Polar Gliders Live Data Webpage
Welcome to the Polar Gliders Operations webpage. We want to understand the role of the ocean in regulating global climate and how this may adjust in a warming world. Our major research focus is on the dynamics of the upper ocean, as it acts as the interface between heat and carbon exchanges between the atmosphere and the deep ocean. We are aiming to achieve valuable new observations in the Southern Ocean and in particular the sea-ice covered domains.
Polar Gliders Research
Current mission: WHIRLS!
WHIRLS is an ERC Synergy Project that aims to explore the ocean fine-scale processes that impact on climate, marine biogeochemistry and biodiversity. Fine-scale ocean dynamics play an important role in the exchange of heat and carbon between the ocean and the atmosphere.
They influence the ocean's ability to mitigate climate change, as well as how the ocean is affected by climate change.
Mission 1 started on 17 September 2025 and ended on 12 November 2025.
Mission 2 is currently underway, started on 17 February 2026.
More on WHIRLS
Near Real-Time Maps
Satellite Altimetry
Seaglider Vertical Sections
Wave Glider Surface Variables
Project Partners
