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TABLE 1: Summary of 1992-1993 WOCE drifter deployments 



ID# Date Position deployed Remarks 



1992 



2579 14 Jul 52°14'N 051°0rW Still transmitting when 



recovered after 307 

 days (drogue was missing)/ 

 drogue survived 1 1 4 days 



2589 15 Aug 41°0rN 066°15'W Still transmitting when 



recovered after 74 days 

 (drogue was attached) 



Still transmitting/ drogue 



survived 38 days 



Still transmitting/ drogue 



attached 



Parachute failed to open/ 



still transmitting/ drogue 



survived 125 days 



Still transmitting/ drogue 



survived 101 days 



Still transmitting/ drogue 



attached 



Stopped transmitting 15 Oct/ 



drogue survived 98 days 



Stopped transmitting 



13 Jun 



Deployed from USCGC 



BITTERSWEET/ still 



transmitting/ drogue 



attached 



Note: Information presented in the preceding table is as of 1 November 1993. The 

 determination of when the drogue detached was based on the submergence sensor 

 showing zero or near zero submergence of the surface float. 



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