In the framework of the "Teacher's Day", which is determined by a relevant circular of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, and after the approval of the Director of the Nicosia Technical School, on 15 December 2022, five teachers in Physics from the 1st Technical School of Nicosia visited the Weather Forecast Office and the Weather Station of the Department of Meteorology at Larnaca Airport.
The Department of Meteorology, in the context of the effort of continuous training and education of the community and special groups of the community, gladly accepted the request of the group of teachers and took all necessary steps in order for their visit to have the best result. It should be mentioned that especially the branch of Physics as well as Mathematics and Computer Sciences are directly related to the subject of Meteorology.
During the visit, a tour of the facilities of the Weather Forecast Office and the Weather Station was conducted. The Head of the Synoptic and Aeronautical Meteorology Division then detailed the duties and responsibilities of the Weather Forecast Officers and highlighted the relationship of the Sciences of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science with weather forecasting and numerical weather forecasting models. He explained in detail what weather forecasting is, the stages and tools of weather forecasting, how forecasting models and forecasting tools available in the Department of Meteorology work. The weather reports issued by the Meteorology Department were analysed as well as the obligations of the Department towards the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System and the National Supervisory Authority, which controls the Meteorology Department as a provider of aeronautical services to the Civil Aviation. Reference was also made to the international partnerships maintained by the Department of Meteorology.
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