IMOS - Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG) - Real-time glider deployments

• Other Authors: AODN Data Manager (distributor), Data Officer (distributor), Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) (resourceProvider), Oceans Graduate School (OGS), The University of Western Australia (UWA) (hasAssociationWith), Pattiaratchi, Charitha, Professor (pointOfContact)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: oceans; CONDUCTIVITY; EARTH SCIENCE; SALINITY/DENSITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; OCEAN TEMPERATURE; WATER DEPTH; BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENCE; OCEAN OPTICS; OXYGEN; OCEAN CHEMISTRY; TURBIDITY; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN CIRCULATION; CHLOROPHYLL; SALINITY; ORGANIC MATTER; Fluorometers; CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers); IMOS Node | Bluewater and Climate; IMOS Node | WAIMOS | Western Australia Integrated Marine Observing System; IMOS Node | NSW-IMOS | New South Wales Integrated Marine Observing System; IMOS Node | SA-IMOS | Southern Australian Integrated Marine Observing System; Marine Features (Australia) | Leeuwin Current; Marine Features (Australia) | East Australian Current; Physical Oceanography; Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean; Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight; SA/WA; Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean; Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean; Regional Seas | Coral Sea; Regional Seas | Tasman Sea; Countries | Australia; States; Territories (Australia) | Western Australia; Territories (Australia) | South Australia; Territories (Australia) | Tasmania; Territories (Australia) | New South Wales; Territories (Australia) | Queensland; sub-surface gliders; Pressure (measured variable) in the water body exerted by overlying sea water and any medium above it; Concentration of inferred chlorophyll from relative fluorescence per unit volume of the water body; Temperature of the water body; Southern Ocean; Pacific; Indian; Queensland; Webb
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/imos-australian-national-glider-deployments/954910

Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded Credit Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. Credit The University of Western Australia (UWA) The Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG), with IMOS/NCRIS funding, deploys a fleet of eight gliders around Australia. The data represented by this record, are presented in real-time. The underwater ocean glider represents a technological revolution for oceanography. Autonomous ocean gliders can be built relatively cheaply, are controlled remotely and are reusable allowing them to make repeated subsurface ocean observations at a fraction of the cost of conventional methods. The data retrieved from the glider fleet will contribute to the study of the major boundary current systems surrounding Australia and their links to coastal ecosystems. The ANFOG glider fleet consists of two types; Slocum gliders and Seagliders. Slocum gliders (named for Joshua Slocum, the first solo global circumnavigator), manufactured by Webb Research Corp are optimised for shallow coastal waters (<200m) where high manoeuvrability is needed. ANFOG will have three Slocum gliders for deployment on the continental shelf. Seagliders, built at the University of Washington, are designed to operate more efficiently in the open ocean up to 1000m water depth. ANFOG uses their five Seagliders to monitor the boundary currents and continental shelves, which is valuable for gathering long-term environmental records of physical, chemical and biological data not widely measured to date. Whilst the Slocum gliders, due to their low cost and operational flexibility, will be of great use in intensive coastal monitoring, both types of gliders weigh only 52kg, enabling them to be launched from small boats. They have a suite of sensors able to record temperature, salinity, ...