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Marine Technology Centre

Jul 26, 2013

Glider Readied for the Open Water Test

In the image: Rowan Fox, a technician working for Dr. Jody Klymak, UVic SEOS, assists VENUS engineers to conduct buoyancy testing at the Marine Technology Centre.

“Integration of ocean gliders into the Ocean Networks Canada observatories is progressing”, advised Paul Macoun – Project Manager of the VENUS Phase II developments. Presently, the engineering team is...

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Glider | Marine Technology Centre | MTC. Teledyne | Slocum electric glider

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