TOGA COARE : Unlocking the Mysteries of El Nino

Abstract

The Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE), involved many nations, more than 1 thousand scientists and technicians using ships, satellites and aircraft to intensely research the warm water pool of the far-western Pacific - the heat exchanger for Planet Earth. This experiment aimed at "... convert(ing) the high resolution data to input for the global models that will, perhaps in this century, truly unlock the mysteries of El Nino and give the world unparallaled climate predictions and diagnostic tools". (John Kermond- Exec. Prod)