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The Wetterstein Millimeter Telescope (WMT) is a planned radio telescope associated with the Environmental Research Station (UFS) Schneefernerhaus at the Zugspitze in the Bavarian Wetterstein mountains.
The WMT is planned to operate at radio frequencies between 1.2GHz and 120GHz with the goal to extend further towards shorter millimeter wavelengths. It is envisioned as an interdisciplinary research platform for astronomy, geo- and environmental research as well as for data and technology development. The WMT shall be integrated into international networks such as the European VLBI Network, the Global mm-VLBI Array, and provide long baselines to the upcoming next-generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) and Square Kilometre Array (SKA VLBI). It can further
provide key contributions to satellite technology and operation, to worldwide geodetic-VLBI services, to space-situational awareness and to solar-system research. In this talk, we will present the current status
of the WMT project and discuss options for the WMT to contribute to the scientific goals of various VLBI networks.
