- Neutrally buoyant, autonomous drifters and profilers- Autonomous underwater gliding vehicles- Moored underwater sound sources
Based on a long record of innovative success in ocean engineering, Webb Research personnel work cooperatively with clients to solve oceanographic problems and bring reliable data home to their laboratories. The 5000th Webb APEX float shipped in early 2008. Two thirds of the floats deployed for the worldwide Argo program, the largest oceanographic experiment ever undertaken, are APEXES. Early 2008 also brought shipment of the 100th autonomous Slocum glider. Slocums are also world travelers and include the first thermal glider, launched in December 2007, to harvest heat from the ocean as its energy source. In addition, Webb sound sources anchor data collection for many ocean science programs.