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Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW)
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Recent and upcoming meetings |
Recent reports |
2008
Upcoming
8th International Carbon Dioxide Conference, Jena, Germany, 13-19 September 2009
Recent
Quadrennial Ozone Symposium,
Tromsø, Norway, 29 June - 5 July 2008
Meeting on GOS GAW Pilot Project ,
(Geneva, 25-27 March 2008)
2007
11th Biennial WMO/GAW Brewer Users Group Meeting, Seoul, Korea, 29 October-2 November 2007
14th WMO/IAEA Meeting of Experts on Greenhouse Gas Measurements, Helsinki, Finland, 10-13 September 2007: Recommendations
Nature Article Nisbet
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The rationale for GAW is driven by the need :
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to understand the complex mechanisms with respect to natural and anthropogenic atmospheric change; |
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improve the understanding of interactions between the atmosphere, ocean and biosphere; |
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provide reliable scientific data and information for national and international policy makers. |
Established in 1989 by the Eleventh World Meteorological Congress (Cg-XI) as a major priority programme, GAW is one of WMO's most important contributions to the study of environmental issues in the post-UNCED period (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, 1992).
The mission of the Global Atmosphere Watch is to:
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make reliable, comprehensive observations of the chemical composition and selected physical characteristics of the atmosphere on global and regional scales; |
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provide the scientific community with the means to predict future atmospheric states; |
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organize assessments in support of formulating environmental policy. |
GAW is considered the atmospheric chemistry component of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).
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