Moacyr Araujo DOCEAN/UFPE, Brazil
Prediction and Research moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic - PIRATA Session 2: Ocean Observing Network – achievements and future plans Prediction and Research moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic - PIRATA Geographical integration: by sharing infrastructure, i.e. shiptime Maintained by Brazil: 8 buoys Maintained by France 6 buoys Maintained by USA: 4 buoys + sensors calibration PIRATA-USA 2017 PIRATA-BR 2017 PIRATA-FR 2017
Prediction and Research moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic - PIRATA Session 2: Ocean Observing Network – achievements and future plans Prediction and Research moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic - PIRATA Network integration: by cooperating with different networks Number of deployed Argo profilers, XBT, SVP, Radiosondes and Ozonesondes during PIRATA cruises (1997-2017) 192 302 O = 194 R = 1007 3861 Bourlès et al. (2019)
Prediction and Research moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic - PIRATA Session 2: Ocean Observing Network – achievements and future plans Prediction and Research moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic - PIRATA EOVs integration: by integrating physical-biogeochemical-biological measurements Nutrients, pCO2 (underway and fixed moorings), O2 (OMZ), Surface Chla, Plankton, Acoustics, Mammals (OTN) OTN pCO2 NO3 Plankton Link with Acoustic data (and T/S/O2/ADCP/nutrients/Chl pigments…) New ! Microplastics Sargassum Surface Chla Courtesy: B. Bourlès