20010611: Effects of WMO Resolution 40 (cont.)

>From: Pepo Juega <address@hidden>
>Organization: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA
>Keywords: 200106080351.f583ptp10042 WMO Resolution 40

Pepo,

>Unidata Support wrote:
>> 
>> >From: Dave Fulker <address@hidden>
>> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>> 
>> Greetings,
>> 
>> I have received a query from the National Research Council (Anne
>> Linn) seeking documentation on how WMO Resolution 40 is affecting
>> science.  If anyone on this Unidata-wide mailing list can describe a
>> recent effect (perhaps some inhibition in the provision data for
>> scientific education or research), I would appreciate receiving a
>> description of the situation.
>> 
>> The request was stimulated by NRC interest in the e-mail exchanges a
>> couple of years ago, involving SUNYA and Scripps, about a demand by
>> Ireland that certain synoptic observations (categorized as
>> "additional" data) be removed from university web sites.
>
>Interesting topic. Where can we find more on WMO Res. #40?

The following page has the cover letter for Res. #40 and links to its
full text and annexes:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/im/wmocovr.htm

Tom