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- Title
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION VOLUNTARY OBSERVING SHIPS SCHEME(VOS): AN OVERVIEW.
- Authors
Acharya, Raja
- Abstract
The Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Scheme is an international program comprising member countries of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that recruit ships to take, record and transmit marine meteorological and oceanographic observations while at sea. This marine meteorological data is of great use to ocean scientists, weather forecasters etc. The effective operation of the VoS ships are maintained by the Port Meteorological Officers of each member countries of WMO. This paper makes an attempt to highlight the marine meteorological observational activities of the VoS ships and their smooth dissemination to various stakeholders.
- Subjects
WORLD Meteorological Organization; OCEANOGRAPHIC observations; METEOROLOGICAL observations; SHIPS; OCEANOGRAPHIC research ships; FUTUROLOGISTS
- Publication
Earth Science India, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0974-8350
- Publication type
Article