The TAO workstation display software for real-time data from the TOGA-TAO array of moored buoys

Author

Soreide, N.N. ; McClurg, Dai C. ; Zhu, Willa H. ; Denbo, Donald W. ; McPhaden, Michael J.

Author_Institution

Pacific Marine Environ. Lab., NOAA, Seattle, WA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

18-21 Oct 1993

Abstract

The TOGA-TAO Array of ATLAS wind and thermistor chain moorings and current meter moorings spans the Pacific Basin from 95°W to 137°E in the equatorial wave guide. TOGA-TAO has a multi-national base of support, and, when completed, will consist of approximately 70 ATLAS and current meter buoys, transmitting data in real-time via the Argos satellite system. The TAO Project has developed an interactive system to distribute the real-time data from the TOGA-TAO buoys, and display it in a modern, point-and-click workstation environment. This TAO software is being expanded to provide access to gridded fields derived from the TAO data, to the historical TAO data sets, and to other related data sets. The user will have increased control of the data displays, and access to basic analysis functions

Keywords

computer graphics; data acquisition; geophysics computing; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; real-time systems; software packages; workstations; ATLAS wind; Argos satellite system; TAO; TAO workstation display software; TOGA; apparatus; array of moored buoy; computer graphics; data acquisition; data display; dynamics current; equatorial wave guide; geophysics computing; real-time data; sea ocean; telemetry; Animation; Atmosphere; Displays; Interactive systems; Meteorology; Oceans; Real time systems; Satellites; Temperature sensors; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1385-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326211

Filename

326211