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October-December(OND) 2008 Seasonal Forecast
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FUNCTIONS OF THE KENYA METEOROLOGICAL
DEPARTMENT
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Provision of meteorological
and climatological services to agriculture, forestry, water resources
management, civil aviation and the private sector including industry,
commerce and public utilities for the better exploitation and
utilization of natural resources for national development;
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Provision of meteorological
services to shipping in the western Indian Ocean including the
issuing of cyclone warnings for the safety of merchant and other
ships;
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Provision of meteorological
services to military aviation for the safety of the Kenya Air
Force aircraft for national defence;
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Organization and administration
of surface and upper air meteorological observations within its
area of responsibility and the publication of climatological data;
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Maintenance of an efficient
telecommunications system for rapid collection and dissemination
of meteorological information required for national and international
use in accordance with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) procedures;
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Co-ordination of research
in meteorology and climatology including co-operation with other
authorities in all aspects of applied meteorological research,
and the maintenance of the National Meteorological Library;
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Evolvement of suitable
training programmes in all fields of meteorology and other related
scientific subjects which are relevant to the development of Kenya
and other countries that participate in the Department's training
activities.
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