British Scientists Launch Climate Change Monitoring Robot Gliders In Atlantic Ocean

Meet Ammonite, Bellamite and Coprolite. You’ve probably never heard of them before (and may not hear much about them thereafter), but these three robots, part of a growing fleet of so-called Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), could soon become a potent tool in global efforts to forestall the worst of climate change. Developed by a team of oceanographers at the National Oceanography Center, Southamptom, UK, the trio is now busily profiling the top 1,000 meters of the Atlantic Ocean between the Canary Islands and the west coast of Africa, reports New Scientist’s Jessica Griggs to detect any early indications of future climate variations.

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