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Deploying an Argo probe

Scientist deploys an Argo probe from research ship RV Tangaroa.

Scientist Daniel Jones deploys an Argo probe from the RV Tangaroa. Argo probes measure salinity and temperature as they drift with currents in the ocean where they are deployed.

Rights: Simon Wadsworth, NIWA, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Published: 19 January 2021Size: 4.48 MB

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