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Record 1 2011-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Air Transport
DEF

A meteorological centre designated to prepare and supply significant weather forecasts and upper-air forecasts in digital and/or pictorial form on a global basis to regional area forecast centres, and direct to States by appropriate means as part of the aeronautical fixed service. [Definition officially approved by ICAO.]

OBS

world area forecast centre; WAFC: term and abbreviation reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco," with the authorization of Unesco.

OBS

world area forecast centre; WAFC: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • world area forecast center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Centre météorologique désigné pour préparer les prévisions du temps significatif et les prévisions en altitude sous forme digitale et/ou graphique à l'échelle mondiale et les fournir aux centres régionaux de prévisions de zone ainsi qu'aux États, directement, par des moyens appropriés dans le cadre du service fixe aéronautique. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

centre mondial de prévisions de zone; CMPZ : terme et abréviation reproduits de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'Unesco.

OBS

centre mondial de prévisions de zone; WAFC : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

Centro meteorológico designado para preparar y proporcionar pronósticos del tiempo significativo y en altitud en forma digital o en forma gráfica a escala mundial a los centros regionales de pronósticos de área, y directamente a los Estados mediante medios apropiados como parte del servicio fijo aeronáutico. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

centro mundial de pronóstico de área; WAFC : término y abreviatura reproducidos del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", con la autorización de la Unesco.

OBS

centro mundial de pronósticos de área; WAFC : término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional(OACI).

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