Education Resources Online classroom linking teachers and students to specific resources on weather, climate change, oceans and coasts, satellites and space. A glossary of terms relating to weather and climate, including absolute temperature, extratropical cyclone, nimbostratus, thermodynamic chart and visible radiation. 19990420 World Meteorological Organisation WMO is a specialist organisation of the United Nations, based in Geneva. It coordinates global scientific activity in areas of weather prediction, air pollution research, climate change, ozone layer depletion studies and tropical storm forecasting, to allow prompt and accurate weather information for public, private and commercial use, including international airline and shipping industries. Major WMO progammes include World Weather Watch, Applications of Meteorology, World Climate Research, Global Climate Observing System, Atmospheric Research and Environment, Hydrology and Water Resources, Education and Training.
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