GOS

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GOS is the acronym for the Global Observing System, an international network of instruments and facilities that continuously monitor the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land for weather and climate services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of World Weather Watch
global environmental observing system
meteorological observing network
abbreviation GOS
coordinatedBy Commission for Observation, Infrastructure and Information Systems of WMO
dataUsedBy National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
climate monitoring centers
global numerical weather prediction centers
dataUsedFor aviation meteorology
climate analysis
climate reanalysis
disaster risk reduction
early warning of hazardous weather
marine meteorology
numerical weather prediction
governedBy World Meteorological Organization Congress resolutions
hasGlobalCoverage land
sea
upper atmosphere
includes aircraft-based observations
cryosphere observations
marine observing systems
ocean buoys
radiosonde networks
satellite observations
ships of opportunity
space-based observing systems
surface weather stations
surface-based observing systems
upper-air observing systems
weather radar networks
monitors Earth atmosphere
land surface
oceans
operator World Meteorological Organization
partOf World Weather Watch
purpose monitor Earth system
support climate services
support weather services
relatedTo Global Climate Observing System
Global Data-processing and Forecasting System
Global Telecommunication System
scope global
standsFor Global Observing System
supports Global Framework for Climate Services
climate change monitoring
environmental monitoring
hydrological applications
seasonal prediction
temporalCoverage continuous monitoring

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