California Underwater Glider Network - University of California San Diego
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
CUGN - UCSD
Citation
When using this dataset, please cite: Rudnick, D. (2016). California Underwater Glider Network [Data set]. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Instrument Development Group. doi: 10.21238/S8SPRAY1618
Abstract
The overarching goal of the California Underwater Glider Network (CUGN) is to sustain baseline observations of climate variability off the coast of California. The technical approach is to deploy autonomous underwater gliders in a network to provide real-time data. The CUGN uses Spray underwater gliders making repeated dives from the surface to 500 m and back, repeating the cycle every 3 hours, and traveling 3 km in the horizontal during that time. The CUGN includes gliders on four of the traditional cross-shore CalCOFI lines line 56.7 off Bodega Bay, line 66.7 off Monterey Bay, line 80 off Point Conception, and line 90 off Dana Point, and on an alongshore line at station 60 connecting lines 80 and 90. The glider missions typically last about 100 days, and cover over 2000 km, thus providing 4-6 sections on lines as long as 500 km.