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

Earth Reporters: Sea Change

Susan Wijffels talks about understanding the climate In a radio segment on Earth Reporters, Dr. Susan Wijffels discusses Argo data and how it helps us understand the climate.

Argo in NY Times 2020

Argo records warming ocean temperatures A January 2020 NY Times article covers the release of a report on ocean warming which uses Argo data to show that the last five years have been the warmest oceans on record.

Argo in Seattle Times

Paul G. Allen Philanthropies to help fund Deep Argo array A Seattle Times article from September 2017 highlights the agreement between NOAA and the Paul G. Allen Philanthropies to help fund the Deep Argo array.  The $4 million grant will fund a Deep Argo pilot array in the Brazil basin.