French National Report on Argo - 2018

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Support to the Mercator and Coriolis scientific activitiesCoriolis has developed together with MERCATOR (The French operational oceanography forecast center) a strong connection with the French research community via the Mercator-Coriolis Mission Group (GMMC).It consists of about one hundred researchers (with some turnover each year) following a scientific announcement of opportunities and call for scientific proposal.Its task is to support the Mercator and Coriolis scientific activities and to participate in product validation.The call for scientific proposals proposes to the community "standard" Argo floats as well as floats equipped with oxygen and biogeochemical sensors.These new opportunities strengthen link between the French scientific community and Coriolis with regard to the development of qualification procedures for "Argo extensions" floats. National ResearchArgo data are being used by many researchers in France to improve the understanding of ocean properties (e.g.circulation, heat and freshwater storage and budget, and mixing), climate monitoring and on how they are applied in ocean models (e.g.improved salinity assimilation, …).A list of France bibliography is available at the end of this report. Argo-Regional Center: North AtlanticFrance leads the NA-ARC, which is a collaborative effort between Germany

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