Physical and meteorological data from the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) array in the tropical Pacific Ocean
The Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) Array of 55 moored buoys spans the tropical Pacific from longitudes 165°E to 95°W between latitudes of approximately 8°S and 9°N. Moorings within the array measure surface meteorological and upper-ocean parameters and transmit most data in real time to shore via Service Argos. The array was part of the in-situ measurement portion of the Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere (TOGA) Program, a 10-year (1985 - 1994) study of climate variability on seasonal to interannual time scales, the most pronounced mode of which is the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon (McPhaden, 1993).
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| modified | 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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| spatial | -94.0,-8.0,165.0,9.0 |
| temporal | 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2015-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Physical and meteorological data from the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) array in the tropical Pacific Ocean |
