The potential for Autonomous Underwater Gliders in large lake research

While Autonomous Underwater Gliders (AUGs) have become a mainstay of coastal and open ocean observing, few observations have been made in lakes using AUGs. This short commentary discusses the role that gliders play in ocean observing systems, discusses a set of observations made in Lake Superior using an AUG, and presents some initial merging of glider and remote sensing data. (C) 2013 International Association for Great Lakes Research. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.