Before revision: It is the principal component of the Global Surface Drifting Buoy Array, a branch of NOAA's Global Ocean ObservationsGlobal Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and a scientific project of the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP).Data Buoy Cooperation Panel URL The project originated in February 1979 as part of the TOGA/Equatorial Pacific Ocean Circulation Experiment (EPOCS) and the first large-scale deployment of drifters was in 1988 with the goal of mapping the tropical Pacific Ocean's surface circulation.
After revision: It is the principal component of the Global Surface Drifting Buoy Array, a branch of NOAA's Global Ocean ObservationsGlobal Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and a scientific project of the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP).Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP) The project originated in February 1979 as part of the TOGA/Equatorial Pacific Ocean Circulation Experiment (EPOCS) and the first large-scale deployment of drifters was in 1988 with the goal of mapping the tropical Pacific Ocean's surface circulation.