Euro-Argo ERIC

Created February 26, 2026

Updated on February 26, 2026

approved

Argo-Italy is the Italian component of a global in situ observing system based on measurements with autonomous profiling instruments, called floats. OGS, as part of the Euro Argo ERIC, is funded by the Italian MUR (ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca), and it is primary responsible for coordinating the activities of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Argo Regional Center (MedArgo). A secondary focus includes the Southern Ocean, particularly the Ross Sea. The program supports the international Argo and Euro-Argo initiatives in long-term monitoring of the global ocean. It gathers data from within the ocean using a fleet of robotic instruments that drift with currents and move vertically between the surface and mid-water depths. Each float operates primarily below the surface for most of its lifespan. Argo-Italy is a cost-effective, long-term monitoring system that serves as a unique source of information for studying the role of the oceans—particularly the Mediterranean Sea—in the climate system. Additionally, it provides essential data for operational ocean monitoring and forecasting systems, significantly enhancing extended predictions of the atmosphere and oceans. Argo-Italy plays a key role in producing core marine products and downstream services for Copernicus, the European program dedicated to building Europe's Earth Observation capacity. It is also a vital part of GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems). This webpage includes OGS drifters and gliders, which are not part of Argo-Italy, but are managed within the same study area and provide additional FAIR data useful for science.

resource logo
Tags:
Argo Floats
Basic research
Biogeochemical
ITINERIS WP - Marine
Oceanography
Oxygen Profiles
Salinity Profiles
Technological development
Temperature Profiles
Basic
Hosting legal entity
https://ror.org/04y4t7k95
Legal Entity
true
Legal status
Consortium
Research Infrastructure
EURO ARGO
Website
https://www.euro-argo.eu/
Marketing
Description
Argo-Italy is the Italian component of a global in situ observing system based on measurements with autonomous profiling instruments, called floats. OGS, as part of the Euro Argo ERIC, is funded by the Italian MUR (ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca), and it is primary responsible for coordinating the activities of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Argo Regional Center (MedArgo). A secondary focus includes the Southern Ocean, particularly the Ross Sea. The program supports the international Argo and Euro-Argo initiatives in long-term monitoring of the global ocean. It gathers data from within the ocean using a fleet of robotic instruments that drift with currents and move vertically between the surface and mid-water depths. Each float operates primarily below the surface for most of its lifespan. Argo-Italy is a cost-effective, long-term monitoring system that serves as a unique source of information for studying the role of the oceans—particularly the Mediterranean Sea—in the climate system. Additionally, it provides essential data for operational ocean monitoring and forecasting systems, significantly enhancing extended predictions of the atmosphere and oceans. Argo-Italy plays a key role in producing core marine products and downstream services for Copernicus, the European program dedicated to building Europe's Earth Observation capacity. It is also a vital part of GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems). This webpage includes OGS drifters and gliders, which are not part of Argo-Italy, but are managed within the same study area and provide additional FAIR data useful for science.
Logo
https://argo.ogs.it/img/logo/argo_italy_2022.png
Classification
Scientific Domain
Natural Sciences
Scientific Sub-Domain
  • Natural Sciences. Biological Sciences
  • Natural Sciences. Chemical Sciences
  • Natural Sciences. Earth & Related Environmental Sciences
  • Natural Sciences. Mathematics
  • Natural Sciences. Physical Sciences
  • Natural Sciences. Other Natural Sciences
Structure types
Distributed
Location
City
PLOUZANÉ
Country
France
Postal Code
29280
Street Name and Number
Ifremer Technopole Brest Iroise 1625
Main Contact
Email
emauri@ogs.it
First Name
Elena
Last Name
Mauri
Phone
+39 0402140203
Position
Senior Scientist
Dependencies
Affiliations
ESFRI
Partecipating countries
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Bulgaria
  • Denmark
  • Italy
  • Netherlands (the)
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
Maturity
Life cycle status
Operational
Other
Areas of activity
  • Basic research
  • Technological development
ESFRI domain
Environment
ESFRI type
Landmark
MERIL scientific domain
Earth and Environmental Sciences
National road maps
true
Societal Grand Challenges
  • Natural Resources
  • Europe in a changing world
  • Environment
Detailed informations
ITINERIS WP
Marine
system:type
Research Infrastructure
Management Info
Author
SAGANEITI LUCIA
Maintainer
SAGANEITI LUCIA
Version
1
Last Updated
February 26, 2026, 11:22 (UTC)
Created
February 26, 2026, 11:22 (UTC)
Data and Resources

This item has no data

To access the resources you must log in