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| Abstract Submission No. | ABS-2022-04-0440 |
| Title of Abstract | Do the data of grounded Argo floats validate bathymetry in the continental shelf? |
| Authors | R U V N Satish*, TVS Udaya Bhaskar, Shri BV Satyanarayana |
| Organisation | INCOIS, Hyderabad |
| Address | Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Pragathi Nagar Hyderabad, Telangana, India Pincode: 500090 Mobile: 8885306722 E-mail: satish.r@incois.gov.in |
| Country | India |
| Presentation | Poster |
| Abstract | Application of Argo floats profiling depth data to improve the bathymetry maps in poorly sampled regions of the continental shelf has been demonstrated in this study. As a part of the international Argo program, nearly 4000 floats have been deployed in the global ocean. The deepest profiling depth was 2000 m for the majority of the Argo floats. As these floats are freely drifting objects, some of them tend to move to shallow regions owing to the currents and get grounded. The maximum profiling depth data of these floats near the continental shelf were compared with the ship track data. This study proved that the use of the profiling depth data from these grounded floats significantly improved the bathymetry of the region for which the Trackline data are sparse. |