BulArgo
A national marine research infrastructure for in situ observation in Black Sea based on autonomous profiling floats as a Bulgarian component of the Euro-Argo network. BulArgo data are freely available from Euro-Argo web site
Euro-Argo
The European contribution to the International Argo Programme for in situ ocean observations is coordinated by Euro Argo ERIC, a distributed Research Infrastructure that organizes and federates national Argo contributions at the European level
Argo
Argo is an international program that measures water properties across the world’s ocean using a fleet of robotic instruments that drift with the ocean currents and move up and down between the surface and a mid-water level
BulArgo News
Argo and Black Sea day 2025
Researchers from the Institute of Oceanology of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences marked International Black Sea Day with an Open Day initiative in Varna and Sofia. Schoolchildren, students, and enthusiasts of marine science and nature met with marine researchers and had the opportunity to learn more about the challenges facing the Black Sea. Marine measuring systems by using an Argo floats were demonstrated at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Oceanology. Students and visitors were introduced to the Argo float, what it is, how it works, what data is collected and what it is used for. The “Journey with the Ocean Observers” comic book booklet were given as gifts to the children who visited the events.
