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Abstract

The TRITON (Triangle Trans-Ocean buoy Network) is a series of buoys for measuring surface meteorology and upper ocean. The buoys will be deployed by JAMSTEC in collaboration with many countries in and around the Pacific Ocean as part of international climate research programs. The purpose is for scientific research on warm water in the equatorial ocean affecting world climate change.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator
Engineering Department (JAMSTEC)
Dataset Title
TRITON Web

Personnel

Role
DIF AUTHOR
Contact
IWAO UEKI (Global Ocean Observation Research Center) JAMSTEC (uekii@jamstec.go.jp)

Keyword List

ISO Topic Category
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
OCEANS
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Parameter
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>OCEAN WINDS>SURFACE WINDS
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR>WATER VAPOR INDICATORS>HUMIDITY
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE>SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>PRECIPITATION
EARTH SCIENCE>ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION>SHORTWAVE RADIATION
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>OCEAN CIRCULATION>OCEAN CURRENTS
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>OCEAN TEMPERATURE>WATER TEMPERATURE
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>SALINITY/DENSITY>CONDUCTIVITY
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>OCEAN PRESSURE>WATER PRESSURE
EARTH SCIENCE>OCEANS>OCEAN TEMPERATURE>SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Platform
MOORINGS
TRITON>TRIangle Trans-Ocean Buoy Network
Other
JAMSTEC

Start Date - End Date

  • 1998-03-09 -

Bounding Rectangle

South Bound
-5
North Bound
8
West Bound
90
East Bound
156

Location

OCEAN>PACIFIC OCEAN>WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
OCEAN>INDIAN OCEAN>EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN
GEOGRAPHIC REGION>TROPICS

Project

Short Name
TRITON
Long Name
Triangle Trans-Ocean Buoy Network

Language

ENGLISH

Originating Center

JAMSTEC

Organization

Organization Type
ORIGINATOR
Organization Name
Short Name
JAMSTEC
Long Name
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Personnel
Role
DATA CENTER CONTACT
Contact
dmo@jamstec.go.jp (dmo@jamstec.go.jp)

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Last Metadata Revision Date

2022-11-22