Best practices for operating underwater gliders in Atlantic Canada

Ocean gliders are versatile tools for making ocean observations. This paper summarizes the experience, of nearly two decades, glider observing activity in Atlantic Canada. It reviews key considerations operating based on experience and lessons learned. has three main goals: 1. To provide new emerging users with guidance developing a program. 2. Review literature sensor development use gliders. 3. highlight different mission scenarios that include enough practical to support The is rapidly expanding, but documentation consolidation best practices their operational Canada remains underdeveloped. summary provides guide should be helpful both experienced operators potential users, observe oceanography this region addresses regional challenges. We believe documenting our will also global community. summarize most critical utilizing review issues specific platform concerns about how optimize sensors contribute an oceanographic