Underwater Gliders - Integrated Ocean Observing System
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Underwater Gliders - IOOS
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Abstract
Gliders are a unique and important observing system used to serve a variety of subsurface observing missions. Gliders can monitor water currents, temperature, tagged animals and conditions that reveal effects from storms, impacts on fisheries, and the quality of our water. This information creates a more complete picture of what is happening in the ocean, as well as trends scientists, might be able to detect. These versatile vehicles collect information from deep water, as well as at the surface, at a lower cost and less risk than ever before. As scientists deploy more gliders, they are revolutionizing how we observe our ocean. These robots propel us closer to that revolution.
IOOS is now supporting an Underwater Glider User Group (UG2) as well as a glider Data Assembly Center (DAC).