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JAMES deployed 15 floats in the eastern Indian Ocean

Editor :China Argo Real-time Data Center    Time :2020-03-05 15:56:00    Visit :
During December 2019-February 2020, the program of Joint Advanced Marine and Ecological Studies (JAMES) deployed 15 profiling floats in the eastern Indian Ocean via R/V “XIANGYANG HONG 06”. Of these floats, 14 are PROVOR floats using Iridium satellite for data transmission, and the other one is HM2000_DO float manufactured by HSOE. Dr. Feng Zhou, the vice director of SOED took on the position of the chief scientist during this cruise.


Dr. Fengzhou (right) and Mr. Beifeng Zhou (left) hold a HM2000 float (photoed by Dingyong Zeng)