Integrative Observational Platforms

We focus on observational investigations of ocean physics at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. This requires a wide range of measurement capabilities, from rapidly occupied synoptic, three-dimensional surveys to repeated sections monitored over periods of months or years. Many of the important processes are episodic, occurring over short temporal or spatial scales that require highly adaptive sampling strategies to capture and resolve. Progress in other areas, such as high latitude circulation, may be hindered by difficult access and limited platform endurance. Motivated by these observational challenges, the IOP team works to develop and maintain expertise with a suite of measurement technologies that can be applied either singly or in flexible combinations optimized for particular problems.

News

S-MODE gliders recovered

Seagliders 180, 219, 220, 237, 247, and 248 have all been recovered, marking the end of S-MODE IOP-1. Looking forward to round two in the spring!

Posted 28 October 2022

Another busy summer-fall season

2022 marks another busy fall with Healy (AMOS) July-August, Sikuliaq (AMOS) September-October, and Armstrong (Davis Strait) September-October. When all is said and done we should mark 17 mooring recoveries, 21 mooring deployments, 90 CTD stations, and five glider deployments between the two programs.

Posted 16 September 2022

S-MODE gliders launched

Seagliders 180, 219, 220, 237, 247, and 248 have all been successfully launched off Santa Cruz to get out ahead of S-MODE’s October ship-based observations.

Posted 24 August 2022

SG249 back on station offshore Washington

After a few missed re-start due to an oil leak, SG249 is deployed offshore Washington to maintain the long running NANOOS glider timeseries.

Posted 12 July 2022

Sikuliaq 2021 cruise wraps up

What a way to mark the end of our 2021 field season - we were treated to a spectacular Aurora to end a great cruise on Sikuliaq. This trip marked Sikuliaq’s deepest excursion into the pack ice – over 200 nautical miles from the ice edge in a year with an unusually rapid and extensive freeze-up. Sikuliaq Aurora