Wcom and NOAA and Meteoset

Organisation

MWTC/Metereological services

Responsibilities

• To collect, process and analyse metereological data from all parts of the Country.

• To provide the necessary information and advice to the various sectors.

• To study and monitor the weather and climatic conditions of Botswana and Southern Africa.

Source

Metereological stations

Software

Dataease,idrisi and IDA

Development stage

Fully developed

Wcom: It is a World Metereological Organisation package for the analysis of climatological data to facilitate international data exchange in a uniform format.

NOAA: It was developed for forecasting and drought monitoring activities.

Who assisted

WMO/EINNIDA SATCC Project - 5 years

DFID

For how long

Wcom: 3 months NOAA: 1month

Period covered

0

Established

1989 and 1996

Variables

Wcom

• Temperatures

• Rainfall

• Other meteorological parameters.

Description

Source of information

• Metereological stations

• Rainfall stations

Used by

• MOA

• Construction industry

• Aviation

• Individuals

Data needs

All parameters

Usage

Research and planning purposes

Data delivery

CSO

Processing

-1

Accessible

Yes both formats are available to the public

Contact Details

First name

Russel

Surname

Mothopi

Postal address

P. O. Box 10100

E-mail

botsmet@info.bw

Telephone

356281

Fax

356282

Educ background

Metereologist

DB Manager

Same