NKE Instrumentation is involved in the international ARGO program in order to supply profiling floats measuring temperature and salinity. Therefore one of the company’s key activities is the development of these floats in order to support the scientific community, notably in partnership with IFREMER. The so-called “standard” profiling floats are the ARVOR and PROVOR ranges, which communicate by ARGOS or Iridium transmission the CTD data collected autonomously during acquisition periods. These profiling floats can also be fitted with other sensors including a dissolved oxygen sensor.
ARVOR L: TS, 2000m
Description - ARVOR L provides salinity, temperature and pressure profiles up to 2000 meters depth. Data and positioning are achieved ARGOS satellites.
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ARVOR I: TS, 2000m, Iridium
Description - ARVOR I provides salinity, temperature and pressure profiles with position information thanks to an integrated GPS receiver. Data are transmitted via Iridium satellites network.
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ARVOR DO: TS, DO, 2000m, Argos2
Description - ARVOR DO provides salinity, temperature, pressure and dissolved oxygen profiles up to 2000 meters depth, using proven ARGO sensors. Data and positioning are achieved by ARGOS satellites.
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ARVOR DO I: TS, DO, 2000m
Description - ARVOR DO I provides salinity, temperature, pressure and dissolved oxygen profiles with position information thanks to an integrated GPS receiver. Data are transmitted via Iridium satellites network.
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PROVOR CTS3: TS, 2000m, Argos
Description - PROVOR CTS3 is a reliable, cost-effective float with self-ballast that collects typically 112 data triplets (salinity, temperature and pressure) during its drifting and ascending phases. Once at the surface, these data are sent via the ARGOS system. The PROVOR CTS3 is designed to achieve up to 250 cycles.
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PROVOR I: TS, 2000m, Iridium
Description - PROVOR I is an efficient and reliable autonomous profiling float designed to acquire CTD profiles from 2000 meters to the surface.
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PROVOR CTS3 DO: TS, DO, 2000m, Argos2
Description - PROVOR CTS3 DO is efficient and reliable autonomous profiling floats designed to acquire CTD and Dissolved oxygen profiles: from 2000 m to the surface.
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PROVOR DO I: TS, DO, 2000m, Iridium
Description - PROVOR DO I is efficient and reliable autonomous profiling floats designed to acquire CTD and Dissolved oxygen profiles: from 2000 m to the surface.
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