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A-frame view of deployment of an instrument tripod off R/V Neil Armstrong.

A-frame view of deployment of an instrument tripod off R/V Neil Armstrong.
A-frame view of deployment of an instrument tripod off R/V Neil Armstrong.
A-frame view of deployment of an instrument tripod off R/V Neil Armstrong.
A-frame view of deployment of an instrument tripod off R/V Neil Armstrong.
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McCabe, Joseph
A-frame view of deployment of an instrument tripod off R/V Neil Armstrong.
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04/18/2006
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Caption from News Release:
The crew aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong deploy a package of instruments mounted on a tripod near the coast of Greenland. This package sits on the seafloor out of harms way from the dozens of icebergs that go over it each year.
Image Of the Day caption:
The crew of the research vessel Neil Armstrong and WHOI mooring technicians return a seafloor tripod into the Labrador Sea southwest of Greenland for another two-year deployment as part of the Overturning in the Sub-polar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP). OSNAP is an international program designed to provide a continuous record of physical, chemical, and biological conditions in from seafloor to sea surface. The sub-polar North Atlantic is a critical part of Earth's climate system because it is where north-flowing water releases heat to the atmosphere before sinking to help drive the global thermohaline circulation sometimes known as the "ocean conveyor belt."
Photo by Joe McCabe
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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