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Information about Canadian Argo

Click here for the Canadian Argo Fact Sheet in English

NEW (Jul. 2011): Click here to download the latest issue of Argonautics, the quarterly (well, we try) Newsletter of the International Argo Project. 

Click here to download previous Argonautics newsletters

Here is the current distribution of floats projected onto an icosahedral grid. You can cut the icosahedron out, fold it, glue it and make a pseudo-globe that looks like this moving example of an assembled globe. Click here to download instructions for assembling the icosahedron. 

For further information about Argo in Canada contact one of the following:

Pacific Region:
Howard Freeland
Institute of Ocean Sciences
Tel: (250)-363-6590
Email: Howard.Freeland@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

National Capital Region (Ottawa):
Anh Tran
Integrated Science Data Management
Tel: 613-990-0301

Quebec Region
Denis Gilbert
Institut Maurice Lamontagne
Tel. (418)-775-0570
Email: Denis.Gilbert@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Atlantic Region:
Igor Yashayaev
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Tel: (902) 426-2558
Email: Igor.Yashayaev@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 

Previous Newsletters

July2011Argonautics-12
September2009Argonautics-11
July2008Argonautics-10
December2007Argonautics-9
December2006Argonautics-8
June2006Argonautics-7
May2005Argonautics-6
December2004Argonautics-5
August2004Argonautics-4
January2004Argonautics-3
August2003Argonautics-2
April2003Argonautics-1