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About CAeM
CAeM is one of the eight Technical Commissions of the WMO specializing in aeronautical meteorology and matters relating to the provision of aviation meteorological services. It is the driving force behind the WMO Aeronautical Meteorology Programme which fulfils one of the major purposes of WMO, namely "to further the application of meteorology to aviation". This programme provides the aviation community with operational meteorological information required for a safe, regular and efficient air navigation.
The terms of reference of CAeM are to :
(a) assist Members in improving
delivery of aeronautical meteorological observation and forecast services, and
in applying quality standards in line with the requirements of aviation users;
(b) coordinate development and
implementation of aeronautical meteorological services in support of safe and
efficient Air Traffic Management, in collaboration with the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO);
(c) assist Members in developing and
promoting aeronautical meteorological related climate services in collaboration with
the other WMO constituent bodies;
(d) enhance the capabilities of Members
in the provision of aeronautical meteorological warning services to reduce the
impacts of hazardous weather on aviation users;
(e) provide the best available
guidance, resource material and coordination for aeronautical meteorological
education and training to Members in cooperation with the regional associations,
ICAO regional groups and the Education and Training Office of WMO, particularly
for those of developing and least developed countries;
(f) develop and implement, in
coordination with regional associations, pilot projects to demonstrate and share best practices
for capacity-building of Members in the provision of aeronautical meteorological services
and to promote regional cooperation for technology transfer to developing and least
developed countries;
(g) develop guidance material for
Members to enhance their management of aviation weather service provision in
cooperation with regional associations;
(h) review existing and emerging user
requirements, in cooperation with regional associations, and to develop and update
associated regulatory documentation and effective cost recovery mechanisms related to the
provision of aeronautical meteorological services in
collaboration with ICAO.
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