Expanding robotic float numbers a win for Australia’s ocean and climate insights
The ‘ocean observatory’ of robotic Argo floats is set to be expanded with 12 new state-of-the-art models fitted with biogeochemical (BGC) sensors, thanks to Australian Research Council (ARC) funding of $1,490,619 awarded to a project led by the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS). From left, some of the team members with a BGC-Argo float: lead Prof Pete Strutton (IMAS), Dr Tyler Rohr (AAPP/IMAS), Dr Elizabeth Shadwick (AAPP/CSIRO) and Dr Christina Schallenberg (AAPP/CSIRO). (photo: Mark Horstman)
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