Operated during each Pioneer turn cruise, these advanced AUVs collect high-resolution data both along-shelf and across-shelf throughout the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB) array. Their missions significantly expand the spatial coverage of the Pioneer Array, complementing fixed and moored observing systems.<\/p>\n

Equipped with a wide suite of scientific sensors, the REMUS 600 vehicles measure critical oceanographic and biological variables including salinity, temperature, pressure, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, current velocity, photosynthetically active radiation, and chlorophyll fluorescence.<\/p>\n

These detailed measurements provide scientists with valuable insights into water mass structure, ecosystem dynamics, nutrient transport, and biological productivity across this dynamic coastal region.<\/p>\n

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Image credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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