Bellingshausen Sea Glider Experiment

We will deploy three Seagliders to sample the continental shelf and slope of the Bellingshausen Sea and the West Antarctic Peninsula for a period of ~3 months (December - February). We will also carry out hydrographic sections across the shelf break and across the Belgica trough.

Deployment of the gliders will happens from the Nathaniel B. Palmer; recovery may either occur from ships working in the area or by piloting the gliders to Rothera. Project partners are from the following institutions: California Institute of Technology, Florida State University, University of East Anglia, British Antarctic Survey.