Argo bibliography, Argo in press, BGC Argo Mission bibliography and Deep Argo Mission bibliography updated. Argo thesis list to be updated soon. Inform argo@ucsd.edu of changes.
Argo data paper covering the first twenty years of Argo out now
This paper, led by Annie Wong, describes the Argo data stream and its quality control procedures from 1999 – 2019. The changing vertical resolution and spatial coverage is documented along with accuracies of float data as compared to high quality shipboard measurements. The paper carefully documents the main problems with the pressure and salinity sensors and includes information on pred-deployment … Read More
Deep SOLO covers the latest GRL edition
N. Zilberman, D. Roemmich and J. Gilson’s recent article on deep ocean circulation in the Southwest Pacific using Deep Argo data is in the latest Geophysical Research Letters and the front cover is a photo of a Deep SOLO. Zilberman, N. V., Roemmich, D. H., & Gilson, J. (2020). Deep-ocean circulation in the Southwest Pacific Ocean interior: Estimates of the … Read More
German GEOlino Journal features Argo
The German publication GEOlino published an article on Argo aimed at children. The pdf version is available here.
Register for a working session on how to import data from Argovis into your programming environment of choice
Working session on how to import data from Argovis into your programming environment of choice: Friday 26 June at 1 pm MT. The session is free, yet please register here. There are currently several API calls written in Matlab and Python and a couple written in R. To learn more about what is currently available, click here.
Argo floats deployed and Deep Argo CTDs test on GO-SHIP P15S line aboard the RV Investigator
Argo floats deployed and Deep Argo CTDs tested on GO-SHIP P15S line aboard the RV Investigator Many flavors of Argo floats were recently deployed in a remote part of the global ocean by the new Australian research vessel, RV Investigator. On her first long deep hydrographic campaign, Investigator was occupying the GO-SHIP P15S line, which goes from the edge of … Read More
Argo float deployments from the RV Kaharoa
The Kaharoa finishes its seventh cruise to deploy Argo floats The US and New Zealand Argo teams have taken a novel approach to Argo float deployment by using a 28-m research vessel, R/V Kaharoa, with 5 crew members to launch floats around the globe. The ship, belonging to New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric research (NIWA), loads floats on board, … Read More
Argo releases an environmental impact statement
Argo has released an environmental impact statement that discusses Argo float’s impact during their entire lifetime. It also examines the environmental impact of alternate ways to obtain similar measurements and explores whether Argo floats should be recovered. Read the entire environmental impact statement.
Argo floats deployed from I8S and I9N cruises near Antarctica
I8S and I9N cruise overview The 2007 “I8S” and “I9N” cruises on R/V Roger Revelle were part of a systematic and global re-occupation of select WOCE/JGOFS hydrographic sections to quantify changes in storage and transport of heat, fresh water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and related parameters. Scientific objectives for the cruises included providing data for model calibration and validation, carbon system … Read More
Float deployments from the RV L’Atalante
From laboratory to ocean – sending Argo floats to sea September 14, 2004 Loading the floats On one of the many sunny days in Southern California, 24 Solo floats were carefully packed into a shipping container ready for deployment in the South Pacific. Their destination was Papeete in French Polynesia where they were loaded onto the French Research Vessel L’Atalante … Read More