Saildrones Explore Bering Sea
In April 2015, NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) and Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) scientists and engineers teamed up with Saildrone to test two Saildrones in the harsh environment of the Bering Sea for the first time.
The unmanned instruments sailed from Dutch Harbor, AK, USA, on 22 April. They have travelled over 2,000 miles each since then, taking over 40 million measurements as they sail north following the ice retreat. The measurements taken across the eastern Bering Sea have the potential to provide a comprehensive picture of the changes that occur in the late spring environment when the ice is retreating.
Image: Saildrone with NOAA ship Oscar Dyson in the background. Image courtesy: Mark Frydrych.
