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Name

Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS)

Address

El. Venizelou 14 P.O. Box 73502

Zipcode

167 77

City

Athens

Country

Greece

organisation profile

The Marine Meteorology Branch (MMB) of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) is responsible for the marine meteorological observations in Greece. Out of a permanent network of 35 coastal meteorological stations, sea surface temperature measurements are made at two of them. Observations at these two stations are taken 3 times a day (06:00,12:00,18:00). Data of 20 of these stations (international) are transmitted through the Global Telecommunication System (GTS). Furthermore, there is one land earth station (Thermopylae - INMARSAT-C Service) which accept meteorological reports from ships (VOS). These reports are subsequently transmitted to the HNMS and GTS. The HNMS has developed a mathematical model for the Mediterranean sea, which is used for the preparation of wave forecasts for 30-48 hours. The data holdings of the HNMS are currently visual wave data for the past 20 years stored on manuscript forms (hard copy). Also data for the past 30 years from 2 marine meteorological stations (Piraeus harbour, Naxos Island) stored on catalogues.

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EDMO record id

156

Collating centre

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre (HCMR / HNODC)

Latest update

31 October 2008 2:46:13 PM