This day seeks to raise awareness about the importance of meteorology and weather forecasting and the role of the World Meteorological Organisation in promoting international cooperation in these fields. Key Takeaways The theme of this year's day is 'The Future of Weather, Climate, and Water ...
World Meteorological Day often features various events such as conferences, symposia and exhibitions for meteorological professionals, community leaders and the general public. Some events aim to attract media attention to raise meteorology's profile. Many prizes for meteorological research are presented or...
the Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Meteorology coordinates 21 METAREAS (Fig. 5.3), or geographically designated marine areas, where maritime safety information (MSI), forecasts, and warnings are provided for mariners through the IMO’s Global Maritime Distress Safety System (...
Those flying into Paphos can currently expect temperatures of about 37C (98.6F). According to the Cyprus Department of Meteorology: "The maximum temperature is expected to reach around 40 degrees over inland areas and around 32C (89.6F) over the highest mountainou...
Labelled pixels are resampled to a 1/120° grid output grid each day. Aggregation from individual swaths is performed by taking a majority vote between ice and water, ties broken by selecting water. If there are zero ice and water pixels, then the cell is labelled as cloud if there are ...
Water Year: Glossary of Meteorology (American Meteorological Society, 2012). Court, A. Measures of streamflow timing. J. Geophys. Res. 67, 4335–4339 (1962). Article ADS Google Scholar Oliver, J. E. Monthly precipitation distribution: a comparative index. Profess. Geogr. 32, 300–309 (198...
Presents thebiographyof John von Neumann, one of the greatest scientist of the century after Einstein. This book discusses Von Neumann's work in areas such as game theory, mathematics, physics, and meteorology which formed the building blocks for the most important discoveries of the century: the...
“…in a century in which man is so successfully managing to tear from nature’s bosom its deepest and most intimate secrets, it had become a matter of great importance and urgency to build an observatory for the express purpose of the day-to-day, practical study of meteorology and terrestr...
from the north ridge, once considered insurmountable, for the first time in human history. From 1958 to 1960, in order to facilitate the summit attempt, CAS organized a 46-member expedition to investigate the geography, geology, geomorphology, meteorology and hydrology of the Mt. Qomolangma ...
“It really starts with kind of two things. Number one is the Gulf of Mexico. And number two is elevated terrain to the west,” said Victor Gensini, a Northern Illinois University meteorology professor. Look at Friday’s deadly weather, and watch out for the next week to see it in ...