The National Center for Meteorology (NCM; Arabic: المركز الوطني للأرصاد) is the national meteorological research and forecasting organization of

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, working under the

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of the

. The center was established in March 2007. The center is tasked with weather forecasting, issuing early warnings, and collaborating with other international meteorology institutions to employ the latest technologies. In addition to its meteorological services, the center is responsible for

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to increase the rate of precipitation in

History

The National Center of Meteorology was established in March 2007. The late His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a federal decree Law No. (6) Of the year 2007 to establish the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology. In addition to the meteorology center establishment, the session included the establishment of the National Center for Environmental Compliance, National Center for Plant Covering Development and Combating of

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Responsibilities

* Weather Condition * Weather Stations *

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Monitoring * Climate reports * Tropical Storms * Satellite Imagery * Airports stations * Warnings Map

References

{{Authority control Government agencies of the United Arab Emirates Governmental meteorological agencies in Asia Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres 2007 establishments in the United Arab Emirates Government agencies established in 2007

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