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   Jim Thomson  
       Oceanographer  
   Joe Talbert  
       Field Engineer  

      AIRS Department  
      Applied Physics Laboratory  
      University of Washington  



   Eric D'Asaro  
       Principal Oceanographer  
   Ramsey Harcourt  
       Oceanographer  

      Ocean Physics Department  
      Applied Physics Laboratory  
      University of Washington  



   NSF  




OBJECTIVE

As part of a larger project to understand the impact of surface waves on the ocean mixed layer, APL-UW is measuring waves at Ocean Weather Station Papa, a long-term observational site at N 50° W 145°.


Test deployment of the waverider mooring from the R/V Jack Robertson


LINKS

Recent and Archived Station PAPA Wave Data hosted by the Coastal Data Information Program


RELATED PROJECTS

NOAA/PMEL Station PAPA Mooring

Diagram of the waverider mooring at Station PAPA