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GAW  

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  • The Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme of WMO is a partnership involving 80 countries, which provides reliable scientific data and information on the chemical composition of the atmosphere, its natural and anthropogenic change, and helps to improve the understanding of interactions between the atmosphere, the oceans and the biosphere. [Source: GAW Home Page, http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/gaw/gaw_home_en.html ] Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: GAW Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: In Situ Land-based Platforms Platform_Series_or_Entity: WEATHER STATIONS/NETWORKS Short_Name: GAW Long_Name: Global Atmospheric Stations End_Group Creation_Date: 2010-06-15 Online_Resource: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/gaw/gaw_home_en.html End_Group

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/7effe54c-3378-470d-a0de-5eeab1109867

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