Gliderpalooza 2013: So much more than gliders Oscar Schofield Professor Bio-Optical Oceanography Rutgers University
Gliderpalooza Partners & Funders GroupGliderDeployFunding 1 Dalhousie OTN200 (2)10-SepOTN 2OTN20116-SepOTN 3UMainePenobscot (2)10-SepMaine 4WHOISaul10-SepONR 5UMassBlue6-SepMARACOOS/IOOS 6 Rutgers RU2812-SepNJDEP 7 UMaryland RU2222-SepMARACOOS/IOOS 8 Rutgers RU23 (2)10-SepMARACOOS/IOOS 9UDelawareOtis12-SepPrivate 10VIMSStewart10-OctVIMS 11NC StateSalacia17-SepNASA 12SkidawayModena10-Sep Skidaway/SECOORA/IOOS 13T. WebbDarwin11-SepSelf 14 Navy Navy110-OctNavy A true grass-roots effort: 14 gliders, 14 partners, 2.5 months, 17 deployments Deployments
Gliderpalooza 2013: Science and Technical Goals 1.Provide a unique data set to modelers 2.Provide standardized dataset a over ecological scales and information on fish/mammal migrations 3.Provide a 3-D snapshot of the MAB cold pool 4.Provide an extensive distributed network through the peak period of fall storms, demonstrating "surge" capacity 5.Demonstration of a national glider network 6.Proof of data flow through IOOS to NDBC via DMAC 7.Engage undergraduates in ocean observing efforts Tropical Storms Bottom Temps National Network Education
Goal 2: Ecological Scales & Fish/Mammal Migrations Fish habitat forecast/hindcasts Vemco receivers deployed on 9 of 16 gliders Key Species: Right Whales, tiger sharks, Atlantic sturgeon, Atlantic Salmon Data will be organized by OTN in Nov-Dec + Niche model: nonlinear extension of Boltzmann-Arrhenius equation (mechanistic basis in enzyme kinetics) Water temp hindcast from Ocean model = Thermal habitat dynamics & NEFSC Survey Estimate of habitat distribution in NW Atlantic
Goal 6: Data Flow from IOOS to NDBC to GTS: Demonstration of National Glider Plan Data flow through to NDBC as defined in the upcoming National Glider Network Plan Operators to shore station to DAC to world Successful transfer to GTS through NDBC! National Network