Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 27-Jul-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 531 |
| SIO : | 184 |
| Metocean: | 155 |
| DBi : | 131 |
| Unknown: | 95 |
| NKE : | 30 | TOTAL: | 1126 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1126
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 20 Jul 2026: 1130 drifters
Added IDs (16):
300534068955230 300534061658500 300534065068020 300534065069040 300534065069080 300534065160570 300534065161330 300534065169630 300534065953180 300534067584220
300534067584230 300534067584240 300534067584340 300534067584350 300534067811690 300534067814600
Lost IDs (20):
300534065821530 300534064352320 300534065825550 300534067031390 300534067527370 300534065822560 300534065826510 300534065826540 300534067520380 300534063013260
300534063014290 300534061659110 300534061758080 300534063010380 300534063012300 300534064392310 300534065071690 300534065175740 300534065379940 300534064234480
Net change: 16 - 20 = -4
New array size on 27 Jul 2026: 1126 drifters.
Death rate: 22.2 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (1156 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 490 days. Median: 406 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| 300534067520380: | | not in spec sheet300534065825550 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534065826540 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534064352320 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534067031390 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534067527370 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534065821530 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534065822560 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534065826510 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534064234480 | | SIO | | BD2VHI | | 300534065175740 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534065379940 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065071690 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534061758080 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534063014290 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534064392310 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063013260 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534063012300 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534063010380 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534061659110 | | Pacific Gyre | | | | SBD 9602 | |