MARINE OBSERVATION SOURCE · S002
Deep Argo
Discover marine observations available through Deep Argo, including parameters, platforms, spatial and temporal coverage, metadata, and access methods.
- Operator
- Argo Data Management Team / GDACs
- Role
- Observation archive + NRT network
- Platforms
- Deep profiling floats
- Observed variables
- Temperature; salinity; pressure
- Spatial coverage
- Global, sparse relative to Core Argo
- Period
- ~2014-present; deployment-dependent
- Depth coverage
- To ~4000-6000 m depending float type
- QC and data mode
- Argo RT/DM QC
- Access method
- Same GDAC/selection workflow as Core Argo
- Indexed download targets
- 3
Canonical parameters
- Practical salinity
practical_salinity - Sea-water pressure
sea_water_pressure - Sea-water temperature
sea_water_temperature
Discovery and access
Index as a mission/platform subtype of Argo; do not create duplicate observations if also ingesting all Argo profiles.