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 campaign: WHIRLS!

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Welcome to the Polar Gliders Operational Site. We mostly use as a resource to assit with decisions when piloting our fleet of autonomous vehicles.

Our current campaign, WHIRLS, is an ERC Synergy Project that aims to understand the dynamics of the upper ocean and its role in regulating global climate. Working alongside colleagues from the University of Cape Town, SOCCO, CSIR, GEOMAR, ENS, and STS, our goal is to understand these vital global climate regulators.

More on WHIRLS

Mission History
Active Project: WHIRLS
WHIRLS logo



Historical Projects
  • QUICCHE
    6 Mar – 22 May 2023
  • SO-CHIC
    10 Jan – 22 Nov 2022
  • SCALE Spring
    20 Oct 2019 – 18 Feb 2020
  • ROAM-MIZ
    15 Dec 2018 – 1 Mar 2019

ACTIVE MISSION

Currently deployed: WG1169 Vetkoek, WG1170 Melktert, SG267 Koeksister, SG283 Tosca, SG284 Våffla, SG675 Lussekat, X-Spar Fizzer, and a MircoRider Float.



Brightness Temperature Brightness Temperature Animation GOS Basin GOS Zoom SLA Basin SLA Zoom

PLATFORM DATA

Wave Glider Power Management

Operation "Anticyclone"

Wave Glider "Vetkoek" Surface Variables

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X-Spar "Fizzer" Bulk Atmospheric Variables

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Seaglider 675 "Lussekat"

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Operation "Front"

Wave Glider "Melktert" Surface Variables

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Seaglider 283 "Tosca" Sections

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Seaglider 267 "Koeksister" Sections

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Mission 3

Wave Glider Surface Variables

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Seaglider 267 Sections

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Surf&Turf 2026

Wave Glider Surface Variables

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Seaglider 267 Sections

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Gough 2025

Seaglider Vertical Sections

SG675 just phoned home.
Here's the gossip from the deep

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Wave Glider Surface Variables

WG1070 didn't sleep for weeks so you can have this data.
Reward its hard work here

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QUICCHE 2023

SeaExplorer SEA070 Vertical Sections

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SeaExplorer SEA057 Vertical Sections

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Seaglider SG675 Vertical Sections

sg675 Download Data

Wave Glider Surface Variables

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Project Partners



Department: Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment
CSIR
ENS
GEOMAR
UCT
STS