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2005 Drift Buoy Deployment
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20 drifting buoys deployed by 53rd WRS on
Sept 21, 48 hr ahead of Rita from a ÔstretchÕ
C-130J
Aircraft flying out of Dobbins AFB, GA
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Minimets with wind speed (inferred from WOTAN),
wind direction, SST and surface pressure-8
ADOS buoys with 100m thermistor chain-10
thermistors evenly spaced
Deployed into Loop Current
warm eddy: all sucessfully turned on and
reported in real time via GTS
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