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

AST-21 meeting in Southampton canceled

The twenty first Argo Steering Team meeting has been canceled due to travel concerns related to the coronavirus. The meeting was scheduled to take place at the National Oceanography Centre, in Southampton, UK, the week of 20 – 24 July 2020. Instead, the AST executive committee is putting together a modified and condensed Agenda that will be broken into three 2-hour virtual … Read More