1st Autonomous Underwater Glider Flight to Collect Information in NW Passage Water Column (IMAGE)
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Project plans include deployment of the Slocum Glider, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), to be retrieved after sampling the waters of eastern Lancaster Sound - a critical choke point in the Northwest Passage between the Beaufort Sea and Baffin Bay. Freshwater export from the Arctic can have dramatic impacts on ocean circulation inside the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, as well as globally when it discharges into the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Northwest Passage Project
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