Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment on Tropospheric Aerosols and Gases (GAMETAG) Data

The Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment on Tropospheric
Aerosols and Gases (GAMETAG) was a 2-year field-sampling program from
aircraft primarily over North America and the Pacific Ocean. The
GAMETAG program was designed to provide a limited test of chemical
models for short-lived photochemical species and also to provide
survey data on short-lived and long-lived species over an extended
latitude range. Measurements were made both in and above the
atmospheric boundary layer from an L-188C turboprop Electra aircraft
owned by NCAR. The GAMETAG instruments were designed and operated by
numerous university and federal laboratories. Tropospheric species
such as carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), nitrous oxide (N2O), CFCs,
hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide (CO2), and others as well as
meteorological variables (dew point, winds, temperature, UV fluxes,
etc) were measured. Data were taken from 8/7/77 - 9/6/78 and from
4/27/78 - 6/1/78. Data were stored in magnetic tape files on IBM 3490
tape cartridges within the NCAR/SCD/Mass Store System. Data from a
single flight are contained in from 1 to 4 files, depending upon the
flight date.