Glider Lab
Items to include:
- Links to notes and SOPs
- Descriptions of field computers used in the lab, and how to do necessary things from these computers
- Glider deployment templates/workflows/checklists
- Glider Database (Access file/SQL Server db) - when/how it is used, how to get stuff out, etc
- Glider Pilot Tools, and related items
Gliders and Mooring Google Calendar
Standard Operating Procedures
Glider Checkout Procedure The steps needed to prepare a glider for deployment.
How to upgrade the glider operating system
How to calibrate the compass on the glider
How to calibrate the shadowgraph
How to talk to the camera (shadowgraph or glidercam)
How to set up the Nortek compact echosounder
How to pilot a glider
Online Calculators
Sea Water Density - Calculate sea water density and sound speed.
Calculators for Acoustics
Sound Absorption - Calculate Absorption using the Francois and Garrison, 1982 method.
Standard Sphere Target Strength - Standard sphere target strength calculator created by Advanced Survey Technologies, SWFSC.
Manuals
Slocum
Slocum Fleet Mission Control 2019
Slocum G3 Glider Operators Manual 2019
Cameras
Nortek compact echosounder
Signature 100 Operations Manual 2022
AZFP Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler
ECOPuck
AAnderaa Oxygen Optode
Software and settings
| Software | Settings | Use |
|---|---|---|
| ZOC | Settings | Talking with the glider over Freewave |
| Tera Term | Settings | Talking with the camera |
| AZFP | Settings | Calibrating and settings for AZFP |
| MIDAS | Settings | Setting up Nortek |
| WinSCP | Settings | FTP client for the camera |
| Notepad++ | Settings | Changing and reading glider files |
| OceanContour | Settings | For viewing ADCP data |
Training Documents
Slocum Basic Training Slides May 2024
Slocum Basic Training Slides May 2024 Materials
Contracts
Outer Limits 2024-28 Charter boat out of Mission Bay BPA site
Pacific Venture 2024-28 Charter boat out of Oceanside BPA site
Teledyne Webb Research 2024-28 IDIQ for Slocum gliders and parts site
Glider and Mooring Database
You can find the Glider and Mooring Database on the network drive. This is also possible via VPN. It is used to track glider builds, days and inflections sensors have been use, calibration sheets, etc.