Project

Ocean Gliders

Observing the ocean with uncrewed autonomous underwater vehicles.

Ocean gliders are uncrewed autonomous subsurface vehicles that can dive underwater to controlled locations and depths and collect critical data. We will use underwater gliders for observations of biophysical processes in the Gulf of Maine and beyond.

Project Goals:

  • Contribute to long-term monitoring of the marine environment and quantify subsurface warming in the Gulf of Maine.
  • Monitor zooplankton abundance and body condition in the Gulf of Maine.
  • Detect the presence of large pelagic organisms in the Gulf of Maine, using both passive acoustic monitoring (for cetaceans) and acoustic detection of tagged individuals.
A yellow glider floating on the ocean surface.

Project team:

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