Date: 18-19 June 2026
Location: Plouzané, France

Monitoring the high-latitudes oceans is crucial for understanding the ongoing changes of heat, freshwater and sea level in the polar regions and their global impact on the Earth’s climate. Since 2001, Polar Argo floats have proven their ability to perform high-quality, cost-effective, broad-scale observations of the seasonally ice-covered oceans, even sampling underneath ice shelves. Yet, despite significant recent progress, the polar regions remain the most under-sampled regions in the global ocean. Remaining challenges include sustained funding pathways for a scaled-up Polar Argo array, filling observational gaps, and further improving under-ice positioning capability.

Objectives

The workshop will address the specificities important for the implementation of the Polar Argo array in the general framework of the OneArgo design. We aim to review scientific advances made from existing Argo-based studies in the Southern and Northern hemispheres, in order to highlight the scientific motivations behind the future full-scale deployment of the polar Argo array, in particular in the Arctic Ocean and the Polar Marginal Seas at high latitudes. We aim to further include scientific studies arising from synergies with existing modelling, satellite, and other observing system activities in the polar regions. Beyond the scientific studies, the workshop also aims to review and discuss the specificity of the Polar Argo array, in terms of float technology and software and protocols for data management.

Abstract submission and registration is now open

Abstract deadline is 24 April 2026.

More information on Euro-Argo website: https://www.euro-argo.eu/News-Meetings/Meetings/Others/Polar-Argo-workshop