"Blimp-cam": Aerial video observations of marine animals

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 39-43

  Hodgson, Amanda ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL VIDEO; BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION; MARINE ANIMALS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OBSERVATION SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; WATER DEPTH;

ANIMALS; CAMS; HELIUM; MARINE APPLICATIONS; VIDEO CAMERAS;

BALLOONS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CETACEAN; HELIUM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SIRENIAN; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER DEPTH;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; SIRENIA;

EID: 70349311138     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/002533207787442169     Document Type: Article

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