HR: 15:45h
AN: OS23H-08    [Abstracts]
TI: RuCool Operational Oceanography: Using a Fleet of Autonomous Ocean Gliders
AU: * Graver, J
EM: jgraver@marine.rutgers.edu
AF: Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
AU: Jones, C
EM: cjones@webbresearch.com
AF: Webb Research Corp., 82 Technology Park Drive, E. Falmouth, MA 02536, United States
AU: Glenn, S
EM: glenn@marine.rutgers.edu
AF: Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
AU: Kohut, J
EM: kohut@marine.rutgers.edu
AF: Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
AU: Schofield, O
EM: oscar@marine.rutgers.edu
AF: Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
AU: Roarty, H
EM: hroarty@marine.rutgers.edu
AF: Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
AU: Aragon, D
EM: dkaragon@marine.rutgers.edu
AF: Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
AU: Kerfoot, J
EM: kerfoot@marine.rutgers.edu
AF: Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
AU: Haldeman, C
EM: haldeman@marine.rutgers.edu
AF: Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
AU: Yan, A
EM: yan@marine.rutgers.edu
AF: Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
AB: At the Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation Lab (RU-COOL), we have constructed a shelf-wide ocean observatory to characterize the physical forcing of continental shelf primary productivity in the New York Bight (NYB). The system is anchored by four enabling technologies, which include the international constellation of ocean color satellites, multi-static high frequency long-range surface current radar, real-time telemetry moorings, and long duration autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Operation of the observatory is through a centralized computer network dedicated to receiving, processing and visualizing the real-time data and then disseminating results to both field scientists and ocean forecasters over the World Wide Web. The system was designed to conduct cutting edge research requiring the addition of rapidly evolving technologies, and to serve society by providing sustained data delivered in real-time. Rutgers COOL continues to work closely with Webb Research Corporation (WRC) in testing and development of the Slocum underwater gliders and continues to apply Slocum gliders in field operations spanning the globe. The continued strong collaboration between WRC and Rutgers has led to advances in glider operations and applications. These include deployment/recovery techniques, improvements in durability and reliability, integrated sensors suites, salinity spike removal, and adaptive controls utilized to optimize mission goals and data return. The gliders have gathered numerous data sets including salt intrusions as seen off of New Jersey, plume tracking, biological water sample matching, and operation through Hurricane Ernesto in 2006. This talk will detail recent oceanographic experiments in which the fleet has been deployed and improvements in the operation of these novel robotic vehicles. These experiments, in locations around the world, have resulted in significant new work in operation of underwater gliders and have gathered new and unique data sets. Recent accomplishments include deployment of a glider in Antarctica for LTER, control of a fleet of gliders during the ONR sponsored Shallow Water 06, RIMPAC, LATTE, ASAP, and the continuation of long-term observation at the LEO-15 New Jersey site Endurance Line. To date Rutgers has flown close to 100 glider missions, with over 27,000 km flown over 760 calendar days and 1,350 glider days in the water. Operations around the world are orchestrated remotely from COOL at Rutgers. Computer networking allows for command and control of the glider fleet from the COOL Lab or remotely via the internet. This system has enabled new oceanographic experiments at significantly reduced cost, with increased reliability, and with extended continuous operational deployments in the global oceans since 2003.
UR: http:marine.rutgers.edu/cool
DE: 3080 Submergence instruments: ROV, AUV, submersibles
DE: 4217 Coastal processes
DE: 4262 Ocean observing systems
DE: 4283 Water masses
DE: 4294 Instruments and techniques
SC: Ocean Sciences [OS]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly