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FLIP HOME Cruise (October-November 2001). The Deep-8 8-beam Doppler sonar was deployed to a depth of 450 meters for approximatley 30 days. Two rapidly profiling CTD's were deployed and covered 0-800 meters depth every three minutes. The computer controlled winch systems ran 24 hours a day for over a month.





FLIP flipping (note angle of deck). Robert Pinkel talks to Jenny Harcourt-Baldwin as Mike Goldin and Luc Rainville watch.


FLIP in the vertical. (L-R) Mike Goldin, Jenny Harcourt-Baldwin, and Tyler Hughen hang out on the deck.


The MPL Deep-8 beam Doppler sonar is deployed. (L-R) Mike Goldin and Eric Slater prepare for launch.

Working on the lab deck.




View of the four up-looking 170 kHz transducers.

Deep-8 sonar recovery. (L-R) Tyler Hughen, Mike Goldin, Luc Rainville, Jenny Harcourt-Baldwin and Mai Bui.



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