Manuals-Guides-Technical Regulations

 

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Manuals/Guides/Technical Regulations
 
WMO Catalogue Showcase
 
Policy documents
No. 15 Basic Documents No. 1
No. 49
No. 60 Agreements and working arrangements with other International Organizations
No. 508 Resolutions of Congress and the Executive Council
  Executive Council Reports
International exchange of data and products
  WMO facilitates the free and unrestricted exchange of data and information, products and services in real- or near-real time on matters relating to safety and security of society, economic welfare and the protection of the environment.
No. 837 Exchanging Meteorological Data — Guidelines on Relationships in Commercial Meteorological Activities. WMO Policy and Practice
Cg-XII Resolution 40 — WMO policy and practice for the exchange of meteorological and related data and products including guidelines on the relationships in commercial meteorological activities
Cg XIII Resolution 25 — Exchange of Hydrological Data and Products
Annex IV - Geneva Declaration of Thirteenth World Meteorological Congress
Technical commission reports - Commission for Basic Systems
  Final reports  - CBS-Session related Meetings
Information Systems and Services
No. 386 Manual on the GTS: Volume I and Volume II & Attachment II-7 ( Routing Catalogues)
Removed Guide on Internet Practices(Merged into the Guide on IT Security)
No. 1116 Guide on VPN via the Internet between GTS centre (Updated 2013)  
Removed Guide on the use of TCP/IP on the GTS - removed by resolution 4 (CBS-15)
Removed Guide on PROVISIONAL Arrangements for the Use of IP Addresses over the GTS - removed by resolution 4 (CBS-15)
No. 1115 Guide on IT Security (Updated 2013) 
No. 1060 Manual on WMO Information System
No. 1061 Guide to WMO Information System (WIS) - 2013 
Data Management
No. 306 Manual on Codes (Publicaton) (Web Page)
No. 611 Guide to WMO Binary Code Form GRIB 1  - Technical Report No.17 - May 1994
*** Guide to WMO Table-Driven Code Forms: FM 94 BUFR and FM 95 CREX
*** Guide to FM 92 GRIB Edition 2
Data-processing and Forecasting System
No. 788 Guide on World Weather Watch Data Management
No. 485 Manual on the GDPFS: Part 1- Global Aspects, Part 2 - Regional Aspects
No. 305 Guide on the Global Data-processing System
No. 636 Guide on the automation of data-processing centres
Observing System
No. 544 Manual on the Global Observing System: Volume I - Global aspects, volume II - Regional aspects
Operational Publications
No. 9 Weather reporting:
Volume A - Observing stations
Volume C1 - Catalogue of Meteorological Bulletins
Volume C2 - Transmission Programmes
Volume D - Information for Shipping
No. 47 International list of Selected, Supplementary and Auxiliary ships
WMO Long-term Plan
No. 962 Sixth WMO Long-term Plan (2004–2011)
Other publications of interest
No. 32 World Climate News (January 2008)
No. 55 (4) WMO Bulletin - featuring The WMO Information System (WIS)
No. 976 Working together for a safer world
No. 990 WMO at a glance
No. 1000 Annual Report of the World Meteorological Organization (2005)
No. 1030 World Meteorological Day 2008 Observing our planet for a better future