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Glen Gawarkiewicz with CTD LARS extended over the surface during rough seas.

Glen Gawarkiewicz with CTD LARS extended over the surface during rough seas.
Glen Gawarkiewicz with CTD LARS extended over the surface during rough seas.
Glen Gawarkiewicz with CTD LARS extended over the surface during rough seas.
Glen Gawarkiewicz with CTD LARS extended over the surface during rough seas.
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Heiderich, Joleen
Glen Gawarkiewicz with CTD LARS extended over the surface during rough seas.
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01/12/2018
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Conditions can get a little rough off the coast of North Carolina in January, but that didn't stop WHOI physical oceanographer Glen Gawarkiewicz and his team. Using an instrument called a CTD, the researchers measured the waters conductivity (salinity) and temperature through a range of depths to better understand water properties that drive major ocean currents. Even though air temperatures on the cruise sometimes dipped below freezing, the Gulf Stream was a warm 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The expedition was part of the PEACH project, a multi-year, multi-institution effort to investigate recent changes in Gulf Stream flow and better predict the coastal oceans response to climate change.
Photo by Joleen Heiderich
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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