Definitions for "WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION"
From weather prediction to air pollution research, climate change related activities, ozone layer depletion studies and tropical storm forecasting, the World Meteorological Organization coordinates global scientific activity to allow increasingly prompt and accurate weather information and other services for public, private and commercial use, including international airline and shipping industries. Established by the United Nations in 1951, it is composed of 184 members. For more information, contact the WOE, located in Geneva, Switzerland.
A specialized agency of the United Nations encompassing the field of meteorology. It replaced the IMO (International Meteorological Organization) in 1951. The purposes of the WMO are to facilitate world-wide co-operation in the establishment of networks of meteorological observation stations adn to promote the development of centers charged with the provision of meteorological services; to promote the rapid exchange of weather information and the standardization of meteorological observations and their publication; to further the application of meteorology to human activities and to encourage research and training in meteorology. More information can be found at the WMO Web site.
Originally established under another name in 1875, the WMO was reconstituted and renamed in 1951. The WMO facilitates worldwide cooperation in establishing a network for meteorological, hydrological, and geophysical observations, for exchanging meteorological and related information, and for promoting standardization in meteorological measurements. Organization headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.