JMA

As part of the Government of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) implements services with the following ultimate goals in compliance with the Act for Establishment of MLIT and the Meteorological Service Law:

• Prevention and mitigation of natural disasters,
• Safety of transportation,
• Development and prosperity of industry, and
• Improvement of public welfare.

JMA's user requirements in the GlobWave project are:

• Quality and reliability of ENVISAT altimeter Hs data.
• Access to NRT wave spectral data and quality information
• Surface winds