GDP Weekly Array Status Update



Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 10-Mar-2025:

Pacif.Gyre: 564
DBi : 254
SIO : 214
Metocean: 150
Unknown: 48
NKE : 36
TOTAL: 1266



Number of Iridium drifters: 1266

Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent

Array size on 3 Mar 2025: 1266 drifters


Added IDs (15):

300234065700160 300234066716520 300234066814340 300534064139270 300534064337610 300534064337620 300534064338600 300534064338610 300534064394480 300534064395280

300534064395440 300534064396340 300534064594750 300534065377960 300534065379940


Lost IDs (15):

300534060059070 300534060524190 300534062035040 300534062125870 300534062367310 300534063018370 300534064131130 300534064309830 300534064309900 300534064397440

300534064592700 300534064708670 300534064904990 300534064905270 300534065281020


Net change: 15 - 15 = 0

New array size on 10 Mar 2025: 1266 drifters.


Death rate: 14.8 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (772 deaths per 1250 per year).


Mean age of dead drifters: 475 days. Median: 413 days.


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

ID WMO# DepDate DepLat DepLon ShipManufacturer Type Prgm


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

not in spec sheet
ID MANUFACTURER TYPE TRANSMISSION
300534064397440Pacific GySVP3A3
300534065281020:
300534064131130SIOBD2VHI
300534063018370Pacific GyBD2A3
300534064309830SIOSVPGHI
300534064309900SIOSVPGHI
300534064905270SIOBD2VHI
300534064708670SIOBD2GHI
300534064904990SIOBD2GHI
300534060524190Pacific GyBD2A3
300534060059070Pacific GyBD2A3
300534064592700Pacific GySVP3A3
300534062367310Pacific GySVP3A3
300534062035040Metocean SBD 9602N
300534062125870DBi SBD 9602