The WMO achievement: 40 years in the service of international meteorology and hydrology
CHF 15.00
ISBN
978-92-63-20729-6
Year of publication
1990
Number of pages
45
Number collection
729
Author: World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
This publication marks the 40th anniversary of WMO and also its entry into a new era of responsibilities and challenges arising from global environmental problems and such issues as climate change and ozone depletion. It features WMO's major activity, that of providing the international framework for meteorological observations and data exchange, its pioneering role in globally coordinated geophysical and meteorological experiments and its promotion of technical cooperation between the Meteorological and Hydrological Services of the world. The booklet concludes with an optimistic look into the future.