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    • sp069-20230731T1323

    Metadata Updated: September 27, 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 June 14, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date September 27, 2025
    Reference Date(s) September 19, 2025 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from ioos

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date September 19, 2025
    Metadata Created Date June 14, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date September 27, 2025
    Reference Date(s) September 19, 2025 (creation)
    Responsible Party Robert Todd (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid sp069-20230731T1323
    Access Constraints
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    Bbox North Lat 40.015274
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    Bbox West Long -74.77573
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    Frequency Of Update
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    Harvest Source Id 54e15a6e-6dde-4c9c-a8f0-345cc0dfccfb
    Harvest Source Title ioos
    Licence
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Progress
    Spatial Data Service Type ERDDAP tabledap
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2023-07-31T14:40:45Z
    Temporal Extent End 2023-09-02T04:10:30Z

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