Pearlington in Hancock County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
TAO Buoy
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2017
1. TAO Buoy Marker
NOAA completed the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) array for the detection of El Niρo and La Niρa in the Pacific Ocean in 1994 after 10 years of development in which NOAA deployed 400 buoys on 83 separate cruises. Today, NOAA and the Japanese government maintain 70 permanent buoys they moored along the equatorial Pacific that collect data essential to the forecasting of El Niρo and La Niρa.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 30° 18.721′ N, 89° 36.256′ W. Marker is in Pearlington, Mississippi, in Hancock County. It can be reached from Discovery Circle half a mile west of State Highway 604, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Discovery Circle, Pearlington MS 39572, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tsunami Buoy (here, next to this marker); Special Operations Craft Riverine (a few steps from this marker); H-1 Rocket Engine (a few steps from this marker); F-1 Rocket Engine (within shouting distance of this marker); Infinity Eagle (within shouting distance of this marker); Lunar Lander (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gainesville Volunteers (approx. Ό mile away); Napoleon (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pearlington.
More about this marker. Located at the Infinity Science Center, off of exit 2 off of Interstate 10 Mississippi east bound.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2017
2. TAO Buoy Marker
September 2, 2017
3. TAO Buoy Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2017.
