's [United Kingdom] joint forces, in order to enhance the effectiveness of national or combined contingency operations.

OBS

mobile meteorological unit; MMU: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire
  • Météorologie
  • Interarmées
OBS

unité météorologique mobile : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

The National Hydrological Service(NHS) is overseen by the Meteorological Service of Canada(MSC) within the Department of Environment and Climate Change Canada(ECCC). The NHS monitors the water level and water flow of rivers and lakes across Canada and provides technical support and expert advice for international and domestic transboundary water management.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Les Services hydrologiques nationaux (SHN) sont supervisés par le Service météorologique du Canada (SMC) du ministère de l'Environnement et du Changement climatique Canada (ECCC). Les SHN surveillent les niveaux d'eau et le débit des cours d'eau et des lacs au Canada et offrent un soutien technique et des avis d'experts sur la gestion des eaux internationales et des eaux transfrontalières intérieures.

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
CONT

Meteorological support to environmental emergencies. Part of Environment Canada's role is to provide expert advice for the preparation, response and recovery from many types of environmental emergencies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
CONT

Soutien météorologique pour les urgences environnementales. Une partie du rôle d'Environnement Canada consiste à fournir [des conseils d’experts] en préparation, intervention et rétablissement relativement à différents types d’urgences environnementales, dans le cadre du Programme des urgences environnementales.

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
OBS

... of the World Meteorological Organization. The Technical Cooperation Programme provides the vehicle for the organized transfer of meteorological and hydrological knowledge and proven methodology among Members of the Organization. Particular emphasis is placed on the development of a wide range of services(related to weather prediction, climatology and hydrology) ;on the development and operation of key World Weather Watch infrastructures; and on supporting the Education and Training Programme. There is a concentrated effort to support development that will contribute to capacity building as part of the implementation of Agenda 21.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
OBS

[...] de l'Organisation météorologique mondiale. Le Programme de coopération technique constitue le cadre de l'échange organisé des connaissances météorologiques et hydrologiques et des techniques éprouvées entre le Membres de l'OMM, le principal objectif visé étant de faciliter la fourniture d'une large gamme de services (dans les domaines de la prévision météorologique, de la climatologie et de l'hydrologie), la mise en place et l'exploitation des éléments clés de la VMM et l'exécution du Programme d'enseignement et de formation professionnelle. Il est prévu de privilégier les projets visant à renforcer les capacités endogènes dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre d'Action 21.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
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Record 6 2014-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Climatology
OBS

The Archival Climate History Survey(ARCHISS) was launched jointly by the International Council of Archives(ICA), the International Council of Scientific Unions(ICSU), UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization(WMO) with some support from the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP). The main objective of the ARCHISS project is to locate and retrieve, through improved cooperation between archivists and climatologists, relevant measured and proxy meteorological information, then to digitize them and to make them available to the international community.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Climatologie
OBS

L'étude des incidences de la variabilité climatique a conduit à mettre en œuvre, dans le but d'améliorer les possibilités de prévisions hydrologiques, un projet intitulé «Collecte de donnés sur l'histoire du climat à partir de sources d'archives» (ARCHISS, Enquête archivistique sur l'histoire du climat), en collaboration avec l'OMM et le CIA (Conseil international des archives); un premier essai a été réalisé en Europe puis étendu à Cuba et au Mexique. Il a contribué à faire progresser la connaissance des climats passés du monde.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Climatología
OBS

Con el fin de mejorar las posibilidades de efectuar predicciones hidrológicas, el estudio de las consecuencias de la variabilidad del clima llevó a que se estableciera un proyecto titulado: "Estudio de archivos sobre la historia del clima" (ARCHISS), que se llevó a cabo en colaboración con la OMM y la ICA (Consejo Internacional de Archivos). Experimentado por primera vez en Europa y ampliado luego a Cuba y México, este proyecto contribuyó a incrementar el conocimiento del clima del mundo en el pasado.

OBS

ARCHISS por sus siglas en inglés.

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Record 7 2014-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Laboratories and Centres
  • Meteorology
OBS

The Canadian Space Weather Forecast Centre(CSWFC) in Ottawa is operated by Natural Resources Canada(NRCan), with support from the Canadian Space Agency(CSA). It is a Regional Warning Centre(RWC) of the International Space Environment Service(ISES) and contributes to the World Meteorological Organization(WMO).

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Space Weather Forecast Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laboratoires et centres de recherche
  • Météorologie
OBS

Le Centre canadien de météo spatiale (CCMS) d'Ottawa est administré par Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan), avec l'appui de l'Agence spatiale canadienne (ASC). Il constitue un Centre régional d'avertissement (CRA) de l'International Space Environment Service (ISES) et fait partie de l'Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM).

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Meteorology
DEF

A service provided by an FSS [flight service station] that gives meteorological information through the process of selecting, interpreting, elaborating and adapting relevant charts, reports and documents to support the safe, regular and efficient conduct of aviation operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
  • Météorologie
DEF

Service de renseignements météorologiques fourni par les FSS [stations d'information de vol] grâce à la sélection, l'interprétation, l'élaboration et l'adaptation de cartes, comptes rendus et documents contribuant à une exploitation aérienne sûre, régulière et efficace.

Spanish

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Record 9 2011-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Titles
  • Air Forces
OBS

14 Wing Operations is an integral part of the wing and supports all flying activities. The Branch is comprised of the Data Interpretation and Analysis Centre(DIAC), the Air Traffic Control Section, the Meteorological Section, the Nuclear Biological Chemical Defence Section and the Wing Security Section. The Data Interpretation and Analysis Centre, located in the Hornell Centre [Nova Scotia], provides support to the Aurora and other NATO anti-submarine warfare aircrews.

Key term(s)
  • Data Interpretation and Analysis Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires
  • Forces aériennes

Spanish

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Record 10 2010-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
CONT

Support to [Savannah River Operations Office] SR operations is provided by the Westinghouse Savannah River Meteorological Program and includes daily weather forecast services for the SRS. Meteorological data is obtained from a local network... with sensors... Additional local upper-air data are collected from three acoustic Doppler radars, a Beukers rawinsonde system, and an airsonde and tethersonde system.

CONT

During SALPEX’96 the balloon tracked was often the same one as that carrying the AIR sonde used for the pressure / temperature / relative humidity measurements.

Key term(s)
  • atmospheric sounder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
CONT

La sonde [Galileo] comprenait deux composants principaux : un orbiter chargé d'étudier le système galiléen et une sonde atmosphérique chargée d'étudier l'atmosphère galiléenne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
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Record 11 2003-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

WHYCOS is based on a global network of reference stations, which transmit hydrological and meteorological data in near real-time, via satellite, to NHSs and regional centres. These data enable the provision of constantly updated national and regionally-distributed databases, of consistently high quality. WHYCOS aims to support, in all parts of the world, the establishment and enhancement of information systems which can supply reliable water-related.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Le WHYCOS est fondé sur un réseau mondial de stations de référence qui, par l'intermédiaire de satellites, transmettent des données hydrologiques et météorologiques en temps quasi réel aux Services hydrologiques nationaux et aux centres régionaux. Ces données permettent de maintenir des bases de données nationales et régionales réparties d'une qualité régulièrement élevée, constamment mises à jour. Le WHYCOS se propose de soutenir, dans le monde entier, la création et l'amélioration de systèmes d'information susceptibles de fournir des données fiables sur l'eau aux planificateurs des ressources, aux décideurs, aux scientifiques et au grand public.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 12 2003-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

A Data Buoy Co-Operation Panel Action Group is an independent self-funded body that maintains, as a significant element of its responsibilities, an observational buoy programme providing meteorological and oceanographic data for real-time and/or research purposes in support of the World Weather Watch(WWW), the World Climate Research Programme(WCRP), the Global Climate Observing System(GCOS), and the Global Ocean Observing System(GOOS), and other relevant WMO and IOC programmes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
Key term(s)
  • Groupe d'action

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
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Record 13 2003-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Air Transport
OBS

The NAV CANADA Training Institute, or NCTI as the school has become widely known, is located in Cornwall, Ontario on the picturesque banks of the St. Lawrence River. NCTI serves as NAV CANADA's premier training school for air traffic control trainees, as well as offering a wide range of technical, maintenance, meteorological and English training in the ATC support environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Transport aérien
Key term(s)
  • Institut de formation de Nav Canada

Spanish

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Record 14 2002-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Meteorology
OBS

The Meteorological Data Collection and Reporting System(MDCRS) is designed to support improved weather forecasting, particularly for upper-air wind and severe weather. First developed for the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Weather Service in 1991, the system collects and organizes up to 28, 000 real time, automated position and weather reports per day from participating aircraft. The data is then forewarded to the NWS World Area Forecasting Center in Maryland, USA, where it's used as input for their predictive weather models.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Météorologie
Key term(s)
  • Système de comptes rendus et de collecte des données météorologiques
  • Système de transmission et de collecte des données météorologiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
  • Meteorología
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Record 15 2002-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Climatology
CONT

International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project(ISCCP). Sector Processing Center.... Researchers and students from several different countries have collected and processed satellite data from geosynchronous and polar orbiting meteorological satellites over the last 18 years in support of ISCCP. This process has contributed to a multi-decade global cloud analysis which has contributed to our understanding of the Earth's climate and climate change mechanisms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Climatologie

Spanish

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Record 16 2002-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Climatology
OBS

Our mission is to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatogical, and other specialized information and services primarily for the protection of life and property and in support of economic and productivity and sustainable development. To conduct research and development for the improvement of services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Climatologie
Key term(s)
  • Administration des services atmosphériques, géophysiques et astronomiques des Philippines

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Climatología
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Record 17 2002-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Climatology
OBS

NCDC' s mission is to manage the Nations's resource of global climatological in-situ and remotely sensed data and information to promote global environmental stewardship; to describe, monitor and assess the climate; and to support efforts to predict changes in the Earth's environment. This effort requires the acquisition, quality control, processing, summarization, dissemination, and preservation of a vast array of climatological data generated by the national and international meteorological services. NCDC' s mission is global in nature and provides the U. S. climate representative to the World Meteorological Organization, the World Data Center System, and other international scientific programs. NCDC also operates the World Data Center for Meteorology, Asheville.

Key term(s)
  • National Climatic Data Centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Climatologie
Key term(s)
  • Centre national de données climatiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales no canadienses
  • Climatología
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Record 18 2002-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
OBS

A new booklet published by World Meteorological Organization, World Health Organization, and the United Nations Environment Program, with support from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the University of Delaware, describes the important relationships between climate and health. Climate and weather can influence mortality, the spread of certain diseases, and population overall well-being and productivity. A significant change in climate, such as that projected to occur under global warming, this can have widespread impacts on health.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de monografías
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Record 19 2001-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Meteorology
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
OBS

World Meteorological Organization. The primary aim of the programme is to further the application of meteorology to aviation; and as its main long-term objective : the provision of meteorological support to meet the requirements of aviation for safe, economic and efficient air navigation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Météorologie
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
OBS

Organisation météorologique mondiale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Meteorología
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
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Record 20 2001-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

... covers those aspects of the Operational Hydrology Programme relating to hydrological modelling of forecasting, prediction and assessment of the different hydrological variables. It mounts activities in support of water resources development and management, hazard mitigation, climate change and environmental protection. World Meteorological Organization.

Key term(s)
  • Operational Hydrology Program - Applications and Environment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Organisation météorologique mondiale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
OBS

Organización Meteorológica Mundial.

Key term(s)
  • Programa de Hidrología Operativa de Aplicaciones y Medio Ambiente
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Record 21 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seminar Titles
  • Meteorology
OBS

WMO [World Meteorological Organization]/UN [United Nations]/FAO [Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations]/ESA [External Support Agency] & others. 1987.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de séminaires
  • Météorologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de seminarios
  • Meteorología
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Record 22 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seminar Titles
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
OBS

WMO [World Meteorological Organization]/UN [United Nations]/FAO [Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations]/ESA [External Support Agency] et al., 1987.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de séminaires
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de seminarios
  • Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
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Record 23 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seminar Titles
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
OBS

WMO [World Meteorological Organization]/UN [United Nations]/FAO [Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations]/ESA [External Support Agency] and others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de séminaires
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de seminarios
  • Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
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