Tyrrmount 09 Mission

May 2009


The slocum glider 'Trieste 1' was operated around the Vercelli seamount in the Tyrrhenian basin (Western Mediterranean Sea). The aim of the experiment was to study the effect on the hydrodynamics of the Vercelli seamount rising from the ocean seafloor (more then 1000 m) to 55 m below the surface.

Glider Configuration

CTD Sea-Bird Scientific SBE 41 CP
Pressurometer Micron Instrument MP50A
Optical sensor WET Labs FLNTUS
Optical sensor AANDERAA OPTODE 3835



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