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Instruments > In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Current/Wind Meters > DRIFTING BUOYS

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DRIFTING BUOYS  

Definition

  • A drifting buoy is a floating (or drifting on ice) ocean buoy equipped with meteorological and/or oceanographic sensing instruments linked to transmitting equipment for sending the observed data to collecting centers. [Source: NSIDC] (en)

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  • 2021-08-05 11:33:21.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: DRIFTING BUOYS language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/141117c3-6d2d-4b78-b0c4-f7150f6dec2e

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