Unmanned autonomous sailing: Current status and future role in sustained ocean observations

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-30

  Rynne, Patrick F ^a   Von Ellenrieder, Karl D ^a  

^a Florida Atlantic Univ   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS SAILING; CURRENT STATUS; FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY; LAGRANGIAN FLOATS; LONG-TERM PERIOD; OCEAN OBSERVATIONS; POLICY ISSUES; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SEA SURFACES; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; UNMANNED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES;

MARINE ENGINEERING; OCEAN CURRENTS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; BUOYANCY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; METEOROLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA SURFACE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNMANNED VEHICLE; WIND POWER;

EID: 70349305575     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.43.1.11     Document Type: Article

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