A CARIOCA buoy being retrieved during GASEX-98 in the North Atlantic from the NOAA ship RON BROWN. (photo courtesy of Jim Butler.)

The CARbon Interface OCean Atmosphere buoys were designed and developed by SERPE-IESM (Société d'Etudes et de Réalisation de Protection Electronique - Informatique Electronique Sécurité Maritime) under a EUREKA contract. Three research and technical groups have been involved:

• Laboratoire d'Océanographie Dynamique et de Climatologie, UMR 7617 / CNRS / ORSTOM / Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris France
• Laboratoire de Geochimie des Eaux at the Université Paris 7
• Technical Division of INSU / CNRS

Data is retrieved in 'real time' using the Argos System.

A new version of the buoy, the CARBON buoy, includes measurements of pH and salinity.

TABLE of CONTENTS:

Specifications and Technical Information

Results from Intercomparison Studies

Publications using CARIOCA Buoy Data

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last updated 5 July/99

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