Drifter Data
ARGO Drifters - Argo provides a new source of data from the top 2km of the ocean. It uses a fleet of robotic floats that spend most of their life at depth and that surface regularly to make the temperature and salinity profile measurements.
- Information Center
- CORIOLIS Data Service for Drifter Data
- Drifter data for drifters deployed by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- Real-Time data from Japan Argo Center
- Positions and Profiles from University of Washington
ARGOS System for Tracking Drifters - Track birds in flight. Map ocean currents. Manage fishing fleets. Monitor hazardous cargo in transit.
NOAA Global Drifter Center - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory operates the global drifter program. The drifters operate just below the sea surface.
Webb Research Corp., Makers of Drifters - Webb Research Corporation designs and manufactures scientific instruments for oceanographic research and monitoring.
Revised on: 19 December, 2006
