International Meteorological Organization

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International Meteorological Organization

Although there had been significant developments in meteorology

Meteorology

Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting . Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the eighteenth century....
in the 18th century, Matthew Fontaine Maury

Matthew Fontaine Maury

Matthew Fontaine Maury , USN was an United States astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and educator....
, of the US Navy, was instrumental in convening the first true International Meteorological Organization

International Meteorological Organization

Although there had been significant developments in meteorology in the 18th century, Matthew Fontaine Maury, of the US Navy, was instrumental in convening the first true International Meteorological Organization held in Brussels, Belgium on August 23, 1853....
held in Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
on August 23, 1853.

Maury's initiative was followed by an agreement at an International Meteorological Conference in Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
, Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
, September 1873 that an International Meteorological Organization (IMO) should be formed. The members of that Organization were the directors of meteorological services.

Then the 1873 International Meteorological Organization was succeeded by the World Meteorological Organization

World Meteorological Organization

The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 188 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873....
in 1950.