Utilization of ARGOS M. Ravichandran Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, India
Utilization of ARGOS
M. RavichandranIndian National Centre for Ocean Information
Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, India
Ocean Observing System
Green – Argo, Red line – XBT, Blue –
Drifters, red square – RAMA, Yellow‐
CODAR, green_oval‐
ADCP, Red_oval –
Moorings, white mark ‐
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PlatformsArgo profiling floats – INCOIS (100)Moored buoys – NIOT (15)Bay of Bengal Observatory (1)Drifting buoys – INCOIS/NIO (22)ADCP moorings – INCOIS/NIO (20)Turtles, birds, elephants ‐Gliders – NIOT (2)Unmanned vehicle‐ NIOT(1)Fish Tagging – INCOIS (15)
Argo Profiling floats
BoB
Present status of Mooring (physical) locations
Bay of Bengal Observatory
• Sensors:– 1 upward looking current meter (5 m), – 1 SST sensor (1 m), – 6 temperature and salinity sensors
MicroCATs (4, 7, 15, 25, 50, 100 m)
• Sampling time:– 10 minute for each sensor
Drifting buoys
ADCP Moorings Locations
Long term moorings to understand the seasonal, intra- seasonal and inter-annual variability.
RequirementsHigher bandwidth to acquire higher vertical resolutionTwo way communication to change the mission cycle
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