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Global Weather
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Below are checklists of the following atmospheric research program/experiment postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) | ||||
| Japan | None | Cachet on GMS-2 launch cover | 1981 | GARP acronym |
| United States | None | Cachet on SMS-1 launch cover | 1974 | GARP acronym |
| United States | None | Cachet on SMS-1 launch cover (different) | 1974 | GARP acronym |
| United States | None | Cachet on SMS-2 launch cover | 1975 | GARP acronym |
| United States | None | Cachet on Nimbus-6 launch cover | 1975 | GARP acronym |
| United States | None | Cachet on GOES-3 launch cover | 1978 | GARP acronym |
| United States | None | Cachet on TIROS-N launch cover | 1978 | GARP acronym |
| United States | None | Cachet on TIROS-N launch cover (different) | 1978 | GARP acronym |
| United States | None | Cachet on NOAA-6 launch cover | 1979 | GARP acronym |
| United States | None | Cachet on NOAA-B launch cover | 1980 | GARP acronym |
| United States | None | Cachet on NOAA-7 launch cover | 1981 | GARP acronym |
| United States | None | Cachet on GMS-2 launch cover | 1981 | GARP acronym |
| GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment (GATE) | ||||
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1974 | GARP/GATE logo |
| United States | None | Cachet on GOES-2 launch cover | 1977 | GARP/GATE logo |
| United States | None | Cachet on Meteosat-1 launch cover | 1977 | GARP/GATE logo |
| United States | None | Cachet on Meteosat-1 launch cover (different cancel) | 1977 | GARP/GATE logo |
| United States | None | Cachet on GMS-1 launch cover | 1977 | GARP/GATE logo |
| United States | None | Cachet on GMS-2 launch cover (different color) | 1977 | GARP/GATE logo |
| Global Weather Experiment (GWE), First GARP Global Experiment (FGGE)1 | ||||
| New Caledonia | C150 | 1979 | FGGE (in French text, literal translation "First Worldwide Experiment on the Global Atmosphere") | |
| United States | None | Cachet on GOES-3 launch cover | 1978 | GWE (in text) |
| United States | None | Cachet on GOES-3 launch cover (different) | 1978 | GWE (implied from "Global Weather Study" in text) |
| United States | None | Cachet on NOAA-6 launch cover | 1979 | GWE acronym |
| World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)2 | ||||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 172 | 1992 | WOCE acronym | |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**FDC = first day cover; SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
1The Global Weather Experiment (GWE) was originally known as the First GARP Global Experiment (FGGE).
2The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) is not part of GARP. Rather, it is part of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP).
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