Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 24-Aug-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 587 |
| SIO : | 180 |
| DBi : | 128 |
| Metocean: | 115 |
| Unknown: | 95 |
| NKE : | 29 | TOTAL: | 1134 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1134
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 17 Aug 2026: 1125 drifters
Added IDs (24):
300534060716650 300534065272800 300534065473370 300534067582110 300534067585260 300534067585300 300534067585340 300534067585360 300534067585440 300534067585450
300534067585470 300534067585480 300534067585550 300534068054500 300534068054540 300534068054700 300534068054710 300534068054940 300534068054950 300534068055480
300534068055500 300534068055540 300534068055560 300534068117370
Lost IDs (15):
300534062782250 300534061757720 300534064003310 300534065285140 300534063328800 300534061087010 300534063012270 300534063012300 300534063014290 300534063485260
300534063489270 300534063603760 300534064294270 300534064338610 300534064592280
Net change: 24 - 15 = 9
New array size on 24 Aug 2026: 1134 drifters.
Death rate: 16.6 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (866 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 711 days. Median: 728 days.
Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | WMO# | DepDate | DepLat | DepLon | Ship | Manufacturer | Type | Prgm
| 300534061087010 | | 2101834 | | 22-Nov-2021 | | 49.4 | | 159.0 | | WESTWOOD RAINIE | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 31412 | |
Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | MANUFACTURER | TYPE | TRANSMISSION| 300534063489270 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063485260 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534062782250 | | DBi | | BD2A3 | | 300534065285140 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534064294270 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534064338610 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534063603760 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063014290 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534061757720 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534064003310 | | NKE | | BD2A3 | | 300534063012300 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534063328800 | | NKE | | BD2A3 | | 300534063012270 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534064592280 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | |