The Coordinated Simultaneous Physical-Biological Sampling Using ADCP-Equipped Ocean Gliders expedition team prepares to deploy a moored acoustic echosounder. This instrument, attached to a heavy weight, will drop to the seafloor where it will use sound to explore the water column. The four orange floats attached to the echosounder will help it float to the water’s surface when it is time to recover the system.
Acoustic Echosounder Deployment
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The Coordinated Simultaneous Physical-Biological Sampling Using ADCP-Equipped Ocean Gliders expedition team prepares to deploy a moored acoustic echosounder. This instrument, attached to a heavy weight, will drop to the seafloor where it will use sound to explore the water column. The four orange floats attached to the echosounder will help it float to the water’s surface when it is time to recover the system.