
Overview
Drifting buoys are deployed in bodies of water (both frozen and solid) to help scientists measure meteorological and oceanographic parameters. They float or “drift” via the ocean’s sub-surface current and are usually equipped with numerous sensors that transmit collected data wirelessly to collection centers. The buoys are owned and operated by various organizations, and as a result, come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Related Campaigns & Instruments
Review the instruments operated on this platform for each of these field campaigns

Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment
2023-04-03 | 2023-05-02 |
2022-10-06 | 2022-11-07 |
2021-10-17 | 2021-11-09 |

EXport Processes in the Ocean from RemoTe Sensing
2018-07-21 | 2018-09-13 |
2021-03-25 | 2021-06-01 |
Bromine, Ozone, and Mercury Experiment
2012-03-06 | 2012-05-15 |

First International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Regional Experiment
1991-11-13 | 1991-12-07 |
1992-06-01 | 1992-06-25 |
1998-04-08 | 1998-07-30 |
1986-10-13 | 1986-11-02 |
1987-06-30 | 1987-07-19 |
Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study
2012-08-16 | 2013-10-13 |
2016-08-13 | 2017-11-17 |

Southern Ocean Gas Exchange Experiment
2008-02-29 | 2008-04-12 |
Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment
1992-06-04 | 1992-06-27 |
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