Autonomous Ocean Profiler

• Other Authors: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA CA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *LIFE CYCLES; *BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS; *OCEANOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE; DATA LINKS; CIRCULATION; OCEANS; DEPLOYMENT; *ALACE(AUTOMOMOUS LAGRANGIAN CIRCULATION EXPLORER); OCEAN; PROFILER; AUTONOMOUS OCEAN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PE62435N; WUDN259140; Drake Passage
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA247657; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA247657

Six of the original ten Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorers (ALACEs) deployed in Drake Passage in January 1990 were still operational at the end of September 1991. After 20 months and 40 vertical cycles these ALACEs are nearing their design life of 25 months and 50 cycles. Since the Drake passage deployment, ALACE has been extensively improved. The redesigns appear to be successful and of 36 ALACEs deployed during early 1991, only one has suffered infant mortality; two of the 1 0 Drake Passage ALACEs died in their first cycle. Autonomous ocean measurement system, Satellite data links, Ocean profilers.