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sp062-20230823T1452

Metadata Updated: September 26, 2025

The overarching goal of this project is to collect high resolution transects across the Gulf Stream. Though the speed of the Gulf Stream greatly exceeds the speed of a glider, gliders can be flown across the current as they are advected downstream. Missions prior to 2015 were conducted downstream (northeast) of Cape Hatteras, primarily between Cape Cod and Bermuda; missions since 2015 begin in Miami, FL and are planned to end on the New England continental shelf. During a typical 100-day mission between Miami and Cape Cod, a single glider completes 6-10 crossings of the Gulf Stream, returning approximately 800 profiles to the shallower of the sea floor or 1000 m. The current operational goal is to maintain at least one glider in the Gulf Stream at all times. Additional plots of these data are available at http://gliders.whoi.edu.

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Dates

Metadata Date September 19, 2025
Metadata Created Date August 27, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 26, 2025
Reference Date(s) September 19, 2025 (creation)
Frequency Of Update

Metadata Source

Harvested from ioos

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date September 19, 2025
Metadata Created Date August 27, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 26, 2025
Reference Date(s) September 19, 2025 (creation)
Responsible Party Robert Todd (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid sp062-20230823T1452
Access Constraints
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Frequency Of Update
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Harvest Source Title ioos
Licence
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Progress
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Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2023-08-23T16:14:15Z
Temporal Extent End 2023-11-30T12:16:00Z

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