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Water temperature, salinity, and surface meteorology measurements collected from the Tropical Moored Buoys Array in the equatorial oceans from 1977-11-03 to 2023-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0078936)

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This dataset contains text files from the The Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array Program, a multi-national effort to provide data in real-time for climate research and forecasting. Major components include the TAO/TRITON (Tropical Atmosphere Ocean) array in the Pacific, PIRATA (Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Atlantic) in the Atlantic, and RAMA (Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction) in the Indian Ocean. The Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array Program is a contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), and the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS). Data in this submission are updated every three months: January, April, July, and October, and include daily sub-surface profiles of water temperature, salinity, and surface meteorological observations.
  • Cite as: Freitag, Paul; NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (2013). Water temperature, salinity, and surface meteorology measurements collected from the Tropical Moored Buoys Array in the equatorial oceans from 1977-11-03 to 2023-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0078936). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0078936. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1977-11-03 to 2023-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 51
East: 9
South: -25
North: 22
Spatial Coverage Map
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2013-04-19
  • revision: 2023-11-13
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
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In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Freitag, Paul; NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (2013). Water temperature, salinity, and surface meteorology measurements collected from the Tropical Moored Buoys Array in the equatorial oceans from 1977-11-03 to 2023-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0078936). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0078936. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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  • Cite as: Freitag, Paul; NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (2013). Water temperature, salinity, and surface meteorology measurements collected from the Tropical Moored Buoys Array in the equatorial oceans from 1977-11-03 to 2023-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0078936). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0078936. Accessed [date].
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  • 2013-04-19T21:54:53Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 v1.1 was published.
  • 2013-06-18T19:47:20Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v2.2 was published.
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  • 2013-06-19T19:30:16Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v3.3 was published.
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  • 2013-06-24T15:19:16Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v4.4 was published.
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  • 2013-06-24T17:00:16Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v5.5 was published.
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  • 2013-06-24T19:30:17Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v6.6 was published.
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  • 2013-06-25T15:05:17Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v7.7 was published.
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  • 2013-06-25T19:41:18Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v8.8 was published.
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  • 2017-08-29T17:23:59Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v9.9 was published.
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  • 2017-08-29T20:01:56Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v10.10 was published.
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  • 2017-08-30T20:10:06Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v11.11 was published.
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  • 2017-08-31T18:20:05Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v12.12 was published.
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  • 2017-08-31T20:33:52Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v13.13 was published.
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  • 2017-09-05T19:23:09Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v14.14 was published.
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  • 2017-09-06T17:54:08Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v15.15 was published.
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  • 2017-09-06T20:31:47Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v16.16 was published.
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  • 2017-09-07T19:25:55Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v17.17 was published.
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  • 2017-09-11T17:14:28Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v18.18 was published.
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  • 2017-09-11T20:01:54Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v19.19 was published.
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  • 2017-09-12T18:41:51Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v20.20 was published.
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  • 2017-09-12T20:36:03Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v21.21 was published.
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  • 2017-09-13T18:11:57Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v22.22 was published.
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  • 2017-09-14T19:24:47Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v23.23 was published.
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  • 2017-09-18T18:27:14Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v24.24 was published.
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  • 2017-09-19T19:38:59Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v25.25 was published.
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  • 2017-11-17T20:01:14Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v26.26 was published.
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  • 2018-03-28T17:30:19Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v27.27 was published.
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  • 2019-10-30T06:58:24Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v28.28 was published.
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  • 2019-11-01T20:06:36Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v29.29 was published.
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  • 2019-11-04T22:41:54Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v30.30 was published.
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  • 2019-11-05T20:25:41Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v31.31 was published.
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  • 2019-11-06T19:09:03Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v32.32 was published.
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  • 2019-11-06T21:33:28Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v33.33 was published.
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  • 2019-11-09T12:22:49Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v34.34 was published.
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  • 2020-01-30T20:34:44Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v35.35 was published.
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  • 2020-04-21T21:27:50Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v36.36 was published.
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  • 2021-02-11T18:02:25Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v37.37 was published.
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  • 2021-02-16T19:36:51Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v38.38 was published.
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  • 2021-02-23T16:45:01Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v39.39 was published.
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  • 2021-05-10T16:37:36Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v40.40 was published.
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  • 2021-09-08T19:42:20Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v41.41 was published.
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  • 2021-11-19T16:02:10Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v42.42 was published.
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  • 2022-03-05T00:53:41Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v43.43 was published.
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  • 2022-05-27T18:15:41Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v44.44 was published.
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  • 2022-11-14T16:51:23Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v45.45 was published.
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  • 2022-11-25T22:30:36Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v46.46 was published.
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  • 2023-03-20T22:42:48Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v47.47 was published.
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  • 2023-06-13T21:51:52Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v48.48 was published.
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  • 2023-08-18T18:45:18Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v49.49 was published.
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  • 2023-11-13T18:54:22Z - NCEI Accession 0078936 was revised and v50.50 was published.
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Output Datasets
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • conductivity sensor
  • humidity sensor
  • meteorological sensor
  • thermistor
Platform
  • moored buoys
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