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The purpose of the GATE experiment was to understand the tropical atmosphere and its role in the global circulation of the atmosphere. It was the first major experiment of the Global Atmospheric Research program, whose goal was to understand the predictability of the atmosphere and extend the time range of daily weather forecasts to over two weeks.
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This site, produced by the American Meteorological Society, examines the early years of research by GARP, the Global Atmospheric Research Program. GARP's Atlantic Tropical Experiment, also known as GATE, was a preliminary attempt in the 1970s to understand how the atmospheric patterns of the tropics affect the entire world's weather. The site includes the original research proposals and reviews of the program from the 1970s and early 80s, as well as maps of the GATE experiment zone near the Cape Verde Islands to the west of Africa. Moreover, the site collects and presents the personal recollections of the scientists and engineers who worked on GATE, and includes links to research produced by the experiment and its ongoing importance in meteorological science.