Bourlès Bernard, Lumpkin R., McPhaden M. J., Hernandez Fabrice, Nobre P., Campos E., Yu L. S., Planton S., Busalacchi A., Moura A. D., Servain Jacques, Trotte J. (2008). The PIRATA program : history, accomplishments, and future directions. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 89 (8), p. 1111-1125. ISSN 0003-0007.
Titre du document
The PIRATA program : history, accomplishments, and future directions
Année de publication
2008
Auteurs
Bourlès Bernard, Lumpkin R., McPhaden M. J., Hernandez Fabrice, Nobre P., Campos E., Yu L. S., Planton S., Busalacchi A., Moura A. D., Servain Jacques, Trotte J.
Source
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 2008,
89 (8), p. 1111-1125 ISSN 0003-0007
The Pilot Research Moored Array in the tropical Atlantic (PIRATA) was developed as a multinational observation network to improve our knowledge and understanding of ocean-atmosphere variability in the tropical Atlantic. PIRATA was motivated by fundamental scientific issues and by societal needs for improved prediction of climate variability and its impact on the economies of West Africa, northeastern Brazil, the West Indies, and the United States. In this paper the implementation of this network is described, noteworthy accomplishments are highlighted, and the future of PIRATA in the framework of a sustainable tropical Atlantic observing system is discussed. We demonstrate that PIRATA has advanced beyond a "Pilot" program and, as such, we have redefined the PIRATA acronym to be "Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic".
Plan de classement
Sciences du milieu [021]
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Limnologie physique / Océanographie physique [032]
Description Géographique
ATLANTIQUE ; ZONE TROPICALE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010042787]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010042787
