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Acknowledgements

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List of updates
METNO

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Status of National Programmes:
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Australia
New Zealand
France
United Kingdom

European Group on Ocean Stations

ARGOS monthly status reports

Changes in the Observing Network
Explanatory Note
Feedback Form

EDITORIAL

Dear Reader,

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Acknowledgements

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Notification from Seychelles:
Station 63995 is currently malfunctioning.   There will be a delay in carrying out repair works. METNO A4302

Notification from New Zealand:
93490 PORANGAHAU reopened 2 km south-east of original site after closure in 1996. METNO A4402

Notification from Germany:
That the synoptic station 10947 Memmingen will be closed on  31 December 2002.

Notification from RTH Offenbach, Germany:
Changes to Austria, Vienna: see METNO MC4502.txt
Add the following new bulletins to Germany, Offenbach METNO MC4802.txt
Effective 17 December  2002 RTH Offenbach will  change their stations declared as essential following WMO Resolution 40 and will re-arrange their SYNOP bulletins accordingly METNO MC5102.txt

Notification from RTH Melbourne, Australia
New bulletin registered with WMO to Fiji, Nadi: see METNO MC4502.txt

The analysis of the monitoring exercises co-ordinated by the Secretariat are posted on the WWW server under: http://www.wmo.ch/web/www/ois/monitor/monitor-home.htm.   This includes the analysis of the following monitoring exercises:

As from 2003, the first SMM exercise of the year and the special monitoring of the exchange of Antarctic meteorological data will be carried out from 1 to 15 January 2003, instead of 1 to 15 February as for the previous years. The other SMM exercises will continue to be carried out from 1 to 15 April, July and October.