Data provides vital clues for weather prediction
In a remote region of the Indian Ocean lies the source of a mysterious weather pattern with tentacles that stretch across the tropics, influencing everything from monsoons in India to heat waves and flooding in the United States.
![Scientists and crew tend to an observing buoy in the Indian Ocean. This buoy is one of 46 observing instruments in the RAMA array. (Image credit: NOAA) Scientists and crew tend to an observing buoy in the Indian Ocean. This buoy is one of 46 observing instruments in the RAMA array.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-%20RAMA-%20NOAA-3648x2736-landscape.jpg?itok=NswP8a1D)
Scientists and crew tend to an observing buoy in the Indian Ocean. This buoy is one of 46 observing instruments in the RAMA array. (Image credit: NOAA)