Ruoying He, North Carolina State University (NCSU) and Catherine Edwards, Skidaway Insitute of Oceanography (SKIO), University of Georgia from SECOORA are participating in the Glider Palooza for the Fall 2013 season (September – October 2013).
NCSU Glider Salacia will be equipped with CTD and Vemco instruments and SKIO Glider Modena will be equipped with a pumped CTD, Aanderaa oxygen optode, an Ecopuck triplet (CDOM, chl-a, turbdity), and a Vemco VMT receiver operating at 69 kHz. The data collected by the glider systems along with data from ocean satellites, High Frequency Radar and in-situ moorings to support an ensemble of ocean models. The tracks of Salacia and Modena can be accessed via SECOORA Data and Maps
For more information Please use this link: SECOORA's participation in Glider Palooza 2013
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