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OAS platform Detail for SG521
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| Name: | SG521 |
| ICES Code: | 09GP |
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| Countries: | AUSTRALIA |
| Comments: | Updated information from ICES for the vessel SG521 from AUSTRALIA. Name : SG521 Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 27 sub-surface gliders (buoyancy-based propulsion capable at variable depths not constrained to be near sea surface) Current Length : 1.8 Notes : Underwater Seaglider glider (number 521) 1kA (iRobot) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Oct. 2012. Additional Information Sources: - http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider - ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf Additional information: Size: Body 1.8 m, 30 cm diameter Wing span 1m Antenna mast length 1 m Weight: 52 kg (dry) Maximum Depth: 1000 m Maximum Range/Duration: 4600 km (650 dives to 1km depth) Batteries: Lithium primaries, 24V and 10 V packs, 10 MJ Typical Speed: 25 cm/s Glide Angle: 16-45 degrees Mechanical Features: Isopycnal hull No external moving parts Low drag, flooded fiberglass fairing RF Data Telemetry: Iridium satellite data telemetry Guidance and Control: Control and system commands transmitted on any dive. Dead reckoning between GPS fixes using pitch, roll, heading. Kalaman filter prediction for mean and oscillatory currents. Bathymetry map for surface to near-bottom dives. Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and a Aanderaa Oxygen optode. Additional Information Source: http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=seaglider Submitted to ICES 2014-09-19. Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-10-24. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 4 |
| Keydate: | 2014-08-20 20:45:43+00 |
| Editdate: | 2014-10-24 21:44:24+00 |