The FGGE data are labelled as Level I, II, or III, respectively, for raw data, observations (geophysical parameters), or analyzed data. The Level II and III data are further sublabelled as 'a', 'b', or 'c', depending upon whether they pertain to data collected operationally in near real-time, collected in both real and delayed time to obtain the most complete data set possible, or collected for climate research.
Level II-a data, collected within hours of observation time, were used for operational purposes and Level III-a data are global data sets of analyses containing all information required to initiate the forecast models. The main FGGE Level II-b data set contains all the available data from the experiment's surface-bases, space-based, and special observing systems. The Level II-b sets were used to prepare Level III-b by both the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) and the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). Level II-c data sets are available for ozone, cloudiness, snow cover and precipitation.
The World Data Center (WDC-A) in Asheville, North Carolina at NCDC has a complete international FGGE data set and serves as the primary source of FGGE data for users throughout the world. Several FGGE data sets are available to researchers through the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). NODC data sets include hydrocasts, conductivity-temperature-depth casts, XBT profiles and current meter mooring time series. NCDS provides access to several FGGE data sets. These include the main Level II-b data, the ECMWF Level III-b analyses, and the reanalyzed ECMWF FGGE III-b data.
Entry_ID: FGGE (MD Identifier: 2935)
Temporal Coverage:
From: 1978-12-01 TO: 1979-12-01
Geographic Coverage:
Southwest Extent: 90S,180W Northeast Extent: 90N,180E
Source:
AIRCRAFTS
BALLOONS
BUOYS
GMS>Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
GOES-2>Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 2
GROUND STATIONS
METEOSAT>Meteorological Satellite
NIMBUS-7
NOAA-5
NOAA-6
SHIP/BUOYS
TIROS-N
Sensor:
AVHRR>Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
CURRENT METERS
DROPSONDE
ERB>Earth Radiation Budget
LIMS>Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere
RADIOSONDE
RAWINSONDE
SMMR>Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer
TOVS>Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder
VTPR>Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer
XBT>Expandable Bathythermograph
Storage Media:
Magnetic Tapes
Campaign/Project:
FGGE/GARP
Discipline, Subdiscipline:
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEAN
Location Keyword:
BOUNDARY LAYER
GLOBAL
SEA SURFACE
TROPOSPHERE
Parameter Group, Parameter:
ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION > CLOUDS
ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION > HUMIDITY
ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION > OZONE
ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION > TRACE GASES
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > CLOUD TYPES
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > HUMIDITY
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > PRECIPITATION
SNOW
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > PRESSURE
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > WINDS
EARTH RADIATIVE PROCESSES > ALBEDO
EARTH RADIATIVE PROCESSES > IRRADIANCE
EARTH RADIATIVE PROCESSES > RADIANCE
OCEAN COMPOSITION > SALINITY
OCEAN DYNAMICS > CURRENTS
OCEAN DYNAMICS > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT
OCEAN DYNAMICS > PRESSURE
OCEAN DYNAMICS > TEMPERATURE
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
OCEAN DYNAMICS > WAVES
General Keywords:
CLIMATOLOGY
FGGE
IDN_NODE GSFC/NCDS
MARINE
STATISTICS
SURFACE
TD-9682
UPPER AIR
Revision Date: 1993-07-09
Archive:
NCAR>National Center for Atmospheric Research
Data Set ID: FGGE
Contact: JOSEPH, DENNIS
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Data Support Section
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307
USA
Electronic Mail: INTERNET> JOSEPH@BIERSTADT.SCD.UCAR.EDU
Phone: 303-497-1216
Archive:
NCDS>NASA Climate Data System
Data Set ID: FGGE
Contact: OLSEN, LOLA
GSFC Distributed Active Archive Center
NASA/GSFC
Code 902.2
Greenbelt, MD 20771
USA
Electronic Mail: INTERNET> OLSEN@NSSDCA.GSFC.NASA.GOV
NSI/DECNET> NCF::OLSEN
Phone: (301) 286-9760
FTS 888-9760
Archive:
NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC>National Climatic Data Center, NOAA
Data Set ID: TD-9682
Contact: ROSS, THOMAS
NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
Federal Building
37 Battery Park Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-2733
USA
Electronic Mail: INTERNET> TROSS@NCDC.NOAA.GOV
Phone: (704) 271-4994
Archive:
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC>National Oceanographic Data Center
Data Set ID: FGGE
Contact: LOCKERMAN, ROBERT C.
National Oceanographic Data Center
User Services Branch - NOAA/NESDIS E/OC21
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20235
USA
Electronic Mail: TELEMAIL> NODC.WDCA/OMNET
Phone: 202-673-5549
673-5549 (FTS)
Investigator: WILLIAMS, ROBERT
NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
Federal Building
37 Battery Park Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-2733
USA
Phone: (704) 259-0370
704-259-0370
Tech Contact: JENNE, ROY
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
USA
Electronic Mail: OMNET> R.JENNE
Phone: (303) 497-1215
Information in this entry provided by NCDS
Lau, N. C., 1985. 'Publication of Circulation Statistics Based
on FGGE Level III-b Analyses Produced by GFDL and ECMWF,' Bull.
Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 66:1293-1301.
NOAA Product Information Catalog, 1988, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Washington DC,
171 pp.
Paegle, J. N., 1986. 'Summary of the National Conference on the
Scientific Results of the First GARP Global Experiment,' Bull.
Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 67:1487-1492.
Selected Guide to Climatic Data Sources, 1988, U.S. Dept. of Commerce,
Washington DC.
World Data Center-A, 1982. 'FGGE Data Catalogue Supplement No. 9,'
National Climate Center, Asheville, North Carolina.
World Meteorological Organization, 1980. 'FGGE Data Management Plan,
Volume 3, Implementation Operation Plan,' GARP Activities Office,
WMO.
1. Data Center: NCAR>National Center for Atmospheric Research
2. Data Center: NCDS>NASA Climate Data System
3. Source: GEOSTATIONARY METO SAT>Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
4. Source: GOES 2>Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 2
5. Source: NIMBUS 7
6. Source: NOAA 5
7. Source: NOAA 6
8. Source: NOAA, TIROS-N
9. Sensor: ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOL. RAD.>Advanced Very High Resolution ...
10. Sensor: EARTH RAD. BUDGET INSTRUMENTS>Earth Radiation Budget
11. Sensor: SCAN MULTICHANNEL M/WAVE RAD.>Scanning Multichannel Microwave...
12. Sensor: TIROS OPER VERTICAL SOUNDER>Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder
13. Sensor: BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS>Expandable Bathythermograph