Argo by the numbers

With its unprecedented global coverage and policy of making all data public in near-real time, Argo has revolutionized the study of the upper ocean.

• 3300+ papers published using Argo data
• 3900+ floats collecting data
• 360+ currently operational floats deployed by WHOI team
• 800+ deployments total each year, 80+ deployed by WHOI
• 1,964,000+ temperature and salinity profiles collected so far
• 26 countries participating
• 18 years of data collection
• 94% of Argo data is shared within 24 hours