M3A system (2000-2005) - Operation and maintenance

Ocean Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-128

  Petihakis, G ^a   Drakopoulos, P ^b   Nittis, C ^a   Zervakis, V ^c   Christodoulou, C ^a   Tziavos, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; CALIBRATION; FORECASTING METHOD; MAINTENANCE; MOORING SYSTEM; OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT; SENSOR;

AEGEAN SEA; CRETAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33847386278     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-3-117-2007     Document Type: Article

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