Activities related to International Programmes

In the framework of WMO Global Data-processing and Forecasting System (GDPFS), the Operational Center for METeorology (COMET) is Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) for limited area deterministic and ensemble NWP. RSMCs prepare and make available to Members meteorological analyses and forecast products.

In the framework of WMO Global Data-processing and Forecasting System (GDPFS), the Operational Center for METeorology (COMET) is Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) for limited area deterministic and ensemble NWP. RSMCs prepare and make available to Members meteorological analyses and forecast products.

In the framework of WMO Information System, the Operational Centre for METeorology (COMET), in collaboration with GSIM that provides telecommunication and storage facilities, is designated as Data Collection or Production Centre with Regional Telecommunication Hub function (DCPC-RTH). As DCPC-RTH, Italian Air Force Met. Service provides Discover, Access and Retrieval services for Volume C1 meteorological bulletins collected from the zone of responsibility (Malta, Lebanon, Greece, Turkey, Italy) and exchanged on the Global Telecommunication System. See About WIS for information on the concepts of WIS and DCPCs.

In the framework of the Joint WMO- IOC (UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM), the Operational Centre for METeorology (COMET), in collaboration with GSIM that provides telecommunication and storage facilities, is designated as Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre for Marine Meteorology and Oceanography over Mediterranean function (REC-MMO-MED). The Italian Air Force Met. Service provides observations and forecasts specialized for marine meteorology and oceanography over Mediterranean sea, in collaboration with INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia), ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale), and OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale).

The EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility in Support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management (H-SAF) generates and archives high-quality data sets and products for operational hydrological applications starting from the acquisition and processing of data from Earth observation satellites in geostationary and polar orbits operated both by EUMETSAT and other satellite organization; in particular HSAF focuses on the development of geophysical products on precipitation, soil moisture and snow parameters and the utilisation of these parameters to mitigate hazards and natural disasters such as flash floods, forest fires, landslides and drought conditions and improve water management.

The WMO World Weather Information Service (WWIS) project on world city forecasts is to explore the wider exchange and availability of official weather information on the Internet. This web site is established as a centralized source on the Internet for media to access official weather information issued by National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) efficiently and effectively.