This Ocean forecasting system could generate crucial forecast information, such as ocean circulation, sea surface temperature, wave height, to serve the needs of a variety of human activities related to marine hazards mitigation, oil and gas exploration, fisheries, navigation, marine parks management and coastal recreational activities.

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Argo data, along with satellite and other ocean data, feed into regional and global forecast models used for ocean and climate prediction over seasons, years, and decades.

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The network has enabled new revelations about ocean dynamics that are helping society understand and forecast global climate.

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As such, it serves two communities of national constituents in oceanography and meteorology, working in together on common goals in marine and ocean observations, data management, and services and forecast systems.

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Frank Lepore of the National Hurricane Center said scientists were looking at warmer ocean temperatures as a possible factor in this year's forecast.

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