Acquisition of a Next-Generation Autonomous Underwater Glider for Studies of Western Boundary Curren
Abstract
Abstract (Approved for Public Release)This proposal seeks to procure a next-generation autonomous underwater glider and associated i,nstrumentation that will initially be used to collect oceanographic measurements in support of the Task Force Ocean (TFO) Department,al Research Initiative (DRI). The new glider will have larger volume, increased battery capacity, modern electronics architecture, a,nd other innovations, all of which will enable increased instrument payloads, longer duration missions, and simplified field operati,ons. The new glider will be outfitted with instruments to measure upper ocean physical and biogeochemical properties. Operation of t,he new glider in the Gulf Stream as part of the TFO DRI will provide a first opportunity to evaluate the performance of a newly deve,loped autonomous sampling platform in the strong currents of a subtropical western boundary current. Long-duration, high-resolution, observations collected by the new glider will support the TFO DRI s goal of characterizing the upper ocean variability that results, when the Gulf Stream impinges upon the abrupt topography of the Atlantis II seamount.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2022
- Source ID
- N000142212344
Entities
People
- Robert E. Todd
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution