Manuals
Shipboard manuals for deployment and onboard sampling.
Float Deployment Manual
The Float Deployment Manual provides guidelines for safe, successful BGC Argo float deployments. It covers where/when to deploy, ship handling, Adopt-A-Float decorating, and step-by-step procedures for UW/WHOI (unboxed) and SIO (boxed) floats with sensor-cleaning instructions and training videos.
Shipboard Sampling Manual
The Shipboard Sampling Manual provides guidelines for post-deployment shipboard sampling to validate BGC float sensors. It covers CTD/rosette and underway collections (nutrients, pH/Alk/DIC, POC, HPLC), logging and labeling, storage temps, filtration and blanks, and end-port shipping to SIO/ODF.
