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OAS platform Detail for SL209
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| Name: | SL209 |
| ICES Code: | 09GX |
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| Countries: | AUSTRALIA |
| Comments: | Updated information from ICES for the vessel SL209 from AUSTRALIA. Name : SL209 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 Slocum G2 glider (number 209) operated by Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG). Still operating as of Aug. 2012 Additional Information Sources: - http://anfog.ecm.uwa.edu.au/?page=slocum - ftp://data.aodn.org.au/public/ANFOG/Data_management/ANFOG_data_managementV3_1.pdf Additional details: Weight: 52 kg Diameter: 21.3 cm Vehicle Length: 1.8 meters Depth Range: 4-200 meter Speed: 25-40 m/sec Navigation: GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter Communications: Iridium satellite, ARGOS Batteries: C cell alkaline Range of operation is 1500 km with duration of around 30 days. Instrumented with a Seabird-CTD, WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM & 660nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode. Manufactured by Webb Research Corporation (USA). Submitted to ICES 2014-09-17. Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-11-05. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 3 |
| Keydate: | 2014-08-20 21:24:55+00 |
| Editdate: | 2014-11-05 18:46:34+00 |