{"id":233544,"date":"2015-12-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cls.fr\/argo-the-planetary-thermometer\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T11:15:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T10:15:36","slug":"argo-the-planetary-thermometer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cls.fr\/en\/argo-the-planetary-thermometer\/","title":{"rendered":"ARGO, The planetary thermometer"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLS processes, calibrates and distributes\u00a0the data of more than 6000 oceanographic\u00a0<\/span>beacons to the international scientific community.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The ocean can store 1000 times more heat than\u00a0the atmosphere. The network of underwater\u00a0<\/span>ARGO floats measures the temperature and\u00a0<\/span>salinity of the oceans from the surface down to\u00a0<\/span>a depth of 2000 meters. This unique network of\u00a0<\/span>3880 autonomous beacons is used to measure\u00a0<\/span>thermal expansion due to global warming of\u00a0<\/span>the Ocean. An indispensable complement to\u00a0<\/span>satellite observation data, it unfortunately does\u00a0<\/span>not sufficiently take into account marginal seas\u00a0<\/span>or ice areas today. <\/span><\/div>\n
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CLS processes the data of\u00a0<\/span>75% of the ARGO fleet and transmits them to\u00a0<\/span>climatologists around the world. Some floats\u00a0<\/span>already measure the chemical composition of our\u00a0<\/span>oceans (dissolved oxygen, CO2, pH, chlorophyll,\u00a0<\/span>nitrogen) to better characterise the acidification\u00a0<\/span>of our waters. In addition, instruments capable of\u00a0<\/span>descending into the deepest parts of the ocean\u00a0<\/span>and of bringing back accurate measurements of\u00a0<\/span>temperature and salinity at depths of up to 6000\u00a0<\/span>meters, are currently being developed. The aim is t<\/span>o improve our understanding of ocean currents,\u00a0<\/span>which in turn will increase knowledge of the\u00a0<\/span>Earth\u2019s climate.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Integrated global earth observations with Argos system<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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The international Argo porgram<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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