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Glider Piloting With Jen: Greetings From Ocean Sciences 2020!

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

More about me and how I’m learning better ways to tell stories about our gliders.

March 09, 2020 - Survey ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: How Does a Glider Do Science? Volume Two

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

This week’s featured sensor—the Conductivity Temperature Depth sensor—may be the most commonly used sensor in all of oceanography.

February 24, 2020 - Survey ,

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Why Do Whales Migrate? They Return To The Tropics To Shed Their Skin, Scientists Say

First suggested for killer whales, skin molt may drive long-distance migration for all whales that forage in cold waters.

February 21, 2020 - Feature Story ,

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Antarctic Fishing for Krill, Even at “Precautionary” Levels, Still Affects Penguins

New research shows that, while only small share of krill may be harvested, concentrated fishing impacts predators.

February 19, 2020 - Feature Story ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: Where Are They Now?

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

A glider update as we wrap up the first third of our deployment.

February 10, 2020 - Survey ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: How Does a Glider Do Science?

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

How does a glider use sound to “look” at krill? It uses this week’s featured sensor: the Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler.

February 06, 2020 - Survey ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: Ups and Downs

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

Sometimes something has to go wrong for it to go right.

January 27, 2020 - Survey ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: Just When We Thought Everything Was Fine

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

All three gliders were deployed…and then one wasn’t.

January 21, 2020 - Survey ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: Deploying the Gliders

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

After months of preparation, the team deploys their autonomous gliders in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica.

January 13, 2020 - Survey ,

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Glider Piloting with Jen: What’s In a Name?

Autonomous Gliders in the Antarctic

The Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division decides on a new name for their glider program.

January 06, 2020 - Survey ,

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"Antarctica"

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