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Table 1b: National Contributions to the Upper- Air Atmospheric ECVs
Contributing
Networks specified
in the
GCOS Implementation
Plan
ECVs
Number of
Stations or
Platforms
currently
operating
Number of
Stations or
Platforms
operating in
accordance
with the
GCMPs
Number of
Stations or
Platforms
expected to
be operating
in 2010
Number of
Stations or
Platforms
providing
data to the
International
Data Centres
Number of
Stations or
Platforms
with complete
historical
record
available in
International
Data Centres
GCOS Upper Air
Network
(GUAN)
Upper-Air-Temperature,
Upper-Air
Wind Speed/
Direction,
Upper-Air
Water Vapour
1 DWD
1 AWI
1 DWD
1 AWI
1 DWD
1 AWI
1 DWD
1 AWI
1 DWD
1 AWI
Full WWW/GOS
Upper Air Network
Upper-Air-Temperature,
Upper-Air
Wind Speed/
Direction,
Upper-Air
Water Vapour
9 primary
DWD
3 Bw a
1 AWI
9 DWD
3 Bw a
1 AWI
9 DWD
3 Bw a
1 AWI
9 DWD
3 Bw a
9 DWD
3 Bw a
1 AWI
a Bw- German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr)
2.4.3 Atmospheric Composition
The following gives some explanation for each row of Table 1c).
World Meteorological Organization / Global Atmospheric Watch (WMO / GAW) Global Atmospheric
C0 2 and CH 4 Monitoring Network:
Generally there are four stations observing these variables: the two GAW regional stations
Schauinsland and Neuglobsow, Neumayer (also part of GSN and GUAN networks) and the
station Zugspitze/ Schneefernerhaus.
The GAW Regional Station Neuglobsow only measures C0 2 and CH 4 concentrations.
WMO / GAW ozone sonde network:
The stations Lindenberg, Hohenpeissenberg, Neumayer and Ny Alesund/AWIPEV measure
ozone with ozone-sondes. At Hohenpeissenberg in addition an ozone-Lidar is used to detect
ozone.
WMO / GAW column ozone network:
Lindenberg, Hohenpeissenberg, Neumayer and Ny Alesund/AWIPEV are involved in the
WMO / GAW column ozone network.
WMO / GAW aerosol network:
