New leaflet about environmental impacts of Argo floats

The large number of Argo floats raises concerns about their environmental impact. This leaflet assesses these impacts by weighing the risk in relation to other human activities to the benefits of the valuable information solely provided by Argo floats.

This leaflet relies on the publication “Environmental Issues and the Argo Array”, Stephen C. Riser, University of Washington; Susan Wijffels, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Argo Steering Team. One of the main conclusion is that presently, there is no method of observing the subsurface global ocean that is less environmentally damaging and more cost effective than Argo.

 

 

 

 

What you will find in this leaflet?

• You will learn more about Argo floats and their benefits.
• You will find out more about their positive impacts on the environment and society.
• You will discover why they are the best option to monitor the ocean.
• You will read more about environmental impacts of Argo floats when they are observing the ocean and when they reach the end of their life on this poster:

How to use this leaflet?

• Use this pdf version to be projected on a screen: Environmental_impact_Argo_floats_Euro-Argo_ON-SCREEN-DISPLAY
• Use this pdf version to be printed and folded:  Environmental_impact_Argo_floats_Euro-Argo_TO BE FOLDED (you may then fold your printed version as shown below, the  poster is on the back).

    

• Use this pdf version if you only need the poster on its own:  Environmental_Impact_Euro-Argo_POSTER