@InProceedings{Lorenzzetti:2002:PIPr,
               author = "Lorenzzetti, J{\~a}o Antonio",
                title = "The monitoring of the Tropical Atlantic using moored buoys and 
                         satellite telemetry: the PIRATA Project",
                 year = "2002",
         organization = "International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE), 
                         29.",
             abstract = "The seasonal cycle is the largest ocean-atmosphere signal in the 
                         tropical Atlantic. Superimposed on the mean seasonal cycle are two 
                         modes of interannual and longer time scale ocean-atmosphere 
                         variability in the tropical Atlantic with significant impact on 
                         regional climate. The first is the so-called {"}dipole mode{"} 
                         which involves north-south interhemispheric variations in SST 
                         patterns. This is decadal or longer time scale mode of variations. 
                         The second is a {"}equatorial{"} mode, which is in many ways 
                         similar to the one present in the Pacific ocean operating at 
                         seasonal and interannual time scales. of the modes are associated 
                         with very important climatic variability observed in South 
                         America, Africa and North America. A better understanding of the 
                         relative contributions of different components of surface heat 
                         flux and internal ocean dynamics in controlling the long time 
                         scales of variability of SST in the region is in need if we want 
                         to be able to predict climate variations. The acquisition of 
                         meteorological and oceanic variables necessary to achieve the 
                         required understanding of such processes is a technological 
                         challenge considering the size of region and the time scales 
                         involved. The best solution to this problem has been a merge 
                         between the in situ data collection integrated with the space 
                         segment via satellite data telemetry. The PIRATA (Pilot Research 
                         Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic)project has been implemented 
                         using this modus operandum and can be considered as an extension 
                         of the Pacific ocean TAO project. An array of 12 ATLAS (Autonomous 
                         Temperature Line Acquisition System)moorings is being maintained 
                         in the region since 1998. In this paper we present the 
                         characteristics of this oceanic monitoring system, encountered 
                         difficulties, data acquired and some examples of surface heat 
                         fluxes calculated using the PIRATA data.",
  conference-location = "Buenos Aires, AR",
      conference-year = "8-12 Apr. 2002",
                label = "10381",
           targetfile = "INPE 9454.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "04 maio 2024"
}