Argos Project

Argo Floats

This year we are going to be learning about Argo Floats and have "adopted" one to study.

You're probably asking yourself "what is an argo float? Well good thing you came to our blog then!



Argo floats are underwater robots that float around at about 1000m below sea level. They float there for 9 days, then sink down to about 2000m in depth before they come up to the surface. They are a very cool technology that measures temperature and salinity in our oceans. We need this information to help us with climate, weather, and ocean research.

2 comments:

  1. Unknown11 March 2012 at 13:26

    Way to go Room 14 and Mr Patterson. I've just found out that they are even designing some Argo Floats that will go down to 5000 m (that's 5km!)soon. Technology is on the improve all the time. Keep up the awesome learning!

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    1. Room 1411 March 2012 at 16:20

      Thanks for letting us know about Argos floats Carol.

      from,Payton,David,Daniel.

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