Acoustic Gliders for Antarctic Exploration

Collaborators:

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)/Oregon State University/University of California Davis/ Korea Polar Research Institute

4/2019 – ongoing

My role:

Two autonomous underwater gliders from PMEL are being sent to UC Davis to be outfitted with acoustic sensors developed by PMEL for listening for ice quakes/calving and marine life under ice. These gliders are being prepared for testing in Lake Tahoe. I will pilot them during this testing. Our team is developing options to extend the underwater location, obstacle avoidance, and communications capabilities of these vehicles