Under the sea: Rapid characterization of restricted marine environments

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 42-49

  Alvarez, Alberto ^a   Chiggiato, Jacopo ^b   Mourre, Baptiste ^a  

^a NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b CNR ISMAR   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SPATIO-TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; WARSHIPS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

EID: 84884419285     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2012.2220505     Document Type: Article

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