Guide to the Global Observing System

WMO-No. 488......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 6
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vii......Page 8
viii......Page 9
ix......Page 10
PREFACE......Page 12
INTRODUCTION......Page 14
1.2 GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS......Page 16
1.3 ORGANIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM......Page 17
2.1 GENERAL......Page 20
2.2 ASSESSMENT AND FORMULATION OF OBSERVATIONAL DATA REQUIREMENTS......Page 21
2.3 EVALUATION OF REQUIREMENTS AGAINST SYSTEM CAPABILITIES......Page 22
2.5 EVOLUTION OF THE GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM......Page 25
APPENDIX II.1......Page 28
APPENDIX II.2......Page 30
3.1 GENERAL......Page 32
3.2 SURFACE SYNOPTIC STATIONS......Page 40
3.3 UPPER-AIR STATIONS......Page 74
3.4 AIRCRAFT METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS......Page 88
3.5 AERONAUTICAL METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS......Page 90
3.7 CLIMATOLOGICAL STATIONS......Page 92
3.8 AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS......Page 94
3.9 SPECIAL STATIONS......Page 95
APPENDIX III.1......Page 112
APPENDIX III.2......Page 116
APPENDIX III.3......Page 118
4.1 GENERAL......Page 124
4.2 THE BASELINE SPACE SEGMENT......Page 126
4.3 DATA CIRCULATION AND USER SERVICES......Page 134
4.4 DERIVED PRODUCTS......Page 137
4.5 TRENDS IN SPACE-BASED SUBSYSTEMS......Page 139
5.3 AVERAGING OF MEASURED QUANTITIES......Page 142
6.1 GENERAL......Page 144
6.2 PROCEDURAL ASPECTS OF QUALITY CONTROL......Page 146
6.3 OTHER QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES......Page 148
APPENDIX VI.1......Page 150
APPENDIX VI.2......Page 156
7.2 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MONITORING PROCEDURES......Page 164
8.4 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM......Page 168
ANNEX – ACRONYMS......Page 170