Completed! 2023 Hurricane Season Deployments (Missions 50 through 58)

Glider ID Status Region Deployment Profiles Days Last Comm. (UTC)
SG630 Recovered Caribbean Sea 2023-08-26
SG635 Recovered Gulf of Mexico 2023-08-28
SG664 Recovered Caribbean Sea 2023-07-19
SG665 Recovered Caribbean Sea 2023-07-11
SG665 Recovered North Atlantic 2023-09-07
SG666 Recovered Caribbean Sea 2023-07-11
SG668 Recovered North Atlantic 2023-08-02
SG683 Recovered North Atlantic 2023-07-13
SG684 Recovered Caribbean Sea 2023-07-11

Glider-derived Ocean Currents

This web page provides access to surface and depth averaged ocean currents determined with underwater gliders.

Maps of Glider-derived Ocean Currents SG670

SG630 SG635 SG664 SG665 SG666 SG668 SG683 SG684

Surface currents are estimated by the underwater glider as the drift of the vehicle during the time when it is standing at the surface between dives, using GPS time and Location.

Underwater gliders use an accurate hydrodynamic model to determine the path of the vehicle in still water based on its speed and direction. Using this model, depth-averaged currents are determined by comparing the predicted surfacing location of the vehicle with the actual surfacing position according to the GPS. Depth average currents estimates have an accuracy of 0.01 cm/s and are assumed to act over the whole profile uniformly.