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EURO-ARGO
A new European Infrastructure for
Research
IGST 12 – August 2007 – St Johns
EURO-ARGO
 Context: ESFRI (European Strategy Forum
on Research Infrastructures) (European
Commission). Roadmap for new large research
infrastructures of pan-European interest.
 Euro-Argo selected (35 projects – 7 environment
sciences). Funding for a preparatory phase.
 Proposal : Europe establishes an infrastructure
for ¼, i.e. 800 floats in operation
o Requirement : 250 floats per year including
regional enhancements (Nordic,
Mediterranean and Black seas)
IGST 12 – August 2007 – St Johns
EURO-ARGO :
European contribution
to a global ocean observatory
 A significant component of the global array of 3.000
floats in operations
 Requires strong international cooperation
 Proposal : Europe establishes an infrastructure for ¼,
i.e. 800 floats in operation
o Requirement : 250 floats per year including
regional enhancements (Nordic seas,
Mediterranean) (about 50 floats for regional
enhancements)
IGST 12 – August 2007 – St Johns
Preparatory Phase
2008-2010
Main expected outcomes :
• Agreement for long term (10-20 years) operation of Euro-Argo
(financial, legal, governance, organisation, technical). Member
States (ministerial level)
• Agreement with EC (GMES, GEO, DG Research) for additional
long term EC funding
• Main technical and organizational issues to be solved
• Links with international structure
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PP partnership
• France: IFREMER (representing the multi-agency
Coriolis project) + SHOM
• Germany: BSH (for operational funding) +
Konsortium Deutsche Meeresforschung (KDM)
• UK : Met Office and NERC.
• Netherlands: KNMI
• Spain: IEO
• Italy: OGS
• Ireland: Marine Institute
• Norway : IMR
• Portugal : UL
• Greece : HCMR
• Poland : IOS
• Bulgaria : USO
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