Physical, chemical and meteorological data from CTD and other instruments from Wave Gliders in the Pacific Ocean in support of the Pacific Crossing (PacX) Challenge from 18 November 2011 to 14 February 2013 (NCEI Accession 0114435)

This dataset was generated by a group of 4 Wave Gliders, referred to as Papa Mau, Benjamin, Piccard Maru, and Fontaine Maru. The vehicles were launched from San Francisco in November of 2011. All 4 traveled together to Hawaii, at which point, they were recovered, serviced, and returned to the water to continue the mission. After servicing in Hawaii, Papa Mau and Benjamin were destined for Australia, while Piccard Maru and Fontaine Maru were destined for Japan. Each vehicle had an identical sensor suite consisting of a SeaBird Electronics GPCTD with dissolved oxygen, an Airmar PB200 weather station, a Turner Designs C3 fluorometer, and a Datawell MOSE-G wave sensor. The two Wave Gliders destined for Japan experienced technical difficulties. Fontaine Maru was rescued by the R/V Kilo Moana about a quarter of the way to Japan, while Piccard Maru continues to drift in the North Pacific, periodically continuing to communicate. Papa Mau and Benjamin both reached their destination of Australia. While Papa Mau traveled the leg from Hawaii to Australia uninterrupted, Benjamin was serviced in Samoa.