RAFOS/MARVOR
The RAFOS float technique (the reverse acronym of SOund Fixing And Ranging) is used to obtain sub-surface trajectories of floats by acoustic location. These floats are immersed at a constant depth and drift with the body of water in which they are immersed. The floats record the arrival time of the sound signals emitted by a network of fixed acoustic sources placed on moorings. They regularly come to the surface to transmit the data that they have recorded.
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| Temporal extent | 1980-01-01 – ongoing |
|---|---|
| Date (publication) | 1980-01-01 |
| Status | onGoing |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | fr |
| License | Aucune condition ne s’applique |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-04 |
| Created | 2026-11-04 |
| API | package_show |