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One-meter-tall plastic drifters are released into the Gulf of Mexico in 2012. Over 300 of these drifters were released and their location information was sent to researchers every five minutes through GPS satellite.
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CARTHE Drifters: Where does oil go when it is spilled?

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EPA divers from Atlanta place this instrument in Charleston Harbor in order to monitor currents and better predict sand movement for a harbor deepening project.
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Measuring Underwater Currents

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The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada has the highest tidal range. The tides range from 3.5m (11ft) to 16m (53ft) and cause erosion to the landscape, creating massive cliffs.
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Bay of Fundy

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The robotic underwater glider Scarlet Knight crossed the Atlantic over the course of several months in 2009.
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Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean

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Waves breaking on the shore
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Currents, Waves, and Tides

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shallow pans carved out of the sea coast create many pools with a seascape in the background
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The Salt Pans

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To protect Venice from rising seas, Dimitri Deheyn (Scripps Institution/UC San Diego Sediment Research Group) studied the environmental impact of dredging sediment from the waterways.
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Saving Venice, Italy

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The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
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Ocean Trash Plaguing Our Sea

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arrows represent water movement
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The Ekman Spiral

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A map that shows wind and current patterns of Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.
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A Possible Pathway for the Pumice

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Pink dye was released by CARTHE researchers on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and its movement tracked using underwater sensors, two small drones, a helicopter and a kite.
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How Does Seawater Move?

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Drifters deployed into the Gulf of Mexico sent location information back to scientists through a GPS satellite. Some of the 5.7 million data points about the drifters locations are seen in this map of the Gulf.
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Tracking CARTHE Drifters

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