Hellenic National Meteorological Service: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 37°52′N 23°44′E / 37.867°N 23.733°E / 37.867; 23.733
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Addbot (talk | contribs)
m Bot: Migrating 1 interwiki links, now provided by Wikidata on d:q406531
Importing Wikidata short description: "Meteorological service of Greece"
 
(13 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Meteorological service of Greece}}
{{Infobox Government agency
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name = Hellenic National Meteorological Service
| name = Hellenic National Meteorological Service
|nativename =
| native_name = Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία
|nativename_a =
|nativename_r =
| native_name_a =
| native_name_r =
|logo = Hellenic National Meteorological Service Logo.png
| type = Meteorological Agency
|logo_width = 250px
|logo_caption =
| seal =
|seal =
| seal_width =
|seal_width =
| seal_caption =
| logo = Hellenic National Meteorological Service Logo.png
|seal_caption =
|formed = 1931
| logo_width = 250
|preceding1 =
| logo_caption =
|dissolved =
| image = HNMS.JPG
|superseding =
| image_size = 250
| image_caption = Headquarters.
|jurisdiction = {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Greece]]
| formed = 1931<!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} OR {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
|headquarters = [[Elliniko]], [[Athens]], Greece
|employees =
| preceding1 =
|budget =
| preceding2 = <!-- up to |preceding6= -->
| dissolved =
|minister1_name =
| superseding1 =
|minister1_pfo =
| superseding2 = <!-- up to |superseding6= -->
|chief1_name =
| jurisdiction = [[Hellenic Air Force]]
|chief1_position =
| headquarters = [[Elliniko]], [[Athens]], Greece
|parent_agency = [[Hellenic Air Force]]
| coordinates ={{coord|37|52|N|23|44|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} <!-- {{coord|LATITUDE|LONGITUDE|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}} -->
|child1_agency =
| motto =
|website = [http://www.hnms.gr/ http://www.hnms.gr]
|footnotes =
| employees = 565
| budget =
| minister1_name =
| minister1_pfo =
| minister2_name =
| minister2_pfo = <!-- up to |minister8_name= -->
| deputyminister1_name =
| deputyminister1_pfo =
| deputyminister2_name =
| deputyminister2_pfo = <!-- up to |deputyminister8_name= -->
| chief1_name = Brigadier-general (MT) Athanasios Gatopoulos
| chief1_position = Commander
| chief2_name =
| chief2_position = <!-- up to |chief9_name= -->
| public_protector =
| deputy =
| parent_department =
| parent_agency =
| parent_agency_type = <!-- defaults to |type if left blank -->
| child1_agency =
| child2_agency = <!-- up to |child25_agency= -->
| keydocument1 = <!-- up to |keydocument6= -->
| website = {{URL|www.hnms.gr}}<!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| agency_id =
| map =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| footnotes =
| embed =
}}
}}
The '''Hellenic National Meteorological Service''' ('''HNMS''') ({{lang-el|Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία (ΕΜΥ)}}) is a government agency responsible for making weather forecasts and observations for [[Greece]]. HNMS was founded in 1931 under the [[Ministry of Aviation (Greece)|Ministry of Aviation]] and its mission was to cover all the meteorological and climatological needs of the country. It is based at the former [[Ellinikon International Airport|Athens International Airport]] at [[Elliniko]], and operates under the auspices of the [[Hellenic Air Force]], staffed by both military and civilian personnel.


== Description ==
The '''Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS)''' ({{lang-el|Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία (ΕΜΥ)}}) is a government agency responsible for making weather forecasts and observations for [[Greece]]. HNMS was founded in 1931 under the [[Ministry of Aviation (Greece)|Ministry of Aviation]] and its mission was to cover all the meteorological and climatological needs of the country. It is based at the former [[Ellinikon International Airport|Athens International Airport]] at [[Elliniko]], and operates under the auspices of the [[Hellenic Air Force]], staffed by both military and civilian personnel.
Among the primary goals of the HNMS is the weather forecast . At the same time, it also provides valuable information on weather and climate, state services, transport, agriculture, sport, etc.

HNMS employs approximately 565 people, in its main building at Elliniko and in branches throughout Greece, as its weather network covers almost the entire country. The class "A" meteorologists are officers from the [[Hellenic Air Force Academy]] and civilians from universities formed in [[meteorology]], [[physics]], [[mathematics]] and [[Information technology|IT]]. Additional military and civilian personnel of other specialties (administrative, financial, technical, weather observation) complete the staff.

HNMS cooperates with the national weather services of other countries in exchange of meteorological observations, [[meteorological satellite]] data, [[weather radar]] information, etc... It is part of [[EUMETNET]], [[European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites|EUMETSAT]] and [[World Meteorological Organization]] (WMO).


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{official|http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/english/index_html}}
* {{Official website|http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/english/index_html}}


{{National Meteorological Organisations}}
{{National Meteorological Organisations}}
Line 37: Line 71:
[[Category:Climate of Greece]]
[[Category:Climate of Greece]]
[[Category:Governmental meteorological agencies in Europe]]
[[Category:Governmental meteorological agencies in Europe]]
[[Category:Hellenic Air Force]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of the Hellenic Air Force]]
[[Category:1931 establishments in Greece]]
[[Category:1931 establishments in Greece]]
[[Category:Elliniko-Argyroupoli]]

Latest revision as of 02:00, 12 September 2023

Hellenic National Meteorological Service
Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία

Headquarters.
Meteorological Agency overview
Formed1931
JurisdictionHellenic Air Force
HeadquartersElliniko, Athens, Greece
37°52′N 23°44′E / 37.867°N 23.733°E / 37.867; 23.733
Employees565
Meteorological Agency executive
  • Brigadier-general (MT) Athanasios Gatopoulos, Commander
Websitewww.hnms.gr

The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) (Greek: Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία (ΕΜΥ)) is a government agency responsible for making weather forecasts and observations for Greece. HNMS was founded in 1931 under the Ministry of Aviation and its mission was to cover all the meteorological and climatological needs of the country. It is based at the former Athens International Airport at Elliniko, and operates under the auspices of the Hellenic Air Force, staffed by both military and civilian personnel.

Description[edit]

Among the primary goals of the HNMS is the weather forecast . At the same time, it also provides valuable information on weather and climate, state services, transport, agriculture, sport, etc.

HNMS employs approximately 565 people, in its main building at Elliniko and in branches throughout Greece, as its weather network covers almost the entire country. The class "A" meteorologists are officers from the Hellenic Air Force Academy and civilians from universities formed in meteorology, physics, mathematics and IT. Additional military and civilian personnel of other specialties (administrative, financial, technical, weather observation) complete the staff.

HNMS cooperates with the national weather services of other countries in exchange of meteorological observations, meteorological satellite data, weather radar information, etc... It is part of EUMETNET, EUMETSAT and World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

External links[edit]