Questionnaire
The following questionnaire was sent to staff members at meteorological organizations in the equatorial countries of Africa.
Responses are presented here as received by the team. The information given will be used in the final research paper.
Questions:
1. What are the most important forecasting challenges for your NMS?
2. How many forecasters work for your national meteorology service?
3. What qualifications are needed to be a meteorologist/forecaster in your country?
4. What is the current state of your observational network? In particular what is the approximate number of functioning:
a) surface synoptic stations
b) climatological stations with daily rainfall measurements
c) meteorological radars
5. Are any upper air observations (radiosonde or pilot balloon) made routinely by your NMS? If so please describe very briefly the specific sites and kinds of observations being made.
6. What types of numerical model guidance and Internet products do meteorologists in your country use to make forecasts?
7. Are there any particular improvements would you personally like to see made to your current observational network?
8. What kind of education is most needed by your staff?
9. Are there separate meteorological services for different purposes in your country? For example, does the Civil Aviation community depend on forecasts from a specialized forecast agency, or does the military have their own forecasting staff. (This information is very important for designing possible educational activities, for example.)
10. Please feel free to provide any other comments that you wish here:
Responses received:
| Burundi |
| Congo |
| Ethiopia |
| Gabon |
| Kenya |
| Rwanda |
| Uganda |