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GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment

Name: GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment
Published: 1974

GATE

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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.

Dataset Citation

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Dataset Identifiers

NCEI DSI 9680_01
NCEI Physical Archive Collection: GATE
gov.noaa.ncdc:C00081

ISO 19115-2 Metadata

gov.noaa.ncdc:C00081

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Distribution Formats	XML PDF PAPER MICROFILM PUBLICATIONS
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Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	Customer Engagement Branch NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1-828-271-4800 ncei.orders@noaa.gov

Time Period	1974-06-01 to 1974-09-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -90 East: 20 South: -25 North: 25
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General Documentation	NCEI Dataset Landing Page Landing page for the dataset. Documentation More information about the digital dataset can be found in the documentation.
Associated Resources	History of the GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment History of the GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment More information about GATE can be found at this website. GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment Information GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment Information More information about GATE can be found at this website.

Publication Dates	publication: 1974
Data Presentation Form	Hardcopy image - image archived in analog format Digital image Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	Not planned
Purpose	GATE was an experiment to better understand the tropics and their role in the circulation of the global atmosphere. Thousands of papers were published based on the data collected during this experiment.

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Cited Authors	UN/WMO > World Meteorological Organization, United Nations
Originators	UN/WMO > World Meteorological Organization, United Nations
Publishers	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Theme keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science 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
Data Center keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 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
Platform keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords WEATHER STATIONS Earth Observation Satellites Buoys Ships AIRCRAFT BALLOONS
Instrument keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Rain Gauges RADAR Visual Observations Barometers Wave Height Gauges AEROVANES Anemometers HUMIDITY SENSORS
Place keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Continent > Africa Ocean > Atlantic Ocean Geographic Region > Equatorial Geographic Region > Tropics Continent > South America
Stratum keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Vertical Location > Land Surface Vertical Location > Sea Surface Vertical Location > Boundary Layer Vertical Location > Troposphere Vertical Location > Stratosphere

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Lineage information for: dataset
Lineage Statement	A coalition of dozens of international organizations, under the auspices of the WMO, collected the data during the summer of 1974. A subset of the data was sent to the NOAA archive due to its status as the World Data Center-A for Meteorology.

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Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

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Processing Steps

2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Last Modified: 2023-09-14
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