Comparison of the Performance Path and Development of World Meteorological Centres
To promote high-quality development of"three global"operation capacity,this paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the establishment and upgrading of WIPPS,the questionnaire survey results of WIPPS product application,and compares the development paths of five major world meteorological centres.The results show that WIPPS has maintained the three-level operational framework of GDPFS,providing high-quality data products and services to WMO Members.According to questionnaire results,more than 90%of WMO Members use the research data and forecast products shared by WMC,RSMC and other centres on a regular basis to enhance their national/regional meteorological service capacity.In particular,Regional Association Ⅵ(Europe)have leveraged their strong data processing capabilities with the assistance of the WIPPS system and have enhanced their international influence through data sharing.None of the operational centres in China has been recognized as a global leading unit in this feild,but China has provided a range of specialized regional services such as sandstorm,regional climate,and marine meteorology.In terms of numerical forecast and services of ocean waves,there remains a gap compared to other centres such as Japan due to the separation of China's meteorological and marine systems.China's numerical forecast level has a notable gap compared to that of advanced centres such as EC,the United Kingdom,and Japan.The major world meteorological centres have formulated a series of strategic development plans to improve the level of forecasting and enhance the ability of innovation and scientific research.Thus,more urgent demand has been put forward for accelerating the improvement of China's numerical weather prediction capabilities and elevating the international centres'duty performance abilities.
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