Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 07-Oct-2019:
| SIO : | 456 |
| Pacif.Gyre: | 386 |
| DBi : | 294 |
| Metocean: | 227 |
| NKE : | 47 |
| Unknown: | 4 |
| Marlin Yug: | 3 | TOTAL: | 1417 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1310
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 92.4 percent
Array size on 23 Sep 2019: 1374 drifters
Added IDs (93):
63669210 63942710 65313870 65315740 65318960 65319870 65410660 65411660 65513760 65608990
65609520 65609530 65609540 65609900 65800000 66021100 66021210 66021220 66021230 66021240
66021270 66021280 66022060 66025220 66025240 66082230 66085220 66089220 66312380 66312490
66410170 66410760 66410820 66410930 66412790 66412970 66412980 66413120 66413130 66413390
66413730 66413740 66413760 66413780 66413980 66413990 66414140 66414640 66414750 66414820
66414870 66414920 66414930 66414940 66415830 66415860 66415870 66415880 66415920 66416940
66416950 66416960 66416990 66417140 66417690 66417740 66417760 66417780 66417860 66417870
66417880 66417890 66417900 66432890 66433890 66438030 66439250 66512810 66514710 66514780
66710030 66911860 66912760 66912780 66912810 66912830 66912840 66912850 67112240 67112260
67112280 68213170 68310100
Lost IDs (50):
133217 62887800 63253160 63349960 63470580 63663560 63678970 63770160 63890690 63891840
63892840 63932810 63945860 63946930 63993420 63996540 64731820 64736890 64762640 64826390
64834010 64874120 64874160 64877070 64879170 64879500 64879540 64942900 65314900 65319740
65382700 65385680 65480860 65480940 65481870 65485860 65486930 65589190 65702850 65707990
65713120 65713240 65718060 66218740 66431360 66536040 66612850 66612970 66615910 67245730
Net change: 93 - 50 = 43
New array size on 7 Oct 2019: 1417 drifters.
Death rate: 44.8 deaths per 1250 drifters per 14 days (1168 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 532 days. Median: 480 days.
Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | WMO# | DepDate | DepLat | DepLon | Ship | Manufacturer | Type | Prgm
| 65485860 | | 3201694 | | 29-Jun-2019 | | -5.0 | | -110.0 | | BLUEFIN | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 66218740 | | 4402532 | | 30-May-2019 | | 57.8 | | -23.6 | | UNKNOWN | SIO | | SVPGHI | | 21312 | 66431360 | | 2101614 | | 30-Apr-2019 | | 43.0 | | 146.0 | | WESTWOOD COLUMB | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 67245730 | | 3201743 | | 26-Mar-2019 | | 8.0 | | -95.5 | | BLUEFIN | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 64736890 | | 5601545 | | 17-Mar-2019 | | -24.1 | | 68.0 | | ASTOR | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 64877070 | | 1701542 | | 13-Dec-2018 | | -55.0 | | 0.0 | | SA AGULHAS | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 65314900 | | 3101539 | | 15-Oct-2018 | | -34.7 | | -50.8 | | Brazilian NAVY | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 21312 | 65486930 | | 5401657 | | 06-Oct-2018 | | -8.6 | | -140.4 | | ALIS | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 65702850 | | 5102610 | | 30-Sep-2018 | | -2.1 | | -124.9 | | UNKNOWN | Pacific Gy | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 65480860 | | 2101604 | | 12-Aug-2018 | | 33.7 | | 156.6 | | GAIA | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 66612850 | | 4601669 | | 21-Jul-2018 | | 49.2 | | -139.9 | | SALLY RIDE | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 62887800 | | 4601604 | | 12-Jul-2018 | | 54.3 | | -158.0 | | WESTWOOD VICTOR | Metocean | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 65480940 | | 4401813 | | 09-Jul-2018 | | 39.5 | | -59.3 | | STATE OF MAINE | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 65481870 | | 4401814 | | 04-Jul-2018 | | 33.5 | | -20.7 | | EMPIRE STATE | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 66612970 | | 2101596 | | 01-Jul-2018 | | 32.7 | | 144.0 | | BLUEFIN | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 63946930 | | 5301525 | | 21-Jun-2018 | | 8.5 | | 134.6 | | UNKNOWN | SIO | | SVPGHI | | 21312 | 65382700 | | 4201554 | | 06-Jun-2018 | | 18.4 | | -64.3 | | R/V NANCY FOSTE | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 64874160 | | 5401560 | | 25-May-2018 | | 48.4 | | -34.0 | | VOLVO OCEAN RAC | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 64874120 | | 5401557 | | 24-May-2018 | | 47.9 | | -37.9 | | VOLVO OCEAN RAC | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 66615910 | | 4201545 | | 04-May-2018 | | 27.8 | | -90.9 | | R/V NANCY FOSTE | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 65707990 | | 4601661 | | 03-May-2018 | | 40.0 | | 151.4 | | WESTWOOD RAINIE | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 65385680 | | 4101650 | | 02-May-2018 | | 25.9 | | -79.6 | | CMA CGM AMBER | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 63349960 | | 1401662 | | 05-Apr-2018 | | 3.0 | | 50.1 | | UNKNOWN | SIO | | SVPGHI | | 21312 | 64762640 | | 1301552 | | 24-Mar-2018 | | 10.0 | | -23.0 | | RONALD BROWN | Pacific Gy | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 64834010 | | 3401555 | | 09-Feb-2018 | | -60.0 | | -63.3 | | LM GOULD | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 64942900 | | 3301602 | | 13-Dec-2017 | | -45.9 | | -41.7 | | Unknown | Metocean | | BD2GI | | 2222 | 63945860 | | 3201568 | | 29-Aug-2017 | | 11.2 | | -125.0 | | LADY AMBER | SIO | | SVPGHI | | 21312 | 64826390 | | 1401558 | | 24-Jul-2017 | | -18.5 | | 61.0 | | UNKNOWN | Pacific Gy | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 63678970 | | 1701517 | | 08-Jul-2017 | | -50.6 | | 30.0 | | SA AGULHAS | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 64731820 | | 3201612 | | 11-May-2017 | | -18.0 | | -84.7 | | RONALD BROWN | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 63770160 | | 1501515 | | 08-May-2017 | | -38.8 | | 25.3 | | MARION DUFRESNE | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 63891840 | | 2101512 | | 15-Mar-2017 | | 40.0 | | 143.0 | | WESTWOOD COLUMB | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 63996540 | | 1301515 | | 21-Feb-2017 | | -31.8 | | -45.6 | | RONALD BROWN | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 63663560 | | 1701603 | | 01-Feb-2017 | | -50.0 | | 1.5 | | R/V AGULHAS II | Metocean | | SVP3GI | | 2222 | 63890690 | | 5601507 | | 23-Jan-2017 | | -55.0 | | 148.9 | | R/V OGS EXPLORA | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 63892840 | | 2101522 | | 23-Dec-2016 | | 38.2 | | 144.0 | | WESTWOOD RAINIE | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 63470580 | | 2301563 | | 27-Nov-2016 | | -8.0 | | 54.9 | | UNKNOWN | DBi | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 63253160 | | 2101531 | | 19-Nov-2016 | | 39.8 | | 137.5 | | UNKNOWN | SIO | | SVPGHI | | 21312 | 63993420 | | 5201555 | | 27-Oct-2016 | | 15.0 | | 136.9 | | GAIA | DBi | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | 63932810 | | 5401525 | | 15-Feb-2016 | | -54.6 | | -143.3 | | R/V ARAON | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21312 | 133217 | | 3200623 | | 23-Jun-2014 | | 2.0 | | -110.1 | | KILO MOANA | Metocean | | SVP3 | | 9325 | |
Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | MANUFACTURER | TYPE | TRANSMISSION| 66536040 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 64879170 | | DBi | | SVP3A3 | | 64879500 | | DBi | | SVP3A3 | | 64879540 | | DBi | | SVP3A3 | | 65319740 | | SIO | | SVPGHI | | 65713240 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 65713120 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 65589190 | | DBi | | SVP3A3 | | 65718060 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | |