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Sofar Featured on KATU 2 News (Portland, Oregon)

UW and Navy team up for hurricane research using Sofar buoys. Jake Davis deploys wave systems in Hurricane Ian's path.
Sep 28, 2022
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Sofar Featured on KATU 2 News (Portland, Oregon)

The University of Washington is working with the Navy's Scientific Development squadron to better understand hurricanes.

Jake Davis, a student at UW's Applied Physics Laboratory went to Florida this week to deploy wave-monitoring systems in the path of Hurricane Ian.

The wave buoys used for the monitoring were developed by Sofar Ocean Technologies and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

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Sofar Featured on KATU 2 News (Portland, Oregon)

September 28, 2022

UW and Navy team up for hurricane research using Sofar buoys. Jake Davis deploys wave systems in Hurricane Ian's path.

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