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Deployment Cruise-5
China Argo floats deployment cruises :
Oct. 2004, Chinese 21st Antarctic Scientific Exploration Team set out from Shanghai Harbor. On 8-9 Nov., 5 Argo floats were launched into the Indian Ocean from the R/V “Xue Long” passing this area (See table).
| Float Type | WMO Number | Longitude (E) | Latitude (S) | Oberving Depth(m) |
| PROVOR | 2900458 | 115°34.6′ | 9°59.3′ | 2000 |
| PROVOR | 2900457 | 115°30.4′ | 10°59.2′ | 2000 |
| APEX | 2900322 | 115°20.3′ | 11°58.1′ | 2000 |
| APEX | 2900323 | 115°0.9′ | 13°0.3′ | 2000 |
| APEX | 5900462 | 115°0.3′ | 14°0.2′ | 2000 |
These floats are supported by “The Project of Argo Floats Observing the Pacific-Indian Warm Pool” funded from the《Chinese Key International Cooperation Programme》. Before this year, China deployed 2 floats in this area. Up to now, China Argo Project has totally deployed 29 floats in the Pacific and Indian Ocean.
In this cruise, there was 1 COPEX experiment Argo floats deployed in the area 115. 504°E , 10.921°S, which are developed by the Chinese National Ocean Technology Center.
 R/V “Xue Long” |
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