Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project

The Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project provides buoy data products, station plots, archives, and data quality resources.

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About Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project

This site is the data display and delivery page for the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean project, which covers the Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array. It links to the project's data sections, including station plots for the PIRATA and RAMA arrays, animations, gridding methods, data quality control, telemetry, GTS data distribution, historic data return, and mooring status.

The homepage excerpt is mostly navigation and does not describe access terms, data licensing, or how the data may be used. Pricing is unknown.

Key features

  • Station plots for the PIRATA and RAMA moored buoy arrays
  • Animations and assorted plots of buoy data
  • Section on gridding methods for buoy observations
  • Data quality control section
  • Mooring status summary
  • GTS data distribution and transmission sections
Best for: Researchers and analysts who need station plots, quality control information, or archived observations from tropical moored buoy arrays.
Good for
  • Links to buoy arrays in the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans from one site
  • Includes a data quality control section and a mooring status summary

Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project at a glance

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Website
Pricing
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Platforms
Web
Open source
Not stated
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project FAQ

Which ocean regions do the linked buoy arrays cover?
The related links point to the Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis (RAMA) in the Indian Ocean, the Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA) in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) array in the Pacific Ocean.
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