Instituto de Meteorología de Cuba


The Instituto de Meteorología de Cuba in the governmental body monitoring meteorology and the oceans around Cuba. It is located under the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment.
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History

INSMET was founded October 12, 1965.

Technology

INSMET has eight radars from Japan, the Soviet Union, and Germany. The technology used by INSMET is inhibited by the United States embargo against Cuba.

Tasks

The organization has issued watches and warnings for tropical cyclones.

Divisions

The Group of Solar Radiation and Atmospheric Ozone of the Center of Physics is charged with monitoring of the ozone layer and ultraviolet radiation. It was founded in 1985 to research the effect of variations in level of ozone on hurricanes.