Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 13-Apr-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 539 |
| Unknown: | 155 |
| Metocean: | 146 |
| DBi : | 141 |
| SIO : | 117 |
| NKE : | 28 | TOTAL: | 1126 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1126
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 6 Apr 2026: 1138 drifters
Added IDs (10):
300534062094750 300534065061010 300534065060990 300534065060080 300534065060060 300534060719690 300534065953480 300534065477550 300534065477560 300534065477580
Lost IDs (22):
300534063217060 300534061753080 300534064897810 300534062471490 300534065284140 300534065287130 300534063488360 300534060157360 300534060524480 300534061756080
300534061757270 300534063011430 300534063386150 300534063387260 300534063486260 300534063704690 300534063900060 300534063900080 300534063901090 300534064900950
300534065165520 300534065378920
Net change: 10 - 22 = -12
New array size on 13 Apr 2026: 1126 drifters.
Death rate: 24.3 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (1267 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 635 days. Median: 574 days.
Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | WMO# | DepDate | DepLat | DepLon | Ship | Manufacturer | Type | Prgm |
Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | MANUFACTURER | TYPE | TRANSMISSION| 300534063486260 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063386150 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063387260 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065165520 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065287130 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534064897810 | | NKE | | BD2A3 | | 300534065378920 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065284140 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534061753080 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534063704690 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063217060 | | NKE | | BD2GHI | | 300534062471490 | | NKE | | BD2GHI | | 300534061756080 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534063011430 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534060524480 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534060157360 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534064900950 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534063488360 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534063901090 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063900060 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063900080 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534061757270 | | DBi | | | | SBD 9602 | |