Wirewalker (IMAGE)

Naval Research Laboratory

Wirewalker

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A Wirewalker, driven by waves and currents, sits at the ocean's surface during a field campaign led by oceanographers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. The Wirewalker was equipped with a variety of instruments to measure light, conductivity, temperature, depth, light and acoustic backscatter, and dissolved oxygen throughout the water column. The NRL study was focused on characterizing biological ocean swarms.

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(U.S Navy photo, Brad Penta)

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