CMR SailBuoy deployment in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
CMR SailBuoy deployment in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
An experimental deployment of a new type of unmanned vessel is presented. The Christian Michelsen Research SailBuoy, a remotely-controlled surface vehicle, sampled near-surface properties during a two-month mission in the northern Gulf of Mexico in March – May, 2013. The vessel speed over ground was 42 ± 30 cm s-1 with a maximum of 180 cm s-1. During the 62 days of the mission, the SailBuoy covered a total range of approximately 400 km in both meridional and zonal directions, with a cumulative total distance of approximately 2400 km. Three parameters were recorded: sea surface temperature, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
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