Feature article
Reviving of rainfall stations in Vanuatu
Figure 1: Map of Vanuatu
Jotham Napat, The Director, Vanuatu Meteorological Service
The Schools of the Pacific Rainfall Climate Experiment (SPaRCE) have been working with the Vanuatu Meteorological Services (VMS) since 2005 to strengthen the rainfall recording network in the Republic of Vanuatu.
The Republic of Vanuatu is an archipelago of 83 islands (Figure 1) which spreads from 11°S to 20°S roughly north to south. Transport costs and availability limits the installation and servicing of climate networks here.