Greek Argo

Greek Argo was coordinated by the Institute of Oceanography of HCMR and funded by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
 

The network of profiling floats aimed to provide  for the first time  continuous profiles of physical and biochemical parameters of the Greek seas. The use of these data would have short and long term benefits such as more comprehensive surveys of sea water processes and interactions, more reliable in situ data for operational modeling forecast and provide crucial information for climate studies. Apart though from scientific interest the network would give additional socioeconomic benefits as it would upgrade the marine safety forecasting, monitoring of pollution, upgrade of fishery activities and finally management and protection of coastal zone planning and efficient marine and coastal infrastructure. The project aimed to enhance the Greek national contribution in the Euro-Argo European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC).