argo monthly report 2016/09
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Global ArgoStatus
M. Belbéoch, [email protected]
http://argo.jcommops.org
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• Overview• Implementation• Data Flow• Instrumentation• Operations• Biogeochemical Argo
Outline
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Overview
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Argo is doing very well, …
IMPLEMENTATION• New design & targets: Global Argo = ~3800 floats• Atlantic Ocean optimal – deploy the excess in the Southern Ocean• Indian Ocean optimal• Pacific Ocean lightly over populated but clusters of old floats developing• Southern Ocean half implemented (improving) – strong seasonal bias for
RT data.
DATA FLOW• Optimize real-time distribution and delays• Challenge to re-process data files in delayed-mode (68% achieved)
INSTRUMENTATION• Float reliability keeps progressing
Executive Summary
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Global Argo DesignTarget = ~3800 floats and optimal coverage, double density in Marginal Seas
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Implementation – Activity
• Global array optimal (quantitatively) – on light decrease
• Atlantic Ocean optimal• Indian Ocean optimal• Pacific Ocean lightly over populated (WBC and Equatorial pilot projects)• Southern Ocean half implemented (improving)
Performance Indicators
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Implementation – Intensity of deployments
• Global array deployments optimal – send excess to Southern Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean 25% over seeding (may not be required)• Pacific Ocean optimal• Indian Ocean optimal• Southern Ocean optimal (to be sustained)
Key Performance Indicators
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Implementation – Data Spatial CoverageMonthly
• Global: good. To review metric and target (too conservative)• Atlantic Ocean - good • Pacific Ocean - very good.• Indian Ocean - good• Southern Ocean – poor (seasonal bias with real-time data and
deployments)
Key Performance Indicators
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Implementation – Data Spatial CoverageYearly
• Global: good. • Atlantic Ocean – very good • Pacific Ocean - very good.• Indian Ocean - good• Southern Ocean – poor
Key Performance Indicators
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National contributions3804 floats are fully operational amongst the 4016 registered.
New contribution from Peru (via WHOI donations)
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NetworksArgo Equivalent (9%), Argo Bio (8%), Argo Deep (0.4%).
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Spatial CoverageA year of Argo monthly observations (gaps in blue).
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Spatial CoverageLatest monthly observations (gaps in blue).
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Network GrowthNetwork evolution – light decrease
Distinct floats distributing observations at GDACs (monthly).
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Future?Network Evolution – trajectory
1000 units/year; 20% failure rate/year; 0.03 inflation rate
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Life ExpectancyFloat reliability has been slowly progressing and new floats generation
seems promising
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Implementation
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ImplementationDistribution of operational floats by country
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ImplementationOperational floats evolution, by national contribution.
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ImplementationOperational floats evolution, by national contribution.
Zoom (no USA).
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ImplementationSimple float density as of 01/10/2016, 6°x6°.
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ImplementationAge = (Latest Observation date – Deployment date).
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ImplementationOld (red) / young (blue) spatial clusters.
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Implementationfloat density: decimal floats, weighted by their probability to survive one year
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ImplementationPlease keep updating your deployment plans for 2016 (and 2017)
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ImplementationSimple density including deployment plans.
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Data Flow
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Performance Indicators
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Data FlowConfirm float status (e.g. deployment failure) or enable data distribution.
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Data FlowDelays at IFREMER are rather good, except for a few DACs.
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Data FlowSlightly better delays at NRL-MRY
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Data FlowGDACs Delays, by DAC.
India is transiting to a new data processing chains (should improve)
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Data FlowIfremer is adding 3h to data distribution in average. (to investigate)
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Data FlowA month of observations (at IFREMER) by DAC.
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Data FlowA view on sampling levels.
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Data FlowA try to identify spatial trends in lower quality PSAL profiles.
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Data FlowA try to identify spatial trends in lower quality TEMP profiles.
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Data FlowData flow: All observations : 20 Obs/Day.
Delayed-Mode QC Achieved/DMQC_ELIGIBLE ratio = 68%.2/3 of the challenge resides in regular Argo programmes
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Instrumentation
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Instrumentation
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InstrumentationModels evolution. Market leader on decrease since 2012.
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InstrumentationModels evolution - Zoom (no APEX)
Clear increasing trend for ARVOR, NAVIS_A, SOLO_II and S2A. NOVA
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ReliabilityBy float model, floats deployed since 2005
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InstrumentationDistribution of operational floats by model
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Instrumentation51% Argos, 48% Iridium.
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InstrumentationTelecommunication Types Evolution.
Not all partners are switching to Iridium. New: Beidou
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5. Operations
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Key 2016 Ships.
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Cruise PlansSome cruise plans registered @jcommops
Check our website for more information.
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Biogeochemical Argo
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Biogeochemical Argo needs to double the effort to reach its target and implement the full package (6 sensors) on all floats
IMPLEMENTATION• Activity stabilizing at 30%• Intensity of deployments 45% to be doubled
DATA FLOW• Optimize real-time distribution and delays, in cooperation with existing
Argo National Data Centres
INSTRUMENTATION• Sensor diversity progressing (data availability by sensor to be checked)• But 45% of the network is Oxygen only
Executive Summary
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Biogeochemical ArgoPerformance Indicators
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Biogeochemical ArgoGrowth of operational floats
(monthly distinct floats at GDACs)
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National ContributionsSome key Argo national programme are missing
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National ContributionsGrowth of operational floats
(monthly distinct floats at GDACs)
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Sensor Types
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Sensor TypesGrowth in float capabilities (BGC data availability not checked)
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Oxygen
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Fluorometer
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Scatterometer
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Radiometer
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pH
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Nitrate