Expanding ocean-monitoring capabilities in the Macaronesian region with gliders

Carlos Barrera1, Hans Christoph Waldmann2, Rui Caldeira3, Tania Morales1, Rayco Moran1, Andres Cianca4, Maria Jose Rueda1, Jose Joaquin Hernandez-Brito1 and Octavio Llinas1, (1)Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands, Telde, Spain, (2)MARUM, Bremen, Germany, (3)ARDITI - Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Oceanic Observatory of Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, (4)Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands. EMSO-Canarias ESTOC, Telde, Spain