Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 10-Aug-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 560 |
| SIO : | 182 |
| DBi : | 129 |
| Metocean: | 118 |
| Unknown: | 80 |
| NKE : | 31 | TOTAL: | 1100 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1100
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 3 Aug 2026: 1071 drifters
Added IDs (37):
300534067617700 300534068853560 300534060388890 300534060283810 300534063014290 300234066893250 300534064898800 300534064894840 300534064890910 300534064000300
300534068851550 300234066891290 300534065289150 300534065289130 300534067126450 300534067411870 300534067416950 300534067411890 300534067122450 300534065286030
300534064009300 300534068039280 300534063900080 300534063902000 300534065068000 300534065161330 300534065260760 300534065471060 300534065472360 300534065473000
300534065473380 300534065473490 300534067586250 300534067586350 300534067586360 300534067586370 300534067586550
Lost IDs (8):
300534061758870 300534068037290 300234060050350 300534060058030 300534061756220 300534064394280 300534065951800 300534067581540
Net change: 37 - 8 = 29
New array size on 10 Aug 2026: 1100 drifters.
Death rate: 9.2 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (480 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 712 days. Median: 696 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| 300534067581540 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065951800 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534068037290 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534064394280 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534061758870 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534060058030 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300234060050350 | | DBi | | SVP3A3 | | 300534061756220 | | DBi | | | | SBD 9602 | |