Examples of the intense and huge volume of data produced during a one year lander deployment at 480 meters in the Gulf of Mexico.
One Year Lander Deployment
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Examples of the intense and huge volume of data produced during a one year lander deployment at 480 m in the Gulf of Mexico.  Note the high variability in many of these variables, indicating a very dynamic environment. (Data from: Mienis, F., G.C.A. Duineveld, A.J. Davies, S.W. Ross, H. Seim, J. Bane, T.C.E. van Weering.  2012.  The influence of near-bed hydrodynamic conditions on cold-water corals in the Viosca Knoll area, Gulf of Mexico.  Deep-Sea Research I 60: 32-45.)

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