Project objective

The main objective of this Lead Centre is to coordinate wave forecast verification by

    1. Up-to-date graphical displays of verification results from JCOMM participating Centres based on evaluation of the received forecast fields
    2. Relevant documentation including access to the standard procedures required to perform the verification, and links to the websites of JCOMM participating Centres
    3. Contact details to encourage feedback from JCOMM participating Centres on the usefulness of the verification information

Potential stakeholders


BoMBureau of MeteorologyAustralia
1DMIDanmarks Meteorologiske InstitutDenmark
2DWDDeutscher WetterdienstGermany
3ECMWFEuropean Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsEurope
4ECCCEnvironment and Climate Change CanadaCanada
5FNMOCFleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography CenterUSA
6JMAJapan Meteorological AgencyJapan
7KMAKorea Meteorological AdministrationKorea
8LOPSLaboratoire D'Océanographie Physique et SpatialeFrance
9METEOAMServizio Meteorologico dell'Aeronautica MilitareItaly
10METNONorwegian Meteorological InstituteNorway
11METFRFrench national meteorological serviceFrance
12NCEPNational Centers for Environmental PredictionUSA
13NIWANational Institute of Water & Atmospheric ResearchNew Zealand
14PRTOS Puertos del EstadoSpain

SHNSMDepartment of Meteorology of the Naval Hydrographic ServiceArgentina

UKMOThe United Kingdom's national weather serviceUK