A new tool for the rapid remote detection of leaks from subsea pipelines during remotely operated vehicle inspections

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  McStay, D ^a   McIlroy, J ^a   Forte, A ^a   Lunney, F ^a   Greenway, T ^a   Thabeth, K ^a   Dean, G ^a  

^a Jordanstown University Campus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Remote sensing; Subsea

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEMODULATION; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PIPELINES; REMOTE SENSING;

POLLUTING MATERIALS; SUBSEA; SUBSEA SENSORS; SUBSEA STRUCTURES;

REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

EID: 18744368093     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/7/6/014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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