Argo Canada

Argo is a global in situ ocean climate monitoring system consisting in an array of over 4,000 free-drifting floats that collect data on ocean temperature and salinity, and sometimes oxygen, in the upper 2000 m of the ocean. It is an international effort, with more than 30 nations contributing floats to the array since 1999.

Data from Argo floats are made publicly available within 24 hours of collection time, for free. The data provide valuable information on changes to the Earth's climate and hydrological cycle. They are used for a variety of purposes, such as assessing climate change, improving weather forecasts and developing ocean models.

Argo Canada, lead by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, has launched over 450 Argo floats since 2001. As of November 2017, 81 Argo Canada floats were active.

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Date ( RI_367 )
2017-01-20
Date ( RI_366 )
2016-12-22
Date ( RI_367 )
2017-01-20
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - ( Project Leader )
Ontario , Canada
http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.ca/isdm-gdsi/argo/index-fra.html
RI_415
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Bedford Institute of Oceanography - ( Research scientist )
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
continual; continue RI_532
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Earth Science
  • Oceans
  • Ocean Pressure
  • Sea Level Pressure
  • Ocean Temperature
  • Water Temperature
  • Salinity / Density
  • Ocean Chemistry - Oxygen
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • Global Ocean
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( Theme )
  • Earth sciences
  • Oceans
  • Oceanography
  • Climate
Classification
unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Character set
8859part1; 8859partie1 RI_460
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
  • Oceans
Begin date
2001-01-01
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Reference system identifier
https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
Distribution format
  • NetCDF ( 3.1 )

RI_417
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - ( )
Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
OnLine resource
Folder with Argo Canada data at Ifremer Global Data Assembly Center ( FTP )

Dataset;NetCDF;eng

OnLine resource
Folder with Argo Canada data at USGODAE Global Data Assembly Center ( FTP )

Dataset;NetCDF;eng

OnLine resource
Map of Float Positions ( HTTPS )

Web Service;JSON;zxx

OnLine resource
Map of Float Positions ( HTTPS )

Web Service;WMS;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Argo Buoys ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Argo Buoys ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

File identifier
91b0c61a-85cf-487c-8389-0baf4bb6d8f9 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2023-07-13T20:57:59
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_420
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - ( )
 
 

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Keywords

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Climate Earth sciences Oceanography Oceans

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