Gallery
Here are a selection of images relating to UK Argo. More images are available in the international Argo gallery.
Move
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A float is investigated by a sea bird prior to its first descent. This float was one of seven deployed on the Atlantic Meridional Transect cruise in 2011.
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Discovery Bob, our 'celebrity float' being signed by Jarvis Cocker prior to its deployment in the Arctic. Emily Venables seen here in her role as float wrangler.
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Discovery Bob being signed by K T Tunstall prior to deployment.
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Discovery Bob launched into Arctic waters
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Bob's long surface drift into temperate waters, and subsequent capture by an eddie. More information on Bob's journey can be found here (July 2011).
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An APEX float due for deployment
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An APEX float launch.
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An APEX float deployed during an AMT (Atlantic Meridional Transect) cruise in 2010.