Evaluation of a ship-based unoccupied aircraft system (Uas) for surveys of spotted and ribbon seals in the bering sea pack ice

Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 114-122

  Moreland, Erin E ^a   Cameron, Michael F ^a   Angliss, Robyn P ^a   Boveng, Peter L ^a  

^a NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; BLOS; Ice seals; Ice associated seals; ScanEagle; UAS

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; FIXED WINGS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SEALS; SHIPS; SURVEYS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS; BERING SEA; CHUKCHI SEA; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; LOW ALTITUDES; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; SMALL SCALE; SUBARCTIC SEAS;

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EID: 84989891747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22913467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/juvs-2015-0012     Document Type: Article

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