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In this regard, full-depth studies are mandatory in order to estimate the rising sea level due to thermal expansion and analyze critical parameters of deep ocean circulation sub 2000 m; further, data below 2000 m are mandatory for multifarious model simulations. As a landmark initiative, in mid-2015, the \u201cDeep Argo Implementation Workshop\u201d was held in Hobart. An array comprising 1228 floats was suggested by G. C. Johnson, rendering coverage of 5\u00b0 latitude \u00d7 5\u00b0 longitude \u00d7 15-day cycles. This was conclusively agreed to be an affordable solution for varying scientific needs for assessing data in abyssal oceans. Thence, Deep New profilINg float of JApan (NINJA) and Deep Arvor floats were developed by Japan and France, respectively, to cover depths of 0\u20134000 m. Similarly, Deep Autonomous Profiling Explorer (APEX) and Deep Sounding Oceanographic Lagrangian Observer (SOLO) by the United States were designed to cover 0\u20136000 m. The data offered by this underdeveloped deep pilot array are scarce on both temporal and spatial scales. This particular study offers an ingenious and novel approach to extrapolating conductivity\u2013temperature\u2013depth (CTD) profiles, as well as sound speed profiles (SSPs), in abyssal oceans below 2000 m. The primitive results of this method exhibited certain discrepancies which were subsequently rectified by modifying the aforementioned method both symmetrically and asymmetrically in an innovative way. The final outcomes of this method are almost identical to the in situ values obtained from Deep Argo floats, and in this way, offer a way to compute deep ocean calculations both spatially and temporally since Deep Argo floats are aimed at relatively sparse deployments and require a longer duration to provide data (5\u00b0 latitude \u00d7 5\u00b0 longitude \u00d7 15-day cycles) as compared to Core Argo data (3\u00b0 latitude \u00d7 3\u00b0 longitude \u00d7 10-day cycles). The SSP computations were conducted by employing multiple equations such as Chen and Millero, Del Grosso, and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) algorithms. 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