CHENNAI: India has joined hands with Australiato learn 'what makes the Indian Ocean tick' and how both countries can benefit from it. Researchers from the two countries will launchrobotic floats, armed with sensors, in the Indian Ocean in mid 2014 to get data which would help them predict the ocean's impact on regional climate and weather patterns and effectively manage resources.
The Bio Argo floats are expected to enhance the successful Argo float technology to measure large-scale changes in the chemistry and biology of marine ecosystems below the ocean's surface. This is expected to give researchers a greater understanding of the physical and biological drivers behind the Indian Ocean.
The Argo floats are a network of 3,600 free-floating sensors, operating in open ocean areas to provide real-time data on ocean temperature and salinity.
The floats will have additional sensors for dissolved oxygen, nitrate, chlorophyll, dissolved organic matter and particle scattering. They would target specific gaps in researchers' understanding of Indian Ocean ecosystems of immediate concern to India and Australia, such as the Bay of Bengal and the waters of north Western Australia, a release from the Australian High Commission said.
The Bio Argo floats are expected to enhance the successful Argo float technology to measure large-scale changes in the chemistry and biology of marine ecosystems below the ocean's surface. This is expected to give researchers a greater understanding of the physical and biological drivers behind the Indian Ocean.
The Argo floats are a network of 3,600 free-floating sensors, operating in open ocean areas to provide real-time data on ocean temperature and salinity.
The floats will have additional sensors for dissolved oxygen, nitrate, chlorophyll, dissolved organic matter and particle scattering. They would target specific gaps in researchers' understanding of Indian Ocean ecosystems of immediate concern to India and Australia, such as the Bay of Bengal and the waters of north Western Australia, a release from the Australian High Commission said.
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