Day 9 - Leg 3 - The Ocean Race - Buoy Overboard

Interestingly, a lot of this weather data that we sailors use to navigate is generated from drifter buoys that are deployed throughout the Ocean. During this Southern Ocean leg, the competitors deploy 10 of these drifter buoys. Team Malizia has just deployed one such float today which will stay active and gather data for at least the next two years. The drifter buoys float at the top of the ocean surface and transmit atmospheric pressure, temperature and current data via satellite to meteorological organisations like Meteo France and NOAA. This data is then used by many world wide weather forecasters and helps scientists to better understand our one Ocean and climate change. Currents regulate the climate, which is why gathering this data is so important for us to better understand the impact the Ocean is having on climate. Follow the buoy here: https://www.ocean-ops.org/board/wa/Platform?ref=1601752