National Meteorological and Hydrological Services

E36766

hydrological service meteorological service national agency public sector organization

National Meteorological and Hydrological Services are national agencies responsible for monitoring, forecasting, and providing information on weather, climate, and water resources to support public safety, economic activities, and environmental management.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services canonical	24
national meteorological and hydrological services	3
China Meteorological Administration	2
National Meteorological Centres	2
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of European countries	2
Hellenic National Meteorological Service	1
Hydromet Project	1
Indonesian Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics	1
Italian hydrological services	1
National Hydrological Services	1
National Meteorological Service	1
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in Africa	1
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in RA IV	1
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of African countries	1
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of RA V Members	1
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of South American countries	1
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of South American states	1
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of WMO Members	1
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of its Members	1
National Meteorological and Hydrometeorological Services of member states	1
Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA)	1
Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T283424 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
Context triple: [World Weather Watch, coordinatesWith, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services]

A. World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization is a specialized UN agency that coordinates international cooperation on weather, climate, water resources, and related environmental issues.
B. WMO Secretariat
The WMO Secretariat is the administrative and technical body that supports and coordinates the global activities and programs of the World Meteorological Organization.
C. National Weather Service
The National Weather Service is the U.S. federal agency responsible for providing weather forecasts, warnings, and climate data to protect life and property and support the national economy.
D. Climate Prediction Center
The Climate Prediction Center is a U.S. government center that provides operational climate forecasts, monitoring, and assessments to support weather- and climate-related decision making.
E. National Centers for Environmental Prediction
The National Centers for Environmental Prediction is a major U.S. government organization that provides national and global weather, climate, and environmental forecasts and analyses.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
Target entity description: National Meteorological and Hydrological Services are national agencies responsible for monitoring, forecasting, and providing information on weather, climate, and water resources to support public safety, economic activities, and environmental management.

A. World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization is a specialized UN agency that coordinates international cooperation on weather, climate, water resources, and related environmental issues.
B. WMO Secretariat
The WMO Secretariat is the administrative and technical body that supports and coordinates the global activities and programs of the World Meteorological Organization.
C. National Weather Service
The National Weather Service is the U.S. federal agency responsible for providing weather forecasts, warnings, and climate data to protect life and property and support the national economy.
D. Climate Prediction Center
The Climate Prediction Center is a U.S. government center that provides operational climate forecasts, monitoring, and assessments to support weather- and climate-related decision making.
E. National Centers for Environmental Prediction
The National Centers for Environmental Prediction is a major U.S. government organization that provides national and global weather, climate, and environmental forecasts and analyses.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hydrological service ⓘ meteorological service ⓘ national agency ⓘ public sector organization ⓘ
goal	protect life and property ⓘ support environmental sustainability ⓘ support socio-economic development ⓘ
hasRole	archive hydrological data ⓘ archive meteorological data ⓘ conduct hydrological observations ⓘ conduct meteorological observations ⓘ conduct research in hydrology ⓘ conduct research in meteorology and climatology ⓘ contribute to multi-hazard early warning systems ⓘ contribute to national early warning systems ⓘ develop meteorological and hydrological models ⓘ issue early warnings for hazardous weather ⓘ maintain national hydrological observing networks ⓘ maintain national meteorological observing networks ⓘ monitor climate ⓘ monitor water resources ⓘ monitor weather ⓘ operate meteorological satellites data reception systems ⓘ operate numerical weather prediction systems ⓘ operate weather radars ⓘ provide climate data records ⓘ provide climate information ⓘ provide climate services to users ⓘ provide drought monitoring information ⓘ provide flood warnings ⓘ provide hydrological data records ⓘ provide hydrological forecasts ⓘ provide hydrological services to users ⓘ provide public weather services ⓘ provide seasonal climate outlooks ⓘ provide severe weather warnings ⓘ provide technical advice on water resources ⓘ provide technical advice on weather and climate ⓘ provide training in meteorology and hydrology ⓘ provide weather and climate information to government ⓘ provide weather and climate information to private sector users ⓘ provide weather and climate information to the public ⓘ provide weather forecasts ⓘ support agriculture through agrometeorological services ⓘ support aviation meteorology ⓘ support civil protection authorities ⓘ support climate change adaptation planning ⓘ support climate change mitigation analysis ⓘ support disaster risk reduction ⓘ support ecosystem management with climate and water data ⓘ support education on meteorology and hydrology ⓘ support emergency management agencies ⓘ support energy sector planning and operations ⓘ support environmental impact assessments ⓘ support environmental management ⓘ support fisheries with marine forecasts ⓘ support food security analysis with climate information ⓘ support groundwater management ⓘ support health sector with climate and weather information ⓘ support hydropower operations with hydrological forecasts ⓘ support implementation of climate services frameworks ⓘ support implementation of disaster risk reduction frameworks ⓘ support insurance and risk assessment with hazard data ⓘ support international reporting on climate and water ⓘ support marine meteorology ⓘ support national climate policy with scientific data ⓘ support national security with environmental intelligence ⓘ support navigation and shipping with marine weather information ⓘ support public awareness on weather and climate risks ⓘ support river basin management ⓘ support road safety with weather warnings ⓘ support sustainable development planning ⓘ support tourism sector with weather information ⓘ support transport and logistics ⓘ support urban planning with climate information ⓘ support water allocation and regulation ⓘ support water resource management ⓘ support wildfire management with meteorological information ⓘ
operatesIn	national territory ⓘ
sector	economic activities ⓘ environmental management ⓘ public safety ⓘ
typicalAffiliation	World Meteorological Organization ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World Weather Watch → coordinatesWith → National Meteorological and Hydrological Services ⓘ

Global Observing System → beneficiary → National Meteorological and Hydrological Services ⓘ

Global Telecommunication System → benefits → National Meteorological and Hydrological Services ⓘ

Global Data-processing and Forecasting System → hasComponent → National Meteorological and Hydrological Services ⓘ

World Weather Watch → supports → National Meteorological and Hydrological Services ⓘ

subject linked to: WWW

Global Observing System → dataUsedBy → National Meteorological and Hydrological Services ⓘ

subject linked to: GOS

Global Telecommunication System → serves → National Meteorological and Hydrological Services ⓘ

subject linked to: GTS

GDPFS → hasComponent → National Meteorological Centres ⓘ