In this episode, watch the first installment of a new three-part video series from NOAA's Ocean Today about the role of ice in our ocean. What is sea ice and why is it shrinking? (3:06 minutes)

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NOAA's Ocean Today

What is sea ice and why is it shrinking? (The Role of Ice in the Ocean: Part I)

How do we measure ice? (The Role of Ice in the Ocean: Part II)

Shrinking Ice: Impacts (The Role of Ice in the Ocean: Part III)

In this episode, learn about the Challenger mission, an effort from the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System and Rutgers to send an ocean glider around the world. We then look back to the 2009 Scarlet Knight mission, the first successful ocean glider to cross the Atlantic. And we end with a short teaser from the 2010 documentary 'Atlantic Crossing: a robot's daring mission. (5:41 minutes)

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‘Challenger’ Mission Aimed at Sending First Underwater Glider Round the World

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS^®)

Glider Fleet

Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation Lab

Rutgers University: The Scarlet Knight's Trans-Atlantic Challenge

Atlantic Crossing: a robot's daring mission (feature film from Rutgers University produced by Dena Seidel)