Seaglider Mission Planning Checklist¶

Print this page

Mission name:  ________________________   Seaglider ID:  _____________

Operations manager:  ____________________   Client:  ____________________

Mission definition¶

• Project description and mission objectives written down
• Special operational considerations noted
• Timeline agreed: earliest deployment, latest recovery
• Operational risk assessment completed and summarized
• Major show-stoppers assessed, with a plan B for each
• Permits identified and obtained (if any)

Environment¶

• Expected currents in the operating area characterized  can the glider stem them? (~40 cm/s depth-averaged is the practical limit)
• Depth range of the area mapped; bathymetry maps prepared if needed
• Density/stratification range checked against the available VBD budget
• Ice climatology / ice maps reviewed (high-latitude missions)

Roles & communications¶

• Client point of contact
• Operations manager / account rep
• Data QC engineer
• Project & field coordinator
• Deployment/recovery lead(s) with contact info
• Pilot(s) with contact info
• Communication channels agreed for deployment, piloting, and recovery

Sensors & sampling¶

• Installed sensors listed with serial numbers and calibration dates
• Acquisition needs per sensor defined  depth ranges, sampling frequency — becomes the science / scicon.sch file

Endurance & logistics¶

• Endurance calculation done for the planned sampling and dive depth
• Deployment and recovery vessel(s) identified
• Emergency recovery option identified

Notes:

___________________________________________________________________________