Enhancing slocum gliders for extended polar science

Wang, Yaomei; Salavasidis, Georgios; Allsup, Benjamin; Matterson, Daniel; Woodward, Stephen; Garabato, Alberto C Naveira; Phillips, Alexander

Enhancing slocum gliders for extended polar science

Wang, Yaomei; Salavasidis, Georgios; Allsup, Benjamin; Matterson, Daniel; Woodward, Stephen; Garabato, Alberto C Naveira; Phillips, Alexander. 2025 Enhancing slocum gliders for extended polar science. In: OCEANS 2025 Brest, BREST, France, 16th - 19th June 2025. IEEE, 1-6.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS58557.2025.11104646

Abstract/Summary

This paper presents the capabilities developed for Slocum gliders to enable safe operation and data collection beneath polar ice during prolonged missions. Key capabilities include surface ice detection, GPS-denied navigation using low-frequency sound sources, and contingency behaviours executed in response to unexpected events beneath sea ice. These capabilities are supported by a backseat driver control system which is developed for Slocum gliders for advanced missions. Field trials are being planned before the actual deployment of the system in Antarctica.

Item Type:

Publication - Conference Item (Paper)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1109/OCEANS58557.2025.11104646

ISBN:

979-8-3315-3747-0

NORA Subject Terms:

Marine Sciences

Date made live:

27 Oct 2025 15:55 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/540445