Measuring waves
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Credit: Rebecca Travis ©WHOI
The sun was shining and the waves rolling as the University of Washington Applied Physics Lab’s Waverider was deployed. The waverider measurements provide a better understanding of the impact of surface waves on the ocean mixed layer. The team is aboard the R/V Sikuliaq for the Station Papa 9 expedition.