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Weather monitoring and prediction is the most operationally advanced discipline in the field of Earth observation. National meteorological and hydrological services have been sharing data and information for over 100 years and producing extensive national and global databases on wind, rain, temperature and other key weather variables.
The resulting global network of weather monitoring instruments, databases and forecasting models is already making a critical contribution to the emerging Global Earth Observation System of Systems.
GEOSS will integrate international weather data with the growing number of Earth observation data sets now emerging in such fields as biodiversity, health, energy, and water management.
To achieve this goal, the Group on Earth Observations will develop common data formats and boost collaboration amongst experts in a wide range of scientific and socio-economic disciplines.
The end result will be to greatly expand the range of uses to which weather information and forecasts can be put. This will lead to enormous societal and economic benefits.
To learn more, view or download the collection of Information Sheets on GEOSS and the different societal benefit and cross-cutting areas.
The GEO Secretariat Expert responsible for Weather is Zhao Datong.
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