Software tools to access, manipulate, and visualize Argo data have been developed for different target audiences from beginners to Argo data experts. To access Delayed Mode Quality Control software tools, click here.
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Visualization and access tools
| Name | Description | Target user | Language | OS | Argo mission | Website |
| Argo Online School | How to access and use Argo data via online or downloadable Jupyter Notebook | beginners, experts | python | windows, linux, macos | All | https://euroargodev.github.io/argoonlineschool/intro.html |
| argopy: Argo data python library | Argo data fetching (online and offline), manipulation and visualization | beginners, experts | python | windows, linux, macos | All | https://github.com/euroargodev/argopy |
| Argovis API calls |
Access the Argovis database via API calls in Matlab and python to make plots of Argo float data, metadata and profiles in a spatial and temporal region of choice. |
beginners, experts | python | windows, linux, macos | All | https://github.com/argovis/demo_notebooks |
| argoFloats: Tools for analyzing the collections of oceanographic Argo floats in R |
The ‘argoFloats’ package provides support for downloading and analyzing Argo float datasets |
beginners, experts | R | windows, linux, macos | All | https://github.com/ArgoCanada/argoFloats |
| BGC Argo Jupyter notebook |
Jupyter Notebook to generate analysis-ready BGC Argo float time series & derivation of additional variables | beginners, experts | Python | windows, linux, macos | BGC | https://gitlab.com/evparg/analysis-ready-bgc-argo-dataset |
| OneArgo Float toolboxes | Toolboxes developed by GO-BGC to access and visualize OneArgo data | beginners, experts | Matlab, Python, R | windows, linux, macos | All | https://github.com/NOAA-PMEL/OneArgo-Mat https://github.com/NOAA-PMEL/OneArgo-R https://github.com/NOAA-PMEL/OneArgoPy |
| EuroArgo Selection Tool | The EuroArgo Selection Tool allows users to download a selection of Argo data in csv, Argo netCDF or Copernicus netCDF format | Public, educators, Argo community, scientific community | URL interface | windows, linux, macos | All | https://dataselection.euro-argo.eu/ |
| Mon Océan et moi website | Designed specifically to raise students awareness of ocean science and help students follow floats in the ocean. Explore the interactive map showing BGC Argo float locations and BGC Argo data. | Public, educators, Argo community, scientific community | URL interface | windows, linux, macos | All | https://maps.biogeochemical-argo.com/adoptafloat/ |
| Virtual fleet | Using 3D velocity fields, program your own Argo floats behavior, set up a deployment plan and simulate trajectories (and sampling) of your virtual fleet of Argo floats. | Argo community, including PIs who plan deployments | python | windows, linux, macos | All | https://github.com/euroargodev/VirtualFleet |