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GAW [5 records]

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Record 1 2023-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Laboratories and Centres
  • Scientific Research Facilities
  • Scientific Co-operation
OBS

The Dr. Neil Trivett Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory is an atmospheric baseline station operated by Environment and Climate Change Canada... The observatory is the northernmost of 31 global stations in an international network coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization(WMO) under its Global Atmosphere Watch(GAW) program to study the long-term effects of pollution on the atmospheric environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laboratoires et centres de recherche
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
  • Coopération scientifique

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Climate Change
  • Pollutants
  • Informatics
OBS

The World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases(WDCGG) is a World Data Centre(WDC) operated under the Global Atmosphere Watch(GAW) programme of the World Meteorological Organization(WMO) by the Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA). In response to a request from WMO, the WDCGG was established at JMA in 1990.

OBS

WDCGG serves to collect, archive and distribute data on greenhouse gases... and other related gases... in the atmosphere and elsewhere as observed under the GAW programme.... The objectives of WDCGG are to assist scientific research, assessment and policy making for environmental issues, ultimately contributing to a reduction of societal environmental risks, and to meet the requirements of related environmental conventions.

Key term(s)
  • World Data Center for Greenhouse Gases

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Changements climatiques
  • Agents de pollution
  • Informatique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Cambio climático
  • Agentes contaminantes
  • Informática
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Record 3 2011-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Meteorology
OBS

... the WMO Antarctic Activities concentrate on the promotion and coordination of meteorological programmes carried out in the Antarctic by nations and groups of nations and their interface with other programmes of WMO and other international agencies, in particular the World Weather Watch(WWW), the Global Atmosphere Watch(GAW), the World Climate Research Programme(WCRP), the Global Climate Observing System(GCOS) and the Global Ocean Observing System(GOOS).

Key term(s)
  • World Meteorological Organization Antarctic Activities
  • WMO Antarctic activity
  • World Meteorological Organization Antarctic Activity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Météorologie
OBS

Appellation confirmée par l'organisme.

Key term(s)
  • activité de l'OMM dans l'Antarctique
  • activité antarctique de l'OMM
  • activités antarctiques de l'OMM
  • activité antarctique de l'Organisation mondiale de la météorologie
  • activités antarctiques de l'Organisation mondiale de la météorologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Meteorología
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Record 4 2002-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Climate Change
  • Atmospheric Physics
OBS

[World Meteorological Organization]. GAW was established in 1989 as a coordinated system of networks of observing stations some of which began data-gathering in the 1950s and includes associated facilities and infrastructure encompassing measurement and related scientific assessment activities. The overall role of GAW is to supply basic information... indicative of the atmospheric environment that transcends specific issues. The measurement programme includes : greenhouse gases, ozone..., radiation... and optical depth, precipitation chemistry, chemical and physical properties of aerosols, reactive gases, radionuclides, and related meteorological parameters. National and international policy decisions affecting the environment in the 21st century will thus relay heavily on the scientific data gathered through GAW.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Changements climatiques
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
OBS

Le Centre mondial des données sur l'ozone et le rayonnement ultraviolet (WOUDC) est un des sept Centres mondiaux de données reconnus qui font partie de la Veille de l'atmosphère du globe (VAG) de l'Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM).

Key term(s)
  • Veille de l'atmosphère globale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Cambio climático
  • Física de la atmósfera
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Record 5 2002-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

The World Meteorological Organization's(WMO) Global Atmosphere Watch Programme(GAW) has been established to provide information on changes in the chemical composition and related physical characteristics of the atmosphere to improve understanding and to predict future states of the earth's system on a global and regional basis. GAW coordinates the state-of-the-science measurements of the chemical and physical constituents of the atmosphere at levels extending from the surface to the stratosphere and at some of the most difficult locations on earth. These include solar radiation, specifically ultraviolet(UV) radiation, measurements.

Key term(s)
  • physico-chemical constituents of the atmosphere
  • physico-chemical constituent of the atmosphere
  • atmospheric physico-chemical constituents
  • atmospheric physico-chemical constituent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

La VAG [Veille de l'atmosphère globale] créée par le Conseil exécutif de l'OMM en juin 1989 [...] offre un cadre, des normes et des systèmes d'étalonnage comparatif et de collecte de données pour la surveillance et l'évaluation des données à l'échelle mondiale. Elle permet de tirer parti des progrès scientifiques les plus récents pour effectuer des mesures concernant un certain nombre de constituants physiques et chimiques de l'atmosphère, le plus souvent de faible concentration, à des niveaux allant de la surface jusqu'à la stratosphère et dans certains endroits de la Terre les plus difficiles d'accès.

Key term(s)
  • constituants physico-chimiques de l'atmosphère
  • constituants physico-chimiques atmosphériques
  • constituant physico-chimique atmosphérique
  • constituant physico-chimique de l'atmosphère

Spanish

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