Slocum addition

摘要

Teledyne Marine in the USA has announced the availability of the JASCO-made OceanObserver system on Teledyne Webb Research's Slocum glider autonomous vehicles. This latest addition to the Slocum glider sensor suite adds key capabilities to the already versatile Slocum glider platform, according to the company.Canadian company JASCO is a specialist in the science of underwater sound and its effects on marine life. Its OceanObserver is an intelligent passive-acoustic, multi-sensor system capable of in-situ, near-realtime underwater sound detection and measurements. The Observer records the underwater sounds and detects marine mammal calls from species of interest, quantifies ambient and anthropogenic noise, and derives other information of interest. Acoustic detections and measurements are sent to stakeholders in near-real-time."Slocum gliders outfitted with OceanObservers and CTDs can also provide in-situ measurements of sound velocity profiles and ambient noise," said Teledyne Marine. "Together, CTD and ambient measurements improve sonar sensor performance prediction and vulnerability assessment. The combined system is capable of monitoring in any sea state over extended periods of time."