
Argo data
Argo is the primary source of subsurface ocean data at operational centers around the world. Find out which centers assimilate data and what types of data are available.
Argo
What is Argo? Argo is an international program that collects information from inside the ocean using a fleet of robotic instruments that drift with the ocean currents and move up and down …
Argo data products
Argo's more than 3500 floats provide 100,000 plus temperature and salinity profiles each year which create a large data set available on the Argo GDACs. As an alternative to using …
Data from GDACs - Argo
Both GDACs offer access to the complete Argo data collection as managed by the Argo Data Management Team, including float metadata, detailed trajectory data, profile data and …
Data visualizations - Argo
While there are existent data viewers like Ocean Data View (ODV) and Java Ocean Atlas (JOA) that can read in Argo profile data, several visualizations and web applications have been …
About - Argo
The data that Argo collects describes the temperature and salinity of the water and some of the floats measure other properties that describe the biology/chemistry of the ocean.
How do floats work - Argo
What does an Argo float do? The standard Argo float mission is a 10-day cycle, with most of the float’s time spent drifting along with deep ocean currents, followed by taking a series of …
FAQ - Argo
Argo floats sail the 21st century seas and Argo is teamed with a satellite called JASON-1 that measures the shape of the ocean surface. Data from Argo and JASON-1 together monitor the …
Float types - Argo
Two deep Argo floats are designed to go to 6000m (Deep SOLO and Deep APEX) with an SBE-61 CTD designed for 6000m. Deep SOLO floats were developed at Scripps Institution of …
Data FAQ - Argo
You can use the EuroArgo Data Selection Tool to search for Argo biogeochemical data by float and by parameter. When you’ve made your selection, the data can be exported using the …