Current and Future Biogeochemical–Argo Programs and Planning, TH096 Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 7:00 - 8:00 AM PST (10:00 - 11:00 EST) The ocean provides critical services to life on the planet, absorbing 93% of the heat from anthropogenic warming and a quarter of human CO2 emissions each year. Yet these services come at a price: […]
May 4, 11, 18, 25, and June 1 - A virtual workshop building on the priorities of the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative to explore the applications of a global data-stream from the Biogeochemical-Argo array in fisheries, carbon budget verification, and environmental forecasting. Visit the event page to access the meeting schedule, pre-recorded and archived talks, and discussion forms.
Building a Community of Biogeochemistry Float Data Users: A Workshop to Discuss Technology, Data Management, and Scientific Questions
The Biogeochemical-Argo program aims to develop a global network of 1000 Argo profiling floats with oxygen, nitrate, pH, and bio-optical sensors. The BGC-Argo array will operate as one component of the One Argo array, including Core-Argo and Deep-Argo. Contributions of floats with biogeochemical sensors have come from over 20 nations. The BGC-Argo array will address key questions such as: What is the ocean's role in regulating the carbon cycle? What are the drivers of open ocean deoxygenation? How do physical changes in mixing and circulation affect nutrient availability and productivity? Is the timing and location of phytoplankton blooms changing?
