GAW Central Facilities

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GAW Central Facilities are specialized centers that support the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Atmosphere Watch program by coordinating observations, data management, calibration, and quality assurance for atmospheric monitoring worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Meteorological Organization facility network
atmospheric monitoring support center
component of the Global Atmosphere Watch programme
aimsTo ensure comparability of atmospheric observations worldwide
improve data quality in the Global Atmosphere Watch network
support long‑term atmospheric composition records
contributesTo air quality policy support
global climate assessments
ozone layer protection assessments
coordinatesWith national meteorological and hydrological services
regional GAW networks
research institutions participating in GAW
ensures implementation of GAW quality management framework
traceability of measurements to reference standards
field atmospheric sciences
climate observation
environmental monitoring
geographicScope global
hasComponentType Central Facilities for specific GAW focal areas
Quality Assurance/Science Activity Centre
Regional Calibration Centre
GAW World Calibration Centres
surface form: World Calibration Centre

GAW World Data Centres
surface form: World Data Centre
hasRole calibration support for Global Atmosphere Watch stations
coordination of atmospheric observations
data management for atmospheric monitoring
quality assurance for Global Atmosphere Watch measurements
standardization of measurement procedures
support of global atmospheric composition monitoring network
monitors performance of GAW observational sites
operatedBy World Meteorological Organization
partOf Global Atmosphere Watch
Global Atmosphere Watch
surface form: World Meteorological Organization atmospheric composition infrastructure
provides calibration services for atmospheric instruments
centralized data archiving for GAW variables
data access services to the scientific community
technical support to GAW stations
relatedTo WMO Global Atmosphere Watch Station Network
WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS)
surface form: WMO Integrated Global Observing System
supportsActivity aerosol monitoring
climate and air quality research
global atmospheric composition monitoring
greenhouse gas monitoring
ozone and UV monitoring
precipitation chemistry monitoring
reactive gas monitoring
supportsProgram Global Atmosphere Watch
usesStandard WMO Global Atmosphere Watch measurement guidelines
WMO quality assurance system for atmospheric composition

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Global Atmosphere Watch hasPart GAW Central Facilities
GAW World Calibration Centres relatedTo GAW Central Facilities