SMOS and Argos Floats Provides New Salinity Map Every 5 Days

摘要

The European Space Agency is comparing readings of sea-surface salinity from Argo, a network of drifting autonomous floats in the ocean, to confirm the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) water mission's satellite measurements. Argo is one of the major networks of in-situ drifters, with more than 3,500 active drifters. The Argo floats acquire in-situ data in the upper 2,000 meters of the ocean.