Argo Canada
Argo is a key component of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) with an array of about 4,000 autonomous instruments reporting on ocean conditions. These floats collect data on ocean temperature and salinity, and in some cases, additional properties that characterize the ocean’s biological and chemical processes. Established in 1999, Argo represents an international collaboration involving contribution from more than 30 nations.
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, led by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, has been a key contributor to the International Argo Program since its inception in 2001 . The program has been supported by contributions from Department of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Department of National Defense, Dalhousie University, University of Victoria and Ocean Networks Canada.
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- Date ( RI_367 )
- 2017-01-20
- Date ( RI_366 )
- 2016-12-22
- Date ( RI_367 )
- 2017-01-20
- Status
- onGoing; enContinue RI_596
- Maintenance and update frequency
- continual; continue RI_532
- Keywords ( RI_528 )
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- Earth Science
- Oceans
- Ocean Pressure
- Sea Level Pressure
- Ocean Temperature
- Water Temperature
- Salinity / Density
- Ocean Chemistry - Oxygen
- Keywords ( RI_525 )
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- Global Ocean
- Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
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- Oceans
- Oceanography
- Climate
- Earth sciences
- 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
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- Oceans
- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
- Oceans
- Begin date
- 2001-01-01
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- Reference system identifier
- https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
- Distribution format
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NetCDF
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3.1
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NetCDF
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3.1
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- OnLine resource
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Folder with Argo Canada data at Ifremer Global Data Assembly Center
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HTTPS
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Dataset;NetCDF;eng
- OnLine resource
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Folder with Argo Canada data at USGODAE Global Data Assembly Center
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HTTPS
)
Dataset;NetCDF;eng
- OnLine resource
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Map of Float Positions
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HTTPS
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Web Service;JSON;zxx
- OnLine resource
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Map of Float Positions
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HTTPS
)
Web Service;WMS;eng,fra
- OnLine resource
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Argo Buoys
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ESRI REST: Map Service
)
Web Service;ESRI REST;eng
- OnLine resource
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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
- 2025-04-07T15:49:26.676Z
- Metadata standard name
- North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
- Metadata standard version
- CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
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