Activities
CBS Lead CentresCBS Lead Centres for GCOS
CBS Lead Centres for GCOS have been designated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Commission for Basic Systems (CBS) as being responsible for monitoring performance of GCOS networks, in particular of the GCOS Surface and Upper Air Networks (GSN, GUAN), and to support any follow-up action in designated areas of responsibility (for all WMO Regional Associations).
Terms of Reference of the CBS Lead Centres for GCOS are:
- Diagnose problems in the GSN and GUAN by using the monitoring reports produced by the GCOS Monitoring and Analysis Centres;
- Liaise with nominated National Focal Points for GCOS and related Climatological Data, and other responsible officials, to improve data and meta data availability and quality;
- Co-ordinate activities with other GCOS centres and/or other centres as appropriate;
- Monitor and report to CBS and GCOS on actions taken, progress achieved, concerns and recommendations on a yearly basis in a time frame that corresponds to planned AOPC and CBS meetings;
- Assist AOPC in the revisions of GSN and GUAN stations;
- Assist the WMO Secretariat in maintaining the list of National Focal Points for GCOS and related Climatological Data.
Report from the 2011 CBS Lead Centres Meeting
WMO Regional Association (RA) |
WMO Member/ Host Institution of Lead Centre |
Lead Centre Contact |
Responsible for GSN and GUAN stations in: (Map) |
Latest Report |
RA I (Africa) |
Morocco (DMN) | Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Equatorial, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia |
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| RA I (Africa) | Mozambique (INM) | Angola, Botswana , Burundi, Canary Island, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, the Ocean Islands (St. Helena Island, Ascension Island, Martin de Vivies, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen), Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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| RA II (Asia), RA VI (Europe) | Iran (IRIMO) | Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, India, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
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| RA II (Asia) | Japan (JMA) | Ayako Takeuchi | Brunei, Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam |
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| RA III (South America) | Chile (DMC) | All of RA III (South America) |
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| RA IV (North and Central America, Caribbean) | USA (NOAA NCDC) | Most of RA IV (North and Central America, and the Caribbean) and Hawaii |
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| RA V (South-West Pacific) | Australia (BOM) | Kevin Smith | Most of RA V, except those areas noted for Japan and Hawaii |
May 2011 |
| RA VI (Europe) | Germany (DWD) | Christiana Lefebvre | Most of RA VI (Europe), except those countries noted for Iran |
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| Antarctica | UK (BAS) | All of Antarctica |