ARGO FLOATS DEPLOYMENT 2005

IN SOUTHEAST INDIAN OCEAN

Presented in BRKP
Jakarta, 21 April 2005

By: Widodo S. Pranowo

Join Research: BRKP 1) and CSIRO Marine Research 2)

1) Center Research for Maritime Teritorries & Non-living Resources, Agency for Marine &
Fisheries Research, Ministry of Marine Affairs & Fisheries The Republic of Indonesia.
Email: w_setiyopranowo@dkp.go.id , agussup@dkp.go.id
2) Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Marine Research,
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Email: Helen.phillips@csiro.au , Susan.wijffels@csiro.au ,
Ann.thresher@csiro.au .
Argo Floats

Robotic Autonomous
Float which is
acquire pressure,
temperature, &
salinity from the
surface to 2000
meters depth in
every 10 days
 Components of Argo Float:

• Satellite antenna
• CTD sensor
• Satellite Transmitter (Using GTS
satellite for data transmition from
float to receiver station)
• Air pump / valve
• Hydraulic pump (piston)
• Hydraulic oil
• Pneumatic bladder
• Lithium battery
Profiling float mission

Target float coverage

3000 floats
1 per 3º square
Argo coverage is 57.07% of target
(Updated March 2005)
 Schedulle in 2002 -2004
Tahun (Bulan) Kegiatan Personil Keterangan
2002 (Aug) Argo Float meeting Safri Burhanuddin Done
in CSIRO
2002 (Sep) Deployment Bagus Hendrajana 2 Tipe APEX

2003 (Jul-Aug) Data processing in Bagus Hendrajana Done

Hobart
2003 (Nov) The 1st Argo Safri, Widodo Present paper via
Workshop di poster (Done)
Tokyo
2004 (Jul-Sep) Data processing & Widodo S. Done
preparation for Pranowo
deployment 2005
in Hobart
 CSIRO Argo Floats which deployed by BRKP
in 2002:

Deployed by
Bagus Hendrajana
Deployed by
Bagus Hendrajana
 Preparation for Deployment 2005
(di CSIRO Marine Labs., Hobart)

Setup dan pengecekan Argo Float tipe APEX sebagai langkah persiapan sebelum
deployment dilakukan, dimana langkah-langkah pelaksanaannya harus sesuai dengan
prosedur standar yang telah ada.
 Schedulle for 2005
Date Description Personels Status
30 March – 2 April Indian Ocean Agus Supangat (Done)
Panel Second
Meeting in Hobart
6 – 15 April Deployment Argo Widodo S. Pranowo 8 Tipe APEX
Float in Southeast (Done)
Indian Ocean
13 – 15 July IOF 2005 & A. Supangat, Poster
PAMS/JECSS Widodo S. Pranowo Presentation
Workshop in Bali (Not yet)
May – September Data analysis Team (Not yet)

Oktober Final Report Team (Not yet)

 Deployment 2005
TIME (SHIP'S TIME = FREMANTLE TIME)
DEPTH
APEX S/N DATE START RESET CHECK DEPLOY LAT/LON (METERS)
1915 8-Apr-05 17:16 17:32 18:09 18:18 111º 2.8 E 5024
22º 33.5 S
1916 9-Apr-05 0:18 0:20 0:40 0:47 110º 16 E 4000
20º 34 S
1917 9-Apr-05 8:30 8:36 9:00 9:05 109º 22.8 E 5715
18º 14.2 S
1918 9-Apr-05 13:17 13:23 13:48 13:54 108º 51 E 4475
16º 49 S
1919 9-Apr-05 20:25 20:34 21:00 21:04 108º 04.7 E 5306
14º 43.7 S
1920 10-Apr-05 3:13 3:17 3:48 3:52 107º 21.1 E 2743
12º 46.6 S
1922 10-Apr-05 13:20 13:34 13:59 14:02 106º 17.1 E 5272
09º 53.1 S
1921 10-Apr-05 20:03 20:14 20:42 20:50 105º 34.5 E 3000
07º 55.7 S

Fremantle Time = UTC + 8 Hours

Route of Argo Float
Deployment

Shiping Cargo
MV. Bunga Teratai 3
Start: Fremantle
(07/04/2005)
Finish: Singapore
(15/04/2005)
 Photos Documentation (1)
Dr. Agus Supangat in CSIRO Marine Labs
Hobart for Attended in Indian Ocean Panel
Second Meeting

Widodo S. Pranowo and 2nd Officer of MV Bunga Teratai 3

(Malaysia International Shipping Company)
Photos Documentation (2)
8 Argo Floats APEX in boxes
 Photos Documentation (3)
Find & remove the float from boxes
according to Hull number &
coordinate position for deployment

Reset the float for 3 second

using magnet
 Photos Documentation (4)
Ensuring the hydraulic pump working
& also transmission to satellite was
good

Remove the plastics bags which

covering CTD sensor
 Photos Documentation (5)

The Bladder empty means it’s not ready The Bladder full means it’s ready
 Photos Documentation (6)

Put the Float in deployment sling then deploy from stern

 Photos Documentation (7)

Lower the float over the stern then release

when it almost at the sea surface
Thank you