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DRIFTING BUOYS  

DEFINITION

  • A drifting buoy is a floating (or drifting on ice) ocean buoy equipped with meteorological and/or oceanographic sensing instruments linked to transmitting equipment for sending the observed data to collecting centers. [Source: NSIDC]

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/141117c3-6d2d-4b78-b0c4-f7150f6dec2e

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