Using an autonomous underwater vehicle to track a coastal upwelling front

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 338-347

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

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV); tracking; upwelling front

Indexed keywords

COASTAL UPWELLING; COASTAL UPWELLING FRONT; DEEP DEPTH; DEEP WATER; EKMAN TRANSPORT; HIGH RESOLUTION; MONTEREY BAY; OCEAN PROCESS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STRATIFIED WATERS; UPWELLING FRONT; UPWELLING WATERS; VERTICAL TEMPERATURE; WATER PROPERTIES;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; MARINE BIOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; SURFACE DISCHARGES; SURFACE WATERS;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 84863985237     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2012.2197272     Document Type: Article

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