SOEST Ocean Gliders (SOG)
in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa


SG512 Deployment History: SCOPE-ALOHA SeaGliders (D. Karl)

Mission 11: Data Config.
8/24/24 Cat-1 Hurricane Hone passed S. of the Big Island.
7/23/24 Deployed S. of Oahu by PacIOOS
7/2/24 SIM test at UH Marine Center
SG512, mission 11, cruise track
Mission 10: Data Config.
1/30/20 Recovered at Station ALOHA by R/V Kilo Moana during HOT-319
- end of mission
- deployed: 106 days
10/17/19 (Re)deployed at Stn. ALOHA by R/V Oceanus during HOT-316.
4/12/19 Was to have been deployed N. of Station ALOHA by R/V Kilo Moana during the SCOPE Gradients cruise.
- Aborted due to broken Antenna during deployment
Mar 19 Refurbished at Kongsberg
SG512, mission 10, cruise track
Mission 9: Data Config. Animations
2018 HOT LAVA cruise
8/10/18 Recovered early by UH-Hilo Vessel R/V Makani 'Aha (29' Force Cat) due to failure of Pressure sensor.
- replaced Pressure sensor at Kongsberg with Kistler 4260M070
- deployed: 29 days
7/13/18 Deployed E. of the Big Island of Hawaii by R/V Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa during the HOT LAVA cruise.
Jun 18 Refurbished at Kongsberg
SG512, mission 9, cruise track
Mission 8: Data Config.
2017 MESO-SCOPE cruise
7/7/17 Recovered early by R/V Kilo Moana due to questionable conductivity sensor.
- deployed: 11 days
6/27/17 Deployed N. of Station ALOHA by R/V Kilo Moana during MESO-SCOPE cruise.
May 17 Refurbished at Kongsberg
SG512, mission 8, cruise track
Mission 7: Data Config.
2016 Gradients 1 cruise
6/7/16 Recovered early by R/V Oceanus due to the ROLL potentiometer suspected of failing, causing an inability to steer the SeaGlider.
- deployed: 42 days
4/27/16 Deployed by R/V Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa during KOK1605 (GyreEdge) cruise.
Mar 16 Refurbished at Kongsberg
SG512, mission 7, cruise track
Mission 6: Data Config.
10/15/15 Recovered at Station ALOHA by R/V Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa during HOT-277
- end of mission
- deployed: 89 days
7/19/15 Deployed at Stn. ALOHA by R/V Kilo Moana during HOT-274
Jun 15 Refurbished at SOEST Ocean Gliders Facility
SG512, mission 6, cruise track
Mission 5: Data
12/10/14 Recovered at Station ALOHA by R/V Kilo Moana
- problem with buoyancy control
12/9/14 Deployed at Station ALOHA by R/V Kilo Moana during HOE-BOE 3
Nov 14 Refurbished at SOEST Ocean Gliders Facility
SG512, mission 5, cruise track
Mission 4:
12/12/13 Recovered N. of Oahu by Ms. Mahi
- end of mission
- deployed: 86 days
9/18/13 Deployed at Station ALOHA by R/V Kilo Moana during HOE-PhoR 2
Aug 13 Refurbished at SOEST Ocean Gliders Facility
SG512, mission 4, cruise track
Mission 3:
11/22/12 Recovered N. of Oahu by Ms. Mahi
- end of mission
- deployed: 110 days
8/5/12 Deployed at Station ALOHA by R/V Kilo Moana during HOE-DYLAN 7
Jul 12 Refurbished at SOEST Ocean Gliders Facility
SG512, mission 3, cruise track
Mission 2: Data
10/27/11 Recovered N. of Oahu by Ms. Mahi
- end of mission
- deployed: 77 days
8/12/11 Deployed N. of Oahu by Ms. Mahi
Jul 11 Refurbished at SOEST Ocean Gliders Facility
SG512, mission 2, cruise track
Mission 1:
4/12/11 Informed that Aanderaa optode oxygen values may have be low due to "several black marks on the foil" possibly due to UV light.
3/30/11 Recovered N.-W. of Oahu by R/V Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa
- nearing end of battery life
- deployed: 107 days
3/25/11 Put into recovery mode after dive 1045 to conserve 24V energy.
12/14/10 Deployed N. of Oahu by Ms. Mahi
Sept 10 Test launch put on hold due to problems encountered during the test launches of SG511 & SG513
1/7/10 Arrived from iRobot
SG512, mission 1, cruise track