FLOURESCENT DYE (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

FLOURESCENT DYE

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Fluorescent dye provides a unique way to track the evolution and mixing of water across the Gulf Stream. In a recent study fluorescein dye (as pictured here) was released along the north wall of the Gulf Stream, and tracked by ship as it mixed horizontally across the current.

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Photo credit: Lance Wills, WHOI

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