Data · collection
Physical and meteorological data from the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) array in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
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.
Description
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).
Links
Get the data
- ncei.noaa.gov /archive/accession/NDBC-TAOBuoy ↗
Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links.
download · from NASA CMR
- ncei.noaa.gov /metadata/granule/geoportal/?from=0&size=10&esdsl=%7B%22query%2… ↗
Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved).
download · from NASA CMR
- ncei.noaa.gov /thredds-ocean/catalog/ndbc/tao-buoy/catalog.html ↗
These data are available through a variety of services via a THREDDS (Thematic Real-time Environmental Distributed Data Services) Data Server (TDS). Depending on the dataset, the TDS can provide WMS,
download · from NASA CMR
- ncei.noaa.gov /data/oceans/ndbc/tao-buoy ↗
Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download.
download · from NASA CMR
- ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov /pub/data.nodc/ndbc/tao-buoy ↗
These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). You may use any FTP client to download these data.
download · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- Ver.1.0D.02 September 2005 ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0088104/data/0-data ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Institution web page ndbc.noaa.gov ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Version 1.2, June 29th, 2010 ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0088104/data/0-data/oceansites_user_manual_v… ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Institution web page oceansites.org/index.html ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Preview graphic ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc%3ANDBC-T… ↗
preview image · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2089392991-NOAA_NCEI.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2089392991-NOAA_NCEI.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler · Atmospheric Pressure · Atmospheric Temperature · Conductivity · CTD - moored CTD · FIXED PLATFORM · Incoming Solar Radiation · meteorological sensors · Not provided · Ocean Currents · Precipitation Rate · pyranometer · Relative Humidity · Salinity · Water Pressure · Water Temperature · Wind Direction · Wind Speed
Provenance · 1 source records, 26 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C2089392991-NOAA_NCEI | 15 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:adcp | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:ctd-moored-ctd | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:meteorological-sensors | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:pyranometer | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-pressure | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/incoming-solar-radiation | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-water-vapor/water-vapor-indicators/humidity/relative-humidity | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds/surface-winds/wind-direction | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds/surface-winds/wind-speed | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/precipitation/precipitation-rate | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-circulation/ocean-currents | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-pressure/water-pressure | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-temperature/water-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/salinity-density/conductivity | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/salinity-density/salinity | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:fixed-platform | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:not-provided | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| updated_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |