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Wave Gliders Launched in Western Gulf

Two
wave gliders waiting to be loaded onto a boat in
Freeport, TX

On December 9, sanctuary staff were invited by BP and Liquid Robotics to participate in the launch of two wave gliders, from Freeport, TX, to conduct 60-day sorties in the sanctuary and western Gulf of Mexico.

The black glider in the photo is outfitted with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), and will be collecting data at East Flower Garden Bank. This data will contribute to an ongoing project led by Navy Research Lab (sanctuary expedition June 3-12, 2011).

The yellow glider is equipped with an acoustics package, and will be working around an eddy in the western Gulf, listening for marine mammals.

Wave glider technology is of great interest to the National Marine Sanctuary Program as a tool for monitoring and ocean observing. Each glider can be equipped with a variety of sensors and equipment powered by solar energy, using wave energy alone to actually move the glider through the water.

http://flowergarden.noaa.gov

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