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The Cyprus Meteorology Department participated in the 19th Congress of the World Meteorological Organization (WOM), which took place in Geneva from 22 May to 2 June 2023. The Department was represented at the Congress by the Director Dr. Kleanthi Nicolaides, in his capacity as Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the World Meteorological Organization.
Among the resolutions discussed was the designation of meteorological, environmental and hydrological stations of POM member countries as "Centenary Stations", i.e. stations which have completed at least one hundred (100) years of uninterrupted operation.
Among the resolutions discussed was the designation of meteorological, environmental and hydrological stations of POM member countries as "Centenary Stations", i.e. stations which have completed at least one hundred (100) years of uninterrupted operation. Cyprus has several such stations, and during the 19th Congress five (5) other stations of the Department were named Centenary Stations. These stations are the rain gauge stations of Druscia, Agios Neophytos, Kykkos, Kalo Chorio Limassol and Paleochori, as shown in the table below. The table also shows the date of opening of each station.
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No. Start of Operation |
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[TR] [TD]
10
[/TD] [TD]Druzeia (Board)
[/TD] [TD]01/06/1908
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]50
[/TD] [TD]Ag. Neophytos (Mon.)
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]01/02/1903
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]180
[/TD] [TD]Kykkos (Mon.)
[/TD] [TD]01/11/1901
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]400
[/TD] [TD]Kalo Chorio Limassol( D.S.)
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]01/01/1912
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]450
[/TD] [TD]Palaichori (A.S.)
[/TD] [TD]01/03/1908
[/TD] [/TR]
With the designation of these 5 stations as centenary stations, the Department of Meteorology now has a total of 14 centenary stations.
It is important to highlight the fact that in the present Congress and globally a total of 118 stations were designated as centenary stations, of which 5 belong to Cyprus.
The POM attaches great importance to centenary stations with large and uninterrupted time series of observations, as much more reliable climate data are extracted over time, while at the same time climate models are checked.
Photo 1: POM President Prof. Andrian Gerhard presenting the centenary certificates to the Permanent Representative of Cyprus and Director of the Department of Meteorology Dr. K. Nicolaides Photo 2: The Permanent Delegates of the countries whose stations were designated as Centenary Stations, with POM President Prof. Andrian Gerhard.
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