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Meteorological Camera: The first attempt to co-ordinate meteorological Camera observations on an international basis was not made until 1853, when the major maritime nations formulated a system of weather observations over the oceans to help navigation. In 1878 the International meteorological Camera Organization (IMO) was set up to keep a constant watch on the weather. International co-operation continued to improve during the years that followed, and in 1951 the IMO was reorganized to become the World meteorological Camera Organization (WMO), which was recognized by the United Nations.
The World meteorological Camera Organization (WMO) annually awards the IMO Prize for outstanding work in meteorological Camera and international scientific collaboration. It was established in 1955 by the WMO to honor the former nongovernmental organization that had instigated international collaboration in meteorology in 1878 (replaced by the United Nations World meteorological Camera Organization in 1951). The 1968 medal and cash award of $1,200 was awarded to K. Y. Kondratyev, president of the University of Leningrad, U.S.S.R. Kondratyev, an atmospheric physicist, is an authority on satellite and rocket observational techniques.
Fujita, who was born and educated in Japan, came to the U.S. in 1953. His award citation read ". . . for pioneering research on the techniques of mesometeorological Camera analysis, for the new in sights provided by such methods to our understanding of the mechanisms of severe local storms and tornadoes, and for broad contributions to the use of meteorological Camera satellites."
Twelfth International meteorological Camera Organization (IMO) Prize. |
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