The deep-water mooring deployed in the Labrador Sea is a long line stretching from the anchor on the sea floor (at 9,000 feet) to the buoy that holds it upright (300 feet beneath the surface). Sensors fastened along its length measure water properties, and the two SALP launch platforms are attached at around 1,500 feet to detect passing eddies of warmer water. (See animation below by Jack Cook, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)[back]
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