As set forth in the World Meteorological Convention, the purposes of the
WMO are sixfold:
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to facilitate worldwide cooperation in the establishment of networks
of stations for meteorological, hydrological, and other geophysical
observations and to promote the establishment and maintenance centers
charged with the provision of meteorological and related services;
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to promote the estabishment and maintenance of systems for rapid
exchange of weather information;
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to promote standardization of meteorological and related observations
and ensure uniform publication of observations and statistics;
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to further the application of meteorology to aviation, shipping, water
problems, agriculture, and other human activities;
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to promote activities in operational hydrology and cooperation between
meteorological and hydrological services; and
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to encourage research and training in meteorology and, as appropriate,
to assist in coordinating the international aspects of such research
and training.
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