Argo data are freely available without restriction. However, to track uptake and impact, we ask that where Argo data are used in a publication or product, an acknowledgement be given. The Argo Data Management Team assigns Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to Argo documents and datasets. These can easily be included in publications and keeps a direct and permanent link to the Argo document or data set used in that publication (to ensure reproducibility). The data sets are archived in monthly snapshots each with its own DOI.
To acknowledge Argo, please use the following sentence and the appropriate Argo DOI afterwards as described below.
“ These data were collected and made freely available by the International Argo Program and the national programs that contribute to it. (https://argo.ucsd.edu, https://www.ocean-ops.org). The Argo Program is part of the Global Ocean Observing System. “
The general Argo DOI is below.
Argo (2000). Argo float data and metadata from Global Data Assembly Centre (Argo GDAC). SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/42182
If you used data from a particular month, please add the month key to the end of the DOI url to make it reproducible. The key is comprised of the hashtag symbol (#) and then numbers. For example, the key for August 2020 is #76230. The citation would look like:
Argo (2020). Argo float data and metadata from Global Data Assembly Centre (Argo GDAC) – Snapshot of Argo GDAC of August 2020. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/42182#76230.
Abstract
Biogeochemical-Argo data access: Biogeochemical-Argo data are freely available through one of the two Global Data Assembly Centers (GDAC), using the WMO number of the float, which is its specific identifier.
Map: Locate, identify (WMO) and get access to the NetCDF (*.nc) of the merged profiles of a specific float.
You can use the map below to locate, identify (WMO) and get access to the NetCDF (*.nc) of the merged profiles of a specific float. You can also search for a specific combination of Biogeochemical-Argo variables. Note that, for each float, the associated figure represents time-series derived from real-time data (not from delayed-mode QC data). These figures are thus only useful to have a quick appreciation of the file content and to select floats. By no means should they be copied or used for any scientific purpose.