Six free-drifting buoys tracked by the Nimbus 6 satellite were successfully launched by C-130 aircraft in a series of deployments during 1977-1979. The buoys were launched in Gulf Stream rings which had been identified with airborne XBT surveys and satellite infrared images. This is the first operational test of these air-deployable buoys.


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    Title :

    Air deployment of satellite-tracked drifters


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    Publication date :

    1980-05-20


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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