James Bishop and Todd Wood, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (IMAGE)

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James Bishop and Todd Wood, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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This is Jim Bishop and Todd Wood with a recent version of the Carbon Explorer float, which can descend to a kilometer beneath the surface, measure particulate carbon (and other forms of carbon), and resurface to send data by satellite. Carbon Explorers can also be reprogrammed remotely via satellite link.

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(Photo Roy Kaltschmidt, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

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