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Title: USGS and Japan Scientists Discuss Arctic Data

Description: USGS oceanographer Ellyn Montgomery and Shigeto Nishino with the Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC) discuss measurements in a lab on Healy. Shigeto has spent three months on Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent this summer using XCTD's to characterize the physical properties of the top 1000 meters of the Canada Basin and adjacent regions of the Arctic. This image was taken during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.

Location: USA

Date Taken: Sep 1 2008

Photographer: Jessica K. Robertson , U.S. Geological Survey

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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More information on scientists' expedition to map the Arctic seafloor can be found at http://www.usgs.gov/journals/arctic/.

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Resolution: 180 dpi

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