Celebrating 25 Years of WHYCOS

8 May 2018 Off By Naginder Sehmi

Celebrating 25 Years of WHYCOS
Jointly with three other scientists, I had conceived the World Hydrological Cycle Observing System in 1993. (Rodda, J.C., S.A. Pieyns, N.S. Sehmi and G. Matthews, 1993: Towards a world hydrological cycle observing system. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 38(5):373–378). WHYCOS is one of the main programmes of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). To celebrate its 25 years, Michel Jarraud, WMO Secretary-General Emeritus, reflects upon the past of WHYCOS, looks at its successes and failures and projects into the future in his article in a Special Issue on Water of WMO Bulletin. I’ve reproduced the article in: