PIRATA data sources
One of the main priorities of the PIRATA SNO, in line with the objectives and commitments of the international PIRATA program as a sustained observing system, is to make the collected measurements available to the scientific community as early as possible after acquisition, through online platforms (web portals, FTP, etc.). Data archiving and access depend on the type of measurements and parameters. The different data categories are therefore presented below, following the structure introduced in the previous sections.
The Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array Program is a multi-national effort to provide data in real-time for climate research and forecasting. Major components include the TAO array in the Pacific, PIRATA in the Atlantic, and RAMA in the Indian Ocean.
Daily ePIRATA (Enhanced PIRATA) time series include subsurface temperature and salinity, mixed layer velocity, near-surface winds, air temperature, relative humidity, and radiation. Also available are the individual terms of the mixed layer heat and temperature budgets.
Visualizations and web applications
Global Telecommunication System
At the core of PIRATA, moored buoys deliver daily (or higher-frequency) real-time meteorological and oceanographic measurements, distributed via the GTS and global data servers to operational ocean, weather, and climate forecasting centers worldwide
Annual cruises collect measurements, including CTD-O₂ and LADCP profiles for sensor calibration, Argo programs, and physical studies. Campaigns also deploy Argo floats, drifting buoys, and XBTs, and include biogeochemical sampling, continuous ship-based obs.
Derived products
- Copernicus products
- MDT
- ARMOR 3D
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