Atlantic Fleet Studies Tropical Air-Sea Fluxes – Saildrone
Five Saildrone vehicles deployed from Barbados for the EUREC4A and ATOMIC ocean-atmosphere research campaigns.
Evidence notes
- The fleet sampled the North Brazil Current, where warm ocean water mixes with freshwater from the Amazon and Orinoco rivers.
- The vehicles joined satellites, aircraft, research ships, buoys, floats and autonomous underwater platforms.
- The campaign aimed to improve climate models by measuring heat and moisture exchange between the tropical ocean and atmosphere.
Company context
Saildrone builds and operates uncrewed surface vehicles for maritime intelligence, ocean mapping, ISR and environmental monitoring. Its platforms combine wind or solar power, onboard sensing and autonomy for long-endurance ocean missions.