Global Real-Time Earth System Data from WMO Member Countries

Real-time Earth system data, retained for 24 hours, sourced from all World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Member countries and territories. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) operates this Global Cache service, curating and publishing the dataset on behalf of the WMO. The data is deemed essential by the WMO for services protecting life and property and for the well-being of all nations.

Use Cases

• Develop real-time weather forecasting models based on global Earth system observations.
• Analyze short-term climate and atmospheric patterns based on data from WMO member countries.
• Support disaster risk reduction and early warning systems based on essential data for protecting life and property.
• Conduct research on global hydrological and oceanic cycles based on multi-source Earth observation data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from all WMO Member countries and territories, suggesting broad geographic coverage.
• Data is deemed essential by the World Meteorological Organisation for critical services.
• The dataset is curated and published by the Japan Meteorological Agency, a national meteorological service.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Member countries and territories, curated by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Collection Method

Sourced from WMO Member countries and territories, aggregated and published via a Global Cache service.

Time Range

Real-time, with data retained for 24 hours.

Freshness

Data is real-time and retained for 24 hours, but the last update of the dataset archive is unknown.

Geography

Global, from all WMO Member countries and territories.