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Keywords: noaa ocean science national ocean service nationaloceanservice corals coral reefs ocean glider oceanglider Once released from the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster, the glider dives under the waves and begins its 20-day solo mission. During its journey, the glider will collect a variety of environmental data. An acoustic sensor mounted on top of the glider is used to search for aggregations of fish; a light sensor on the left of the glider gathers information about sedimentation in the water; and a sensor called a "CTD" gathers information about water salinity, temperature, and depth. Learn more: oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/gallery-oceanglid... Once released from the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster, the glider dives under the waves and begins its 20-day solo mission. During its journey, the glider will collect a variety of environmental data. An acoustic sensor mounted on top of the glider is used to search for aggregations of fish; a light sensor on the left of the glider gathers information about sedimentation in the water; and a sensor called a "CTD" gathers information about water salinity, temperature, and depth. Learn more: oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/gallery-oceanglid...
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