RAFOS Floats in WOCE

本提案是为了完成由研究者设计的声跟踪中深海洋浮标的设计。SOFAR（声音固定和测距）浮标将声音脉冲传送到一个固定的接收器。这些仪器（RAFOS，后置SOFAR）使用固定源和浮标上的接收器进行跟踪，浮标在浮出水面时由卫星进行汇报。现在几个实验已经成功完成，这个项目将规范设计，并使社区其他人的建设可行。在1990年代初，将在世界海洋环流实验（WOCE）中部署数百个这样的浮标。

This proposal is to finalize the design of an acoustically tracked mid-depth ocean floats designed by the investigator. SOFAR (sound fixing and ranging) floats transmit sound pulses to a fixed receiver. These instruments (RAFOS, SOFAR backward) - are tracked using fixed sources with receivers in the float which is debriefed by satellite upon surfacing. Now that several experiments have been successfully completed, this project will standardize the design and make construction by others in the community feasible. Hundreds of these floats will be deployed in the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) in the early 1990's.