Monitoring Arctic Ocean Hydrography Using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Our goal is to greatly increase access to the Arctic Ocean by creating and demonstrating a safe and economical platform capable of basin-scale surveys. Specifically, we are developing a Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Arctic research with unprecedented endurance, and the capability to relay data t...

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Main Author: Bellingham, James G
Other Authors: MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE SEA GRANT PROJECT OFFICE
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2001
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
Submarine Engineering
*ARCTIC OCEAN
*HYDROGRAPHY
*UNDERWATER VEHICLES
CLIMATE CHANGE
MONITORING
OCEAN BASINS
UNMANNED
*ARCTIC OCEAN HYDROGRAPHY
*AUV(AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES)
ARCTIC BASIN
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Basin
Climate change
Global warming
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA626125
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA626125
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Summary:Our goal is to greatly increase access to the Arctic Ocean by creating and demonstrating a safe and economical platform capable of basin-scale surveys. Specifically, we are developing a Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Arctic research with unprecedented endurance, and the capability to relay data through the ice to satellites. We will provide a means of monitoring changes taking place in the Arctic Ocean and investigate its impact on global warming. The vehicle will also be capable of seafloor surveys throughout the Arctic basin. Such a capability is of national and global interest and importance.

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