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Title: Argo


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The Argo Project21st Century in-situ Ocean
Observing Systemto do
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  • What is Argo ?
  • A new way to collect data from the ocean using
    robot floats
  •  Take the pulse  of the Oceans upper layer in
    real-time
  • Complement to satellite and other in-situ
    observing systems
  • Access to data is free and unrestricted
  • Target- a 3 x 3 global array ( 3000 floats)
  • Benefits
  • Improve Ocean and Climate forecasting
  • Understand ocean-atmosphere interactions
  • Predict seasonal to decadal climate variability
  • Wide range of applications for high-quality
    global ocean analyses is anticipated
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