In 2017, the scientific community heavily emphasized expanding the network toward "Deep Argo" floats, designed to reach depths of 6,000 meters to map the remaining half of the ocean's volume.
The Argo program is a global array of nearly 4,000 autonomous, drifting floats that measure temperature and salinity throughout the deep ocean. These floats dive to depths of up to 2,000 meters, drift for 10 days, and surface to transmit data to satellites, offering a near real-time 3D picture of the ocean. Milestones of Argo in 2017
The 2017 meta-review of "Smart Earth" technologies recognized Argo as a key tool for monitoring real-time environmental change. Data collected throughout the 1997–2017 period highlighted a sustained increase in ocean temperatures.
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In 2017, the scientific community heavily emphasized expanding the network toward "Deep Argo" floats, designed to reach depths of 6,000 meters to map the remaining half of the ocean's volume.
The Argo program is a global array of nearly 4,000 autonomous, drifting floats that measure temperature and salinity throughout the deep ocean. These floats dive to depths of up to 2,000 meters, drift for 10 days, and surface to transmit data to satellites, offering a near real-time 3D picture of the ocean. Milestones of Argo in 2017 argo 2017
The 2017 meta-review of "Smart Earth" technologies recognized Argo as a key tool for monitoring real-time environmental change. Data collected throughout the 1997–2017 period highlighted a sustained increase in ocean temperatures. designed to reach depths of 6