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The Global Weather Experiment II. The Second Special Observing Period

R. J. Fleming United States Project Office for the First GARP Global Experiment NOAA, Rockville, Md. 20852

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T. M. Kaneshige United States Project Office for the First GARP Global Experiment NOAA, Rockville, Md. 20852

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W. E. McGovern United States Project Office for the First GARP Global Experiment NOAA, Rockville, Md. 20852

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T. E. Bryan United States Project Office for the First GARP Global Experiment NOAA, Rockville, Md. 20852

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Online Publication:
01 Nov 1979
Print Publication:
01 Nov 1979
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477-60.11.1316
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1316–1322
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During the Second Special Observing Period of May and June 1979, the Global Weather Experiment reached a peak. At this time the largest concentration of resources ever assembled was deployed to meet the challenge of observing the atmosphere and oceans to an unprecedented degree. This article outlines this effort and highlights the various observing systems involved in this effort—in particular the quantity of observations gathered from each major system.

During the Second Special Observing Period of May and June 1979, the Global Weather Experiment reached a peak. At this time the largest concentration of resources ever assembled was deployed to meet the challenge of observing the atmosphere and oceans to an unprecedented degree. This article outlines this effort and highlights the various observing systems involved in this effort—in particular the quantity of observations gathered from each major system.

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