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Argo to ARGO
Pages 212-213

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... It is clearly the next logical step towards a true global ocean observing system. The name ARGO made me think back to my first long cruises in the 1960s in the Indian Ocean aboard the Scripps R/V Argo as part of the International Indian Ocean Expedition.
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From page 213...
... I wouldn't have missed it for anything, and I'm pleased to have interacted with so many colleagues at sea, in the academic community, in endless but productive meetings and conferences, and in achieving funding and results. Congratulations to the National Science Foundation as it celebrates Fifty Years of Ocean Discovery.
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  • ocean studies
  • atmospheric research
  • name argo
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  • bill merrell
  • international indian
  • atmospheric chemistry
  • gilbert walker

  • ocean surface
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  • stan wilson
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