Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 26-Jul-2021:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 505 |
| DBi : | 378 |
| SIO : | 265 |
| Metocean: | 166 |
| NKE : | 58 |
| Unknown: | 29 | TOTAL: | 1401 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1397
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 99.7 percent
Array size on 19 Jul 2021: 1395 drifters
Added IDs (32):
132685 60254940 60282860 60283830 60386920 61175480 61177460 61398930 61398950 61398990
61490000 61650080 61651530 61654030 61654080 61654090 61654100 61654120 61654490 61654510
61655030 61655050 65700760 67976540 67977120 67977130 67977230 68248210 68248250 68481030
68482590 68484010
Lost IDs (26):
60520310 60610560 60754060 61182980 63892840 64823070 65582860 65605550 65615430 65708170
66023250 66394370 66410970 66432480 66432900 66433470 66479760 66532050 66712650 66813200
66896200 66979210 67203360 67203940 67549680 68443250
Net change: 32 - 26 = 6
New array size on 26 Jul 2021: 1401 drifters.
Death rate: 23.2 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (1212 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 638 days. Median: 644 days.
Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | WMO# | DepDate | DepLat | DepLon | Ship | Manufacturer | Type | Prgm
| 61182980 | | 6402627 | | 05-Jul-2021 | | 79.1 | | 2.9 | | UNKNOWN | DBi | | BD2GI | | 31412 | 67549680 | | 6202696 | | 03-Feb-2021 | | 39.0 | | 0.7 | | SOCIB-ICTS | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 68443250 | | 2301804 | | 02-Feb-2021 | | -50.0 | | 34.4 | | UNKNOWN | SIO | | SVPVHI | | 21312 | 66410970 | | 2201580 | | 07-Nov-2020 | | 25.3 | | 122.7 | | UNKNOWN | SIO | | SVPGHI | | 21312 | 60520310 | | 5201696 | | 30-Sep-2020 | | -3.0 | | -170.0 | | BLUEFIN | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 60754060 | | 5102781 | | 14-Sep-2020 | | 3.0 | | -180.0 | | BLUEFIN | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 66394370 | | 4401852 | | 12-Aug-2020 | | 53.7 | | -150.0 | | SIR WILFRED LAU | Metocean | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 60610560 | | 5201704 | | 14-Jul-2020 | | 20.8 | | 133.7 | | R/V ONNURI | Pacific Gy | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 66479760 | | 1701638 | | 07-Apr-2020 | | -9.7 | | -12.6 | | MV HELENA | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 66023250 | | 5601595 | | 03-Mar-2020 | | -18.0 | | 102.3 | | MV BORKUM | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 66896200 | | 6203641 | | 29-Jan-2020 | | 45.5 | | -8.0 | | MONGE | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 2222 | 66433470 | | 1701576 | | 22-Jan-2020 | | -53.3 | | 44.1 | | PHAROS SG | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 66712650 | | 3101559 | | 19-Dec-2019 | | 15.1 | | -25.7 | | METEOR | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 66532050 | | 4101661 | | 24-Aug-2019 | | 61.3 | | -12.0 | | LAGARFOSS | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21321 | 65615430 | | 6401547 | | 16-Aug-2019 | | 67.3 | | -18.8 | | R/V BJARNI SAEM | SIO | | SVPGHI | | 21312 | 67203940 | | 6301676 | | 15-Aug-2019 | | -22.0 | | 40.7 | | BEAUTEMPS-BEAUP | NKE | | BD2GI | | 2222 | 67203360 | | 5501733 | | 13-Aug-2019 | | -24.2 | | 41.9 | | ATALANTE | NKE | | BD2GI | | 2222 | 66813200 | | 3201753 | | 28-Jul-2019 | | 10.9 | | -95.0 | | GOLDEN BEAR | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 66432480 | | 1701559 | | 24-Jul-2019 | | -55.0 | | -0.5 | | SA AGULHAS | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 66432900 | | 1701561 | | 15-Mar-2019 | | -27.8 | | 32.7 | | R/V PHAKISA | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 65582860 | | 5501596 | | 15-Feb-2019 | | -64.8 | | 147.8 | | R/V INVESTIGATO | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 66979210 | | 3301610 | | 25-Oct-2018 | | -46.3 | | -53.4 | | Unknown | Metocean | | BD2GI | | 2222 | 64823070 | | 3401546 | | 05-Oct-2018 | | -59.0 | | -63.6 | | LM GOULD | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 65708170 | | 2101588 | | 23-Jul-2018 | | 45.3 | | 155.0 | | WESTWOOD COLUMB | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 65605550 | | 2301599 | | 14-Jul-2018 | | -14.3 | | 109.0 | | RONALD BROWN | Pacific Gy | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 63892840 | | 2101522 | | 23-Dec-2016 | | 38.2 | | 144.0 | | WESTWOOD RAINIE | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | |
Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | MANUFACTURER | TYPE | TRANSMISSION |