National Observatory of Athens
Equipment
- YEAR OF GRANT
2008 - CATEGORYEDUCATION
- ORGANIZATION LOCATIONAthens, Attiki
- GRANT LOCATIONGREECE
- ORGANIZATION WEBSITEwww.noa.gr
For the purchase of 25 meteorological stations and development of the necessary software.
The National Observatory of Athens (NOA) was founded in 1842 and is the most ancient research institution in Greece and the greater Balkan area. It falls under the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of the Ministry of Development. It hosts the UNESCO Chair for Natural Disasters, operates the National Seismological Network, and participates in the OPTICON and other international research networks, hosting the Greek Focal Point on the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS).
Since 1999, the NOA Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development has operated the popular Web site www.meteo.gr for weather predictions, using contemporary meteorological models. The site gives visitors free access to credible detailed weather forecasts.
The National Observatory of Athens (NOA) was founded in 1842 and is the most ancient research institution in Greece and the greater Balkan area. It falls under the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of the Ministry of Development. It hosts the UNESCO Chair for Natural Disasters, operates the National Seismological Network, and participates in the OPTICON and other international research networks, hosting the Greek Focal Point on the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS).
Since 1999, the NOA Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development has operated the popular Web site www.meteo.gr for weather predictions, using contemporary meteorological models. The site gives visitors free access to credible detailed weather forecasts.
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