WA Glider Fleet at Work
The University of Western Australia operates a large Teledyne Webb “Slocum” Glider fleet from the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre. Fifteen gliders are operated with by the Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). ANFOG is a facility of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ocean glider fleet.
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The latest data from glider operations are publicly available from the ANFOG website at http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/ |
BlueZone CTO, Darren Burrowes, with “Chari” Pattiaratchi and a Teledyne Webb Slocum Glider at the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre. |