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Oceanographic profile temperature, salinity and other measurements using glider in the Coastal S Indian, South Indian and other locations from 2008-11-25 to 2013-12-23 (NCEI Accession 0118687)
2014-05-27
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CHLOROPHYLL
CONDUCTIVITY
DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER
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SG152
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SG155
SG514
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SG519
SG520
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SG540
SL084
SL104
SL106
SL109
SL130
SL190
SL209
SL210
SL239
SL248
SL281
SL286
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SG151 (ICES code: 09GF, 2009)
SG152 (ICES code: 09GG, 2009)
SG153 (ICES code: 09GH)
SG154 (ICES code: 09GI, 2009)
SG155 (ICES code: 09GJ)
SG514 (ICES code: 09GK)
SG516 (ICES code: 09GL, 2009)
SG517 (ICES code: 09GM-2011)
SG519 (ICES code: 09GN-2012)
SG520 (ICES code: 09GO-2012)
SG521 (ICES code: 09GP)
SG540 (ICES code: 09GQ)
SL084 (ICES code: 09GR)
SL104 (ICES code: 09GS)
SL106 (ICES code: 09GT)
SL109 (ICES code: 09GU)
SL130 (ICES code: 09GV)
SL190 (ICES code: 09GW)
SL209 (ICES code: 09GX)
SL210 (ICES code: 09GY)
SL239 (ICES code: 09GZ)
SL248 (ICES code: 09G0)
SL281 (ICES code: 09G2)
SL286 (ICES code: 09G3)
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The data are obtained from instruments: Seabird-SBE41 CTD, WETLabs BBFL2VMT optical sensor (fluorescence, CDOM, 660nm Backscatter), and a Seabird-SBE43 dissolved Oxygen sensor.
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SG151
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG151 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG151
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Commissioned Date : 2009-04-22
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 151) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
- http://imos.org.au/newsitem.html?&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=204&cHash=757cb29c033e61c7b87977c5ce86f425
General Comments:
Used deployment date for commissioned date for SG151 based on http://imos.org.au/newsitem.html?&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=204&cHash=757cb29c033e61c7b87977%20c5ce86f425
ANFOG Seaglider unit SG151, deployed in the Tasman Sea since the 22nd of April, continues to occupy a transect line extending to 115 km east of Bicheno, Tasmania. Travelling in saw-tooth trajectories to depths of 1 km, SG151 has thrice traversed the East Australian Current. It now turns around to begin its fourth lap.
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable dephths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.80
Notes : Underwater Seaglider (serial number 151) owned by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)
Additional information:
Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter
Wing span 1m
Antenna mast length 1 m
Weight: 52 kg (dry)
Maximum Depth: 1000 m
Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth)
Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ
Typical Speed: 25 cm/s
Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees
Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull
No external moving parts
Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing
RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry
Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on
any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes
using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter
prediction for mean and oscillatory currents.
Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom
dives.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter
optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter)
and a Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-10-24.
SG152
Updated information from ICES for the SG152 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG152
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Commissioned Date : 2009-04
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 152) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012.
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
- GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 39, L02603, doi:10.1029/2011GL050643, 2012
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
General Comments:
SG152, SG154 and SG516 commissioned dates from: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 39, L02603, doi:10.1029/2011GL050643, 2012.
The southward transport of sub-mesoscale lenses of Bass Strait Water in the centre of anti-cyclonic mesoscale eddies. Mark E. Baird and Ken R. Ridgway. Received 14 December 2011; accepted 23 December 2011; published 27 January 2012
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/index.php?page=seaglider_data&glider=sg152&mission=FieldTest-27Aug10 Has field test as August 2010 so this is used for commissioned date.
Additional information:
Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter
Wing span 1m
Antenna mast length 1 m
Weight: 52 kg (dry)
Maximum Depth: 1000 m
Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth)
Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ
Typical Speed: 25 cm/s
Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees
Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull
No external moving parts
Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing
RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry
Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on
any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes
using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter
prediction for mean and oscillatory currents.
Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom
dives.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter
optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter)
and a Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-10-24.
SG153
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG153 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG153
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 153) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional information:
Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter
Wing span 1m
Antenna mast length 1 m
Weight: 52 kg (dry)
Maximum Depth: 1000 m
Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth)
Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ
Typical Speed: 25 cm/s
Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees
Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull
No external moving parts
Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing
RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry
Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter prediction for mean and oscillatory currents.
Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom dives.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and a Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-10-24.
SG154
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG154 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG154
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 154) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012.
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
General Comments:
SG152, SG154 and SG516 commissioned dates from: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 39, L02603, doi:10.1029/2011GL050643, 2012. The southward transport of sub-mesoscale lenses of Bass Strait Water in the centre of anti-cyclonic mesoscale eddies. Mark E. Baird and Ken R. Ridgway. Received 14 December 2011; accepted 23 December 2011; published 27 January 2012
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.80
Notes : Underwater Seaglider (serial number 154) owned by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)
Additional information:
Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter
Wing span 1m
Antenna mast length 1 m
Weight: 52 kg (dry)
Maximum Depth: 1000 m
Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth)
Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ
Typical Speed: 25 cm/s
Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees
Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull
No external moving parts
Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing
RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry
Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter prediction for mean and oscillatory currents.
Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom dives.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-10-24.
SG155
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG155 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG155
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 155) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional information:
Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter
Wing span 1m
Antenna mast length 1 m
Weight: 52 kg (dry)
Maximum Depth: 1000 m
Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth)
Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ
Typical Speed: 25 cm/s
Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees
Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull
No external moving parts
Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing
RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry
Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter
prediction for mean and oscillatory currents.
Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom dives.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and a Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Additional Information Source:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-10-24.
SG514
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG514 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG514
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 514) Seaglider 1kA (iRobot) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Oct. 2012.
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional information:
Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter
Wing span 1m
Antenna mast length 1 m
Weight: 52 kg (dry)
Maximum Depth: 1000 m
Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth)
Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ
Typical Speed: 25 cm/s
Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees
Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull
No external moving parts
Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing
RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry
Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter prediction for mean and oscillatory currents.
Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom dives.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and a Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Additional Information Source:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-10-24.
SG516
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG516 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG516
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 516) Seaglider 1kA (iRobot) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Oct. 2012.
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
General Comments:
SG152, SG154 and SG516 commissioned dates from: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 39, L02603, doi:10.1029/2011GL050643, 2012. The southward transport of sub-mesoscale lenses of Bass Strait Water in the centre of anti-cyclonic mesoscale eddies. Mark E. Baird and Ken R. Ridgway. Received 14 December 2011; accepted 23 December 2011; published 27 January 2012
Additional information:
Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter
Wing span 1m
Antenna mast length 1 m
Weight: 52 kg (dry)
Maximum Depth: 1000 m
Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth)
Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ
Typical Speed: 25 cm/s
Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees
Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull
No external moving parts
Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing
RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry
Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter prediction for mean and oscillatory currents.
Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom dives.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and a Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Additional Information Source:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-10-24.
SG517
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG517 from AU: AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG517
Country(s) : AU: AUSTRALIA (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27: sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 517) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)
Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-05-07.
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19
SG519
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG519 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG519
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Decommissioned Date : 2012
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 519) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Listed as not recovered in 2012 report
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
- http://imos.org.au/fileadmin/user_upload/shared/IMOS%20General/documents/IMOS/Plans___Reports/IMOS_2011-12_APR.pdf
General Comments:
Decommissioned date is an estimate based on report http://imos.org.au/fileadmin/user_upload/shared/IMOS%20General/documents/IMOS/Plans___Reports/IMOS_2011-12_APR.pdf
Additional information:
Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter
Wing span 1m
Antenna mast length 1 m
Weight: 52 kg (dry)
Maximum Depth: 1000 m
Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth)
Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ
Typical Speed: 25 cm/s
Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees
Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull
No external moving parts
Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing
RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry
Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter
prediction for mean and oscillatory currents.
Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom dives.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and a Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Additional Information Source:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-11-05.
SG520
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG520 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG520
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Decommissioned Date : 2012
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 520) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Not recovered according to 2012 report.
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
- http://imos.org.au/fileadmin/user_upload/shared/IMOS%20General/documents/IMOS/Plans___Reports/IMOS_2011-12_APR.pdf
General Comments:
http://imos.org.au/fileadmin/user_upload/shared/IMOS%20General/documents/IMOS/Plans___Reports/IMOS_2011-12_APR.pdf states SG520 was not recoverable in 2012.
Additional information:
Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter
Wing span 1m
Antenna mast length 1 m
Weight: 52 kg (dry)
Maximum Depth: 1000 m
Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth)
Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ
Typical Speed: 25 cm/s
Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees
Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull
No external moving parts
Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing
RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry
Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes
using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter prediction for mean and oscillatory currents.
Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom dives.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Additional Information Source:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-11-05.
SG521
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG521 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG521
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 521) 1kA (iRobot) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Oct. 2012.
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional information:
Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter
Wing span 1m
Antenna mast length 1 m
Weight: 52 kg (dry)
Maximum Depth: 1000 m
Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth)
Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ
Typical Speed: 25 cm/s
Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees
Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull
No external moving parts
Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing
RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry
Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter prediction for mean and oscillatory currents.
Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom dives.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and a Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Additional Information Source:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-10-24.
SG540
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG540 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SG540
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 540) 1kA (iRobot) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Oct. 2012.
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional information:
Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter
Wing span 1m
Antenna mast length 1 m
Weight: 52 kg (dry)
Maximum Depth: 1000 m
Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth)
Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ
Typical Speed: 25 cm/s
Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees
Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull
No external moving parts
Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing
RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry
Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter prediction for mean and oscillatory currents.
Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom dives.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and a Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Additional Information Source:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-10-24.
SL084
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL084 from AUSTRALIA(AU).
Name : SL084
Country(s) : AUSTRALIA(AU) (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
WOD Code: 10729
Notes : Underwater Slocum glider (number 084) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Glider SL084 was active as of 2012.
Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Additional information:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm
Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline
Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a,
CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-09-17.
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
SL104
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL104 from AUSTRALIA(AU).
Name : SL104
Country(s) : AUSTRALIA(AU) (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
WOD Code: 10716
Notes : Underwater Slocum glider (number 104) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Glider SL104 was active as of 2009.
Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Additional information:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm
Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline
Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a,
CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-09-17.
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
SL106
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL106 from AUSTRALIA(AU).
Name : SL106
Country(s) : AUSTRALIA(AU) (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
WOD Code: 10718
Notes : Underwater Slocum glider (number 106) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Glider SL106 was active as of 2009.
Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Additional information:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm
Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline
Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a,
CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-09-17.
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
SL109
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL109 from AUSTRALIA(AU).
Name : SL109
Country(s) : AUSTRALIA(AU) (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
WOD Code: 10719
Notes : Underwater Slocum glider (number 109) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Glider SL109 was active as of 2009.
Additional information:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm
Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline
Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a,
CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-09-17.
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
SL130
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL130 from AUSTRALIA(AU).
Name : SL130
Country(s) : AUSTRALIA(AU) (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
WOD Code: 10720
Notes : Underwater Slocum glider (number 130) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Glider SL130 was active as of 2009.
Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-09-17.
Submitted to ICES on 2014-09-17.
SL190
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL190 from AUSTRALIA(AU).
Name : SL190
Country(s) : AUSTRALIA(AU) (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
WOD Code: 10721
Notes : Underwater Slocum glider (number 190) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Glider SL190 was active as of 2013.
Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Additional information:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm
Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline
Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a,
CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-09-17.
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
SL209
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL209 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SL209
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Slocum G2 glider (number 209) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional details:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm Vehicle
Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-11-05.
SL210
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL210 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SL210
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Slocum G2 glider (number 210) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional information:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm
Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline
Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a,
CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-11-05.
SL239
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL239 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SL239
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Slocum G2 glider (number 239) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional information:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm
Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline
Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a,
CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-11-05.
SL248
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL248 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SL248
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Slocum G2 glider (number 248) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional information:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm
Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline
Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a,
CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-11-05.
SL281
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL281 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SL281
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Slocum G2 glider (number 281) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional information:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm
Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline
Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-11-05.
SL286
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL286 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SL286
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Slocum G2 glider (number 286) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional information:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm
Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline
Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-11-05.
SL287
Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL287 from AUSTRALIA.
Name : SL287
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface)
Current Length : 1.8
Notes : Underwater Slocum G2 glider (number 287) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012
Additional Information Sources:
- http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
- ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf
Additional information:
Weight: 52 kg
Diameter: 21.3 cm
Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters
Depth Range: 4-200 meter
Speed: 25-40 m/sec
Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter
Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS
Batteries: C cell alkaline
Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days.
Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.
Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA).
Additional Information Sources:
http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum
Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17.
Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-11-05.