Directorate General of Air Meteorology

The Directorate General of Meteorology is responsible for:

Defining meteorological services, pricing and marketing the product
Providing multi-hazard early warning services
Monitoring and observing weather conditions and preparing reports and warnings as necessary and coordinating with the concerned authorities
Generating analysis and weather forecast using products from remote sensing and numerical weather prediction models
Collecting and analyzing weather statistical data and performing weather and climate research
Cooperating and coordinating with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and other related and relevant organizations in keeping abreast with the latest standards and recommended practices for public weather service and aviation respectively
Representing Oman and participating in international conferences related to meteorology
Managing meteorological projects and maintaining meteorological equipment and systems
Maintaining meteorology equipment
Managing the budget of the meteorology service, including overseeing the billing of meteorology services

The Research & Development Department is responsible for

Maintaining all historical meteorological data
Analyzing data acquired from remote-sensing systems using statistical and numerical analysis software, image analysis software, or geographic information systems (GIS)
Developing and improving the quality of numerical weather predictions models
Studying the impact of weather patterns affecting Oman and the surrounding areas
Developing forecasting techniques and tools to improve the quality of the forecast
Recommending new remote-sensing hardware or software acquisitions
Conducting research and case studies related to severe weather, seasonal forecast and climate change
Conducting research and case studies related tsunami hazards and vulnerability
Conducting research in weather related elements that help serving different social and economical sectors in the country
Developing and using statistical and numerical forecasting techniques
Developing numerical weather predictions models
Providing required data to Forecasting & Early Warning Services unit
Generating and publishing weather and climate reports
Publishing research results in local, regional and international journals and magazines

The Forecasting & Multi Hazard Early Warning System Department is responsible for:

Conducting weather observations through weather stations distributed on ground and in the sea across the entire Sultanate
Forecasting & Multi Hazard Early Warning System
Assessing the quality of the collected metrological data
Conducting general weather forecasts locally and regionally
Conducting aviation forecast and warning
Managing the forecasting and Multi Hazard Early Warning Centre
Coordinating the communication of early warnings to the public and to the media
Assessing data outputs from the numerical weather prediction unit
Forecasting weather conditions for general, aviation, marine and the other customers
Developing and tailoring forecast reports according to customer requirements
Partnering with media institutions (e.g., TVs and Radio) regarding weather broadcasting
Receiving weather data and packaging into user-friendly animations, including 3-D clips

The Projects & Technical Services Department is responsible for:

Planning and managing MET infrastructure
Installing remote weather stations
Performing ‗cost/benefit‘ analysis of MET infrastructure and equipment
Managing MET equipment and systems development projects in liaison with procurement unit
Preparing and monitoring maintenance budget
Responsible for managing external suppliers, including
Updating and developing systems, devices and networks, according to the specifications of the World Meteorological Organization and the ICAO
Implementing the technical specifications of the Meteorological stations standard issued by the World Meteorological Organization and the ICAO
Supporting preparation of RFPs
Planning and supervising contracted MET work services
Maintaining and repairing of equipment, systems and network
Calibrating of MET station sensors
Preparing tender documents for MET projects and evaluating the bids
Supervising and monitoring the implementation of MET upgrade or installation projects
Testing and commissioning following project completion