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Future needs in deep submergence science : occupied and unoccupied vehicles in basic ocean research /

Deep-diving manned submersibles, such as Alvin, which gained worldwide fame when researchers used it to reach the wreck of the Titanic, have helped advance deep-ocean science. But many scholars in this field have noted that the number and capabilities of today's underwater vehicles no longer me...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Future Needs in Deep Submergence Science
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""FrontMatter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Understanding Deep Submergence Science""; ""3 Overview of Existing and Planned Assets""; ""4 Addressing the Need for Improved Deep Submergence Assets""; ""5 Summary and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""Appendix B Acronyms""; ""Appendix C International Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Listing""; ""Appendix D Jason II and the New HOV Estimted Subsystem Weights and Costs""; ""Plates""