Mid-ocean ridge exploration with an autonomous underwater vehicle

Oceanography

Volumn 20, Issue SPL.ISS. 4, 2007, Pages 52-61

  Yoerger, Dana R ^a   Bradley, Albert M ^a   Jakuba, Michael ^a   Tivey, Maurice A ^a   German, Christopher R ^a   Shank, Timothy M ^a   Embley, Robert W ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 77952485907     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2007.05     Document Type: Article

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