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Argo float operational diagram.

Argo float operational diagram.
Argo float operational diagram.
Argo float operational diagram.
Argo float operational diagram.
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Cook, John E.
Argo float operational diagram.
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01/01/1999
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 42, No. 1, Pg. 18:
The principal components of an Argo float. Each float sinks to depths of 2,000 meters, drifts with ocean currents for ten days, rises to the surface taking measurements along the way, and then transmits data back to shore via satellite.
Illustration by Jack Cook
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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