A GPS-tracked surface drifter with cellular telemetry capabilities

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 44-49

  Hitchcock, Gary L ^a   Olson, Donald B ^a   Cavendish, Steven L ^b   Kanitz, Eric C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Computer System Support Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MODEMS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; RADIO RECEIVERS; REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS; TELEMETERING;

CELLULAR TELEMETRY; MICROCONTROLLER; SURFACE DRIFTER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COASTS; SAMPLING;

CELLULAR TELEMETRY; COASTAL WATER; COASTAL WATERS; CURRENT; DRIFTERS; DRIFTING PLATFORM; GPS; GPS TRACKING; MONITORING; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0030160834     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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