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Since October 2003 273 deployments, >100,000 kilometers flown, >5,000 days at sea
Vessels Satellite Satelli te Ships/ Vessels CODAR Glide r Data Vis. Secur ity Educati on
CODAR Network
Glider Fleet
Science Results 1
Hurricane Irene
Aug 20-29
Total inches of rainfall
32
First tropical storm to threaten NYC since Hurricane Gloria in 1985 Flooding records broken in 26 rivers Caused at least 56 deaths Damage nearly $8 billion
RU16 Deployed for mapping bottom dissolved oxygen. Provided data on mixing during storm.
RU23 Deployed to map subsurface T/S structure for fisheries. Damaged early - drifter Recovered by fisherman Provided data on inertial currents during storm.
Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene
0 26
depth
temperature
55 0
14 33
depth salinity
55 0
29 105
depth
55
% oxygen
8/12
date
9/07
60
WARM (RTG only) Assimilation of SST, after clouds assume SST remains warm
COLD Update (AVHRR) Assimilation of SST, use glider temp after storm enters region
Using glider temperatures decrease RMSE of Hurricane wind forecast intensity by 61% in the glider domains Gliders can improve our understanding of extreme storms and improve forecasting now, the main hurdle is deploying the network of gliders
Science Results 2
Understanding ecosystem changes along the West Antarctic Peninsula
We are using the WAP as zone to study how rapid warming can shift the food web
Fastest winter warming location on Earth Northern WAP perennial ice is gone 87% glaciers in retreat Sea ice duration decreased by ~60 days Increase in ocean heat content Increase in wind and clouds
Anvers Island Hot spots along the peninsula are associated with deep undersea canyons located near suitable breeding areas, which can be reached in a days foraging effort (~30 km).
Gliders can provide a sustained presence in sampling extreme polar oceans allowing us to study ecosystem responses to climate change Glider Data Traditional Sampling
The Future: Automation and Machine to Machine Networks Demonstration by the Ocean Observatory Initiative (10/30/2009-11/20/2009)
Design, Testing and Deploy Observatory (simulated) data Models ~3 km ~100 m Sensor & Platform
Virtual Ocean
Data Assimilation
Data Analysis Science Questions & Drivers Data Synthesis: Nowcast & Data Impact
COMBINING THE FIELD ASSETTS WITH OCEAN FORECASTS FOR PLANNING AND PROSECUTION EFFORTS
Known constraints (slow 0.5 knot, Battery, shipping lanes) Uncertain constraints (time-varying 3D currents) Operate autonomously & replan daily
From A to B in the shortest time Follow a time-varying feature (shelf-slope salinity intrusion)
The Future: Engaging next generation: The example of the Scarlet Knights Mission Summary
Rutgers students in the COOLroom
Preparing for recovery off Galicia, Spain 221 days at sea, first ocean basin crossing by an underwater robot.
Trans-Atlantic Education
Social networking tools developed to enable collaboration between scientists and students in the U.S., Canada, Spain and Portugal on the RU15, RU17, and RU27 longduration glider missions.
HMS Challenger Voyage First Scientific Circumnavigation 1872-1876 111,000 km = (15 gliders x 7,400 km/glider)