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Plugged In

Scientists and technicians, working on the fantail of the coastal research vessel Tioga, deploy an undersea “node” near the Air-Sea Interaction Tower of the Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory. The nodes are like underwater power strips, allowing researchers to plug in undersea instruments for continuous electrical power and communications to shore-based labs. (Photo by Jayne Doucette, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)