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Met Services of the World

WMO Manual 2

METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES OF THE WORLD

ISBN: 92-63-03002-2
Contains details of the national Meteorological Services and
state meteorological organizations and institutes, their
publications, and the authorities responsible for aeronautical
meteorological services.

Weather Reporting

WMO Manual 9

WEATHER REPORTING

This is the reference publication on the facilities and service
available in operation of the World Weather Watch.  It is a
multi-volume publication, loose-leafed, constantly kept up to
date by a regular supplement service or new editions.  Also
available on tape.
VOLUME A - Observing Stations

List of all synoptic stations for which
changes have occurred since the previous issue.
VOLUME C - Transmissions

Contains schedules of broadcasts and point-to-point
transmission of coded meteorological information and facsimile
transmissions, arranged under WMO Regions plus a section for the
Antarctic.


CATALOGUE of METEOROLOGICAL BULLETINS

Reprint of Volume C, Chapter I

Technical Regulations

WMO Manual 49

TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

Volume I - General meteorological standards and recommended practices
Basic Documents No. 2

This volume contains the regulations concerning the World
Weather Watch; climatology; meteorological services for marine
activities, agriculture and environmental pollution;
meteorological bibliography and publications; education and
training; units and procedures used in international
meteorological research programs and during special observational
periods.

Volume II - Meteorological service for international air
navigation

Basic Documents No. 2
ISBN: 92-63-15049-4

These regulations, agreed upon with ICAO, cover the basic
obligations for the provision of meteorological services to
international air navigation.

Volume III - Hydrology

Basic Documents No. 2
ISBN: 92-63-14049-9

This volume contains definitions of technical terms, a
classification of hydrological observing stations, and guidance
on the establishment of networks of these stations, their
identification, observing programs, equipment and methods of
observation.  It also contains a chapter on meteorological
services for hydrology.

Manual on Codes

WMO Manual 306

MANUAL ON CODES Volume I - International codes; Part A - Alphanumeric ISBN: 92-63-14306-4 VOLUME I - International codes; Part B - Binary codes ISBN: 92-63-14306-4 VOLUME II - Regional and national coding practices ISBN: 91-63-13306-9 Volume I contains WMO international codes for meteorological data and other geophysical data relating to meteorology, and constitutes Annex II to the WMO Technical Regulations. The relevant regulations are given for each code form. Volume II contains, for the six WMO Regions and the Antarctic, the procedures for the use of international code forms as well as regional code forms and national coding practices, including national code forms.


Manual on the Global Telecommunication System

WMO Manual 386

MANUAL ON THE GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Volume I - Global aspects
Volume II - Regional aspects

A manual intended: (a) to facilitate co-operation in respect of
meteorological telecommunications between Members; (b) to specify
obligations of Members in the implementation of the World Weather
Watch Global Telecommunication System (GTS); (c) to ensure
uniformity and standardization in the practices and procedures
employed in achieving (a) and (b) above.  Volume I constitutes
Annex III to the Technical Regulations.


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