Wave Gliders for Researchers Program
Enabling researchers with discounted Wave Gliders for ocean monitoring and data collection.
What's in it for you?
Discounted pricing on Wave Gliders
A support community of Wave Glider users
A cutting-edge platform for ground-breaking research
Signifcantly lower data acquisition cost
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Wave Gliders being used for research
JAMSTEC, Japan
Wave Gliders serve as a communication link between a Vector Tsunameter on the seafloor as a means to transmit real-time data to the shore over satellite.
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NOAA, Alaska
Wave Gliders are studying how melting glaciers in Alaska’s Prince William Sound may be intensifying ocean acidification in the sound and on the Gulf of Alaska continental shelf.
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CEFAS, St. Ives, England
Wave Gliders are assessing the size of the Autumn phytoplankton bloom off southwest England.
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Wave Glider SV3
Platform specifications
Wave Glider SV3
Software + computing
Wave Glider SV3
Payload architecture
Wave Gliders by the numbers
15
Hurricanes navigated
51
Unique sensors integrated
282
Wave Gliders manufactured
9,380
Longest single mission (nm)
15,786
Total days at sea
400,000+
Miles traveled to date
24,000,000
Data packets delivered