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
RBR data may be distributed with improved quality control flags
Data from rbrargo3 CTDs calibrated after April 2021 will now be distributed with improved qc flags. TEMP, PRES and PSAL may all receive a qc flag of ‘1’ if they pass the real time quality control tests. The data can be distributed on the GTS. Data from rbrargo3 CTDs calibrated prior to April 2021 will continue to receive PSAL_QC flags … Read More
OneArgo is endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Project
Argo’s OneArgo proposal to expand from core Argo to a global, full depth, interdisciplinary array was endorsed as a project by the UN Ocean Decade. To read the announcement, click here. We are looking forward to contributing to a better understanding of our ocean over the next decade and are excited to interact with other UN Ocean Decade Programs and … 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
Register now for AST-22
The virtual AST-22 meeting will take place during the week of 22 – 26 March 2021. Please register by 15 March 2021. For more meeting information, visit the meeting website.
OneArgo proposal submitted to the UN Ocean Decade
Argo submitted a program proposal to the UN Ocean Decade describing the new global, full depth, interdisciplinary Argo array. Click here to read the answers submitted to the Survey Monkey call.
AST-22 will take place the week of 22 – 26 March 2021
Schedule details and registration for this virtual meeting will be available soon. Please check the website for regular updates.
Arctic and Baltic Users Workshop postponed due to COVID-19
Arctic and Baltic Users Workshop hosted by the Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences in Sopot, Poland was to take place on 23 – 25 September 2020. It is now postponed. See here for more details.
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