Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW)

Monitoring

The main goal of the GAW programme is to produce high quality data of selected atmospheric parameters and to make these data available to the scientific community. This task includes three basic technological processes -

Measurements of atmospheric parameters, Quality Assurance of data/observations by means of standardized procedures and centralised deposition and maintenance of data bases in World Data Centres.

The monitoring component of GAW includes a large number of highly technical professional activities cnducted by national and international scientific groups and bodies that require a proper technical infrastructure. This includes many local and central facilities (e.g. measurement stations, calibration facilities, training centres and data centres) equipped with reliable instrumentation and qualified personnel to keep the monitoring system operational and ensure its development

Components of GAW Monitoring. The dashed lines represent partners that combine
with GAW networks to contribute a Global Atmospheric Watch measurement system.

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