A regional slocum glider network in the Mid-Atlantic Bight leverages broad community engagement

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 185-195

  Schofield, Oscar ^a   Kohut, Josh ^a   Glenn, Scott ^a   Morell, Julio ^b   Capella, Jorge ^b   Corredor, Jorge ^b   Orcutt, John ^c   Arrott, Mathew ^c   Krueger, Ingolf ^c   Meisinger, Michael ^c   Peach, Cheryl ^c   Vernon, Frank ^c   Chave, Alan ^d   Chao, Yi ^e   Chien, Steve ^e   Thompson, David ^e   Brown, Wendell ^f   Oliver, Mathew ^g   Boicourt, William ^h  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

IOOS; Ocean observatories; Webb gliders

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; BUILDINGS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; MARINE POLLUTION; OBSERVATORIES; OCEANOGRAPHY; OIL SPILLS; SENSORS; SURVEYS;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER GLIDERS; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CRITICAL COMPONENT; CYBER INFRASTRUCTURES; GULF OF MEXICO; HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES; INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS; INTERNAL WAVES; IOOS; MESOSCALE; MID-ATLANTIC BIGHTS; NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS; OCEAN OBSERVATORIES; OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS; OCEAN SENSORS; REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS; REGIONAL MODEL; REGIONAL SURVEYS; SENSOR DEVELOPMENT; VERTICAL PROFILE; WEBB GLIDERS;

GLIDERS;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM; INTERNAL WAVE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; OBSERVATORY; OIL SPILL; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; SENSOR; SOFTWARE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650843162     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.44.6.20     Document Type: Article

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