Floats

RAFOS floats were deployed between March 1997 and October 1999

Trajectories and displacement vectors from 47 ALACE and 114 RAFOS floats in the region around southern Africa. Start positions are indicated by small dots.

Isobaric RAFOS floats (67) were launched to capture the inflowing South Atlantic Current and the outflowing Benguela Current.

TRAJECTORIES AND DISPLACEMENTS

47 Isopycnal RAFOS floats (47) were launched into the Agulhas Current.

Floats are ballasted for the local salinity minimum.

isobaric: 800 m and 1200 m
isopycnal: 26.8 and 27.2 sigma-theta

Of the 114 floats launched, 105 returned to the surface and successfully transmitted their recorded data.

PROBLEM RAFOS FLOATS MEAN FIELD MESOSCALE MEANDERS AND RINGS
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