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Add to Preferred SourcesThe World Ocean Council (WOC) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have signed a memorandum of understanding on “long-term cooperation in support of marine meteorological and oceanographic observations and services”.
The partnership agreement provides a commitment and framework for the two bodies to collaborate and coordinate in advancing the role of ocean industries in collecting and sharing the ocean, weather, and climate data.
The WOC’s “SMART Ocean-SMART Industries” program is working to scale up a more systematic and strategic involvement of leadership companies in collecting such data by hosting or deploying instrumentation from vessels or fixed infrastructure.
Fernando Belda, Director of Observing and Information Systems Department at the WMO, said, “In accordance with its Strategic Plan 2020-2023, the WMO looks to the WOC to coordinate and advance the critical need and opportunity for ocean industries to collect and share data in ocean areas in support of protection of life and property at sea, marine meteorological services to maritime industry, climate services and Earth System Prediction.”
The WOC is honored to partner with the WMO on this shared mission of improving understanding of ocean, weather and climate.
Original source: WMO
Published on 20 June 2019