Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 09-Mar-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 556 |
| Unknown: | 192 |
| DBi : | 171 |
| Metocean: | 129 |
| SIO : | 106 |
| NKE : | 31 | TOTAL: | 1185 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1185
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 2 Mar 2026: 1194 drifters
Added IDs (9):
300534067611740 300534063389170 300534063487280 300534063682850 300534065854980 300534065950140 300534065950190 300534065950350 300534065953160
Lost IDs (18):
300534067030370 300534063482360 300534060616540 300534060719650 300534061383140 300534061499140 300534063016430 300534063019420 300534063900060 300534063903010
300534064307490 300534064309430 300534064336630 300534064593290 300534064803140 300534065067060 300534065168680 300534065471330
Net change: 9 - 18 = -9
New array size on 9 Mar 2026: 1185 drifters.
Death rate: 18.9 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (986 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 783 days. Median: 760 days.
Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | WMO# | DepDate | DepLat | DepLon | Ship | Manufacturer | Type | Prgm
| 300534060616540 | | 3201814 | | 06-Jul-2020 | | -7.4 | | -93.5 | | R/V DISCOVERY | Pacific Gy | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | |
Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | MANUFACTURER | TYPE | TRANSMISSION| 300534067030370: | | not in spec sheet300534065067060 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065168680 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065471330 | | SIO | | SVPVHI (w/o drogue) | | 300534064336630 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534063482360 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534060719650 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534064309430 | | SIO | | SVPGHI | | 300534064307490 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534064803140 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534063019420 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534063016430 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534064593290 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063903010 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063900060 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534061499140 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534061383140 | | DBi | | | | SBD 9602 | |