Where could you use a Slocum glider? The Slocum glider
brought my education beyond the classroom and onto a completely different level.
— Nilsen Strandskov
Marine Sciences Student Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Coastal Ocean Observation Lab
The Organization | Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation Lab
Program Leaders | Scott Glenn Physical Oceanography, Professor II
Oscar Schofield Bio-Optical Oceanography, Professor
Josh Kohut
Physical Oceanography, Assistant Professor
Slocum Glider
I first began working at the Rutgers University
Coastal Ocean Observation Lab (RUCOOL) in the fall of 2008 during my sophomore year, where I was introduced to their three main ocean monitoring platforms: satellites, coastal radar, and the Slocum gliders. Even before I fully understood how the technologies worked, I was looking at data collected from a glider that was in the water off of Martha's Vineyard during a storm. It was fascinating because at the same time, I was learning about wind driven mixing events in my oceanography classes. Seeing events happening in real time, in the same way a weatherman shows a developing storm on Doppler radar, was much more inspiring than just reading it in a book.
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Congratulations to Rutgers University on the success of their glider program!
The glider program gave me a unique opportunity to work closely with well-respected scientists and professors from Rutgers and around the world. The long duration missions of RU 27's Atlantic crossing from New Jersey to Spain and Silbo's voyage from Iceland to the Canary Islands allowed me to interact with members of industry and academia from both sides of the Atlantic. As a team we worked towards our common goal, gathering and sharing information about one of the most dynamic environments on Earth.
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