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Diagram demonstrating how a Slocum glider operates in the water column.

Diagram demonstrating how a Slocum glider operates in the water column.
Diagram demonstrating how a Slocum glider operates in the water column.
Diagram demonstrating how a Slocum glider operates in the water column.
Diagram demonstrating how a Slocum glider operates in the water column.
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Taylor, Eric S.
Diagram demonstrating how a Slocum glider operates in the water column.
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12/26/2017
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 53, No. 1, pg. 52:
An ocean glider has no propeller and moves up and down in the water by changing its buoyancy. A glider cannot receive or transmit data under water. It has to surface to get a GPS reading on its position and to exchange data with scientists back on shore.
Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, WHOI Creative
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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