Float Release (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Float Release

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A research crew deployed a float from the R/V Knorr before releasing a fluorescent dye into the water. Scientists then tracked the drift of both dye and float through the Gulf Stream revealing significant mixing of waters across the swift current.

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Photo Credit: Craig M. Lee, UW APL

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