Networked acoustic modems for real-time data delivery from distributed subsurface instruments in the coastal ocean: Initial system development and performance

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 331-346

  Codiga, Daniel L ^a   Rice, Joseph A ^b   Baxley, Paul A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Department of the Navy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OCEANOGRAPHY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION REPEATERS; WIND EFFECTS;

ACOUSTIC MODEMS; SOUND-SPEED PROFILES;

COASTAL ZONES;

ACOUSTIC ARRAY; COASTAL WATER; DATA TRANSMISSION; INSTRUMENTATION; MARINE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 1842681118     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<0331:NAMFRD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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