New technique for long-term deep seabed studies: Modular seabed lander monitors near-bed dynamics at the benthic boundary layer, down to 5,000 meters, for up to one year

Sea Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 17-25

  Van Weering, Tjeerd ^a   Koster, Bob ^a   Van Heerwaarden, Johan ^a   Thomsen, Laurenz ^b   Viergutz, Thomas ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; DEEP SEA; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INSTRUMENT PLATFORM; SEAFLOOR;

EID: 0034009954     PISSN: 00933651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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