National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
United States Department of Commerce

PIRATA Array Map

PIRATA Array Map

Flavors of PIRATA and implementation history

 

Active PIRATA sites

Site Date first deployed Comments
10S 10W
Sept 1997
Flux site
0 10W
Sept 1997
 
15N 38W
Jan 1998
Flux site
0 35W
Jan 1998
 
8N 38W
Jan 1998
 
0 0
Feb 1998
 
12N 38W
Feb 1999
 
4N 38W
Feb 1999
 
0 23W
Mar 1999
Flux site
6S 10W
Mar 2000
 
0 23W
 Dec 2001
ADCP
8S 30W
Aug 2005
SW Extension
14S 32W
Aug 2005
SW Extension
19S 34W
Aug 2005
Flux site, SW Extension
12N 23W
Jun 2006
Flux site, NE Extension
4N 23W
Jun 2006
NE Extension
6S 8E
Jun 2006
Flux site, SE Extension
21N 23W
May 2007  
NE Extension
20N 38W
May 2007 
NE Extension

 

Inactive PIRATA sites

Site
Dates deployed
5S 10W
Jan 1999 - Mar 2000
2N 10W
Nov 1999 - Jul 2000
2S 10W
Nov 1999 - Mar 2000