Journey to the challenger deep: 50 years later with the Nereus hybrid remotely operated vehicle

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 65-76

  Fletcher, Barbara ^a   Bowen, Andrew ^b   Yoerger, Dana R ^b   Whitcomb, Louis L ^c  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific ^*

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALLENGER DEEP; DATA TELEMETRY; DIFFERENT MODES; HIGH BANDWIDTH; HIGH QUALITY; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITIES; MARIANA TRENCH; ON-BOARD SENSORS; REAL TIME VIDEOS; SEA FLOOR; SEA TRIAL; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS; TELE-OPERATIONS; WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONS;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; CAMERAS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; NAVAL WARFARE; REMOTE CONTROL; SUBMERSIBLES; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; WATER CRAFT;

REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; REAL TIME; REMOTE SENSING; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SHIP TECHNOLOGY; SONAR; TELEMETRY;

CHALLENGER DEEP; MARIANA TRENCH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 75749096053     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.43.5.26     Document Type: Article

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