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Argo-SpainAnnualReport2016PresentstatusandfutureplansPedroVélezBelchí,AlbertoGonzálezSantana

1. Introduction.

In 2002, Argo Spain began its contribution to the Argo program through aEuropeanprojectwhereatotalof80ArgoprofilersweredeployedintheNorthAtlantic.Sincethen,ArgoSpaingivessupporttoalltheoperatorsinSpainthatuseArgofloatsaspartoftheirobservationalstrategy.

Two institutions are mainly involved in Argo Spain, the Spanish Institute ofOceanography(IEO,InstitutoEspañoldeOceanografía)andtheCoastalOceanObservingandForecastingSystemoftheheBalearicIslands(SOCIB;SistemadeObservaciónCosteroydePrediccióndelasIslasBaleares)

2. Thestatusofimplementation

Since2003,63floatshavebeendeployedbyArgoSpain.Attheendof2016,7Argofloatswereactive.

Figure1.StatusoftheArgoSpainprogramonNovember24th2016.Altogether,63floatshavebeen

deployed.

ThefollowingtableshowsinformationofeachArgoSPAINprofilerdeployed:

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WMOID Status PROJECT_NAME FLOAT_OWNER PLATFORM_TYPE CONTROLLER_BOARD_TYPE_PRIMARYDepl.Date

(DD/MM/YYYY)

1900275 EOWL ArgoSPAIN IEO APEX APF8C 21/09/2003





1900377 EOWL ArgoMéxico IEO PROVOR 04/05/2005

1900378 EOWL ArgoCostaRica IEO PROVOR 07/12/2005

1900379 EOWL ArgoCostaRica IEO PROVOR 07/12/2005

4900556 EOWL ArgoSPAIN IEO PROVOR 05/03/2005





6900506 EOWL ArgoSPAIN IEO APEX 13/09/2006

6900633 NW ArgoSPAIN ICM APEX APF8C 14/02/2012

6900634 NW ArgoSPAIN ICM APEX APF8C 14/02/2012

6900635 EOWL ArgoSPAIN ICM APEX APF8C 09/11/2011

6900636 Active ArgoSPAIN ICM APEX APF8C 28/07/2012

6900659 EOWL ArgoSPAIN SOCIBICTS APEX 12/01/2011

6900660 EOWL ArgoSPAIN SOCIBICTS APEX APF8C 08/09/2011



6900760 EOWL ArgoSPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 05/09/2010


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6900786 EOWL ArgoSPAIN SOCIBICTS APEX 9I-8373 01/05/2012




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6901240 Active ArgoSPAIN IEO APEX APF9A 20/04/2014


6901242 EOWL ArgoSPAIN SOCIBICTS APEX APF9i-9253 01/10/2014

6901243 Active ArgoSPAIN SOCIBICTS APEX 9i-9271 22/11/2014

6901244 EOWL ArgoSPAIN SOCIBICTS APEX 9i-9283 11/27/2015

6901245 Active ArgoSPAIN SOCIBICTS ARVOR 21/11/2014

6901246 Active ArgoSPAIN EuroArgo ARVOR_D 70-10-444-000 03/02/2015

6901247 Active ArgoSPAIN SOCIBICTS APEX APF9i-9253 01/10/2014

6901248 Active ArgoSPAIN IEO ARVOR_D 70-10-444-000 01/11/2016

6901249 TBD ArgoSPAIN SOCIBICTS ARVOR 70-10-596



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Floatsdeployedandtheirperformance

During2016,1ArgofloatwasdeployedbySpain: 1DeepArvorfloat(WMO6901248)intheEasternAtlantic(CanaryIslands)bytheR/VAngelesAlvariño.ThefloatwasdeployedonNovember1st2016at 29, 10.00 LAT and -18,29.78 LON by the Instituto Español deOceanografía researchers fromÁngelesAlvariñovesselduring theRAPROCAN2016survey.

ThisfloatwasdeployedaspartoftheArgoSpaincontributiontothepilotprogramtoextendedtheArgoprogramdeeperthan2000m.

After 70 days at sea, the Deep – Arvor continues driftingtowards to open sea. The float was initially programmed to diveevery 5 days measuring temperature and salinity during theascendingphase.Afterthat,thefloatwasreconfiguredtodiveevery10daysreachingalso4000metersofdepth.

AscanbeobservedinFigure3,after2monthsand18profilesthereisnotbiasordrift inthesalinitysensorsofar.However,theaccuracyinsalinity(0.02)of theSBE41CPsensor installed it isnotenoughtodetect longtermtrends(>5years)inthearea.

Figure2.T-SdiagramoftheDeepArvorfloatWMO6901248

Technicalproblemsencounteredandsolved

Nomajortechnicalproblemswereencounteredin2016.

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Status of contributions to Argo data management (including status of pressurecorrections,technicalfiles,etc.)

Aftereachdeployment,thedetailedtechnicalinformationisprovidedtotheDACinchargeofthefloats(Coriolis)andtotheAIC.TheArgo-Spainprogramisawareofthechanges in the technical and metadata data formats, and is providing the necessaryinformation. Ametadata updating for the Argo Spain floats, including themandatoryinformationinformatversion3.1wassenttoCoriolisDACattheendof2016.

SomeoftheearlierfloatsdeployedbySpainwereaffectedbyTNPD.Notallofthesefloatshavebeencorrected,but theremaindercorrected fileswillbesubmittedduring2017.

Statusofdelayedmodequalitycontrolprocess

ArgoSpainbegan theDMQCduring2016.So far, theDMQC for floats6900506,6900765, 6900767, 6900768, 6900769, 6900778, 6900779, 6900780, 69007816900782,6900783hasbeencarriedoutandthenetcdffilessenttotheCoriolisDAC.

During2017weplantocarryoutDMQCtoalltheArgoSpainfloatthatstoppedtransmittingbeforeJuly1,2016.3. Present level of and future prospects for national funding for ArgoincludingasummaryofthelevelofhumanresourcesdevotedtoArgo.

TheArgoSpainprogramdoesnothavealongtemfundingfordeploymentsofArgofloats.However,thecontributiontotheEuro-Argofeeforthenext4yearsissecured,sinceSpainhasjoinedtheEuro-ArgoInfrastructure.ThiscontributionisfundedbytheIEOandSOCIB.

The IEO funds the scientific coordination (1.5man xmonth per year) and thetransmission costs. In addition, a specific budget fromMinistry of Economy has beenassignedtoincorporateonefull–timeresearchtechnicianforthenextthreeyearstotheArgoSpainprogramfrom2017.Therearealsoplanstopurchaseatotalof25floatsfortheperiod2017-2019.SOCIBfundsthepurchaseanddeploymentof3ArgofloatsperyearintheWesternMediterraneanuntil2020.4. Summary of deployment plans and other commitments to Argo for theupcomingyearandbeyondwherepossible.

ThedeploymentofArgofloatsinArgoSpainaredesignedtosupportongoingresearchprogramsoftheSpanishmarinesciencescommunitybuttakingintoaccounttheoverallneedsofArgo.Basedonthat,thecurrentplansfor2017/2018are:

• Deploymentof3floatsintheWesternMediterraneanSeain2017and2018• Deploymentof2floatsinthesubtropicalNorth/SouthAtlanticin2017and5in

2018

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5. SummaryofnationalresearchandoperationalusesofArgodataaswellascontributionstoArgoRegionalCenters.

Argo is used bymany Spanish researches to improve the understanding of theclimateandoceanvariability.Oceanandweather forecastoperationalmodelsalsouseArgodata.ThewebpageoftheArgoSpainprogramis:http://www.argoespana.es6. IssuesthatyourcountrywishestobeconsideredandresolvedbytheArgoSteeringTeamregardingtheinternationaloperationofArgo.

None.7. TocontinueimprovingthenumberofCTDcruisedatabeingaddedtothereferencedatabasebyArgoPIs,itisrequestedthatyouincludethenumberandlocationofCTDcruisedatauploadedbyPIswithinyourcountrytotheCCHDO website in the past year. These cruises could be used for Argocalibrationpurposesonlyorcouldbecruisesthatareopentothepublicaswell.

ACTDcastisperformedaftermostoftheArgo-Spaindeployments.However,thedatahavenotbeensubmittedtotheCCHDOwebsiteduetolackofpersonnelduring2016.AnewmemberoftheArgoSpainwashiredduring2016andwillprovidetheCCHDOwiththe CTD cast. However, the DMQC is currently carried out using also the CTD castperformedaftermostoftheArgo-Spaindeployments.8. ListofallpaperspublishedbyscientistswithinSpaininthepastyearusingArgodata,includingnon-Englishpublications.

Aguiar-González,B.,L.Ponsoni,H.Ridderinkhof,H.M.vanAken,W.P.M.deRuijter,andL. R. M. Maas, 2016: Seasonal variation of the South Indian tropical gyre.Deep SeaResearchPartI:OceanographicResearchPapers,110,123-140Alvera-Azcárate,A.,A.Barth,G.Parard, and J.-M.Beckers,2016:Analysisof SMOS seasurfacesalinitydatausingDINEOF.RemoteSensingofEnvironment,180,137-145Aznar,R.,M.G.Sotillo,S.Cailleau,P.Lorente,B.Levier,A.Amo-Baladrón,G.Reffray,andE. Álvarez-Fanjul, 2016: Strengths and weaknesses of the CMEMS forecasted andreanalyzed solutions for the Iberia–Biscay–Ireland (IBI) waters.Journal of MarineSystems,159,1-14Capó,E.,A.Orfila,J.M.Sayol,M.Juza,M.G.Sotillo,D.Conti,G.Simarro,B.Mourre,L.Gómez-Pujol,andJ.Tintoré,2016:AssessmentofoperationalmodelsintheBalearicSeaduringa MEDESS-4MS experiment.Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies inOceanography,133,118-131Castellanos,P.,E. J.D.Campos, I.Giddy,andW.Santis,2016: Inter-comparisonstudiesbetweenhigh-resolutionHYCOMsimulationandobservationaldata:TheSouthAtlanticandtheAgulhasleakagesystem.JournalofMarineSystems,159,76-88González-Gambau,V.,E.Olmedo,A.Turiel, J.Martínez, J.Ballabrera-Poy,M.Portabella,andM.Piles,2016:EnhancingSMOSbrightnesstemperaturesovertheoceanusingthe

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nodal sampling image reconstruction technique.Remote Sensing ofEnvironment,180,205-220Hernández-Guerra,A.andL.D.Talley,2016:Meridionaloverturningtransportsat30°Sinthe Indian and Pacific Oceans in 2002–2003 and 2009.Progress inOceanography,146,89-120Hernández-Molina,F.J.,A.Wåhlin,M.Bruno,G.Ercilla,E.Llave,N.Serra,G.Rosón,P.Puig,M.Rebesco,D.VanRooij,D.Roque,C.González-Pola,F.Sánchez,M.Gómez,B.Preu,T.Schwenk,T.J.J.Hanebuth,R.F.SánchezLeal,J.García-Lafuente,R.E.Brackenridge,C.Juan, D. A. V. Stow, and J.M. Sánchez-González, 2016: Oceanographic processes andmorphosedimentary products along the Iberian margins: A new multidisciplinaryapproach.MarineGeology,378,127-156Rodríguez-Cabello, C., C. González-Pola, and F. Sánchez, 2016: Migration and divingbehaviorofCentrophorussquamosusintheNEAtlantic.Combiningelectronictaggingand Argo hydrography to infer deep ocean trajectories.Deep Sea Research Part I:OceanographicResearchPapers,115,48-62

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