Argo floats
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Argo floats are autonomous, drifting oceanographic instruments that profile temperature, salinity, and currents throughout the global oceans to support climate and circulation research.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
autonomous oceanographic instrument
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profiling float → |
| associatedWith |
Argo Data Management Team
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Global Ocean Observing System → World Climate Research Programme → |
| contributedTo |
assessment of climate models
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understanding El Niño–Southern Oscillation → understanding Southern Ocean dynamics → understanding large-scale ocean circulation → understanding ocean heat uptake → understanding ocean stratification changes → understanding sea level rise → |
| dataAccessibleVia |
Coriolis data center
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US GODAE Argo data center → global Argo data centers → |
| dataTransmittedVia |
Argos satellite system
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Iridium satellite system → satellite communication → |
| developedFor |
global in situ ocean observing system
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| hasProperty |
autonomous
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battery powered → capable of repeated vertical profiles → drifting → equipped with CTD sensors → equipped with satellite telemetry → long lifetime → profiling capability → |
| maintainedBy |
international consortium of national oceanographic agencies
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| measurementType |
in situ ocean profile
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| operatedIn |
global ocean
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ice-free ocean regions → open ocean → |
| partOf |
Argo program
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| supports |
climate change detection and attribution
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near-real-time ocean monitoring → |
| typicalCyclePeriod |
10 days
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| typicalLifetime |
3 to 5 years
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| typicalParkingDepth |
1000 meters
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| typicalProfileDepth |
2000 meters
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| usedFor |
climate research
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data assimilation in ocean models → improving seasonal to decadal climate predictions → measuring ocean currents → measuring ocean salinity → measuring ocean temperature → monitoring upper ocean heat content → ocean circulation research → validating satellite sea surface height data → validating satellite sea surface temperature data → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Antarctic Circumpolar Current
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Deep Western Boundary Current → East Australian Current → Indian Monsoon Current → Kuroshio Extension → Malvinas Current → |
monitoredBy |
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Global Ocean Observing System
("Argo profiling float network")
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hasPart |