Argo floats

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf oceanographic instrument
gptkbp:availableOn public databases
gptkbp:contributedTo oceanography
weather prediction
climate research
sea level studies
gptkbp:cyclePeriod about 10 days
gptkbp:dataTransmittedBy gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:deploymentArea global oceans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Argo floats
gptkbp:launchedSince 2000
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jason_and_the_Argonauts
gptkbp:numberDeployed over 3,800
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Intergovernmental_Oceanographic_Commission
gptkb:World_Meteorological_Organization
international consortium
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Argo_program
gptkbp:profileDepth up to 2000 meters
gptkbp:usedFor measuring salinity in the ocean
measuring temperature in the ocean
profiling ocean currents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lofoten_Basin_Eddy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7