What is PIRATA?
The Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA) is an in situ observation array of moored buoys designed to monitor a set of atmospheric and oceanographic variables of the ocean-atmosphere interface processes at the tropical Atlantic ocean.
The PIRATA project is a multinational cooperation program with participation of Brazil, France, and the United States. These three countries shared the tasks of implementation and maintenance of the array.
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The SW extension
During the establishment of the original PIRATA backbone it was anticipated that future regional extensions would be expected to expand the scientific scope of the project and to improve the understanding and predictions of regional climates.
The Southwest extension of the original PIRATA array (PIRATA SWE) was established in September, 2005.
Projects
The monitoring activities in the South Atlantic are performed by the following projects: