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A testament to Stommel's visionary prowess, he penned a futuristic article of a persistent ocean observation system based on enabling technologies that did not exist a quarter of a century ago. Built around "pioneering ocean engineer" Doug Webb's underwater glider concept, Stommel's imagination was sparked by the opportunity gliders provided to broaden our understanding of the oceans and...
A payload section has been developed to mount an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) with the ability to “bottom track” (directly measure speed over ground when in range of the bottom) to a Slocum glider. Gliders are designed to profile the water column through buoyancy adjustments, and are trimmed to move through the water by shifting a battery pack forward to pitch down during descent and aft...
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