SERVICES PROGRAMME AREA

SERVICES PROGRAMME AREA

The Services Programme Area deals with the provision of marine meteorological and oceanographic services around the globe. Consequently, it facilitates and supports the delivery of the most visible outputs of the world's marine meteorological and oceanographic organizations. These include warnings of gales, storms, severe tropical weather systems such as typhoons, hurricanes and tropical cyclones and other hazardous phenomena, information on sea ice conditions and other products disseminated through the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) in response to requirements established under the SOLAS Convention. The continuing provision of safety-related weather and oceanographic services is an absolutely fundamental priority of JCOMM and of its Services Programme Area

ACTIVITIES - GMDSS | SOLAS | J-EPB | MPERSS | WAVES | SEA ICE |

GMDSS and SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

The WMO Marine Programme coordinates the dissemination of warnings and weather and sea bulletins according to a broadcast schedule, in conformity with procedures laid down under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) protocols within SOLAS. For broadcast purposes, the world's oceans are divided into a number of areas of responsibility called Metareas, each the responsibility of a National Meteorological Service (I: United Kingdom; II: France; III: Greece/France; IV, XII and XVI: USA; V: Brazil; VI: Argentina; VII: South Africa; VIII(S): Mauritius/La Réunion; VIII(N):India; IX: Pakistan; X: Australia; XI (Indian Ocean): China; XI (Pacific Ocean): Japan; XIII: Russian Federation; XIV: New Zealand and XV: Chile). A web site providing real-time maritime weather information is run by Meteo France.

J-EPB - JCOMM Electronic Products Bulletin

This is the first Electronic version of the JCOMM Products Bulletin [J-EPB].  Its continuing evolution is being implemented at the IRI for Climate Prediction at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory [LDEO] of Columbia University, in response to the needs of the oceanographic and earth science communities for real-time oceanography. The format of the global analyses is standardized in such a way that monitoring products can be compared for decision making. In addition, the different data sets are available on line. This will enable users to edit, contour and compute their preferred indices, time series or animations at diverse locations. The internet addresses of the different analysts and national services involved in the making of J-EPB are included (hyperlinked) in order to ease communications between users and servers.

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