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WHOI Argo Float Group/Maine Maritime Academy Form Partnership to Deploy Argo Floats

By Pelle Robbins

The WHOI Argo float group has initiated a new partnership with Maine Maritime Academy to deploy Argo floats on a trans-Atlantic passage during the MMA annual training cruise. Deb West-Mack led the logistics coordination and in April, Aiden Thayer and Pelle Robbins delivered 6 core Argo floats to the ship TS State of Maine in Castine.  While there they met with students to discuss the Argo program and technology of profiling floats. Four of the six floats have now been deployed and are working well. Data collected from these instruments is publicly available in real-time through the Argo Global Data Assembly Center (GDAC).

Click on the following link for an interview with Pelle Robbins, Research Specialist in WHOI’s PO Department, along with other members of PO’s Argo team:  Argo Float Deployment Partnership

Aiden Thayer prepares Argo floats on the waterfront at Maine Maritime Academy. Each float is tested and initialized prior to loading on the vessel. One float is shown unboxed so that students could see the instrument and sign their names on the hull.

Aiden Thayer prepares Argo floats on the waterfront at Maine Maritime Academy. Each float is tested and initialized prior to loading on the vessel. One float is shown unboxed so that students could see the instrument and sign their names on the hull. Photo provided by Pelle Robbins.

Pelle Robbins explaining the operation of Argo floats to students and faculty at Maine Maritime Academy.

Pelle Robbins explaining the operation of Argo floats to students and faculty at Maine Maritime Academy. Photo provided by Pelle Robbins.