Seven pre-Argo Webb PALACE floats deployed by SOC in the Irminger Sea,
October 1996 with a 14-day cycle.
|
| WMO# Argos# |
Type/Spec |
Cycles
made |
Comments |
| North-west
Atlantic (Irminger Sea) |
| 49064 17127 |
Apex
10 day cycle, drift 2,000 m, profile
2,000 m |
90 |
Deployed in Irminger Sea by Icelandic
volunteer ship in Jan
2001 |
| 49065 19154 |
41 |
| 49066 30027 |
80 |
| 49067 30029 |
107 |
| 49068 30089 |
106 |
| 6900197 30098 |
Provor - 10 day cycle, drift and profile
2,000 m |
28 |
Deployed in Irminger Sea in Nov/Dec
2001 |
| 6900198 30107 |
42 |
| 6900082 10430 |
Argo-equivalent NERC research Apex floats
funded through the Marine Productivity programme |
50 |
| 6900083 10433 |
31 |
| North-east
Atlantic |
| 69079 13353 |
Apex - 10 day cycle, profile
2,000 m |
35 |
Deployed in North Atlantic by SOC in
May 2001 |
| 69080 13354 |
39 |
| 69081 13355 |
83 |
| 6900232 42830 |
University of Galway, Irish
Apex float (processed by BODC) |
33 |
Deployed in the
Rockall Trough in Oct 2003 |
| 6900233 42831 |
132 |
| Arctic Ocean |
| 6900195 10347 |
Apex
10 day cycle, drift 1,200 m, profile
2,000 m |
117 |
Norwegian Sea deployed in Oct 2001 by IMR,
Norway |
| 6900196 10348 |
117 |
| South-west
Indian Ocean |
| 1900083 10308 |
Apex
10 day cycle, drift and profile
2,000 m |
62 |
Deployed in
south-west Indian Ocean in Jul and Aug
2001 |
| 1900084 10309 |
10 |
| 1900085 10310 |
69 |
| 1900086 10313 |
75 |
| 1900087 10314a |
0 |
| Arabian
Sea |
| 2900164 10362 |
Apex
10 day cycle, drift and profile
2,000 m
|
98 |
First 5
floats deployed in the north-west Indian Ocean
end Oct/early Nov 2001 |
| 2900165 10363 |
95 |
| 2900166 10373 |
124 |
| 2900167 10382 |
117 |
| 2900168 10388 |
147 |
| 2900159 10349 |
81 |
Second 5
floats air-deployed in the north-west Indian
Ocean in Dec 2001 |
| 2900160 10350a |
deployment
failed |
| 2900161 10359 |
74 |
| 2900162 10360 |
94 |
| 2900163 10361 |
105 |
|
| WMO# Argos# |
Type/Spec |
Cycles
made |
Comments |
| North
Atlantic |
| 6900199 30109 |
Provor - 10 day cycle,
drift and profile 2,000 m |
20 |
Deployed in
Irminger Sea in May 2002 |
| 6900084 11067 |
Apex - 10
day cycle, drift depth and profile
2,000 m |
10 |
| 6900085 11061 |
0 |
| 6900086 11071 |
8 |
| Arctic Ocean |
| 6900192 10315 |
Apex
10 day cycle, drift 1,200 m, profile
2,000 m |
89 |
Norwegian Sea deployed in Jun 2002. Floats
deployed by IMR, Norway |
| 6900193 10330 |
99 |
| 6900194 10331 |
75 |
| 6900202 27238 |
SPRI Argo-equivalent Apex |
37 |
Greenland
Sea |
| Southern Ocean
(Atlantic sector) |
| 3900069 9413 |
Apex - 10 day cycle, drift depth and profile
2,000 m |
82 |
Deployed in Feb/Mar 2002 |
| 3900070 9414 |
100 |
| 3900071 9415 |
12 |
| South Indian
Ocean |
| 1900088 9410 |
Apex
10 day cycle, drift and profile
2,000 m |
0 |
25 floats deployed along 32° S section from
RRS Charles Darwin during Mar/Apr 2002
|
| 1900089 9315 |
146 |
| 1900090 9309 |
142 |
| 1900091 9108 |
14 |
| 1900092 9208 |
112 |
| 1900093 9213 |
0 |
| 1900094 9214 |
158 |
| 1900095 9348 |
11 |
| 1900096 9349 |
16 |
| 1900097 9218 |
185 |
| 1900098 9217 |
13 |
| 1900099 9216 |
138 |
| 1900100 9215 |
46 |
| 5900176 9322 |
11 |
| 5900177 9347 |
6 |
| 5900178 9385 |
152 |
| 5900179 9255 |
151 |
| 5900180 9350 |
115 |
| 5900181 9219 |
0 |
| 5900182 9351 |
96 |
| 5900183 9390 |
11 |
| 5900184 9397 |
98 |
| 5900185 9391 |
93 |
| 5900186 9382 |
133 |
| 5900187 9352 |
45 |
| Arabian
Sea |
| 2900194 9411 |
As
above |
102 |
Air-deployed
in Jul 2002 |
| 2900195 9412 |
deployment
failed |
|
| WMO# Argos# |
Type/Spec |
Cycles
made |
Comments |
| Equatorial
Atlantic |
| 1900138 6929 |
Provor
10 day cycle, drift and profile
2,000 m |
24 |
Deployed
around the Sierra Leone Basin in Feb 2003 by IFREMER/IRD from RV Suroit during PIRATA/Egee
cruise |
| 1900139 7087 |
11 |
| 1900140 7136 |
17 |
| 1900141 7494 |
93 |
| 1900142 7495 |
9 |
| South
Atlantic |
| 3900113 9723 |
Apex - 10
day cycle, drift 1,500 m, profile 2,000 m |
8 |
Deployed in
May 2003 from RRS James Clark Ross during
Atlantic Meridional Transect |
| 3900114 9950 |
9 |
| 3900115 9951 |
89 |
| 3900116 9952 |
28 |
| 3900117 10228 |
79 |
| 1900280
10449 |
Argo-equivalent NERC research floats funded
through the COAPEC programme
Apex - 10 day cycle, drift 1,500 m, profile
2,000 m |
123 |
Deployed by JAMSTEC during Nov 2003 from
RV Mirai |
| 1900281 8110 |
66 |
| 1900282 8729 |
125 |
| 1900283
20070 |
116 |
| 1900284 20085 |
107 |
| 1900285 20094 |
130 |
| 1900286 20095 |
92 |
| 1900288 20100 |
0 |
| 1900290 20638 |
72 |
| 1900292 22262 |
107 |
| 1900293 24351 |
120 |
| Southern Ocean
(Atlantic sector) |
| 3900088 10241 |
Apex
10 day cycle, drift 1,500 m, profile
2,000 m |
33 |
Deployed from RRS James Clark Ross
by British Antarctic Survey in
Jan/Feb 2003 |
| 3900089 10243 |
108 |
| 3900090 10247 |
6 |
| 3900091 10273 |
52 |
| 3900092 10281 |
82 |
| 3900093 10294 |
7 |
| 3900094 10307 |
53 |
| 3900110 10311 |
99 |
and during AMT-12 cruise in May
2003 |
| 3900111 10448 |
68 |
| Southern Ocean
(Indian Ocean sector) |
| 1900173 10480 |
Apex - 10 day cycle, drift 1,500 m,
profile 2,000 m |
98 |
Deployed by
University of Cape Town from SA Agulhas in Apr
2003 |
| 1900174 10984 |
3 |
| 1900175
11352 |
132 |
| Mauritius float (deployments
arranged by Mauritius
Met Services) |
| 1900177 9412 |
Apex - 10 day cycle, drift 1,500 m,
profile 2,000 m |
6 |
Deployed Jun
2003 |
|
| WMO# Argos# |
Type/Spec |
Cycles
made |
Comments |
| North-east
Atlantic |
| 6900200 27667 |
Apex - 10
day cycle, drift 1,750 m, profile 2,000 m |
deployment failed |
Deployed in
the Rockall Trough in Jul 2004 |
| 6900201 27670 |
deployment
failed |
| South
Atlantic |
| 3900112 9953 |
Apex - 10
day cycle, drift 1,500 m, profile 2,000 m |
124 |
Deployed
from RRS James Clark Ross during AMT-14 cruise in April/May
2004 |
| 3900248 10033 |
49 |
| 3900249 10034 |
89 |
| 3900250
8763 |
114 |
| Southern
Ocean |
| 1900176 27658 |
Apex - 10
day cycle, various drift depths, profile depth
2,000 m |
73 |
Deployed by
University of Cape Town from SA Agulhas in Aug
2004 |
| 1900347
27668 |
97 |
| 3900372 5529 |
Provor - 10
day cycle, drift and profile 2,000 m |
100 |
Deployed
during Nov/Dec 2004 from RRS James Clark Ross
during ShagEx cruise |
| 3900377 5818 |
0 |
| 3900378 6443 |
102 |
| 3900379 6109 |
0 |
| 1900452
22368 |
Provor - 10
day cycle, drift and profile 2,000 m |
85 |
Deployed
during Nov/Dec 2004 from RRS Discovery during
CROZEX cruise |
| 1900454 22383 |
96 |
| 1900455 22799 |
69 |
| 1900459 23267 |
100 |
| 1900458 52323 |
Apex - 10 day cycle,
drift 1,000 m, profile 2,000 m |
57 |
North-west Indian Ocean |
| 1900368 7496 |
Apex - 10
day cycle, drift 1,500 m, profile
2,000 m |
121 |
Floats air
deployed in the Somali Basin in May
2004 |
| 1900369 7583 |
6 |
| 1900370 7584 |
6 |
| 1900371 7585 |
deployment
failed |
| 1900373 7625 |
31 |
| 1900376 10232 |
57 |
|
| WMO# Argos# |
Type/Spec |
Cycles
made |
Comments |
| Southern
Ocean |
| 1900463 22369 |
Provor - 10 day cycle, drift and profile
2,000 m |
1 |
Deployed during Jan
2005 from RRS Discovery during CROZEX
cruise |
| 3900380 27643 |
Apex - 10
day cycle, drift 1,500 m, profile 2,000 m |
0 |
Deployed in
Feb/Mar 2005 in Drake Passage |
| 3900382 27652 |
0 |
| 3900537 11355 |
Apex - 10 day cycle,
drift 1,500 m, profile 2,000 m |
19 |
Deployed from HMS
Endurance in Dec 2005 |
| Indian
Ocean |
| 1900631 27654 |
Apex
- 10 day cycle, drift 1,500 m, profile 2,000 m |
57 |
Deployed from HMS
Enterprise in Oct
2005 |
| 1900632 27656 |
14 |
|
| WMO# Argos# |
Type/Spec |
Cycles
made |
Comments |
| Southern
Ocean |
| 7900104 61885 |
Apex - 10
day cycle, drift 1,000 m, profile 2,000 m |
20 |
Deployed by
University of Cape Town from SA Agulhas in Jan
2006 |
| 7900105 61886 |
13 |
| 7900106 61887 |
11 |
| Subtropical
North-east Atlantic |
| 6900409 63363 |
Apex - 10 day cycle,
drift 1,000 m, profile 2,000 m |
0 |
Deployed May/Jun 2006
from RRS Discovery |
| South-east
Atlantic |
| 1900936
63361 |
Apex - 10 day cycle,
drift 1,000 m, profile 2,000 m |
0 |
Deployed by University
of Cape Town from SA Agulhas in Sep
2006 |
| Indian
Ocean |
| 1900633
27678 |
Apex - 10 day cycle,
drift 1,500 m, profile 2,000 m |
2 |
VOS deployment from
Glasgow Maersk in May
2006 |
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