World Meteorological Convention

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founding treaty international treaty multilateral treaty

The World Meteorological Convention is the international treaty that created the World Meteorological Organization, establishing the framework for global cooperation in meteorology, climatology, and related geophysical sciences.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
WMO Convention	4
Convention of the World Meteorological Organization	1
World Meteorological Convention canonical	1
World Meteorological Organization Constitution	1
World Meteorological Organization Convention	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T283731 — 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: World Meteorological Convention
Context triple: [Executive Council (World Meteorological Organization), establishedBy, World Meteorological Convention]

A. World Meteorological Congress
The World Meteorological Congress is the supreme decision-making body of the World Meteorological Organization, where member states convene to set global policies and priorities for meteorology, climate, and related environmental services.
B. 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.
C. WMO Executive Council
The WMO Executive Council is the governing body of the World Meteorological Organization responsible for coordinating its programs, implementing decisions of the World Meteorological Congress, and overseeing global meteorological and hydrological activities.
D. International Meridian Conference
The International Meridian Conference was an 1884 gathering of nations in Washington, D.C., that established the Greenwich meridian as the international prime meridian and laid the foundation for global time standardization.
E. 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.
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: World Meteorological Convention
Target entity description: The World Meteorological Convention is the international treaty that created the World Meteorological Organization, establishing the framework for global cooperation in meteorology, climatology, and related geophysical sciences.

A. World Meteorological Congress
The World Meteorological Congress is the supreme decision-making body of the World Meteorological Organization, where member states convene to set global policies and priorities for meteorology, climate, and related environmental services.
B. 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.
C. WMO Executive Council
The WMO Executive Council is the governing body of the World Meteorological Organization responsible for coordinating its programs, implementing decisions of the World Meteorological Congress, and overseeing global meteorological and hydrological activities.
D. International Meridian Conference
The International Meridian Conference was an 1884 gathering of nations in Washington, D.C., that established the Greenwich meridian as the international prime meridian and laid the foundation for global time standardization.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	founding treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
appliesTo	member states of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ
category	treaty establishing an intergovernmental organization ⓘ
creates	World Meteorological Organization ⓘ
defines	financial provisions of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ functions of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ governance structure of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ legal personality of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ mandate of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ membership rules of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ
establishesFrameworkFor	global cooperation in climatology ⓘ global cooperation in hydrology ⓘ global cooperation in meteorology ⓘ global cooperation in related geophysical sciences ⓘ
field	environmental governance ⓘ international environmental law ⓘ science and technology cooperation ⓘ
governs	relations between WMO and its member states ⓘ
hasPurpose	advancement of applied meteorology ⓘ coordination of international programs in climatology ⓘ coordination of international programs in hydrology ⓘ exchange of meteorological information ⓘ promotion of international cooperation in meteorology ⓘ standardization of meteorological observations ⓘ support to agricultural meteorology ⓘ support to aviation meteorology ⓘ support to maritime meteorology ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor	World Meteorological Organization Constitution ⓘ linked to: World Meteorological Convention
providesFor	Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ linked to: WMO Executive Council Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ linked to: WMO Secretariat World Meteorological Congress ⓘ
relatedTo	International Meteorological Organization ⓘ linked to: World Meteorological Organization United Nations system ⓘ
shortName	WMO Convention ⓘ linked to: World Meteorological Convention
subject	climatology ⓘ geophysics ⓘ hydrology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ
successorTo	arrangements under the International Meteorological Organization ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Executive Council (World Meteorological Organization) → establishedBy → World Meteorological Convention ⓘ

subject linked to: Executive Council

WMO regional associations → governedBy → WMO Convention ⓘ