PROLIXE, a versatile long-term profiling mooring

The fixed-point profiler project, called PROLIXE, aims to develop a measurement and observation system capable of moving between the seabed (up to 6,000 m) and the sub-surface, along an anchored mooring line, so as to characterize the entire water column at a given geographical position, with adaptative sampling intervals. The system must be capable of recharging its batteries at regular intervals on a docking station to ensure long autonomy. This station is designed to be used either on a standalone mode or connected to a cabled node. This project is part of the « technological innovation » activities of the IFREMER ScInObs project (science and innovation for subsea observatories).