This Miniature Autonomous Plume Recorder (MAPR) is a self-contained instrument for recording temperature, pressure and optical data. 10 MAPR's are currently strung at various points on the wire above, and on a line below, the DSL120 clump weight, for the purpose of collecting data and detecting anomalies that may indicate the presence of hydrothermal plumes. Image courtesy of UCSB, Univ. S. Carolina, NOAA, WHOI.
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