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 between the …

Subsurface Float Trajectories.

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 …

This document describes some initial ideas for the design and implementation of Argo, a global array of autonomous profiling floats.

Argo is an international programme for researching the ocean. It uses profiling floats to observe temperature, salinity and currents. Recently it has observed bio-optical properties in the …

Jul 1, 2024 · The new generation of autonomous Deep Argo floats will sample the full ocean volume. This new array design, Argo2020, aims to deploy 1,200 Deep Argo floats. The picture …

Dec 11, 2024 · In recent years, scientists and engineers have developed new capabilities and new types of floats that, together, make up a new full depth and multidisciplinary design called …

Mar 26, 2024 · By design, Argo floats are autonomous instruments meant to survive maximum lifetimes after they are deployed.

Sep 18, 2018 · Argo is a global array of 3,800 free-drifting profiling floats that measures the temperature and salinity of the upper 2000 meters (about 6562 feet) of the ocean.

May 31, 2012 · General Float Design. A critical capability of an Argo float is its ability to rise and descend in the ocean on a programmed schedule. The floats do this by changing their …