Teledyne Webb Research Oceanographic Research and Monitoring Instruments
Teledyne Webb Research (TWR) is a world leader in the design and manufacture of scientific instruments for oceanographic research and monitoring. Teledyne Webb Research specialises in three areas of ocean instrumentation: neutrally buoyant, autonomous drifters and profilers; autonomous underwater gliding vehicles; and moored underwater sound sources.
APEX autonomous drifting sensor platform
APEX® (Autonomous Profiling Explorer) is an autonomous drifting sensor platform that uses a variable buoyancy engine to move from the surface to user-defined drift and profile depths. TWR’s APEX profiling float makes up over two-thirds of the floats deployed for the worldwide Argo program, the largest oceanographic experiment ever undertaken. Over 7,000 APEX floats have been shipped to date.
APEX can be configured with a variety of sensors to measure conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll, carbon dioxide, and nutrients. The collected data is transmitted to shore via either the Argos or Iridium networks. TWR employs a team of dedicated APEX engineers who are constantly working on integrating customer-specific sensors and challenging the state of science in profiling floats.
With active lifetimes that can exceed five years, programmable schedules, user defined park and profile settings and active depth control, APEX is one of the most efficient basin scale oceanographic sensors in use. APEX also has the flexibility needed to handle new operational requirements, such as integration of passive acoustic sensors to monitor everything from seismic activity to beaked whales.
APEX profiling float for both military and civil ocean and weather numerical models
That is primarily why developer Douglas Webb set out to commercialise the profiling float. He and his colleges realised that even with the combined resources of every nation on the planet there would never be enough ships to measure the ocean with sufficient resolution in time and geospatial density to improve our understanding of the planet. Born from the original ALACE and PALACE floats, APEX profiling floats are the low cost, highly reliable, robust sensor platform needed to continue to grow our understanding of the complex physical phenomena that are driving our oceans, modifying our weather, and impacting our climate.
- Provides autonomous profiles from depths to 2,000m
- Provided ready to deploy, with automated self-test software
- Nominal 150 ascents, four years; routinely achieve longer life
- Automatic depth control: isobaric, isopycnal or isothermal tracking
- Seasonally variable sampling modes
- Automatic pressure activation
- Ice avoidance algorithms
- First profile returned within 24 hours of launch
Remote sensing AUVs
Slocum® G2 Glider is a versatile remote sensing AUV for ocean research and monitoring. Buoyancy driven, the long range and duration capabilities of Slocum gliders make them ideally suited for water column observation at a regional scale. Missions and data transmission downloads can be programmed by the user before the start of a mission or in-situ. The relatively low cost for operation and the ability to command multiple vehicles with minimal personnel make the Slocum glider perfect for fleet applications.
- Ocean Observation Initiative (OOI) – Coastal Glider Contract
- Ocean Observation Initiative (OOI) – Open Ocean Glider Contract
- US Navy – Littoral Battlespace Sensing – Glider (LBS-G) Contract
Slocum Gliders offer:
- Modular design with interchangeable science bays
- Standard and custom sensor integration
- Deep ocean capabilities
- World-class customer support
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RJE International and Teledyne Benthos today jointly announced the sale of the Benthos aviation pinger product line, which includes the ELP-362D Underwater Locator Beacon, to RJE.
Read moreTeledyne Marine Systems is pleased to announce that Andrey K Morozov, senior scientist at Teledyne Marine Systems has been elevated to the grade of Senior Member of the IEEE.
Read moreTeledyne Webb Research will be exhibiting at the 2014 Oceanography international event at the London Excel centre from 11 - 13 March 2014.
Read moreTeledyne Gavia has announced the appointment of two new members of the Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) support team: Christopher Ordonez at the Gavia AUV Support facility in Falmouth, MA; and Eyjolfur Bjarnason (Eyjo) with the support team at the Gavia AUV manufacturing base in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Read moreTeledyne Webb Research (TWR) announced today that it has reached the third production milestone in the Littoral Battlespace Sensing - Glider (LBS-G) programme with the US Navy.
Read moreTeledyne Webb Research (TWR), a leading manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles including the Slocum glider and Slocum hybrid glider, announced today the phased opening of a Slocum glider service support and repair facility within its sister Teledyne Marine Group company.
Read moreTeledyne Benthos, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of ocean instrumentation and underwater systems, has welcomed Dan Shropshire to its team.
Read moreTeledyne Webb Research has announced that its Autonomous Profiling Explorer (APEX®) Deep has set a record by diving to a depth in excess of 6,000m in the Puerto Rico trench.
Read moreTeledyne Webb Research is pleased to announce the delivery of the first Slocum G2 glider to Brazil.
Read moreTeledyne Benthos is proud to announce that Justin Manley, Senior Director of Business Development, has been appointed to the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) System advisory committee.
Read moreTeledyne Benthos announced today that it has received a major contract from the US Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO).
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East Falmouth
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