NOAA probe

In yet another effort to help deal with the crisis, the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration has been providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state, and local organizations.

Here, Nick Shay, professor of meteorology and physical oceanography at the University of Miami, and Bill Olney, a flight electronics technician, prepare to deploy an air-launched probe from a NOAA plane last week to study the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current and how best to prepare for the oil's movements.

May 28, 2010 7:58 AM PDT

Photo by: NOAA