Voluntary observing ship program
- 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.]
References
External links
* [http://www.wmo.ch/pages/index_en.html World Meteorological Organization]
* [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]
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