How a fleet of wind-powered drones is changing our understanding of the ocean

Title:
How a fleet of wind-powered drones is changing our understanding of the ocean
Speaker:
Sebastien de Halleux
Description:

Our oceans are unexplored and undersampled -- today, we still know more about other planets than our own. How can we get to a better understanding of this vast, important ecosystem? Explorer Sebastien de Halleux shares how a new fleet of wind- and solar-powered drones is collecting data at sea in unprecedented detail, revealing insights into things like global weather and the health of our fish stocks. Learn more about what a better grasp of the ocean could mean for us back on land.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
12:41
Format: HTML5
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