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  1. World Weather Watch Manuals and Guides

World Weather Watch Manuals and Guides

Manuals and Guides
WMO No./TD No Publication
WMO No. 986 World Weather Watch - Status Report on Implementation
  CBS OPAG DPFS
TD No. 778 Documentation on RSMC Support for Environmental Emergency Response (targeted for meteorologists at NMSs)
WMO No. 485 Manual on the GDPFS
WMO No. 1091 Guidelines on Ensemble Prediction Systems and Forecasting (2012)
WMO No. 1132 Forecast Verification for the African Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Projects (2014)
 

CBS OPAG IOS

WMO No. 544 Manual on the Global Observing System
WMO No. 488 Guide to the Global Observing System

 CBS OPAG ISS  

WMO No. 386

Manual on the Global Telecommunication System

WMO No. 1060 Manual on the WMO Information System
WMO No. 1061 Guide to the WMO Information System
WMO No. 306 Manual on Codes
WMO No. 1115 Guide on Virtual Private Networks (VPN) via the Internet between GTS centres
WMO No. 1116 Guide to Information Technology Security
 

 CBS OPAG PWS

WMO No. 834 Guide to Public Weather Services Practices
 

 CBS /IMOP

WMO No. 8 Guide to Instruments and Methods of Observation
 

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  Other Guidance Material - Technical Documents - Miscellaneous Publications
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