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🌊 The GO-BGC @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social project nears its end on Oct. 31 when 500 @bgc-argo.bsky.social floats with chemical and biological sensors for ocean health will have been deployed. The array will then begin to decline as there is no future funding to replace floats as batteries are 1/2

7. The US has led on global climate science and preparedness but is throwing that lead away. bsky.app/profile/glob...

Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array@globaloceanbgc.bsky.social · 3w ago

NSF has funded over 80% of the world's BGC-Argo floats via GO-BGC, which ends in October 2026, so the global array will start shrinking. NSF is asking US researchers to weigh in on future ocean observing priorities: www.go-bgc.org/nsf/nsf-requ...

A recording of last week's webinar on the uncertain future of GO-BGC is available now on the OCB YouTube channel - watch for the latest on the array's status and its role in ocean observing: youtu.be/Y8mVCnme_XE?... @usocb.bsky.social @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social @bgc-argo.bsky.social

GO-BGC webinar: Uncertain future - Johnson and Takeshita

YouTube video by Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry OCB

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Reminder for those of us who leave things to the last minute - last day to respond to the NSF request for input on ocean observing 🌊 GO-BGC funding is crucial for us to keep putting floats in the water, and for me to keep putting Lego floats in my office!

Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array@globaloceanbgc.bsky.social · 3w ago

NSF has funded over 80% of the world's BGC-Argo floats via GO-BGC, which ends in October 2026, so the global array will start shrinking. NSF is asking US researchers to weigh in on future ocean observing priorities: www.go-bgc.org/nsf/nsf-requ...

Meet the crowned sea cucumber, one of the deep ocean's clean-up champs 🗑️💫 These squishy sea cucumbers, Peniagone spp., are abundant on expansive abyssal plains. They march across the mud on stocky tube feet. They keep their head down, focused on feeding. Learn more: youtu.be/vsit2ZvNbNs?...

The crowned sea cucumber is part of the deep-sea clean-up crew

YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

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El Niño is building in the Pacific, and our BGC-Argo floats are watching. As warm water cuts off the nutrient supply, phytoplankton shift deeper to find what they need to grow, particulate carbon drops, and there's less biomass to feed the rest of the food web. 🌊 #ElNiño @bgc-argo.bsky.social

Join @mbarinews.bsky.social's Ken Johnson & Yui Takeshita for an @usocb.bsky.social webinar on GO-BGC's 6 yrs, its wins, and BGC-Argo's uncertain future w/ no more funding. Bring your questions for the Q&A! Register: whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @whoi.edu

NSF has funded over 80% of the world's BGC-Argo floats via GO-BGC, which ends in October 2026, so the global array will start shrinking. NSF is asking US researchers to weigh in on future ocean observing priorities: www.go-bgc.org/nsf/nsf-requ...

Once the world’s largest iceberg, A23a is giving scientists a front-row seat to a changing Antarctic environment from space. Using satellite imagery, WHOI researchers are tracking the trillion-ton iceberg as it melts and drifts through the Southern Ocean. 📲 Dive in with BBC: go.whoi.edu/bbc-a23a

The September 2026 BGC-Argo Newsletter is here! 🎉 Check it out now 👉 mailchi.mp/1ff888e84979... Subscribe to stay in the loop! 📩 biogeochemical-argo.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... #OneArgo #Argofloats @ifremer.bsky.social @euro-argo.eu @edleymarie.bsky.social

Join the GO-BGC data team for DMQC office hours tomorrow ! There will be 2 sessions on Sept. 10 focused on floats caught in global audits (7:00 A.M. PT and 5:00 P.M. PT). More information and resources from previous sessions available at www.go-bgc.org/resources/we... @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social

🌊 Argo reveals how the ocean helps slow climate change! The ocean absorbs ~25% of our CO₂ emissions, but how that carbon is stored deep below the surface has remained hard to observe. Thanks to Argo, scientists are now uncovering these hidden processes. 🔗 More info: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Taking the pulse of a changing ocean 🌎 MBARI's Monique Messié recently contributed to a commentary in the scientific journal Oceanography, reflecting on the Argo Program’s remarkable accomplishments for monitoring the global ocean. Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/new-sci...

New scientific commentary highlights the importance of the Argo Program • MBARI

High-quality, publicly available data from the international Argo Program are essential for understanding our changing ocean. Senior Research Specialist Monique Messié recently contributed to a commen...

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🌊 A BGC-Argo/El Niño update from @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social & @bgc-argo.bsky.social. El Niño is on. Temp. is over 30C along the equator between 180 and 150W. Ocean pCO2 has dropped below atmospheric. Nitrate is zero and plankton/chlorophyll are crashing as they run out of fertilizer when.... 1/2

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Although the funding seems to have gone away, @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social still has some floats to deploy that need adopters - www.go-bgc.org/outreach/ado... Work with real data in the classroom, lesson plans available...

@soccomproject.bsky.social @bgc-argo.bsky.social @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social 🌊The commentary by Dove et al (bit.ly/4fd2whZ) on the future of Argo comes at a critical moment for US Argo. GO-BGC, the major US BGC-Argo project funded by NSF completes all float deployments in 3 months. 1/3

Before satellites and computer models, ocean currents were illustrated using chalk and blackboards! This rotating blackboard globe was a prime tool used by WHOI oceanographer Henry Stommel, who is best known for his groundbreaking work on ocean circulation. Learn more: go.whoi.edu/Artifacts

First-ever BGC-Argo float deployed off St. Thomas, USVI. UVI + @noaa.gov AOML fill a key Eastern Caribbean gap, tracking O2, pH, chlorophyll & nitrate for 5 years — data for reef & hurricane research. finance.yahoo.com/technology/a... #OneArgo #Argofloats

UVI’s Virgin Islands Center for Autonomous Research Partners with NOAA to Deploy First-Ever Biogeochemical-Argo Ocean Float in U.S. Virgin Islands Waters

The milestone deployment fills a critical ocean observing gap in the Eastern Caribbean, gathering long-term data to support coral reef research, hurricane forecasting, and El Niño events. BGC-Argo flo...

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📢 2026 SOCCOM Annual Meeting 🔗 Meeting outline : lnkd.in/gfb-MpZ6 🔗 Detailed agenda lnkd.in/gPu2mQv5 🔗 Meeting registration : lnkd.in/g6uGEizF @soccomproject.bsky.social @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social #OneArgo #Argofloats

Happy #WorldOceanDay 🌊💙🪼 For decades, MBARI has explored the ocean’s pelagic realm—one of Earth’s largest yet least-understood habitats—revealing the astonishing diversity of life it supports and helping scientists better understand its future in a changing world. Dive in: youtu.be/Aqyk30L3E1A?...

World Ocean Day | The remarkable animals of the deep midwater

YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

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🌊 @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social GO-BGC float of the month. El Niño is coming. The 2023/24 event is clear in the @bgc-argo.bsky.social record. The white, 29C contour outlines anomalies in pCO2, NO3, chlorophyll and particulate organic carbon. Those white contours are emerging again. Stay tuned.

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social Congratulations to Jen on yesterday's fantastic live interview on Fox Weather, which covered her joint BGC-Argo, Saildrone and satellite data Hurricane Idalia paper! Interview:https://www.foxweather.com/watch/fmc-ayb89cnrrzaidpnf

Das Argo-Germany Team am BSH freut sich auf fachliche Unterstützung: Noch ist Zeit, sich auf unsere Argo-BGC-Wissenschaftsstelle zu bewerben. Frist-Ende: 26.05.2026. Hier geht es zum Bewerbungsportal mit weiteren Infos: www.bav.bund.de/SharedDocs/S...

🚀 Argo Float Starter Pack For anyone who wants to keep up with Argo float developments and BGC-Argo missions, here is a starter pack : 🔗 bsky.app/starter-pack... 📌 Recommended hashtags to follow or use when sharing: #Argofloat #Argofloats #OneArgo #Argo

#CNR-ISMAR & @ogsit.bsky.social 🇮🇹 tell you more abt BGC-Argo deployments during the ITINERIS' EYES 2025 campaign in the Med. Sea. 🎬 🔍 Innovative sensors to monitor #biodiversity 🔍 Synergies b/w Argo & satellite data show the impacts of #climatechange on ecosystems 👉 www.euro-argo.eu/News-Meeting...

Argo Italy: BGC-Argo deployments during the ITINERIS' EYES 2025

European contribution to Argo programme

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A sad day. Jorge Sarmiento, one of the greats in ocean science, passed away today. Jorge was a model leader; thoughtful, compassionate, and an excellent scientist. His leadership of @soccomproject.bsky.social transformed @bgc-argo.bsky.social into a global system.

Jorge Sarmiento's early work revealing the Southern Ocean's role in regulating atmospheric CO₂ helped lay the scientific groundwork for programs like SOCCOM and GO-BGC alike. Grateful for his vision and the trail he blazed for our entire community. #Argo #BGCArgo #ArgoFloats #SouthernOcean

Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling Proj@soccomproject.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Long before SOCCOM existed, Jorge Sarmiento was already asking the question that would define it: what does the Southern Ocean tell us about our climate? www.princeton.edu/news/2026/05... #ArgoFloats #BGCAgo #SouthernOcean #oceanscience

Yes, if AMOC shuts down, it may release hundreds of billions of tonnes of CO₂. You know what's guaranteed to release hundreds of billions of tonnes of CO₂ in the next few years? Our continued use of fossil fuels.

Collapse of key ocean current may release billions of tonnes of carbon

If the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation shut down, the knock-on effects could release hundreds of billions of tonnes of CO2, raising global temperatures even further

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🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎The @aaus_foundation grants the annual Kevin Flanagan Travel Award providing up to $800 for undergrad/grad students to attend the AAUS scientific meeting at @scripps_ocean in San Diego, CA! information and app instructions at aausfoundation.org & under scholarships tab, click "Travel Award"!