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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Ref: https://www.csir.co.za/media-hub/media-room/saildrone-ahoy-ocean-scientists-prepare-to-crunch-data-for-global-carbon
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Collected on 28 September 2026
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What this means
This is a CSIR news article published on 28 September 2026 about an international research mission in the Southern Ocean. It reports that autonomous Saildrone vehicles will collect winter carbon, ocean and atmospheric data around Antarctica to improve global carbon-budget estimates. The article does not offer an application, service, registration or other public opportunity.
Facts
Reference
https://www.csir.co.za/media-hub/media-room/saildrone-ahoy-ocean-scientists-prepare-to-crunch-data-for-global-carbon
Key Takeaways
- Published 28 September 2026
- COCO2 project: Constraining Ocean Carbon with Optimised Observing
- First ocean drone deployed from Bruny Island near Hobart on 20 September 2026
- Four ocean drones will set sail every quarter over the next five years
- Each vessel is expected to travel more than 22 000 kilometers
- Mission measures carbon dioxide, temperature, salinity, wind and other ocean-atmosphere conditions
- Project funded by Schmidt Sciences through its Virtual Institute for the Carbon Cycle
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- Dr Sandy Thomalla
- Southern Ocean Carbon-Climate Observatory (SOCCO)
- Constraining Ocean Carbon with Optimised Observing (COCO2)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
- United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Columbia University
- Saildrone
- University of Washington
- Schmidt Sciences
- Virtual Institute for the Carbon Cycle
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Dates
Closing Date
20 September 2026