Encylopedia [i.e. Encyclopedia] of ocean sciences : measurement techniques, sensors and platforms

Measurement Techniques, Sensors and Platforms is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition and serves as an important reference on current knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articles-all written by experts in their field-provides e...

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Other Authors: Thorpe, S. A. (Oceanographer)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, ©2009.
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ISBN: 9780123757258
0123757258
9786612329425
6612329424
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 652 pages) : illustrations

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245 0 0 |a Encylopedia [i.e. Encyclopedia] of ocean sciences :  |b measurement techniques, sensors and platforms /  |c editor, Steve A. Thorpe. 
246 3 0 |a Encyclopedia of ocean sciences :  |b measurement techniques, sensors and platforms 
246 3 0 |a Measurement techniques, sensors and platforms 
260 |a Boston :  |b Elsevier/Academic Press,  |c ©2009. 
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500 |a Title from PDF title page (viewed February 25, 2010). 
500 |a "A derivative of Encyclopedia of ocean sciences, 2nd edition"--Cover 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Front cover; Encylopedia of Ocean Sciences: Measurement Techniques, Sensors and Platforms; Copyright page; Contents; Measurement Techniques, Sensors and Platforms: Introduction; Research Vessels; Ships; Introduction; History; The Nature of Research Vessels; Design Characteristics of Oceanographic Vessels; Research Vessel Operations; World Oceanographic Fleet; Future Oceanographic Ships; Lowered, Expendable, or Towed Instruments; Continuous Plankton Recorders; Introduction; History; Methods; Results and Applications of the Data; Summary and the Future; Further Reading. 
505 8 |a CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) ProfilerIntroduction: The In Situ Measurement of Salinity, Temperature, and Density in the Ocean; Temperature; Salinity; CTD Sensors; Pressure; Conductivity; Extended Deployments of the CTD; Further Reading; Relevant Websites; Deep-Sea Drilling Methodology; Introduction; Drilling Technology; Deep-Sea Sampling; Drilling Measurements; Deep Seafloor Observatories; Summary; Further Reading; Expendable Sensors; Introduction; Expendable Sensor Types; Normal (Surface Ship) Deployment; Deployment Variations; Data Recording and Handling; Measurement Precision. 
505 8 |a Use for Ocean SurveyingFurther Reading; Grabs for Shelf Benthic Sampling; Introduction; Conventional Grab Samplers; Warp Activation; Alternatives to Grab Samplers; Sampling Difficult Sediments; Present State of Technology; Specific Problems, Requirements, and Future Developments; Meiofauna Studies; Further Reading; Towed Vehicles; Introduction; Types of Towed Vehicles; Tow Cable Drag; Reduction of Cable Drag; Basic Aerodynamics of the Towed Vehicle; Performance of the Vehicle/Cable System; Effects of Wave-Induced Ship Motion on the Towed Vehicle; Flight Control; Sensors; The Winch. 
505 8 |a Further ReadingZooplankton Sampling With Nets and Trawls; Introduction; Net Systems; Optical Systems; High-frequency Acoustics; The Current State of Plankton Sampling Systems; Future Developments; Further Reading; Moorings, Floats, and Current Meters; Drifters and Floats; Introduction; Surface Drifters; Subsurface Floats; Further Reading; Relevant Websites; Moorings; Introduction; Subsurface Mooring Evolution; Advances in Surface Mooring Technology; Mooring Deployments; Discussion and Summary; Further Reading; Profiling Current Meters; Introduction; Vertically Cycling Sensors. 
505 8 |a Free-fall ProbesAcoustic Doppler Sensors; Combined Approaches; Further Reading; Single Point Current Meters; Introduction; Current Meter Design; Vector Averaging; Mechanical Current Meters; Electromagnetic Current Meters; Acoustic Travel Time (ATT) Current Meters; Remote Sensing Single-Point Current Meters; Directional Measurement; Calibration, Evaluation and Intercomparison; Evolutionary Trends; Further Reading; Underwater Vehicles; Deep Submergence, Science of; Introduction; Enabling Deep Submergence Technologies; Deep Submergence Science Topics; Conclusions; Further Reading; Gliders. 
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