Central Institution for Meteorology and Geodynamics
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Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik ZAMG |
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| Formed | 1851 |
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 Austrian Federal Government
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| Headquarters | Hohe Warte, Vienna |
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| Parent agency | Federal Ministry of Science and Research |
| Website | www |
The Central Institution for Meteorology and Geodynamics (German: Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik, ZAMG) is the national meteorological and geophysical service of Austria.
It is a subordinate agency of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research. The ZAMG headquarters are located in Vienna, with regional offices in Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz and Klagenfurt.
ZAMG was founded in 1851 and is the oldest weather service in the world. Its task is not only to operate monitoring networks and conduct research in various fields, but also to make the results available to the public.
The Hohe Warte in the Döbling district of Vienna is the headquarters of the Institution and is the regional office for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. Other regional ZAMG offices are:
Other ZAMG facilities and observatories are:
The grounds of the Institution has a radar tower. This office building is now home to a large meteorology and geophysics library.
Today, ZAMG, as a semi-autonomous institution, is a modern service provider. ZAMG is divided into departments, including the following:
One of ZAMG's key tasks is to observe and explore the climate in Austria. A network of over two hundred semi-automatic weather stations (TAWES) throughout Austria is in place for this purpose. Meteorological parameters such as pressure, temperature, wind and precipitation are recorded from Lake Constance to Lake Neusiedl, and from the plains to the mountains (Sonnblick Date Observatory). This data is the basis for climate research and is particularly important for understanding current climate change.
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