Japan Argo Project and its Operation
Xu Jian-ping 1.2
1. Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Hangzhou 310012;
2. Key Lab of Ocean Dynamic Processes and Satellite Oceanography, SOA, Hangzhou 310012
1. Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Hangzhou 310012;
2. Key Lab of Ocean Dynamic Processes and Satellite Oceanography, SOA, Hangzhou 310012
Abstract: Japan Argo is implemented through the cooperation of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Japan Meteorological Agency and the Japan Coast Guard.
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC) / Frontier Observational Research System for Global Cange(FORSGC) is responsible for processing and distribution of the delayed mode high quality Argo Profiling Float data. And Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) / Japan Argo Real Time Data Base is undertaking the distribution of Argo real time profiling float data.