Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs): Their past, present and future contributions to the advancement of marine geoscience

Marine Geology

Volumn 352, Issue , 2014, Pages 451-468

  Wynn, Russell B ^a   Huvenne, Veerle A I ^a   Le Bas, Timothy P ^a   Murton, Bramley J ^a   Connelly, Douglas P ^a   Bett, Brian J ^a   Ruhl, Henry A ^a   Morris, Kirsty J ^a   Peakall, Jeffrey ^b   Parsons, Daniel R ^c   Sumner, Esther J ^d   Darby, Stephen E ^d   Dorrell, Robert M ^b   Hunt, James E ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle; AUV; Marine geoscience; Seafloor mapping

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; GEOLOGY; HOT SPRINGS; MAPPING; MARINE APPLICATIONS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; SUBMARINES;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES (AUVS); AUV; EXTREME ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; GEOSCIENCES; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SUBMARINE VOLCANISM;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

ABYSSAL ZONE; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; CORAL REEF; DATA SET; GEOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; ICE SHEET; POLICY STRATEGY; SEAFLOOR MAPPING;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84901619723     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2014.03.012     Document Type: Article

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