HNMS (Hellenic Weather Service) ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence

HNMS has established a lot of European and international cooperations in order to improve its services to the customers and also to contribute to the development of the meteorological services at European and international level. HNMS represents Greece in all the following international meteorological organizations: WMO, ECMWF, EUMETSAT, EUMETNET, ECOMET, ICAO, NATO. Following principles: Regular monitoring of international standards and ensuring that they are applied by HNMS Systematic collaboration with International Meteorological Organizations, and use of international weather models Employment of high competence personnel and continuous specialized training of personnel Continuous modernization and expansion of the required infrastructure of meteorological stations Regular maintenance of equipment and calibration of measuring equipment Conducting studies and scientific research in collaboration with national institutions that conduct research of atmospheric parameters, weather related and climatic phenomena Development of software that covers our operational needs Continuous measurement and improvement of the quality level of our provided services Implementation of the ISO 9001 requirements, and of all the statutory and regulatory requirements related to our operation Continuous measurement and improvement of the effectiveness of the Quality Management System Data: climate, weather, precipitation, relative humidity, temperature, wind.