Repository details

Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project

Name of repository
Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project
Additional name(s)
  • TAO/TRITON array
  • TAO array
Repository URL
https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/drupal/disdel/
Subject(s)
Description
Real-time data from moored ocean buoys for improved detection, understanding and prediction of El Niño and La Niña.
Contact(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/mission
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Institutions (4)

Institution
Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies
Additional name(s)
  • formerly: JISAO
  • formerly: Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean
  • CICOES
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Additional name(s)
  • IRD
Institution
Country
France
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
Japan Agency for Marine-earth Science and TEChnology
Additional name(s)
  • JAMSTEC
  • 海洋機構
Institution
Country
Japan
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2000
Institution
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Additional name(s)
  • NOAA, PMEL
Institution
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • technical
  • funding
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy Name
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (1)

DataLicense
Public Domain

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Name of the repository software
  • unknown
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

Type
NetCDF
Url
https://cfconventions.org/

Metadata standards (1)

Metadata standard
FGDC/CSDGM (Federal Geographic Data Committee Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata)

Remarks

Remarks
The TAO array (renamed the TAO/TRITON array on 1 January 2000) consists of approximately 70 moorings in the Tropical Pacific Ocean, telemetering oceanographic and meteorological data to shore in real-time via the Argos satellite system. Partners: https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/gtmba/partners
Entry date
2016-05-13
Last update
2023-04-04
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re3data.org: Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project; editing status 2023-04-04; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R33S8P last accessed: 2025-04-23