Autonomous satellite-linked profiling floats
Room or location
NGCC Amundsen (Garde côtière canadienne), Central and Arctic Region
Affiliation
Manufacturer/Brand
Bio-Argo
In operation since
Description
23 floats - about half financed by Canadian credits, the other half financed by French credits. Autonomous platforms which drift with marine currents, rigged with bio-optical instruments having a range of 3 to 5 years. Maximum depth of operations: 2000 m. Each with T, S, NO3, O2, suspended particles, chlorophyll and organic fluorescence, PAR/irradiance, and ice detection.
Technical specifications
Lagrangian autonomous platform, AOP and IOP / biogeochemical profiles
Resource person
Luc Michaud
1045, Avenue de la Médecine, Pav. A.-Vachon, Room 3432
(418) 656-2131 ext. 5282
luc.michaud@arcticnet.ulaval.ca
Facility