EGOS: European Group on Ocean Stations Operational Programme

EGOS maintains a continuous operational network of drifting buoys at a level of about 15 to 25. To achieve this, a total of 20-30 buoys are deployed each year. the buoys are expendable, and are not intended for recovery and reuse.

In addition to the drifting buoys 7 moored buoys are operated in the North Atlantic to the west of the British Isles.

The Drifting Buoys
The Moored Buoys
Data Reception and Dissemination
Data Quality and Data Control

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