Using Saildrone autonomous in situ data for satellite validation and research into upper ocean physics and ecology

Lead Investigator: Chelle Gentemann.

Awarded by: Saildrone, Inc. and The Schmidt Family Foundation.

Publication:

Gentemann, C.L., J.P. Scott, P.L.F. Mazzini, C. Pianca, S. Akella, P.J. Minnett, P. Cornillon, B. Fox-Kemper, I. Cetinić, T.M. Chin, J. Gomez-Valdes, J. Vazquez-Cuervo, V. Tsontos, L. Yu, R. Jenkins, S. De Halleux, D. Peacock, N. Cohen. Saildrone: adaptively sampling the marine environment. (2020). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society . [BAMS]

Saildrone Cruise (60 days): San Francisco to Baja

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Image Credit: Saildrone, Inc.

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Saildrone Suite of Sensors. Source: Saildrone