GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment
GATE
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.
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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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 |
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East: 20
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North: 25
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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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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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Last Modified: 2023-09-14
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