GARP/FGGE
in scheme: projects
definition: Science Objectives: -Understanding atmospheric motion for the development of more realistic models for weather prediction. -Assessing the limit of predictability of weather systems. -Designing an optimum composite meteorological observing system for routine numerical weather prediction of the large-scale features of the general circulation. -Investigating the physical mechanisms underlying climate fluctuations and to develop and test appropriate climate models. Project Description: GARP (Global Atmospheric Research Program) was organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) to study the dynamics of atmospheric behavior with the goal of improving the accuracy of weather forecasting. The First GARP Global Experiment (FGGE) which is also known as the Global Weather Experiment (GWE) was carried out under this joint program. The experiment began 1 December 1978 and ended 30 November 1979. This venture involved over 140 countries and was the largest international atmospheric experiment of its time. The FGGE also encompassed the summer and winter Asian Monsoon Experiments (MONEX) and the West African Monsoon Experiment (WAMEX) designed to study monsoonal circulations. The FGGE was designed to observe and measure the development of global weather systems and to accumulate an enormous data set for investigating the physics and dynamics of the global atmospheric circulation and for understanding the mechanisms governing changes in weather and climate. Data Sources: The FGGE observing system consisted of the World Weather Watch (WWW) surface/upper-air network and voluntary observing ships, commercial aircraft, polar orbiting and geostationary satellites, drifting meteorological buoys mainly in the southern hemispheric oceans. During special observing periods (SOP) 5 January - 5 March 1979 and 1 May - June 30 1979, additional observing systems comprised of tropical wind observing ships, meteorological reconnais…
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