Seaglider: a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle foroceanographic research
Eriksen, C.C.
Osse, T.J.
Light, R.D.
Wen, T.
Lehman, T.W.
Sabin, P.L.
Ballard, J.W.
Chiodi, A.M.
Sch. of Oceanogr., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA ;
This paper appears in: Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
Publication Date: Oct 2001
Volume: 26,
Issue: 4
On page(s): 424-436
ISSN: 0364-9059
References Cited: 11
CODEN: IJOEDY
INSPEC Accession Number: 7165028
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/48.972073
Current Version Published: 2002-08-06
Abstract
Seagliders are small, reusable autonomous underwater vehicles
designed to glide from the ocean surface to a programmed depth and back
while measuring temperature, salinity, depth-averaged current, and other
quantities along a sawtooth trajectory through the water. Their low
hydrodynamic drag and wide pitch control range allow glide slopes in the
range 0.2 to 3. They are designed for missions in a range of several
thousand kilometers and durations of many months. Seagliders are
commanded remotely and report their measurements in near real time via
wireless telemetry. The development and operation of Seagliders and the
results of field trials in Puget Sound are reported
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