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GATE, GENERAL (DSI-9680)

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00081

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Summary

Abstract: 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). 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.

Purpose: To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

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Link: GET DATA

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 25.0

S: -25.0

E: 20.0

W: -90.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dataset Title: GATE, GENERAL (DSI-9680)

Dataset Release Date: Unknown

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1974-06-01

Stop Date: 1974-09-01

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

CONTINENT > AFRICA

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: Annual
Temporal Resolution Range: Annual

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > PARTICULATE MATTER

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

TRMM > Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

Instrument

PR > TRMM Precipitation Radar

Project

EOS > Earth Observing System

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

Quality Scan Status is provided containing scan-by-scan information on quality, platform and instrument control data, and fractional orbit number. Status Flag is also provided indicating whether the data are obtained over sea or land and the degree of data reliability.

Access Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

EOSDIS

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

GSFC_GES_DISC

Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 15-16 files/day; 6600-6700 KB/file

Distribution Format: HDF

Fees: none

Personnel

JUN AWAKA

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 81-115-71-5111

Fax: 81-115-71-7879

Email: awaka at de.htokai.ac.jp

Contact Address:

Hokkaido Tokai University

Department of Electronics and Information Engineering

Minami-ku, Minami-sawa, 5-1-1-1

City: Sapporo

Province or State: Hokkaido

Postal Code: 005-8601

Country: JAPAN

HYDROLOGY DATA SUPPORT TEAM

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (301) 614-5165

Fax: (301) 614-5268

Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Hydrology Data Support Team, Code 610.2

Goddard Space Flight Center

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

HYDROLOGY DATA SUPPORT TEAM

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-5165

Fax: (301) 614-5268

Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Hydrology Data Support Team, Code 610.2

Goddard Space Flight Center

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

2A23 V7 User's Guide: http://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/Documents/2A23_Users_Guide

File Specifications for TRMM Products: ftp://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/v7filespec/filespec.TRMM.V7.pdf

Metadata for TRMM Products: ftp://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/v7filespec/filespecMeta.TRMM.V7.pdf

TRMM V6 vs. V7 Major Data Format Changes: http://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/Documents/formatChangesV7.pdf

Awaka, J., T. Iguchi, and K. Okamoto, 1998: "Early results on rain type classification by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation radar," Proc. 8th URSI Commission F Open Symp., Aveiro, Portugal, pp. 143-146.

Steiner, M., R.A. Houze, Jr., and S.E. Yuter, 1995: "Climatological characterization of three-dimensional storm structure from operational radar and rain gauge data," J. Appl. Meteor., 34, pp. 1978-2007.

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-07-15

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-22

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