WMO Technical Authority

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), provides basic technical support to the peer advisors, Implementing Entities and beneficiary countries on Global Basic Observing Network (GBON) regulations. WMO is responsible for the technical screening of the GBON National Gap Analysis and the GBON National Contribution Plan against the GBON regulations and for the independent verification of the status of beneficiary countries’ stations against the GBON regulations.

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RESPONSIBILITY

GBON Regulations

The World Meteorological Congress is responsible for setting and approving the GBON regulations and updating them. The Commission for Observation, Infrastructure, and Information Systems (INFCOM) is in charge of overseeing and coordinating the development of technical guidelines, processes and procedures for the implementation and compliance monitoring of GBON.

Readiness Phase Outputs Screening

WMO is responsible for the technical screening of the GBON National Gap Analysis and the GBON National Contribution Plan against the GBON regulations and for the independent verification of the status of beneficiary countries’ stations against the GBON regulations.

GBON Technical Support

WMO provides basic technical support to the peer advisors, Implementing Entities and beneficiary countries on GBON regulations.

Operational Partners

SOFF enables the provision of a global public good: essential weather and climate data.