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19th Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Co-operation Between European Forecasters (WGCEF)
distributed
some related issues that have been raised the last years
..thoughts for discussion..
(every six hours)-text A general forecast for 3 to 7 days (once daily) -text
Weather warnings
Weather and
Sea Bulletins and Warnings for the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
an Air Navigation Service Provider under the framework of the Single European Sky Regulations.
(public+private sector)
TV
Radio
newspapers
internet
1975 the first weather bulletin in Greek TV from a meteorologist of Greek NMS
Until 1989 only two public channels with 3 meteorologists each (from NMS) as presenters
now 1 meteorologist or 1 meteo + 1presenter Again most meteorologists are of HNMS origin (2 from NMS , 2 retired, 1 no relation) Basically their forecasts are HNMS forecasts
sec weather bulletin every hour (usually, but not always, from HNMS)
Decline of circulation
From 2007 to 2012
Sunday newspapers
daily
Before the financial crisis, all Sunday newspapers had a meteorologist (from HNMS) writing a full-page weather forecast. Now more than 70% have retained a signed weather forecast
Until 2008 the top 5 newspapers in circulation have a weather forecast signed by a meteorologist from HNMS Now there is no signed weather forecast in any daily newspaper. Usually, only a copy and paste forecast from HNMS without mentioning the source or just a weather graphic with no source of data
At the end of 1990 the first internet weather forecasts appeared (numerical weather forecasts), produced by:
the University of Athens, the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, later.
In 2002 the first greek weather portal was introduced, created by some researchers of the National Observatory of Athens
a latest public survey for a big Sunday newspaper measured governmentinstitutions confidence index GICI HNMS was 1st ( among 48)
Source: Public Issue company for Kathimerini
Some seasonal forecasts from the past Theofrastus De signis 300B.C If a great deal of rain falls in winter, the spring is usually dry; if the winter has been dry, the spring is usually wet. If periodic winds have been blowing for a long time, and a windy autumn follows, the winter is windless
From last Sundays newspaper a Ph.d meteorologist (not from HNMS) gave a seasonal forecast for 2013-2014 winter
Some comments from a German meteorologist Reproduced in many Greek sites_ including yahoo news Appeared from 21/sep and for many days
A reporter working for a Foreign Press Agency asked HNMS to comment on these articles
to SEECOF
(South Eastern Europe climate outlook forum) In which- twice a year- a consensus outlook for the next season is produced
(HNMS dont publish any seasonal forecast yet)
How we can achieve that NMS forecasts are always referenced appropriately
Is it appropriate to communicate seasonal forecasts
to general public ? And which is the best way to communicate their uncertainty?