dc.contributor.author | Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology | |
dc.coverage.spatial | worldwide | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-14T11:16:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-02-14T11:16:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (2010) The Voluntary Observing Ships Scheme: a framework document. Geneva, Switzerland, WMO & IOC, 17pp. (WMO TD: 1009, Rev 2),
(JCOMM Technical Report: 4, Rev 2), DOI: https://doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1494 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11329/78 | |
dc.identifier.uri | 10.25607/OBP-1494 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ships of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS)
scheme have always been an important component of the global observing system of the
WMO, providing meteorological and oceanographic data essential to operational meteorology,
maritime safety services, and a range of marine
climatological applications. More recently, it
has become clear that their observations can also be of critical importance to global climate
studies.
In view of this importance, and at the same time of the ongoing and increasing difficulties in
VOS recruitment and maintenance, the WMO Commission for Marine Meteorology (CMM, now
the Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology -
JCOMM) Subgroup on the VOS recognized the value of adopting a guiding strategy or
framework document for the VOS. This document would provide VOS operators with a global
framework in which to develop and maintain their national VOS programmes, and at the same
time help to sensitize user groups and organizations to the VOS scheme in general, its
structure, operations and value. A first draft of this framework document was prepared by
Mr Don Linforth (Australia), and reviewed by t
he first session of the subgroup (Athens, March
1999). The document was revised, on the basis of
comments received from participants, by
Capt. Gordon Mackie (U.K.), and reviewed a final time by subgroup members. | |
dc.description.uri | ftp://ftp.wmo.int/Documents/PublicWeb/amp/mmop/documents/JCOMM-TR/J-TR-4-VOS-Framework-Document/JCOMM-TR-4-VOS-Framework-Document-REV1.pdf | |
dc.publisher | Ship Observations Team | |
dc.publisher | WMO & IOC | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | WMO TD: 1009, Rev 2 | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | JCOMM Technical Report: 4, Rev 2 | |
dc.subject.other | Ship observation | |
dc.subject.other | Voluntary observing ships | |
dc.title | The Voluntary Observing Ships Scheme: a framework document. Revision 2. | |
dc.type | Report | |
dc.format.pages | 17pp. | |
dc.publisher.place | Geneva, Switzerland | |
obps.resourceurl.publisher | http://www.jcomm.info/ | |