Deep-ocean exploration using remotely operated vehicle at gas hydrate site in Krishna-Godavari basin, Bay of Bengal

Current Science

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 809-815

  Ramadass, G A ^a   Ramesh, S ^a   Manecius Selvakumar, J ^a   Ramesh, R ^a   Subramanian, A N ^a   Sathianarayanan, D ^a   Harikrishnan, G ^a   Muthukumaran, D ^a   Jayakumar, V K ^a   Chandrasekaran, E ^a   Murugesh, M ^a   Elangovan, S ^a   Doss Prakash, V ^a   Radhakrishnan, M ^a   Vadivelan, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEAN TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemosynthetic habitat; Coral reef; Deep ocean study; Gas hydrates; Remotely operated vehicle

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HOLOTHUROIDEA; PISCES; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 77957794391     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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