Argo data 1999-2019: two million temperature-salinity profiles and subsurface velocity observations from a global array of profiling floats.

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2020-09-15Author
Wong, Annie P. S.
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Wijffels, Susan E.
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Riser, Stephen C.
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Pouliquen, Sylvie
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Hosoda, Shigeki
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Roemmich, Dean
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Gilson, John
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Johnson, Gregory C.
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Martini, Kim I.
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Murphy, David J.
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Scanderbeg, Megan
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Udaya Bhaskar, T. V. S.
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Buck, Justin J. H.
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Merceur, Frederic
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Carval, Thierry
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Maze, Guillaume
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Cabanes, Cécile
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André, Xavier
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Poffa, Noé
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Yashayaev, Igor
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Barker, Paul M.
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Guinehut, Stéphanie
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Belbeoch, Mathieu
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Ignaszewski, Mark
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Baringer, Molly O.
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Schmid, Claudia
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Lyman, John
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McTaggart, Kristene E.
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Purkey, Sarah G.
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Zilberman, Nathalie
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Alkire, Matthew
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Swift, Dana
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Owens, W. Brechner
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Jayne, Steven R.
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Hersh, Cora
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Robbins, Pelle E.
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West-Mack, Deb
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Bahr, Frank B.
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Yoshida, Sachiko
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Sutton, Philip J. H.
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Cancouët, Romain
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Coatanoan, Christine
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Dobbler, Delphine
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Garcia Juan, Andrea
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Gourrion, Jérôme
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Kolodziejczyk, Nicolas
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Bernard, Vincent
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Bourlès, Bernard
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Claustre, Hervé
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d’Ortenzio, Fabrizio
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Le Reste, Serge
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Le Traon, Pierre-Yves
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Rannou, Jean-Philippe
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Saout-Grit, Carole
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Speich, Sabrina
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Thierry, Virginie
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Verbrugge, Nathalie
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Angel-Benavides, Ingrid M.
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Klein, Birgit
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Notarstefano, Giulio
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Poulain, Pierre Marie
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Vélez-Belchí, Pedro
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Suga, Toshio
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Ando, Kentaro
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Iwasaska, Naoto
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Kobayashi, Taiyo
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Masuda, Shuhei
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Oka, Eitarou
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Sato, Kanako
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Nakamura, Tomoaki
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Sato, Katsunari
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Takatsuki, Yasushi
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Yoshida, Takashi
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Cowley, Rebecca
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Lovell, Jenny L.
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Oke, Peter
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van Wijk, Esmee
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Carse, Fiona
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Donnelly, Matthew
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Gould, W. John
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Gowers, Katie
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King, Brian A.
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Loch, Stephen G.
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Mowat, Mary
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Turton, Jon
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Pattabhi Rama Rao, Eluri
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Ravichandran, M.
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Freeland, Howard
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Gaboury, Isabelle
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Gilbert, Denis
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Greenan, Blair J. W.
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Ouellet, Mathieu
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Ross, Tetjana
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Tran, Anh
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Dong, Mingmei
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Liu, Zenghong
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Xu, Jianping
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Kang, KiRyong
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Jo, HyeongJun
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Kim, Sung-Dae
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Park, Hyuk-Min
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/26353As published
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00700DOI
10.3389/fmars.2020.00700Abstract
In the past two decades, the Argo Program has collected, processed, and distributed over two million vertical profiles of temperature and salinity from the upper two kilometers of the global ocean. A similar number of subsurface velocity observations near 1,000 dbar have also been collected. This paper recounts the history of the global Argo Program, from its aspiration arising out of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment, to the development and implementation of its instrumentation and telecommunication systems, and the various technical problems encountered. We describe the Argo data system and its quality control procedures, and the gradual changes in the vertical resolution and spatial coverage of Argo data from 1999 to 2019. The accuracies of the float data have been assessed by comparison with high-quality shipboard measurements, and are concluded to be 0.002°C for temperature, 2.4 dbar for pressure, and 0.01 PSS-78 for salinity, after delayed-mode adjustments. Finally, the challenges faced by the vision of an expanding Argo Program beyond 2020 are discussed.
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© The Author(s), 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Wong, A. P. S., Wijffels, S. E., Riser, S. C., Pouliquen, S., Hosoda, S., Roemmich, D., Gilson, J., Johnson, G. C., Martini, K., Murphy, D. J., Scanderbeg, M., Bhaskar, T. V. S. U., Buck, J. J. H., Merceur, F., Carval, T., Maze, G., Cabanes, C., Andre, X., Poffa, N., Yashayaev, I., Barker, P. M., Guinehut, S., Belbeoch, M., Ignaszewski, M., Baringer, M. O., Schmid, C., Lyman, J. M., McTaggart, K. E., Purkey, S. G., Zilberman, N., Alkire, M. B., Swift, D., Owens, W. B., Jayne, S. R., Hersh, C., Robbins, P., West-Mack, D., Bahr, F., Yoshida, S., Sutton, P. J. H., Cancouet, R., Coatanoan, C., Dobbler, D., Juan, A. G., Gourrion, J., Kolodziejczyk, N., Bernard, V., Bourles, B., Claustre, H., D'Ortenzio, F., Le Reste, S., Le Traon, P., Rannou, J., Saout-Grit, C., Speich, S., Thierry, V., Verbrugge, N., Angel-Benavides, I. M., Klein, B., Notarstefano, G., Poulain, P., Velez-Belchi, P., Suga, T., Ando, K., Iwasaska, N., Kobayashi, T., Masuda, S., Oka, E., Sato, K., Nakamura, T., Sato, K., Takatsuki, Y., Yoshida, T., Cowley, R., Lovell, J. L., Oke, P. R., van Wijk, E. M., Carse, F., Donnelly, M., Gould, W. J., Gowers, K., King, B. A., Loch, S. G., Mowat, M., Turton, J., Rama Rao, E. P., Ravichandran, M., Freeland, H. J., Gaboury, I., Gilbert, D., Greenan, B. J. W., Ouellet, M., Ross, T., Tran, A., Dong, M., Liu, Z., Xu, J., Kang, K., Jo, H., Kim, S., & Park, H. Argo data 1999-2019: two million temperature-salinity profiles and subsurface velocity observations from a global array of profiling floats. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, (2020): 700, doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00700.
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Wong, A. P. S., Wijffels, S. E., Riser, S. C., Pouliquen, S., Hosoda, S., Roemmich, D., Gilson, J., Johnson, G. C., Martini, K., Murphy, D. J., Scanderbeg, M., Bhaskar, T. V. S. U., Buck, J. J. H., Merceur, F., Carval, T., Maze, G., Cabanes, C., Andre, X., Poffa, N., Yashayaev, I., Barker, P. M., Guinehut, S., Belbeoch, M., Ignaszewski, M., Baringer, M. O., Schmid, C., Lyman, J. M., McTaggart, K. E., Purkey, S. G., Zilberman, N., Alkire, M. B., Swift, D., Owens, W. B., Jayne, S. R., Hersh, C., Robbins, P., West-Mack, D., Bahr, F., Yoshida, S., Sutton, P. J. H., Cancouet, R., Coatanoan, C., Dobbler, D., Juan, A. G., Gourrion, J., Kolodziejczyk, N., Bernard, V., Bourles, B., Claustre, H., D'Ortenzio, F., Le Reste, S., Le Traon, P., Rannou, J., Saout-Grit, C., Speich, S., Thierry, V., Verbrugge, N., Angel-Benavides, I. M., Klein, B., Notarstefano, G., Poulain, P., Velez-Belchi, P., Suga, T., Ando, K., Iwasaska, N., Kobayashi, T., Masuda, S., Oka, E., Sato, K., Nakamura, T., Sato, K., Takatsuki, Y., Yoshida, T., Cowley, R., Lovell, J. L., Oke, P. R., van Wijk, E. M., Carse, F., Donnelly, M., Gould, W. J., Gowers, K., King, B. A., Loch, S. G., Mowat, M., Turton, J., Rama Rao, E. P., Ravichandran, M., Freeland, H. J., Gaboury, I., Gilbert, D., Greenan, B. J. W., Ouellet, M., Ross, T., Tran, A., Dong, M., Liu, Z., Xu, J., Kang, K., Jo, H., Kim, S., & Park, H. (2020). Argo data 1999-2019: two million temperature-salinity profiles and subsurface velocity observations from a global array of profiling floats. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 700.The following license files are associated with this item:
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