Seaglider monitors waters from Arctic during record-breaking journey under ice

		IMAGE: Moorings, strings of instruments tethered to the seafloor, monitor water in Davis Strait. The instruments are too valuable to be positioned where low-hanging pieces of ice might strike them. But... Click here for more information.

The University of Washington has surpassed its 2-year-old world record for operating a glider under the ice, this time by successfully operating one of its seagliders for six months as it made round trips hundreds of miles in length under the ice at Davis Strait.