Keywords: 20130516DrifterBuoysNOAA.jpg en From the source A drifter neatly compressed for deployment left and with the nylon drogue fully extended right as it will be in the water once the cardboard wraps dissolve Photos courtesy NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory 2013-05-03 09 00 50 U S government website incorporating image https //www climate gov/news-features/climate-tech/doing-their-part-drifter-buoys-provide-ground-truth-climate-data <br /><br />Wayback Machine archive https //web archive org/web/20151219123621/https //www climate gov/news-features/climate-tech/doing-their-part-drifter-buoys-provide-ground-truth-climate-data Photos courtesy NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory other versions Image from same source article The following image is from the same source article thumb 20130516RecoveredDrifterNOAA left 150px <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> PD-USGov Drifter buoys |