Increasing the precision of theodolite tracking: Modified technique to calculate the altitude of land-based observation sites

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 880-885

  Bailey, H ^a   Lusseau, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; SURVEYING;

EID: 6344250876     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01199.x     Document Type: Article

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