Solar power for autonomous floats

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1309-1314

  D'Asaro, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RADAR TRANSMITTERS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

AUTONOMOUS FLOAT; SOLAR ARRAY; SOLAR CHARGING; SOLAR-POWERED BEACON;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RADAR TRANSMITTERS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

DATA BUOY; OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT; PROFILER; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 34548017425     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2041.1     Document Type: Article

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