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Argo (oceanography)

Index Argo (oceanography)

Argo is an international programme for researching the ocean. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 45 relations: Argo, Argos (satellite system), Buoyancy, Climate change, CLIVAR, Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System, Communications satellite, Conductivity (electrolytic), David Morrison (astrophysicist), Dean Roemmich, Density, Earth's energy budget, Eddy (fluid dynamics), El Niño–Southern Oscillation, Eos (magazine), Float (oceanography), Global Ocean Observing System, Global Positioning System, Global Telecommunications System, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf Stream, IFREMER, Integrated Ocean Observing System, IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Kuroshio Current, NetCDF, Ocean acoustic tomography, Ocean current, Ocean heat content, OSTM/Jason-2, Pacific Ocean, Pressure, Rossby radius of deformation, Salinity, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Sea surface microlayer, Seawater, Skeptical Inquirer, Southern Ocean, Temperature, The Guardian, Underwater glider, Water cycle, World Meteorological Organization.

  2. Oceanographic instrumentation

Argo

In Greek mythology the Argo (Argṓ) was a ship built with the help of the gods that Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece.

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Argos (satellite system)

Argos is a global satellite-based system that collects, processes, and disseminates (spreads, distributes) environmental data from fixed and mobile platforms around the world.

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Buoyancy

Buoyancy, or upthrust, is a gravitational force, a net upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of a partially or fully immersed object.

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Climate change

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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CLIVAR

CLIVAR (climate variability and predictability) is a component of the World Climate Research Programme.

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Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) is an NASA climatological experiment from Earth orbit.

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Communications satellite

A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.

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Conductivity (electrolytic)

Conductivity or specific conductance of an electrolyte solution is a measure of its ability to conduct electricity.

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David Morrison (astrophysicist)

David Morrison (born June 26, 1940) is an American astronomer, a senior scientist at the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.

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Dean Roemmich

Dean Roemmich is a contemporary American physical oceanographer.

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Density

Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is a substance's mass per unit of volume.

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Earth's energy budget

Earth's energy budget (or Earth's energy balance) accounts for the balance between the energy that Earth receives from the Sun and the energy the Earth loses back into outer space. Argo (oceanography) and Earth's energy budget are oceanography.

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Eddy (fluid dynamics)

In fluid dynamics, an eddy is the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid is in a turbulent flow regime.

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El Niño–Southern Oscillation

El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon that emerges from variations in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean. Argo (oceanography) and el Niño–Southern Oscillation are physical oceanography.

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Eos (magazine)

Eos (formerly Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union) is the news magazine published by the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

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Float (oceanography)

A float (not to be confused with a drifter) is an oceanographic instrument platform used for making subsurface measurements in the ocean without the need for a ship, propeller, or a person operating it. Argo (oceanography) and float (oceanography) are oceanographic instrumentation.

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Global Ocean Observing System

The (GOOS) is a global system for sustained observations of the ocean comprising the oceanographic component of the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS). Argo (oceanography) and global Ocean Observing System are oceanography.

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force.

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Global Telecommunications System

The Global Telecommunication System (GTS) is a secured communication network enabling real-time exchange of meteorological data from weather stations, satellites and numerical weather prediction centres, providing critical meteorological forecasting, warnings, and alerts.

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Gulf of Alaska

The Gulf of Alaska (Tlingit: Yéil T'ooch’) is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are found.

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Gulf Stream

The Gulf Stream is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows through the Straits of Florida and up the eastern coastline of the United States, then veers east near 36°N latitude (North Carolina) and moves toward Northwest Europe as the North Atlantic Current.

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IFREMER

The French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea or Ifremer is an oceanographic institution in Brest, France.

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Integrated Ocean Observing System

The United States Integrated Ocean Observing System is a national-regional partnership of ocean observing systems that routinely and continuously provide quality-controlled data and observations of the oceans within the United States exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and Great Lakes. Argo (oceanography) and Integrated Ocean Observing System are oceanography.

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IPCC Fifth Assessment Report

The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the fifth in a series of such reports and was completed in 2014.

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IPCC Fourth Assessment Report

Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), was published in 2007 and is the fourth in a series of reports intended to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information concerning climate change, its potential effects, and options for adaptation and mitigation.

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Kuroshio Current

The, also known as the Black Current or is a north-flowing, warm ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean basin.

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NetCDF

NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is a set of software libraries and self-describing, machine-independent data formats that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data.

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Ocean acoustic tomography

Ocean acoustic tomography is a technique used to measure temperatures and currents over large regions of the ocean. Argo (oceanography) and ocean acoustic tomography are oceanographic instrumentation and physical oceanography.

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Ocean current

An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences. Argo (oceanography) and ocean current are physical oceanography.

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Ocean heat content

Ocean heat content (OHC) or ocean heat uptake (OHU) is the energy absorbed and stored by oceans. Argo (oceanography) and ocean heat content are oceanography.

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OSTM/Jason-2

OSTM/Jason-2, or Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite, was an international Earth observation satellite altimeter joint mission for sea surface height measurements between NASA and CNES. Argo (oceanography) and OSTM/Jason-2 are physical oceanography.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.

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Pressure

Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.

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Rossby radius of deformation

In atmospheric dynamics and physical oceanography, the Rossby radius of deformation is the length scale at which rotational effects become as important as buoyancy or gravity wave effects in the evolution of the flow about some disturbance. Argo (oceanography) and Rossby radius of deformation are oceanography.

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Salinity

Salinity is the saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water (see also soil salinity). Argo (oceanography) and salinity are oceanography.

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography

The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) is the center for oceanography and Earth science based at the University of California, San Diego.

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Sea surface microlayer

The sea surface microlayer (SML) is the boundary interface between the atmosphere and ocean, covering about 70% of Earth's surface.

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Seawater

Seawater, or sea water, is water from a sea or ocean. Argo (oceanography) and Seawater are physical oceanography.

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Skeptical Inquirer

Skeptical Inquirer is a bimonthly American general-audience magazine published by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI) with the subtitle: The Magazine for Science and Reason.

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Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the world ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica.

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Temperature

Temperature is a physical quantity that quantitatively expresses the attribute of hotness or coldness.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Underwater glider

An underwater glider is a type of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that employs variable-buoyancy propulsion instead of traditional propellers or thrusters. Argo (oceanography) and underwater glider are oceanographic instrumentation.

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Water cycle

The water cycle (or hydrologic cycle or hydrological cycle), is a biogeochemical cycle that involves the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth. Argo (oceanography) and water cycle are oceanography.

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World Meteorological Organization

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics.

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See also

Oceanographic instrumentation

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(oceanography)

Also known as Argo float network, Argo program, Argo project, Argo research project.