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Six Barny moorings containing acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) and wave/tide gauges are safely lashed to the deck of the Seward Johnson II after surviving the wrath of Hurricane Ivan in the Gulf of Mexico. The moorings collected the most comprehensive set of current and wave measurements ever made beneath a category 4 storm, including a record wave of 91 ft. Credit: William J. Teague, Naval Research Laboratory

Six Barny moorings containing acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) and wave/tide gauges are safely lashed to the deck of the Seward Johnson II after surviving the wrath of Hurricane Ivan in the Gulf of Mexico. The moorings collected the most comprehensive set of current and wave measurements ever made beneath a category 4 storm, including a record wave of 91 ft. Credit: William J. Teague, Naval Research Laboratory

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