Friday, October 14, 2016

NOC News Round Up - 14 October 2016




Stormy seas - no problem for our intrepid gliders!


The fleet of ten marine robots deployed three weeks ago off the coast of North West Scotland has successfully completed its ambitious mission, despite being hit by a succession of Atlantic storms with winds gusting up to 60 mph and waves up to 7 m high. The mission comprised the largest simultaneous deployment of marine robots yet attempted in UK waters, with seven submarine gliders and three surface Wave Gliders operating in challenging waters around the Outer Hebrides.

The robot fleet was collecting a variety of marine environmental data including ocean temperature, salinity, oxygen, turbidity, tidal currents, and surface weather and wave conditions. While the robots were taking a battering from the weather, the mission pilots and scientists were safe and warm operating the fleet via satellite from the comfort of dedicated operations rooms!

Read more about the Exploring Ocean Fronts project here.

MASSMO3 glider recovery

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