Preparing mooring for deployment
![A man crouches next to an instrument as he prepares and secures it on board a ship.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/Turb2RosenbergerSedTrapandReleaseExample.jpg?itok=BR2p1IoD)
Detailed Description
USGS oceanographer Kurt Rosenberger prepares a mooring for deployment from the research vessel Rachel Carson on October 6, 2015. The tan, cone-shaped instrument is a sediment trap. Near the far end of the trap is a CTD (with small red tag) for measuring seawater conductivity (related to salinity), temperature, and depth. The line held additional instruments, such as current meters, not shown here.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.