FOCI Standard Operating Instructions
January 2002
3.2.11 ARGOS Satellite-Tracked Drifter Buoy Deployments -
Two to three working days before deployment, the Chief Scientist, or designee,
will secure the drifter on the back deck. The drifter buoy is then
turned on, usually by removing the magnet, and an e-mail message will be
sent by the Chief Scientist, or designee, to Dr. Phyllis Stabeno at Phyllis.Stabeno@noaa.gov,
stating the serial number that is stamped on the drifter and the time that
it was turned on. This lead-time is necessary to ensure that telemetry
from the buoy is being received and transmitted by the Advanced Research
and Global Observation Satellite (ARGOS). The method of deployment
of the drifter is dependent upon the particular make of drifter and is
to be directed by the Chief Scientist, or designee.
allen.macklin@noaa.gov