The current art of underwater imaging - with a glimpse of the past and vision of the future

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 5-26

  Kocak, Donna M ^a   Caimi, Frank M ^a  

^a Green Sky Imaging LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STATE OF THE ART; TECHNICAL INNOVATION;

MARINE ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY;

UNDERWATER IMAGING;

EID: 70349409328     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/002533205787442576     Document Type: Article

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