Autonomous floats for the ARGO program

Published

9 February 2024

Submission deadline

19 February 2024

Estimated value

6,000,000 kr

Procedure

open

Lots

1

Notice number

00085858-2024

Reference

9bfc1f65-81aa-4da7-9e61-0afa15b72833

Official source

Official source

CPV codes

• 38000000Equipo de laboratorio, óptico y de precisión (excepto gafas)
• 38300000Instrumentos de medición

Description

Argo is a global real-time ocean observing network with a fleet of autonomous floats measuring the properties of seawater and sending data in real time via satellite communications. The floats can regu-late their buoyancy and therefore collect measurements of profiles of water properties. This makes them unique compared to other sustained observation systems which measure only at fixed depths (buoys or remote sensing). The program represents a fleet of about 4000 autonomous floats, deployed all over the world ocean. They carry an array of sensors with the core being temperature, and salinity, while other sensors are often added to cover other parameters such as dissolved oxygen, phytoplankton fluorescence, or-ganic matter fluorescence, nitrate, particle scattering and irradiance. The data is made freely available to all via coordinated global ARGO data centers. Just as weather balloons provide profiles of atmos-pheric conditions for weather forecasting, the ARGO program delivers ocean properties for monitor-ing and forecasting ocean conditions (operational modelling) and also supporting climate research and modelling. Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has initiated Denmark …

Frequently asked questions

What is the deadline to bid for this tender?

The submission deadline is 19 February 2024. Check the official source, as dates can be modified.

What is the estimated value of this tender?

The estimated value published by the buyer is 6,000,000 kr.

Who is the buyer of this tender?

The contracting authority is Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU (European Union).