Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

Glider Piloting with Jen: How Does a Glider Do Science?

How does a glider use sound to “look” at krill? It uses this week’s featured sensor: the Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler.

February 06, 2020 - Survey ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: Ups and Downs

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

Sometimes something has to go wrong for it to go right.

January 27, 2020 - Survey ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: Just When We Thought Everything Was Fine

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

All three gliders were deployed…and then one wasn’t.

January 21, 2020 - Survey ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: Deploying the Gliders

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

After months of preparation, the team deploys their autonomous gliders in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica.

January 13, 2020 - Survey ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: What’s In a Name?

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

The Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division decides on a new name for their glider program.

January 06, 2020 - Survey ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: The Things We Do for Science…

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

The gliders haven’t even splashed down in Antarctica yet, and already our field season is off to a rough start.

December 31, 2019 - Research ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: All Systems Go!

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

NOAA scientists deploy three underwater gliders to gather important data on Antarctic krill.

December 17, 2019 - Survey ,

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