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Float deployments: |
For more float deployment stories, click here |
Deployment of an APEX float from a German research ship. |
Deployment of SOLO floats from the US RV N.B. Palmer:
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Deployment of MARVOR floats from the Spanish RV Vizconde de Eza:
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Deployment of NEMO floats from the German icebreaker Polarstern Bremerhaven:
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Deployment of Arvor floats from the French R/V Pourquoi Pas:
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Float pictures: |
A PROVOR float shortly before recovery by the Japanese coastguard vessel Takuyo. High res version |
A Canadian APEX float prior to launch Photo by Howard Freeland |
An MRV S2A float |
A SOLO-II float from Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
An Arvor Iridium float Photo by Olivier Dugornay at IFREMER |
A NEMO float in the Arctic |
A NAVIS float courtesy of SeaBird
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A NOVA float courtesy of MetOcean
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A Deep SOLO float courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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A Deep APEX float courtesy of Teledyne Webb
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A Deep NINJA float courtesy of JAMSTEC
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A Deep Arvor float courtesy of NKE
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Float Schematics and cartoons: |
Cross section of a float. High res version
(Courtesy of Michael McClune at Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
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Core Argo float
BGC Argo float
Deep Argo float
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Cycle Schematics: |
Normal float operation cycle. Park and profile operation.
(Courtesy of Southampton Oceanography Centre, UK)
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PDF of park and profile cycle.
RGB EPS of park and profile cycle.
(RGB is usually better for monitors)
CMYK EPS of park and profile cycle.
(CMYK is usually better for printing)
CMYK Adobe Illustrator file of park and profile cycle.
CMYK Adobe Illustrator file without any text
of park and profile cycle. RGB Adobe Illustrator file without any text
of park and profile cycle.
(Courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
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Park and profile operation.
Park and profile operation.
Park and profile operation.
(courtesy of John Garrett, Skeptical Science)
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Maps of Argo Array:
Maps below are the courtesy of the Argo Information Centre. |
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Animations: argo.avi is an Argo animation file produced by the SIO multimedia group in Oct 2000. (26 Mb) |
Click here to see Howard Freeland's movies of Argo float trajectories. See an example screen shot below:
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.avi movies are "Audio Video Interleaved". For PC's (& MAC's & Solaris) try " Windows Media Player". Or for MAC's try "Quicktime Player" |
 Click here to get Howard Freeland's rotating Argo globe (Argo_wld.gif).
 Click here to get a Shockwave Flash version of the rotating Argo globe.
To learn how to insert a Shockwave flash file into PowerPoint, click
here
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Logos: Argo_Logo_ES.gif is a small colored version of the official Argo logo with a transparent background, 110x109 pixels, 6.5 KBytes. This is the logo at the top of the page. For various sizes and file formats of this logo, download this folder. |
ArgoBanner.gif is a banner (640x110 pixels) for use on web pages. |
Acknowledgment: The above images (Argo logos) were created by Rod Stott, who lives in East Yorkshire, England. He is a retired, professional technical illustrator, until recently he worked for British Aerospace. If you have any questions about the logo set, then contact either Howard Freeland at FreelandHj@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca or Rod himself at rodandjostott@mac.com |
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Float preparation pictures:
University of Washington, USA (Courtesy Steve Riser): |
The float laboratory | Salinity sensor calibrations |
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Preparation of Solo floats at Scripps Institution (Courtesy Jim Dufour): |
A completed Solo float and other float pressure cases. Thepictures show the transparent damping disk, the cylindrical, lowpressure flotation collar and the high pressure bladder in the whitehousing. |
A batch of float bodies | Electronics assemblies |
Pump/motor assemblies | Sea Bird salinity/temperature sensors |
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Data:
An Argo profile from the subtropical North Pacific (20.25N 121.4W, May 15 2004). This shows interleaving in the salinity data. |
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Make an Argo icosohedron:
Howard Freeland in Canada has produced an image from which you can print an image of the world with Argo float positions superimposed. It can then be cut out and glued to form a solid icosohedron. |
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