UG2 Blog

The Underwater Glider User Group (UG2) is a community-based coalition aimed at bolstering scientific collaboration and information/resource sharing for glider operators, data users, manufacturers, academia, and government agencies.

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Franklin, SECOORA’s New Underwater Autonomous Glider, is Ready for Hurricane Season

The purchase of the new G3 Slocum Glider, Franklin, means more glider days at sea and more data collection. The six-foot long underwater glider is capable of gathering reliable real-time data in any ocean conditions, including hurricane conditions.

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SECOORA Glider Observatory — SECOORA

To address long-standing gaps on the east coast, SECOORA invested in a regional glider network to gather historically lacking data on shelf circulation and water properties in the South Atlantic Bight.

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NOAA AOML’s Underwater Glider Project

Learn about NOAA’s new underwater glider project and how it is used to help better predict when and where hurricanes will make landfall.