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The name Argo was chosen to emphasize the strong complementary relationship of the global float array with the Jason satellite altimeter mission. In Greek mythology Jason sailed in a ship called "Argo" to capture the golden fleece.
An Argo float being deployed from a research ship......

GEOHAB is an international programme that co-ordinates and builds on related national, regional and international efforts in HAB research within an ecological and oceanographic context.  GEOHAB will encourage combined experimental, observational and modelling approaches......

The Ecosystem Studies of Sub-Arctic Seas (ESSAS) Program is a regional program of the Integration of Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER) project.  Its objectives are to understand how climate change will affect the marine ecosystems of the Sub-Arctic Seas and their sustainability.