Global Argo Data

Access to global Argo data is via two Global Data Access Centres (GDACs); one located in Monterey, USA (USGODAE) and the other in Brest, France (CORIOLIS).  Both GDACs hold the complete Argo data collection. Data can be selected using a latitude/longitude region and a time range or by Data Centre (DAC) or ocean region.  The data at the GDACs are in netcdf format with profile, trajectory, technical and meta files available for each float.

Global Argo data is available through two Global Data Access Centres (GDACs) in netcdf format.

To access the US GDAC click here: http://www.usgodae.org/argo/argo.html

To access the French GDAC click here: http://www.coriolis.eu.org/Data-Services-Products/View-Download

 

Argo Documentation

Comprehensive documentation of the Argo data system is described in the data manuals; “A beginners’ guide to accessing Argo data” and "The Argo Data Management Handbook". The “Argo User’s Manual” and the “Argo Quality Control Manual” are invaluable guides for those working with Argo netcdf files who would like to understand the data formats and quality control methods applied to the data.   

These reference manuals are available from the Argo Data Management Website: http://www.argodatamgt.org/Documentation

 

IMOS Argo data via the Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) Portal

Your access to Australian IMOS Argo data discovery and exploration is through the Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) Portal.

CSIRO Hydrographic Atlas (CARS)

The new edition of the CSIRO Atlas of Regional Seas (CARS) is now available. CARS is a global atlas of hydrographic data and Argo data is one of the main contributors. To access CARS, click here: http://www.cmar.csiro.au/cars

 

Gridded Products

The global fleet of Argo floats has provided hundreds of thousands of profiles to date. Many Data Centres provide gridded products derived from Argo data. To view a list of these please click here: http://www.argo.ucsd.edu/Gridded_fields.html