Using an autonomous underwater vehicle to track the thermocline based on peak-gradient detection

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 544-553

  Zhang, Yanwu ^a   Bellingham, James G ^a   Godin, Michael A ^a   Ryan, John P ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV); peak gradient detection; thermocline

Indexed keywords

MARINE ECOLOGY; MONTEREY BAY; OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEYS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; VERTICAL GRADIENTS;

ALGORITHMS; STREAM FLOW; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 84863980894     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2012.2192340     Document Type: Review

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