Figure 1
Map of the Gulf of Mexico with bathymetry contours at 1,000, 2,000, and 3,000 meters (grey lines), and Loop Current path (red line).
Figure 2
Profile of temperature data (curved white line) collected February 21, 2023, within the Loop Current water mixed layer (top, light blue), thermocline (middle, medium blue), and deep layer (bottom, dark blue).
Figure 3
Schematic of a 5-day profiling float mission with a typical trajectory. Light blue represents the mixed layer, medium blue represents the thermocline, and dark blue represents the deep layer.