Sea-Bird Scientific has issued an announcement regarding NAVIS float production which can be read here. They are choosing to focus on producing high qualities sensors to best support OneArgo and will be phasing out the Navis and Navis BGC floats. All current orders will be fulfilled. Please see the announcement for more details.
Argo and Deep Argo floats from UC San Diego are tracking climate change’s impact
NBC San Diego visited the Instrument Develop Group Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego to learn about the Argo floats produced there and what they measure. Dr. Sarah Purkey is interviewed and the impact of Argo’s impact on our understanding of the ocean and climate change. To view the story, click here.
New video about Argo aimed at young minds
Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants features Annie Wong in it’s latest video entitled ‘Deep Sea Robotic Ocean Exploration with Annie Wong’. The video is aimed at 8 – 13 year old young minds and accompanies the Frontiers Young Mind’s article. Please enjoy and share it with the young minds you know.
What’s new with Argo data?
Are you an Argo data user? If so, browse through these slides (pdf or pptx version) to learn all about the Argo data set in 2022 and 2023. We share how many profiles have been measured, how fast the data is getting delivered onto the GTS as well as information about newly available tools to access Argo data. We also … Read More
Happy early Valentine’s Day from an Argo float
BGC Argo float 5906563 is sending us an early Valentine’s Day wish! Click here to see the data this float has been sending over the past year.
Argo bibliographies are updated
The Argo bibliographies have been updated. Click here to see the more than 6,000 Argo publications.
New to deploying floats?
Check out the new float deployment best practices webpage for resources and best practices for deploying Argo floats.
Status of Argo float deployments
The Argo array is in net decline due to fewer float deployments since 2016 caused by flat budgets and inflation. The current array number stands at roughly 3,600 floats, which is down from 4,000 floats in the array as of January 2020. The figure below shows how well Argo float deployments in the last 12 months are meeting the worldwide … Read More