Ocean Heat and Circulation Modeling
Global ARGO-like sensors for deep ocean currents. We have relatively sparse ocean data compared to atmospheric data. Initiatives like Argo floats ( ~4,000 drifting sensors) have collected over two million ocean profiles of temperature and salinity, providing a crucial 3D view of the oceans.
Expanding such efforts (more floats, deeper measurements, biogeochemical sensors) and releasing the data in unified formats could enable AI to model ocean currents, carbon uptake, and climate patterns like El Niño with greater skill. A gap remains in high-resolution, full-depth ocean data that AI models could exploit for improved climate forecasts.
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Deep Argo Mission
Initiative
Ocean Vital Signs
Whitepapers and Essays
R&D Gaps (2)
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