C-PROOF


Canadian-Pacific Robotic Ocean Observing Facility

The Canadian-Pacific Robotic Ocean Observing Facility was initiated with CFI/BCKDF funding to build ocean observing capacity off the British Columbia coast. It operates a fleet of autonomous gliders, floats, and moorings providing ocean scientists with long-term monitoring of the ocean at the small scales important to resolve upper ocean physical and biological processes.

Deployments

Our Deployments Page has a list of glider deployments and access to glider data; more information on downloading glider data is also at the Data page. See Platforms Page for information about the Argo floats and how to access their data:

See the Observatory page for a description of deployment location and line names. If you use C-PROOF data, please cite: Klymak, J., & Ross, T. (2025). C-PROOF Underwater Glider Deployment Datasets [Data set]. Canadian-Pacific Robotic Ocean Observing Facility. doi:10.82534/44DS-K310.

Active glider deployments

Partners

Operational Partners

University of Victoria University of British Columbia Hakai Institute Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Funding

Canadian Foundation of Innovation British Columbia Knowldge Development Fund Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Hakai Institute NSERC-CRSNG Ocean Networks Canada

Industry

Axys Technologies Teledyne-Webb Research Alseamar Alcen Rockland Scientific ASL Environmental Sciences

Recent News

C-PROOF glider Wall-e recovered off Tofino

112 days and 2654 km of observations across the North Pacific

Hakai Video of Glider Deployments


C-PROOF glider Wall-e makes it to Station Papa

Wall-e makes it to Station Papa

Deployment along LineP

Launch at P14, goal is P26 and back to shore