Improvement of GPS/acoustic seafloor positioning precision through controlling the ship's track line

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 825-842

  Sato, M ^a   Fujita, M ^a   Matsumoto, Y ^a   Saito, H ^a   Ishikawa, T ^a   Asakura, T ^a  

^a Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department Japan Coast Guard   (Japan)

Author keywords

GPS acoustic; Japan Trench Nankai Trough; Seafloor geodesy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; CRUSTAL MOVEMENT; GEODESY; GPS; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; HULL; SEAFLOOR; SEAWATER; SHIP MOTION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

JAPAN TRENCH; NANKAI TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84882822880     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-013-0649-9     Document Type: Article

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