Monthly Argo Status Report by JCOMMOPS

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Argo Status
Argo TC, M. Belbeoch

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Indicators (Core Argo)
Category Indicator Method Target Note
STATUS Activity 108% Nb Active units
vs target
3200 3473/3918
Intensity 89% Nb Deployed
over last 12
months vs target
800 ? for the
core array
715/1027units
Density 56% % of 6x6
well sampled
Certainly not
100 %
To refine metric
DATA Delivery 90%, 95% Nb of platforms
distributing data
vs registered
GTS , GDACs
100%, 100%
3520/ 3918,
3749/ 3918
Quality 93%, 88% % Profile with
« good » data
TEMP, PSAL
3rd Quarter
DM Processing 70% Ratio DM/DM
Eligible
100% As of
01/10/2015
Timeliness 89% (GTS)
81% (GDACs)
Nb Obs. < 24h vs
Total Obs.
100%, 100% September
Delays 7h, 25h (GTS)
11h, 35h (GDACs)
Median , Average
Delay
24h September
INSTRUMENTATION Reliability 85% Average age of
latest dead floats
1500 days 1281 days
3rd quarter
Half-life 91% % surviving 750
days
100% 901/985
Deployed
[T-1115;T-750]

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Activity
With 3473 floats the activity indicator for the core Argo array is 108%

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Networks
First deep Argo floats (ARVOR_D, NINJA_D, SOLO_D) are operating

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Density (core)
56% of the core array is well (or over) sampled

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Density/Age (core)
49% if we consider decimal floats (weighted by their probability to die)

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Density/Age (core)
Spatial analysis allows to identify hot/cold spots and highlight gaps.
Below 45°S in Indian and Atlantic in particular.

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Member States
28 Countries operate floats, and Argo is reaching new record with 3918
active floats.

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Member States
Actually more than 150 additional floats are registered but no data is
available yet. Argo has certainly more than 4000 units in the ocean.

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Member States (zoom)
France just the 2nd float operator after USA.

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Market

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Market
« New » float manufacturers (SBE and NKE in particular) keep increasing their
market.
Iridium (and BioArgo) seem stabilizing

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All Deployments (<2015)

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New Floats (2015)

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All Deployments (<2016)
750 units deployed so far in 2015

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Age
Float age distribution (in years)

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Age (inactive floats)
All inactive floats deployment locations by age class indicating how long
float perform according to their launch location.

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Age (inactive floats)
Spatial Analysis
We can try identify cold/hot spots where floats seem surviving shorter
(blue - marginal sreas, high latitudes) or longer (red -Karahoa
deployments ?)

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Kaharoha’s contribution
~20% of the active Argo array is implemented by one NZ ship (charter)

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Age

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Age
Spatial analysis to detect geographical hot/cold spots. Blue or young zone
vs red/old zone.

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Density (SIO)
Percentage of the density upon full implementation by Scripps

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Density 6° x 6°
For the Global array, southern ocean remains the challenge

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Density/Age 6°x 6°

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Density/Age vs Plans

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Deployment Plans Score
Use teh follwoing map to optimize your deployment locations if required.

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Plans
Please provide yoru draft plans as soon as possible and in any format.
Standrda JCOMMOPS txt format is gradually used by all programmes:
ID (any);WMO (if exists);LAT;LON;DATE;SHIP;CRUISE

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Profiles
Delayed mode quality control still remain a challenge (% achived keeps
decrfeasing slowly)

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Profiles Quality (Sep. 2015)A quick virew on 2015 3rd quarter profiles quality.
90% of profiles produced are « good ».

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Delays GTS

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Delays GDACs

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GDACs Timeliness, DACs

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GDACs Delays, DACs

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GTS Timeliness (June)
90% of GTS profiles are distribute within 24H. Missing Canadian stats for
September (changed header), missing Indian stats (being resolved)

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GTS Delays (Sep. 2015)

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Reliability

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Argo Global Design (draft)

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Links
• Report
• ftp.jcommops.org/Argo/Doc/2015-09-AIC.xlsx
• ftp.jcommops.org/Argo/Doc/2015-09-AIC.pdf
• Maps
• http://argo.jcommops.org/maps
• ftp.jcommops.org/Argo/maps/LATEST/
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