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Features

For everyone

  • Search Argo floats worldwide by region and time (up to a 30-day date range)
  • Search only profiles that include at least one BGC parameter
  • Search by WMO ID for direct access to specific floats
  • Track individual float trajectories
  • Visualize time-series vertical sections of Argo float data

Note: Requests are rate-limited. Signing in does not increase an endpoint’s request limit.

For signed-in users

All free features, plus:

  • Search Argo floats with an extended date range (up to 90 days)
  • Visualize vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, oxygen, and supported BGC parameters
  • View mixed layer depth from profile data
  • View SOM (subsurface oxygen maximum) depth and its corresponding oxygen values
  • Generate θ–S diagrams from up to 500 search-result profiles or up to 500 cycles in one trajectory
  • Download observation profile data for custom analysis
  • Save screenshots of search results and visualizations
  • Store up to 3 saved searches for repeated use
  • Bookmark up to 5 float profiles for later reference or comparison
  • Cluster up to 500 search-result profiles or up to 500 cycles in one trajectory
  • Browse Ocean Basins and Mode Waters views in Visual Lab
  • Upload and compare up to 30 custom JSON profiles in Vertical Profiles (desktop browsers only)