《Argo perspective》.pdf

Ocean Sci., 10, 547–557, 2014 /10/547/2014/ doi:10.5194/os-10-547-2014 © Author(s) 2014. CC Attribution 3.0 License. Consistency of the current global ocean observing systems from an Argo perspective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 K. von Schuckmann , J.-B. Sallée , D. Chambers , P.-Y. Le Traon , C. Cabanes , F. Gaillard , S. Speich , and M. Hamon8 1Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Université de Toulon, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110, La Garde, France 2 Sorbonne Universités (Univ Paris 6)-IRD-CNRS-MNHN, LOCEAN, Paris, France and British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK 3College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA 4Mercator Ocean and Ifremer, Ramonville, St. Agne, France 5CNRS, DT/INSU, Plouzané, France 6Ifremer, Brest, France 7UBO, Brest, France 8Mercator Ocean, Ramonville, St. Anne, France Correspondence to: K. von Schuckmann (karina.von-schuckmann@univ-tln.fr) Received: 23 May 2013 – Published in Ocean Sci. Discuss.: 25 June 2013 Revised: 4 April 2014 – Accepted: 24 April 2014 – Published: 24 June 2014 Abstract. Variations in the world’s ocean heat storage and region. Both the large regional variability and the uncertain- its associated volume changes are a key factor to gauge ties in the current observing system prevent us from extract- global warming and to assess the earth’s energy and sea ing indirect information regarding deep-ocean changes. This level budget. Estimating global ocean heat content (GOHC) emphasizes the importance of continuing sustained effort in and global steric sea level (GSSL) with temperature/salinity measuring the deep ocean from ship platforms and by begin- data from the Argo network reveals a positive change of ning a much needed automated deep-Argo network. 0.5 ± 0.1 W m