Appendix B
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APPENDIX B – SELECTED WMO DOCUMENTS RELEVANT TO WIS
Policy Documents| WMO No. 15 | Basic Documents No. 1, (2007 edition) |
| WMO No. 49 | Technical Regulations: |
| Volume I General Meteorological Standards and Recommended Practices | |
| Volume II - Meteorological Services for Air Navigation | |
| Volume III - Meteorological Services for Hydrology | |
| Volume IV – Quality Management | |
| WMO No. 60 | Agreements and Working Arrangements |
| WMO 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. | |
| WMO 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 | |
| Manuals | |
| WMO No. 9 | Weather reporting: |
| Volume A - Observing stations | |
| Volume C1 - Catalogue of Meteorological Bulletins | |
| Volume C2 - Transmission Programmes | |
| Volume D - Information for Shipping | |
| WMO No. 306 | Manual on Codes |
| WMO No. 386 | Manual on the Global Telecommunication System (GTS), Volumes I & II |
| WMO No. 485 | Manual on the Global Data Processing and Forecasting Systems (GDPFS), Parts 1, 2 & 3 |
| WMO No. 544 | Manual on Global Observing Systems (GOS) |
| Guides | |
| WMO No. 8 | Guide to meteorological instruments and methods of observation |
| WMO No. 100 | Guide to climatological practices |
| WMO No. 134 | Guide to agricultural meteorological practices |
| WMO No. 168 | Guide to hydrological practices |
| WMO No. 305 | Guide on the Global Data-processing System |
| WMO No. 471 | Guide to marine meteorological services |
| WMO No. 488 | Guide on the Global Observing System |
| WMO 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 |
| WMO No. 636 | Guide on the automation of data-processing centres |
| WMO No. 702 | Guide to wave analysis and forecasting |
| WMO No. 731 | Guide on meteorological observation and information distribution systems at aerodromes |
| WMO No. 732 | Guide to practices for meteorological offices serving aviation |
| WMO No. 750 | Guide to moored buoys and other ocean data acquisition systems |
| WMO No. 788 | Guide on World Weather Watch Data Management |
| WMO No. 834 | Guide to public weather services practices |
| GTS | Guide on Internet Practices |
| GTS | Guide on VPN via the Internet between GTS centres |
| GTS | Guide on the use of TCP/IP on the GTS |
| GTS | Guide on Provisional Arrangements for the use of IP Addresses over the GTS |
| GTS | Guide on IT Security |