It was preceded by the Indo-Soviet Monsoon Experiment (ISMEX) 

 performed in 1973 within the framework of the GARP Air-Surface Inter- 

 action Subprogramme and by a 1977 experiment called MONSOON '77. 



Subprogrammes of MONEX include the Indian Ocean Experiment (INDEX) 

 and the West African Monsoon Experiment (WAMEX) . INDEX began in 

 1975 and will continue through the major portion of MONEX. The 

 Somali Current Monitoring System (SCMS) was a part of INDEX. INDEX 

 also includes studies of the existence and behavior of the equatorial 

 undercurrent, coastal and estuarine upwelling, and the fine thermo- 

 haline structure of the upper ocean. 



WAMEX was planned by the WAMEX Scientific and Management Regional 

 Commission (WSMRC). It was conducted at the same time as the summer 

 phase of MONEX. 



349. OBSERVING SYSTEMS SIMULATION EXPERIMENT: OSSE 



This is a subprogram to evaluate observing subsystems such as 

 satellites, buoys, and balloons, in terms of accuracy, density, and 

 frequency of observations. 



350. POLAR EXPERIMENT: POLEX 



A Soviet-proposed program to determine the energy exchange 

 between the temperate latitudes and the polar regions, POLEX will 

 take place from 1975 to 1980. It is sometimes referred to as POLEX 

 NORTH for the Arctic portion of the experiment and POLEX SOUTH for 

 the experiments in the Antarctic regions. 



351. TROPICAL EXPERIMENT: TROPEX 



A Soviet program in preparation for GATE and FGGE, TROPEX 

 consisted of a multiship program to study atmospheric circulation in 

 the tropical Atlantic with emphasis on processes of convection and a 

 study of the variability of physical parameters in the upper layers 

 of the ocean and at the sea surface. Aerological, meteorological, 

 and oceanographic observations were taken. 



352. CLIMATIC DYNAMICS SUBPROGRAMME 



A JOC/SCOR Joint Study Conference on General Circulation Models 

 of the Ocean and Their Relation to Climate, held in May 1977, included 

 recommendations for research into the vital role of the ocean in 

 global climatic dynamics. GARP's Joint Organizing Committee is devel- 

 oping the subprogram. 



353. WORLD WEATHER WATCH: WWW 



A global observing, telecommunications, and processing system, 

 WWW makes available to each member country of WMO the basic meteoro- 

 logical and related geophysical environmental data each requires. 

 It is the basic system providing support for the WMO program, Inter^ 

 action of Man and His Environment, and other WMO research programs. 

 Essential elements of WWW are: the Global Observing System (GOS) 

 consisting of regional networks and other land, sea, atmospheric 

 and space stations established to take necessary observations for 

 WWW; the Global Data Processing System (GDPS) designed to make basic 

 processed data obtained through GOS available through a system of 

 world, regional, and national meteorological centers; and the Global 

 Telecommunications System (GTS) designed for the collection, exchange, 

 and distribution of observed data among national, regional, and 

 world meteorological centers. 



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