Abstract: A newly developed buoy which is free drifting and tracked by satellite was successfully used to measure the movement of a Gull Stream ring. The buoy, launched in a young ring at 36°15?N, 58°00?W, looped around its center ...

Abstract: An experiment to test the feasibility of tracking Gulf Stream rings with neutrally buoyant SOFAR floats was begun in September 1974. Three floats were launched at depths of 750, 1050 and 1080 m in a ring west of Bermuda. ...