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October-December(OND) 2008 Seasonal Forecast
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FUNCTIONS OF THE KENYA METEOROLOGICAL
DEPARTMENT
- Provision of meteorological and climatological
services to agriculture, forestry, water resources management, civil
aviation and the private sector including industry, commerce and
public utilities for the better exploitation and utilization of
natural resources for national development;
- Provision of meteorological services to
shipping in the western Indian Ocean including the issuing of cyclone
warnings for the safety of merchant and other ships;
- Provision of meteorological services to
military aviation for the safety of the Kenya Air Force aircraft
for national defence;
- Organization and administration of surface
and upper air meteorological observations within its area of responsibility
and the publication of climatological data;
- Maintenance of an efficient telecommunications
system for rapid collection and dissemination of meteorological
information required for national and international use in accordance
with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) procedures;
- Co-ordination of research in meteorology
and climatology including co-operation with other authorities in
all aspects of applied meteorological research, and the maintenance
of the National Meteorological Library;
- Evolvement of suitable training programmes
in all fields of meteorology and other related scientific subjects
which are relevant to the development of Kenya and other countries
that participate in the Department's training activities.
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