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REMUS 600 suspended over the water surface during deployment.

REMUS 600 suspended over the water surface during deployment.
REMUS 600 suspended over the water surface during deployment.
REMUS 600 suspended over the water surface during deployment.
REMUS 600 suspended over the water surface during deployment.
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Lund, John
REMUS 600 suspended over the water surface during deployment.
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10/31/2015
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Image Of the Day caption:
The NSF-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative Pioneer Array includes two types of observing systems: fixed moorings and mobile vehicles, such as this REMUS 600. With its powerful built-in propulsion system, a REMUS vehicle can conduct detailed, pre-programmed missions in a relatively short time over long distances, reaching maximum speeds of up to 4 knots and covering up to 100 miles before its batteries need recharging. Sensors on these autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) can measure a wide range of ocean water characteristics, including dissolved oxygen, optical properties, and nitrate, an important nutrient for marine plants and algae.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 53, No. 1, pg. 39:
Two distinct types of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) fly through the ocean at the Pioneer Array: REMUS 600s and Slocum gliders. They are customized with specific instruments and programmed to carry out different kinds of scientific missions. They both gather a broad range of scientific data, but they differ in some important ways and have complementary strengths and limitations.
Photo by John Lund
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