NOAA: NOAA, IOOS® Partners Employing Underwater Gliders and Surface Radar to Assist In Gulf Water Sampling
Updated: 2010-06-30 17:12:04
Using underwater unmanned gliders and coastal high-frequency radar stations, NOAA’s Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) and its regional partners from across the nation are capturing data that will assist in the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill response by locating and tracking oil at various levels in the water column, as well as on the Gulf surface.
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