GDP Weekly Array Status Update

Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 06-Jul-2026:

Pacif.Gyre: 513
SIO : 194
Metocean: 170
DBi : 132
Unknown: 67
NKE : 30
TOTAL: 1106



Number of Iridium drifters: 1106

Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent

Array size on 29 Jun 2026: 1093 drifters


Added IDs (25):

300534061659520 300534063014290 300534064308400 300534064334610 300534064496600 300534065061010 300534067020300 300534067581580 300534067582040 300534067583510

300534067583770 300534067583810 300534067583890 300534067584010 300534067584030 300534067589380 300534068051510 300534068051550 300534068051650 300534068051710

300534068058690 300534068058910 300534068059530 300534068059560 300534068059680


Lost IDs (12):

300534067033380 300534061658120 300534063328800 300534062361640 300234067979260 300534062360410 300534062367480 300534063488260 300534064293280 300534065071960

300534065072730 300534065169630


Net change: 25 - 12 = 13

New array size on 6 Jul 2026: 1106 drifters.


Death rate: 13.6 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (711 deaths per 1250 per year).


Mean age of dead drifters: 677 days. Median: 511 days.


Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):

ID WMO# DepDate DepLat DepLon ShipManufacturer Type Prgm
300234067979260140181312-Dec-2021-48.160.0MARION DUFRESNEPacific GyBD2GI 21421


Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):

not in spec sheet
ID MANUFACTURER TYPE TRANSMISSION
300534067033380:
300534063488260MetoceanSVP3A3
300534065169630Pacific GySVP3A3
300534062361640Pacific GyBD2A3
300534064293280Pacific GyBD2A3
300534065071960SIOBD2GHI
300534065072730SIOBD2GHI
300534062360410Pacific GyBD2A3
300534063328800NKEBD2A3
300534061658120Pacific GyBD2A3
300534062367480Pacific GySVP3A3