World Meteorological Organization

Summary

World Meteorological Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations^[1]. It draws 297 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #10 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• World Meteorological Organization's field of work was atmospheric sciences^[3].
• World Meteorological Organization's field of work was climatology^[4].
• World Meteorological Organization's field of work was hydrology^[5].
• World Meteorological Organization received the LUI Che Woo Prize^[6].
• World Meteorological Organization is in the country of Switzerland^[7].
• World Meteorological Organization's image is recorded as World Meteorological Organization (32807705467).jpg^[8].
• World Meteorological Organization's instance of is recorded as specialized agency of the United Nations^[9].
• World Meteorological Organization's instance of is recorded as international organization^[10].
• World Meteorological Organization's official language is recorded as English^[11].
• World Meteorological Organization's official language is recorded as Spanish^[12].
• World Meteorological Organization's official language is recorded as Russian^[13].
• World Meteorological Organization's official language is recorded as French^[14].
• World Meteorological Organization's official language is recorded as Chinese^[15].
• World Meteorological Organization's official language is recorded as Arabic^[16].
• World Meteorological Organization's flag image is recorded as Flag of the World Meteorological Organization.svg^[17].
• World Meteorological Organization's logo image is recorded as OMM logo.png^[18].
• World Meteorological Organization's follows is recorded as International Meteorological Organization^[19].
• World Meteorological Organization's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva^[20].
• World Meteorological Organization's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121711432^[21].
• World Meteorological Organization's ISNI is recorded as 0000000097910836^[22].
• World Meteorological Organization's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 141399695^[23].
• World Meteorological Organization's GND ID is recorded as 2034291-3^[24].
• World Meteorological Organization's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79032054^[25].
• World Meteorological Organization's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500305882^[26].
• World Meteorological Organization's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11877797z^[27].

Body

Founding

+1950-03-23T00:00:00Z marks the founding of World Meteorological Organization^[28].

Identity

World Meteorological Organization's follows is recorded as International Meteorological Organization^[19]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WMO'}^[29], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'OMM'}^[30], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'OMM'}^[31], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ВМО'}^[32].

Leadership

World Meteorological Organization's chairperson is recorded as Abdulla Al Mandous^[33].

Operations

World Meteorological Organization's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva^[20]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations^[34].

Industry

Fields of work include atmospheric sciences^[3], an academic discipline^[35]; climatology^[4], an interdisciplinary science^[36]; and hydrology^[5], a field of study^[37].

Recognition

World Meteorological Organization received the LUI Che Woo Prize^[6].

Why It Matters

World Meteorological Organization draws 297 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #10 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

What awards did World Meteorological Organization receive?

Honors received include LUI Che Woo Prize^[6].