Solar power for an Antarctic rover

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 629-644

  Lever, James H ^a   Ray, L R ^b   Streeter, A ^b   Price, A ^b  

^a US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albedo; Over snow mobility; Robotic vehicle; Rolling resistance; Solar irradiance

Indexed keywords

MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTICS; ROLLING RESISTANCE; SENSORS; SNOW; SOLAR ENERGY;

ALBEDO; MOBILITY ANALYSES; OVER-SNOW MOBILITY; ROBOTIC VEHICLE; SOLAR IRRADIANCE;

ARCTIC VEHICLES;

ARCTIC VEHICLES; MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTICS; ROLLING RESISTANCE; SENSORS; SNOW; SOLAR ENERGY;

ALBEDO; ROBOTICS; SOLAR POWER;

ANTARCTICA;

EMMELICHTHYS STRUHSAKERI;

EID: 33644900492     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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