Gliders off the Continental Shelf

Published on: Author: dw
Baltimore Canyon

Baltimore Canyon

Day one of the underway ops is slated for AUV deployments off the continental shelf. The RV Sharp departed around 11pm from Marine Operations in Lewes and headed offshore for the deeper waters of Baltimore Canyon. Sarah Webster from the Applied Physics Library at the University of Washington has a Sea Glider to deploy and Sophia Merrifield from the MIT/WHOI Joint Program brought a Slocum Electric Glider to deploy.

Sea Glider

Sea Glider

Slocum Glider

Slocum Glider