Launch of subsurface mooring during MODE-1 

 experiment. Instrumented with current meters and 

 temperature recorders, the array is launched by 

 streaming its full length (5,000 meters) astern and 

 then dropping its anchor to position it vertically. 

 Floats are then 500 meters below the surface. 

 It is retrieved by coded acoustic signal. 



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