An outline of R/V Kairei and recent activity of the multichannel seismic reflection survey system (MCS) and ROV Kaiko

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 42-49

  Mikagawa, Toshinobu ^a   Aoki, Misumi ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Nippon Marine Enterprises Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep sea research; Kaiko; Kairei; MCS

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944459954     PISSN: 09484280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007730170006     Document Type: Article

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