Rutgers-Slocum glider surfacing near the research vessel Laurence M Gould near Palmer Antarctica LTER.
Cruise track for glider flight from Palmer Station (north) to Rothera Base (south) in January, 2009. The color contours show the north to south (about 500 km) and vertical (0 to 100 meters depth) distribution of chlorophyll fluorescence, an indicator of the amount pf phytoplankton in the water.
