LC-Floats: Near Real-time Hydrography and Deep Velocity in the Loop Current System using Autonomous Profilers
A fleet of 20-25 autonomous profilers deployed in the Loop Current System (LCS) active area in the eastern Gulf of Mexico are part of the NAS Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems campaign, and provide publicly-available near-real-time data to weather forecast models to aid in hurricane prediction. These data are also being used in conjunction with c-PIES data to explore the physical mechanism of Loop Current expansion into the Gulf and subsequent Loop Current Ring formation. Read More
Current position of floats deployed to date:
*** ALSO INCLUDES FLOATS NOT PART OF LC-FLOATS PROGRAM ***
http://argo.whoi.edu/argo/maps/tails/GulfofMexico.png
WHOI-Argo webpages of the floats deployed to date:
Cruise 1, June 2019, R/V Pelican:
( 9 floats deployed, 8 successful )
7491 7492 7540 7541 7542 7544
7545 7568
Cruise 2, September-October 2019, R/V Pelican:
( 12 floats deployed, 12 successful )
7495 7499 7513 7518 7556 7557
7559 7560 7561 7577 7584 7586
Cruise 2, September-October 2020, R/V Pelican:
( 4 floats deployed, 4 successful )
7519 7543 7538 7549
Funding
This project is generously funded by the National Academy of Sciences.