González-Santana, J.A. (Juan Alberto)

Vélez-Belchí, P. (Pedro)

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Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018 	         Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018       ARGO ESPAÑA – IEO / 19 – 55  Argo – Spain Annual Report     Sep 19, 2019   A. González-Santana – P. Vélez-Belchí  Instituto Español de Oceanografía Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018 		 1	 Argo-Spain Annual Report 2018 Present status and future plans Alberto González Santana, Pedro Vélez Belchí   1. Introduction 	In 2002, Argo-Spain started the Argo program through a European project where a total of 80 Argo profilers were deployed in the North Atlantic. Since then, data have been collected in order to reach the scientific objectives scheduled:  • Oceanographic data is assimilated into operational models. • Results of the models are used to redesign observation and measurement strategies. • Information of subsurface water is used in ocean - atmosphere models, essential for medium and long-term predictions. • Getting information of salinity and temperature fields at different depths, mixing layer, thermocline depth and its seasonal and spatial variability. • Data will make strong the Argo ocean observing system, allowing optimal and accurate estimations of the fields and flows into the ocean in climate modeling and statistical analysis of variability.  Data from Argo floats is transmitted from the float and passed through processing and automatic quality control procedures. The target is to issue the data to the GTS and Global Data servers as quickly thereafter as possible. These are called real – time data (RT). The data are also issued to the Principle Investigators. These scientists apply other procedures to check data quality. The main target is to return the processed data to the global data centers within 6 to 12 months. These procedures are called the delayed mode (DM). The adjustments applied to delayed-data may also be applied to real – time data, to correct sensor drifts for real – time users. However, these real – time adjustments will be recalculated by the delayed mode quality control (DMQC). The main working area covers the North Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands region and Mediterranean Sea. This allows us to get a general perspective of completely different ocean dynamics.  In this document we briefly describe all the stages of the data management (data processing, data correction and generation of data products and figures) of the DMQC for Argo-Spain floats. It is designed to process data of the most widely used and commercially exploited Argo platforms (APEX, ARVOR and NAVIS).  Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018 		 2	2. The status of implementation  The Argo-Spain program started in 2002 and is currently coordinated by the IEO. Since then, 82 floats have been deployed, of which 25 were active at the end of 2018.   Figure 1. Status of the Argo Spain program on September 18th 2019. Altogether, 90 floats have been deployed.  The following table shows relevant information of each Argo-Spain float. It is a database that records information of some features from the deployment until the floats stop completely.     Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018 		 3	       WMO ID        STATUS       PROJECT NAME       FLOAT OWNER       PLATFORM TYPE       CONTROLLER BOARD TYPE PRIMARY       Depl. Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 1900275 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF8C 21/09/2003 1900276 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF8C 22/09/2003 1900277 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF8C 24/09/2003 1900278 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF8C 19/09/2003 1900279 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF8C 27/09/2003 1900377 EOWL Argo México IEO PROVOR  04/05/2005 1900378 EOWL Argo Costa Rica IEO PROVOR  07/12/2005 1900379 EOWL Argo Costa Rica IEO PROVOR  07/12/2005 4900556 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO PROVOR  05/03/2005 4900557 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO PROVOR  10/09/2004 4900558 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO PROVOR  10/09/2004 6900230 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF8C 13/09/2003 6900231 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF8C 18/12/2003 6900506 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX  13/09/2006 6900633 NW Argo SPAIN ICM APEX APF8C 14/02/2012 6900634 NW Argo SPAIN ICM APEX APF8C 14/02/2012 6900635 EOWL Argo SPAIN ICM APEX APF8C 09/11/2011 6900636 Active Argo SPAIN ICM APEX APF8C 28/07/2012 6900659 EOWL Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS APEX  12/01/2011 6900660 EOWL Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS APEX APF8C 08/09/2011 6900661 EOWL Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS APEX APF8C 22/06/2011 6900662 EOWL Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS APEX APF8C 10/06/2012 6900760 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 05/09/2010 6900761 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 06/09/2010 6900762 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 11/09/2010 6900763 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 10/09/2010 6900764 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 01/02/2011 6900765 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 03/02/2011 6900766 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 16/12/2010 6900767 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 24/12/2010 6900768 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 27/12/2010 6900769 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 04/02/2011 6900770 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 07/02/2011 6900771 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 07/02/2011 Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018 		 4	6900772 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 27/10/2010 6900773 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 15/02/2011 6900774 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 20/02/2011 6900775 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 23/02/2011 6900776 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 25/02/2011 6900777 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 26/02/2011 6900778 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 01/12/2010 6900779 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 01/12/2010 6900780 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 25/01/2011 6900781 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 26/01/2011 6900782 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 27/01/2011 6900783 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 01/12/2010 6900784 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 05/09/2010 6900785 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 06/09/2010 6900786 EOWL Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS APEX 9I-8373 01/05/2012 6900787 EOWL Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS APEX 9I-8500 15/07/2013 6900788 EOWL Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS APEX 9I-8496 15/04/2013 6900789 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 13/12/2012 6901237 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 21/12/2012 6901238 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 17/09/2013 6901239 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 27/07/2015 6901240 Active Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 20/04/2014 6901241 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 10/12/2012 6901242 EOWL Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS APEX APF 9i-9253 01/10/2014 6901243 Active Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS APEX 9i-9271 22/11/2014 6901244 EOWL Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS APEX 9i-9283 11/27/2015 6901245 Active Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS ARVOR  21/11/2014 6901246 Active Argo SPAIN Euro Argo ARVOR_D 70-10-444-000 03/02/2015 6901247 Active Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS APEX APF 9i-9253 01/10/2014 6901248 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_D 70-10-444-000 01/11/2016 6901249 Active Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS ARVOR 70-10-596 19/02/2017 6901250 Active Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS ARVOR 70-10-596 10/07/2017 6901251 Active Argo SPAIN SOCIB ICTS ARVOR 70-10-596 19/12/2017 6901252 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 11/08/2018 6901253 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 29/05/2018 6901254 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 15/10/2018 Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018 		 5	 Table 1. Argo Spain floats database.6901255 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 16/6/2019 6901256 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 01/06/2018 6901257 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 06/02/2019 6901258 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 04/06/2018 6901259 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 11/03/2019 6901260 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 18/06/2018 6901262 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 08/06/2018 6901263 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 06/02/2019 6901264 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 17/06/2018 6901265 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 10/06/2018 6901266 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 13/06/2018 6901267 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 18/07/2018 6901268 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 18/03/2019 6901269 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 16/06/2018 6901270 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 18/08/2018 6901271 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 30/10/2018 6901272 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 26/03/2019 6901273 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 11/12/2018 6901274 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 04/03/2019 6901275 EOWL Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 05/03/2019 6901277 Active Argo SPAIN IEO ARVOR_L 70-10-444 31/07/2019 Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018 		 6	Floats deployed and their performance 	During 2018, a total of 15 Argo floats were deployed by Argo-Spain:  • 3 ARVOR - L floats (Argo Spain) in the Mediterranean Sea. • 12 ARVOR – L floats (Argo Spain in the North Atlantic).  The major contribution of Argo Spain to extend the international Argo network during 2018 was focused in the central and north Atlantic areas, deploying a total of 7 ARVOR – L floats. This deployment mission was coordinated by IEO in collaboration with partners who cooperated for the success of the mission. For further and detailed information, please see the attached link:   http://www.oceanografia.es/argo/Informes/6901253InformeLanzamiento.pdf  As another example, the ARVOR – L float with WMO 6901260 is currently diving southwest of Portugal after 100 profiles developed (Fig. 3). The float was programmed to dive up to 2000m every 5 days measuring temperature and salinity during the ascending phase, developing a profile depth of 2000m within a parking depth of 1000m.     Figure 2. R/V Ángeles Alvariño crew moments before the deployment of WMO 6901260 under safety measures at STOCA1806 survey.   Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018 		 7	  Figure 3. The trajectory of the float since the deployment is showed in the upper left side of the picture. T-S diagram of the data collected by WMO 6901260 is showed in the upper right side of the picture. The grey points are the climatology of the area. The black line is the first profile carried out by the float. The dark blue dashed line describes the CTD cast carried out from the R/V Ángeles Alvariño. Potential Temperature and Salinity profiles are also shown in the lower side on the picture.  Technical problems encountered and solved 	The ARVOR – L float WMO 6901267 was deployed on July 18th, 2018 at the Mediterranean Sea. The float worked as expected, developing a number of 32 profiles in total, until it grounded at Formentera island. It was recovered for thorough inspection before a next re - deployment (on hold).    Status of contributions to Argo data management (including status of pressure corrections, technical files, etc)  After each deployment, the detailed technical information is provided to the DAC in charge of the floats (Coriolis) and to the AIC. The Argo-Spain program is aware of the changes in the technical and metadata data formats and is providing the necessary information. Some of the earlier floats deployed by Spain were affected by TNPD. Most of these floats were already corrected during 2017 and 2018, remaining only but the total corrected files will be submitted during 2019. Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018 		 8	Status of delayed mode quality control process 	Argo-Spain mainly deploys floats in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. In terms of DMQC, Argo-Spain manages its floats that operate in the Atlantic Ocean and the Instituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS) manages all the floats that operate in the Mediterranean Sea, including floats of Argo-Spain. The DMQC of the Argo Spain floats that operate in the Mediterranean Sea will be assumed by Argo Spain itself at some point, always subject to personnel availability.  Argo-Spain float fleet is comprised of 82 floats deployed so far. A total of 59 floats have been deployed in the Atlantic Ocean and 23 floats deployed in the Mediterranean Sea (fig. 4).   Figure 4. Argo-Spain floats fleet.  DMQC have been carried out for 16 floats in 2016 (35,5%), for 19 floats (42,2%) in 2017and for 4 floats in 2018 (8’8%). It is planned to carry DMQC for the remaining 6 floats (13,3%) during 2019 (fig. 5). After this task, active current floats older than 1 year will be include in the Argo Spain DMQC and processed.      ARGO SPAIN FLOATSAtlantic MediterraneanArgo – Spain Annual Report 2018 		 9	 Figure 5. Argo-Spain floats fleet.  3. Present level of and future prospects for national funding for Argo including a summary of the level of human resources devoted to Argo. 	Aware of the importance of the role that Spain should play and development opportunities, the IEO and the Coastal and Prediction Observation System of the Balearic Islands (SOCIB) have assumed the financial commitment that entails that Spain takes part as a full member of the Euro-Argo research infrastructure, thus the deployment of at least 3 Argo floats per year since 2015 has been ensured. On January 1, 2017, Spain joined definitively as a full member of the European infrastructure Euro- Argo.  The IEO’s funding covers for float procurement in the period 2018-2020 (5 argo floats per year), transmission costs and part-time personnel support. The IEO  funds the scientific coordination (0.25 FTE), and is expected that 1 FTE will be incorporated permanently at the beginning of 2020 to Argo Spain. Besides, the long-term support from the IEO, SOCIB will deploy 3 Argo floats per year in the Western Mediterranean until 2021.     00,050,10,150,20,250,30,350,40,452016 2017 2018 Expected in 2019ARGO SPAIN DMQC STATUSArgo – Spain Annual Report 2018 		 10	4. Summary of deployment plans and other commitments to Argo for the upcoming year and beyond where possible. 	The deployment plan has been submitted to the IAC. Although the ultimate deployments may change following feedback from the Spanish research community, the current plan is:  • 3 floats (ARVOR - L) to be deployed in the Mediterranean Sea in 2020 and 2021. • 5 floats (ARVOR - L) to be deployed in the Atlantic ocean in  2019 and 2020. • 1 deep argo float (3 heads) to be deployed in the Subtropical Eastern North Atlantic in 2019 or 2020.  Point out that the 3 heads Deep Arvor float is part of the EA - RISE European project and are Euro-Argo floats.  5. Summary of national research and operational uses of Argo data as well as contributions to Argo Regional Centers. 	Argo is used by many Spanish researches to improve the understanding of the climate and ocean variability. Ocean and weather forecast operational models also use Argo data. The web page of the Argo Spain program is: http://www.argoespana.es  6. Issues that your country wishes to be considered and resolved by the Argo Steering Team regarding the international operation of Argo. 	None.  7. To continue improving the quality and quantity of CTD cruise data being added to the reference database by Argo PIs, it is requested that you include any CTD station data that was taken at the time of float deployments this year. Additionally, please list CTD data (calibrated with bottle data) taken by your country in the past year that may be added to the reference database. These cruises could be ones designated for Argo calibration purposes only or could be cruises that are open to the public.  To help CCHDO track down this data, please list the dates of the cruise and the PI to contact about the data. 	A CTD cast is performed after most of the Argo-Spain deployments. However, the data have not been submitted to the CCHDO website due to lack of personnel during 2018. This task will be undertaken throughout 2019.      Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018 		 11	8. List of all papers published by scientists within Spain in the past year using Argo data, including non-English publications. 	Barceló-Llull, B., Pascual, A., Mason, E., & Mulet, S. (2018). Comparing a multivariate global ocean state estimate with high-resolution in situ data: An anticyclonic intrathermocline eddy near the canary islands. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5(MAR) doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00066  Hernandez-Lasheras, J., & Mourre, B. (2018). Dense CTD survey versus glider fleet sampling: Comparing data assimilation performance in a regional ocean model west of sardinia. Ocean Science, 14(5), 1069-1084. doi:10.5194/os-14-1069-2018  Llanillo, P. J., Pelegrí, J. L., Talley, L. D., Peña-Izquierdo, J., & Cordero, R. R. (2018). Oxygen pathways and budget for the eastern south pacific oxygen minimum zone. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123(3), 1722-1744. doi:10.1002/2017JC013509  Olmedo, E., Gabarró, C., González-Gambau, V., Martínez, J., Ballabrera-Poy, J., Turiel, A., . . . Lee, T. (2018). Seven years of SMOS sea surface salinity at high latitudes: Variability in arctic and sub-arctic regions. Remote Sensing, 10(11) doi:10.3390/rs10111772  Vigo, M. I., García-García, D., Sempere, M. D., & Chao, B. F. (2018). 3D geostrophy and volume transport in the southern ocean. Remote Sensing, 10(5) doi:10.3390/rs10050715  Outreach publication in Spanish: González-Santana, A., P. Vélez Belchí. 2018. Argo: conocer el océano global. Investigación y ciencia, ISSN 0210-136X, Nº 500, 2018, págs. 40-47  

Argo – Spain Annual Report 2018

Reporte anual de Argo España 2018Contribución española a la red Argo: infraestructura para la observación del océano global.ARG

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