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SOED deployed 8 autonomous profile floats in the Western Pacific Ocean

Editor :China Argo Real-time Data Center    Time :2018-09-17 20:24:00    Visit :
SOED deployed 8 autonomous profile floats in the Western Pacific Ocean

 

From August 16th to September 14th 2018, the State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics (SOED) successfully deployed 8 autonomous profile floats (3 APEX floats,5 PROVOR BGC floats) in the Northwest Pacific Ocean from the R/V "TAN KAH KEE". Totally 35 autonomous profile floats that was funded by the central large scientific instrument purchase special project -"Real-time ocean autonomous profiling floats observing system" have been deployed in the Western Pacific and other Oceans. All floats are working normally except for 3 floats that are suspended due to technical problems.