WMO maintains the World Weather Watch, of which an important part is the Antarctic Basic Synoptic Network.

The agenda of the meeting and the synoptic table of the issues discussed will be made available to the Commission as background documents.

Although several countries did not provide details of their observation stations, all Parties have synoptic, climatic, meteorological, sea level, rainfall and hydrological monitoring stations.

While synoptic scale measurements are mainly derived from satellite data, ground based and airborne measurements add increased temporal and spatial resolution, and provide critical validation of satellite sensors.

12. To that end, a synoptic timetable will be drawn up, covering all activities to be carried out as part of the year for tolerance by all UNESCO sectors and units, including the International Bureau of Education.

The Committee is of the view that remote sensing, with its capabilities of synoptic view, near real time data availability and improved spatial resolution, will be of paramount importance for monitoring and understanding the global hydrologic cycle.

And it maybe helpful for you, as I pass very quickly over the Russian Revolution, or the role of the Spanish in the conquest of the Americas, or the ways in which the British colonize India, I will be, I have to be, very synoptic.