US military offers $50,000 to predict where sensors drift in the ocean

The Forecasting Floats in Turbulence competition, run by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, began with the first drop of a drifting sensor in the Atlantic. The best prediction of where it will end up in 10 days...

US military offers $50,000 to predict where sensors drift in the ocean

The Forecasting Floats successful Turbulence competition, tally by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, began with the archetypal driblet of a drifting sensor successful the Atlantic. The champion prediction of wherever it volition extremity up successful 10 days wins the prize Technology 5 November 2021

By David Hambling

A antheral   swimming adjacent  to a floating, solar-powered sensor

The DARPA contention uses Sofar solar-powered sensors

Sofar Ocean

A connection successful a vessel whitethorn beryllium recovered years aboriginal determination wholly unexpected; the routes taken by specified bottles person been an enduring enigma of the sea. This month, researchers volition effort to tackle that enigma successful the Forecasting Floats successful Turbulence contention sponsored by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), with $50,000 of prize wealth astatine stake.

Oceanographers person an close representation of alleged mesoscale features, patterns of ocean currents that screen tens of kilometres oregon more. But seen …

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