voluntary observing ship program
Due to the importance of surface weather observations from the surface of the ocean, the voluntary observing ship program, known as VOS, was set up to train crews how to take weather observations while at sea and also to calibrate weather sensors used aboard ships when they arrive in port, such as barometers and thermometers.National Data Buoy Center. [http://www.vos.noaa.gov/vos_scheme.shtml The WMO Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) Scheme.] Retrieved on 2008-01-13. An Automatic Voluntary Observing Ships (AVOS) System is an automated weather station that transmits VOS program reports.
See also
- Old Weather
- {{section link|Gulf Stream|History}}
- AIREP
- PIREP
- Citizen Weather Observer Program
- Phenology
References
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External links
- [http://www.jcomm.info/ The Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM)]
- [http://www.bom.gov.au/jcomm/vos/ JCOMM Voluntary Observing Ship Scheme]
- [https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/idb-redirect.html?op_0=eq&v_0=National%20Weather%20Service-Voluntary%20Observing%20Ships&op_1=l&v_1=&t=400239&s=51&d=307&d=305&d=301&d=303&d=304&d=302&d=308&no_data=suppress&sourceId=101717 VOS on NOSA]
- [http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/marine_obs.shtml Australian Voluntary Observing Fleet]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090409132400/http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/msc/em/marine_ships.html Canadian Voluntary Observing Ships Program]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110130000333/http://www.knmi.nl/vos/ Dutch Voluntary Observing Ships and PMO Web Site]
- [http://www.hko.gov.hk/en/wservice/tsheet/pms/index.htm# Hong Kong Voluntary Observing Ships Scheme]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100202064215/http://www.imd.ernet.in/doc/obs_volu.html Indian Voluntary Observing Fleet]
- [http://www.vos.noaa.gov/ United States Voluntary Observing Ship Program]
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