Real-time Weather Data Through Hurricane Sandy
Liquid Robotics, USA, reports that one of its Wave Gliders named Mercury battled through Hurricane Sandy and successfully piloted through winds of up to 70 knots, while continuing to transmit weather data in real time. One hundred miles due east of Toms River, New Jersey, USA, the weather sensors on the Wave Glider gathered data from the ocean surface, reporting a plunge in barometric pressure of over 54.3mbar to a low of 946mbar as Sandy neared landfall.
Prior to Hurricane Sandy, scientists from Liquid Robotics, Sonardyne, Rutgers University and the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) (MARACOOS) deployed the Wave Glider and two Sonardyne undersea nodes as part of an extensive ocean observing technology demonstration project. This collaborative project demonstrates the use and cost effectiveness of new subsea and surface technology for advanced ocean measurement and enhanced tsunami detection.
