so was the name: RAFOS is SOFAR spelled backward. Listening for sound requires far less energy than transmitting it, so RAFOS floats are cheaper and longer... 12 KB (1,733 words) - 17:48, 5 December 2022 |
A modern example of this type is the RAFOS float; historical versions include Swallow, ALACE, and SOFAR floats. http://www.oc.nps... 7 KB (970 words) - 03:02, 16 April 2024 |
characterised by a slow, outward decrease in azimuthal velocities. RAFOS floats trapped in the core of the Lofoten Vortex revealed that the vortex centre... 18 KB (2,200 words) - 05:18, 18 March 2024 |
John C. Swallow (redirect from Swallow float) 1994 Henry Stommel Medal of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution RAFOS float Drifter (floating device) Ice rafting Charnock, H. (1997). "John Crossley... 5 KB (408 words) - 04:26, 24 April 2022 |
research floats. Bower goes on research cruises to retrieve the floats and deploy equipment. Her group has deployed hundreds of RAFOS floats in the Arctic... 9 KB (669 words) - 00:18, 9 December 2023 |
experimental Wapitis. In 1931 he was sent to Argentina to demonstrate the Wapiti float plane but failed to secure any sales. He returned to England, took ten days... 17 KB (2,152 words) - 16:16, 29 February 2024 |