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| Location of Argo Float in relation to New Zealand |
We have 'adopted' an Argo Float and will keep a watch on where it travels. It was deployed off the Kaharoa which is a NIWA Vessel. The Kaharoa deployed the float on it's journey across to Chile.This Float has been in the water for 2562 days so far and has travelled 486 km.
Like all Argo Floats, it travels at a depth of 1000m for 9 days with the Ocean Current. Then on the 10th day it drops to 2000m (just like our Cartesian Divers do) and for the next 10 hours takes readings of temperature and salinity up the water column before sending that data off to a satellite.
We can access that info through Google Earth. Have a look at all the Floats around the world for yourself by downloading the Argo Float Google Earth Application here
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| An enlarged view of the journey (trajectory) |
wow cool argo floats you might teach us more about argo floats you can teach my mum and dad thay dont no about argo floats thay dont even no what thay are and thay dont no what thay look like (from aleesha)
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