Argo float in the ocean.
Rights: 2004 Sabrina Speich, Argo Information Centre Published 30 June 2010 Size: 53 KB Referencing Hub media

Argo floats only spend a short time at the surface, while they send data to a satellite. They then sink to 1,500 m and drift with the current.

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