RBR has analyzed the salinity from Argo APEX float 5906299 equipped with an RBRargo3 CTD and has found a clear and sudden fresh salinity anomaly after about 30 cycles. It was determined that the float spent an abnormally long amount of time at the surface on several occasions, often preceding a clear salinity anomaly event. It is hypothesized that the … Read More
AST-22 Meeting Report published
The meeting report for AST-22 has been published.
New Argo data selection tool available
EuroArgo has released their new data selection tool. This interactive site allows users to choose parameters, times, regions of interest, data quality and Argo Mission type (core, BGC, Deep). After making your selection, the data will be prepared and sent to you in csv, Argo netCDF or Copernicus netCDF. Data from individual floats can also be viewed on the site … Read More
ADMT-22 scheduled for 6 – 10 December, 2021
The ADMT-22 meeting will take place the week of 6 – 10 December 2021 and is currently planning to be a hybrid meeting with in-person attendance in Miami, FL, USA with virtual sessions. A final decision on whether to stay with a hybrid meeting or move to virtual only will occur in early September. There will be targeted three hour … Read More
New leaflet about the environmental impacts of Argo floats
This leaflet, created by the EuroArgo team, takes the Environmental Impact Statement crafted by S. Riser and S. Wijffels and uses graphics and simple wording to assess the impact of Argo floats by weighing the risk in relation to other human activities. There is a pdf version to be printed and folded, projected onto a screen or printed as a … Read More
Argo “Salty drift” Salinity Data Issue Notice 2021
Starting in 2015, an increased number of Sea-Bird conductivity cells used on Argo floats have drifted salty (https://argo.ucsd.edu/data/data-faq/#sbepsal). The fraction of “salty drifters” has been correlated with particular CTD batches, with some percentages being greater than 50% by the end of their second year after deployment. Sea-Bird Scientific has implemented a manufacturing change at the end of 2018, and … Read More
Earth Day Webinar: Interaction between Climate Change and the Ocean in Asia Pacific SIDS
Watch Carol Young give a talk on SEREAD at this free virtual UNESCO webinar on Earth Day, April 22, 2021.
BGC-Argo technical coordinator position announcement
UNESCO – IOC Ocean Observations technical coordinator with two main responsibilities: Project Officer for the BGC-Argo mission Coordinator for the OceanOPS Mediterranean Regional Focus The incumbent will be based at Institut de la Mer de Villefranche, Sorbonne Université, Villefranche-sur-mer, France. Deadline for application: May 7, 2021 Click here for the announcement.
The Global Biogeochemical-Argo Fleet: Knowledge to Action Workshop
May 4, 11, 18, 25, and June 1 A virtual workshop building on the priorities of the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative to explore the applications of a global data-stream from the Biogeochemical-Argo array in fisheries, carbon budget verification, and environmental forecasting. For more information, including a provisional agenda, click here.
Fast Salty Drifters documented by DMQC operators
The DMQC operators have filled in this Google spreadsheet with information on which floats have exhibited signs of Fast Salty Drift. It has been set up to perform calculations and create plots automatically, so please follow the instructions. There are several sheets to look at including some that pertain to just European floats and others that are international.