IMO has a long-term advisory role with the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police and issues public alerts about impending natural hazards. The institute participates in international weather and aviation alert systems, such as London Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC), and the Icelandic Aviation Oceanic Area Control Center (OACC). IMO is a State Volcano Observatory nominated by the Icelandic Transport Authority on behalf of ICAO. IMO provides information to the European alarm system for extreme weather, www.meteoalarm.eu. IMO has an active role in the pilot project ARISTOTLE (All Risk Integrated System Towards Trans-boundary holistic Early-warning), which is an European collaboration of meteorological and geophysical institutes with the purpose to advice on multi-hazard to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre ( ERCC ). An effective early warning system is important for IMO to be able to warn the authorities,..
Also known as: Icelandic Meteorological Office