The GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment (GATE) was the first major international experiment of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP). It was conducted over the tropical atlantic ocean and adjacent land areas under the joint auspices of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). The field operations extended from June through September 1974, with headquarters located in Dakar, Senegal. Digital data for GATE are listed under four categories: first, information products prepared during the experiments, next, nationally processed and validated data, third, internationally processed and validated data, last national holdings (raw data inventories). As a designated World Data Center, the archive only manages a subset of the data that was collected, including: general documenation, satellite, upper air, ship, radar, in situ rainfall data.
Digital data available for information products prepared during the experiment are as follows: 1. quick look data set - 7 tapes. 2. unvalidated teleprinter paper tape data set tapes. digital data available for national processed and validated data are as follows: 7 tapes,general. 28 tapes, ship, general. 120 tapes, ship, surface meteorological. 24 tapes, ship, upper air. 155 tapes, ship, tethered balloon. 41 tapes, ship, oceanographic. 58 tapes, ship, radar (photographic and digital). 6 tapes, ship, radiation. 3 tapes, ship, navigation. 1 tape, buoy, cyclesonde (c-scale) (d-type). 2 tapes, buoy, other c-scale (e-or f-type). 1 tape, buoy, wave (g-or h-type). 1 tape, buoy, u.s. current (k-type). 4 tapes, buoy, meteorological. 136 tapes, aircraft, general. 2 tapes, aircraft, flight level meteorology. 1 tape, aircraft, cloud physics and/or particle/aerosol samplers. 46 tapes, aircraft gust probe. 2 tapes, aircraft, dropsonde. 5 tapes, aircraft, other. digital data available for internatioinal processed and 17 tapes, general. 1 tape, land station, surface. 1 tape, ship, general. 2 tapes, ship, surface meteorology. 14 tapes, ship, upper air. 2 tapes, satellite, cloud displacement vectors. Digital data available for national holdings (raw data inventories. 52 tapes, general. U.S.A. GARP level ii dataset (NMC Global Syn. data set). 1 tape, land station, surface. 15 tapes, ship, upper air. 214 tapes, ship, radar (digital or photographic). 197 tapes, aircraft, general. 68 tapes, aircraft, other. 8433 tapes, satellite, digital or photographic images. 3 tapes, satellite cloud displacement vectors. 15 tapes, satellite, sea surface temperature (mapped data on analysis products). 1 tape, satellite, other.
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Title | GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment |
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Description | The GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment (GATE) was the first major international experiment of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP). It was conducted over the tropical atlantic ocean and adjacent land areas under the joint auspices of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). The field operations extended from June through September 1974, with headquarters located in Dakar, Senegal. Digital data for GATE are listed under four categories: first, information products prepared during the experiments, next, nationally processed and validated data, third, internationally processed and validated data, last national holdings (raw data inventories). As a designated World Data Center, the archive only manages a subset of the data that was collected, including: general documenation, satellite, upper air, ship, radar, in situ rainfall data. Digital data available for information products prepared during the experiment are as follows: 1. quick look data set - 7 tapes. 2. unvalidated teleprinter paper tape data set tapes. digital data available for national processed and validated data are as follows: 7 tapes,general. 28 tapes, ship, general. 120 tapes, ship, surface meteorological. 24 tapes, ship, upper air. 155 tapes, ship, tethered balloon. 41 tapes, ship, oceanographic. 58 tapes, ship, radar (photographic and digital). 6 tapes, ship, radiation. 3 tapes, ship, navigation. 1 tape, buoy, cyclesonde (c-scale) (d-type). 2 tapes, buoy, other c-scale (e-or f-type). 1 tape, buoy, wave (g-or h-type). 1 tape, buoy, u.s. current (k-type). 4 tapes, buoy, meteorological. 136 tapes, aircraft, general. 2 tapes, aircraft, flight level meteorology. 1 tape, aircraft, cloud physics and/or particle/aerosol samplers. 46 tapes, aircraft gust probe. 2 tapes, aircraft, dropsonde. 5 tapes, aircraft, other. digital data available for internatioinal processed and 17 tapes, general. 1 tape, land station, surface. 1 tape, ship, general. 2 tapes, ship, surface meteorology. 14 tapes, ship, upper air. 2 tapes, satellite, cloud displacement vectors. Digital data available for national holdings (raw data inventories. 52 tapes, general. U.S.A. GARP level ii dataset (NMC Global Syn. data set). 1 tape, land station, surface. 15 tapes, ship, upper air. 214 tapes, ship, radar (digital or photographic). 197 tapes, aircraft, general. 68 tapes, aircraft, other. 8433 tapes, satellite, digital or photographic images. 3 tapes, satellite cloud displacement vectors. 15 tapes, satellite, sea surface temperature (mapped data on analysis products). 1 tape, satellite, other. |
Modified | 2024-08-09T02:34:59.534Z |
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Keywords | Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Particulate Matter , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Altitude > Barometric Altitude , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Altitude > Geopotential Height , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Altitude > Planetary Boundary Layer Height , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Altitude > Tropopause , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Altitude , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Anticyclones/Cyclones , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Atmospheric Pressure Measurements , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Planetary Boundary Layer Height , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Pressure Thickness , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Surface Pressure , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Air Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Atmospheric Stability , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Boundary Layer Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature > Boundary Layer Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Dew Point Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature > Dew Point Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature > Vertical Profiles > Inversion Height , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Maximum/Minimum Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Upper Air Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Dew Point Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Humidity , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Profiles , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Boundary Layer Winds , Earth Science > Ocean > Ocean Winds > Convergence/Divergence , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds > Flight Level Winds , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Dynamics > Turbulence , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Dynamics > Vorticity , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Wind Profiles , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Frequency , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Height , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Types , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics > Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Droplet Size , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Upwelling/Downwelling , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Heat Budget , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Pressure > Sea Level Pressure , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Pressure , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Swells , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Height , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wind Waves , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds > Surface Winds , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds , Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Infrared Imagery , Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Reflected Infrared , Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Thermal Infrared , Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Infrared Wavelengths , Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Platform Characteristics , Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery , Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Radar > Radar Reflectivity , Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Radar , Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Sensor Characteristics , Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Visible Wavelengths > Visible Imagery , Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering > Visible Wavelengths , Continent > Africa , Ocean > Atlantic Ocean , Geographic Region > Equatorial , Geographic Region > Tropics , Continent > South America , Vertical Location > Land Surface , Vertical Location > Sea Surface , Vertical Location > Boundary Layer , Vertical Location > Troposphere , Vertical Location > Stratosphere , Rain Gauges , RADAR , Visual Observations , Barometers , Wave Height Gauges , AEROVANES , Anemometers , HUMIDITY SENSORS , WEATHER STATIONS , Earth Observation Satellites , Buoys , Ships , AIRCRAFT , BALLOONS , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere |
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