Unveiling the Ocean’s Hidden Green: Robot Explorers Reveal Missing Half of Phytoplankton https://scitechdaily.com/unveiling-the-oceans-hidden-green-robot-explorers-reveal-missing-half-of-phytoplankton/

Carbon-centric dynamics of Earth’s marine phytoplankton https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2405354121

"Using data from #ArgoFloats, scientists have mapped the global distribution of #phytoplankton... This approach reveals that traditional satellite methods, focusing only on surface chlorophyll, significantly underrepresent the total biomass and misjudge the seasonal peak times in much of the oceans."

🌊 Another big news #argofloats enthousiasts:

🙌 As the list of all #argopy features has grown larger and larger over the last 5 years, we'd like to organise in-person and/or online training camps in 2025.

We're opening pre-registration today:
https://forms.gle/d8xPbrWu7aZcvMut9

🌊 Hello #argofloats enthousiasts:
🎉 We just released the first major version of the #argopy software !

This v1.0.0 comes with improved performances and more support for the Argo-BGC dataset.

You can check all new features here: https://argopy.readthedocs.io

#Biden-#Harris Administration injects $1.8m into Arctic sea ice research https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/biden-harris-injects-1-8m-fund-into-arctic-sea-ice-research/ #USpol

"This will improve #NOAA’s access to #climate information in the #Arctic, helping us better understand and address the impacts of #ClimateChange in the region... the expansion of the #ArgoFloats array into the Arctic, bolstering its monitoring capabilities while advancing the existing tech to detect and avoid #SeaIce... & new sensors to improve understanding of Arctic sea ice"

US Aims to Improve #Ocean Observations with $ Millions for New Robotic Floats https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/improve-ocean-observations-million-635932

"$2.7 million from #Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be used to replenish and expand an important array of robotic #ArgoFloats that measure ocean and #climate data. The #Argo array is made up of a fleet of robotic instruments that measure #temperature and #salinity in the global ocean, drifting freely with #OceanCurrents... helping #NOAA understand the ocean and its role in climate"

RT Copernicus Marine
#InSitu for #CopernicusMarine
#ArgoFloats missions typically last 🔟days
➡️The floats descend to depths up to 6⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣m
➡️As they rise to the surface, they collect invaluable data📊
➡️This cycle repeats until the float dies after around 4-5 years🌊

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CMEMS_EU/status/1691720705845407812

RT @EuropeAtlasSeas: With the #MapOfTheWeek, learn about #MarineData & #Argofloats that collect environmental ocean data!

▶️🌊https://maritime-forum.ec.europa.eu/en/node/10340

#OceanLiteracy #OceanMonitoring #ScienceCommunication #EUBlueSchools

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_MARE/status/1649409587135623177