Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Gliders Away! NOAA and CARICOOS have successfully deployed the first underwater ocean glider of 2020!
The robotic, unmanned gliders are equipped with sensors to measure the salt content and temperature as they move through the ocean at different depths. The gliders, which can operate in hurricane conditions, collect data during dives down to a half-mile below the sea surface, and transmit the data to satellites when they surface.
NOAA scientists are launching the underwater vehicles from ships off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Gliders Away! NOAA and CARICOOS have successfully deployed the first underwater ocean glider of 2020!
The robotic, unmanned gliders are equipped with sensors to measure the salt content and temperature as they move through the ocean at different depths. The gliders, which can operate in hurricane conditions, collect data during dives down to a half-mile below the sea surface, and transmit the data to satellites when they surface.
NOAA scientists are launching the underwater vehicles from ships off the coast of Puerto Rico.
