A total of 15 PALACE floats has been deployed in the boundary current by June 1998: 6 by R/V Knorr in February 1997, 7 by R/V Meteor in July 1997, and 2 by R/V Hudson in June 1998. PALACE floats drift at 1500m depth within the LSW core and rise to the surface while taking a hydrographic profile every 5 days in winter and every 20 days in summer. Latest surface observation on plot: March 1999.
The trajectories consist of a sinking point and a surfacing point, derived from the surface Argos locations. Since the floats can ground themselves, beware of segments that are shallower or slower-moving than the norm.
ARGOS release ID date time lat lon type of float 08628 1997-03-01 08:41:52 55.448 305.823 PALACE_T_PROFILER 08635 1997-03-01 05:58:01 55.301 306.118 PALACE_CTD_PROFILER 08636 1997-03-01 15:51:41 55.512 305.334 PALACE_CTD_PROFILER 08629 1997-04-01 18:35:57 52.864 310.539 PALACE_T_PROFILER 08633 1997-04-01 18:36:22 54.138 309.561 PALACE_CTD_PROFILER 08634 1997-04-01 12:23:38 52.226 310.913 PALACE_CTD_PROFILER 08631 1997-08-13 10:08:06 53.983 308.418 PALACE_T_PROFILER 08632 1997-08-13 10:09:02 52.264 310.399 PALACE_T_PROFILER 08637 1997-08-13 10:07:46 55.863 305.822 PALACE_CTD_PROFILER 08638 1997-08-13 10:08:57 51.756 310.980 PALACE_CTD_PROFILER 08630 1997-08-14 07:32:03 51.182 311.649 PALACE_T_PROFILER 09210 1997-08-14 17:25:54 56.647 305.201 ALACE_T_PROFILER 09211 1997-08-14 14:42:49 55.864 305.245 ALACE_T_PROFILER 06332 1998-06-28 11:37:15 55.250 306.037 ALACE_SBE_PROFILER 06333 1998-07-03 08:34:07 55.097 307.522 ALACE_SBE_PROFILER