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dc.contributor.authorJoint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
dc.coverage.spatialworldwide
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-14T11:16:52Z
dc.date.available2014-02-14T11:16:52Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationJoint 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.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11329/78
dc.identifier.uri10.25607/OBP-1494
dc.description.abstractShips 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.uriftp://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.publisherShip Observations Team
dc.publisherWMO & IOC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWMO TD: 1009, Rev 2
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJCOMM Technical Report: 4, Rev 2
dc.subject.otherShip observation
dc.subject.otherVoluntary observing ships
dc.titleThe Voluntary Observing Ships Scheme: a framework document. Revision 2.
dc.typeReport
dc.format.pages17pp.
dc.publisher.placeGeneva, Switzerland
obps.resourceurl.publisherhttp://www.jcomm.info/


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