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Adaptive Zigzag Mapping of a Patchy Field by a Long-Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle by Zhang, Yanwu, Hobson, Brett W., Kieft, Brian, Godin, Michael A., Ravens, Thomas, Ulmgren, Michael

“…Spatial heterogeneity and temporal evolution are intrinsic features of some important oceanic processes, e.g., harmful algal blooms and oil spills, where…”
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Autonomous Tracking of Salinity-Intrusion Fronts by a Long-Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle by Zhang, Yanwu, Yoder, Noa, Kieft, Brian, Kukulya, Amy, Hobson, Brett W., Ryan, Svenja, Gawarkiewicz, Glen G.

“…Shoreward intrusions of anomalously salty water along the continental shelf of the Middle Atlantic Bight are often observed in spring and summer. Exchange of…”
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Autonomous Tracking and Sampling of the Deep Chlorophyll Maximum Layer in an Open-Ocean Eddy by a Long-Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle by Zhang, Yanwu, Kieft, Brian, Hobson, Brett W., Ryan, John P., Barone, Benedetto, Preston, Christina M., Roman, Brent, Raanan, Ben-Yair, Marin III, Roman, O'Reilly, Thomas C., Rueda, Carlos A., Pargett, Douglas, Yamahara, Kevan M., Poulos, Steve, Romano, Anna, Foreman, Gabe, Ramm, Hans, Wilson, Samuel T., DeLong, Edward F., Karl, David M., Birch, James M., Bellingham, James G., Scholin, Christopher A.

“…Phytoplankton communities residing in the open ocean, the largest habitat on Earth, play a key role in global primary production. Through their influence on…”
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Coordinated and Collaborative Sampling by Two Long-Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicles by Zhang, Yanwu, Kieft, Brian, Hobson, Brett W., Shemet, Quinn, Preston, Christina M., Wahl, Christopher, Pitz, Kathleen J., Benoit-Bird, Kelly J., Birch, James M., Chavez, Francisco P., Scholin, Christopher A.

“…Multiple autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) working in collaboration can achieve scientific goals more effectively than independently operated vehicles. In…”
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Finding and Tracking a Phytoplankton Patch by a Long-Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle by Zhang, Yanwu, Godin, Michael A., Kieft, Brian, Raanan, Ben-Yair, Ryan, John P., Hobson, Brett W.

“…Phytoplankton (microscopic algae) play an important role in marine ecology. Resulting from a combination of physical, chemical, and biological processes, the…”
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In situ Autonomous Acquisition and Preservation of Marine Environmental DNA Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle by Yamahara, Kevan M., Preston, Christina M., Birch, James, Walz, Kristine, Marin, Roman, Jensen, Scott, Pargett, Douglas, Roman, Brent, Ussler, William, Zhang, Yanwu, Ryan, John, Hobson, Brett, Kieft, Brian, Raanan, Ben, Goodwin, Kelly D., Chavez, Francisco P., Scholin, Christopher

“…Environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to identify macroorganisms and describe biodiversity, and thus has promise to supplement biological monitoring in marine…”
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Persistent Sampling of Vertically Migrating Biological Layers by an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Within the Beam of a Seabed-Mounted Echosounder by Zhang, Yanwu, Kieft, Brian, Hobson, Brett W., Raanan, Ben-Yair, Urmy, Samuel S., Pitz, Kathleen J., Preston, Christina M., Roman, Brent, Benoit-Bird, Kelly J., Birch, James M., Chavez, Francisco P., Scholin, Christopher A.

“…Many pelagic animals, such as krill, lanternfish, and cephalopods, migrate to deep water at dawn to avoid visual predators during daylight hours and move up…”
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A comparison of chlorophyll a values obtained from an autonomous underwater vehicle to satellite-based measures for Lake Michigan by Bennion, David H., Warner, David M., Esselman, Peter C., Hobson, Brett, Kieft, Brian

“…Accurate methods to track changes in lake productivity through time and space are critical to fisheries management. Chlorophyll a is the most widely studied…”
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Isotherm Tracking by an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in Drift Mode by Yanwu Zhang, Kieft, Brian, Stanway, M. Jordan, McEwen, Robert S., Hobson, Brett W., Bellingham, James G., Ryan, John P., O'Reilly, Thomas C., Raanan, Ben Y., Messie, Monique, Smith, Jason M., Chavez, Francisco P.

“…Studies of marine physical, chemical, and microbiological processes benefit from observing in a Lagrangian frame of reference. Some of these processes are…”
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Expanding the temporal and spatial scales of environmental DNA research with autonomous sampling by Truelove, Nathan K., Patin, Nastassia V., Min, Markus, Pitz, Kathleen J., Preston, Chris M., Yamahara, Kevan M., Zhang, Yanwu, Raanan, Ben Y., Kieft, Brian, Hobson, Brett, Thompson, Luke R., Goodwin, Kelly D., Chavez, Francisco P.

“…Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an emerging and powerful method for use in marine research, conservation, and management, yet time‐ and resource‐intensive…”
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Imaging and sampling beneath free-drifting icebergs with a remotely operated vehicle by Hobson, Brett W., Sherman, Alana D., McGill, Paul R.

“…A commercially available, small (less than 100-kg), remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was modified to image and sample the marine ecosystem surrounding…”
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An evaluation of deep-sea benthic megafauna length measurements obtained with laser and stereo camera methods by Dunlop, Katherine M., Kuhnz, Linda A., Ruhl, Henry A., Huffard, Christine L., Caress, David W., Henthorn, Richard G., Hobson, Brett W., McGill, Paul, Smith, Kenneth L.

“…The 25 year time-series collected at Station M, ~4000m on the Monterey Deep-sea Fan, has substantially improved understanding of the role of the deep-ocean…”
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Targeted Sampling by Autonomous Underwater Vehicles by Zhang, Yanwu, Ryan, John P., Kieft, Brian, Hobson, Brett W., McEwen, Robert S., Godin, Michael A., Harvey, Julio B., Barone, Benedetto, Bellingham, James G., Birch, James M., Scholin, Christopher A., Chavez, Francisco P.

“…In the vast ocean, many ecologically important phenomena are temporally episodic, localized in space, and move according to local currents. To effectively…”
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Lagrangian sediment traps for sampling at discrete depths beneath free-drifting icebergs by Sherman, Alana D., Hobson, Brett W., McGill, Paul R., Davis, Russ E., McClune, Michael C., Smith, K.L.

“…The recent proliferation of icebergs in the Southern Ocean and the chemical and biological enrichment recently identified in the surrounding water raise the…”
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Underway measurement of cyanobacterial microcystins using a surface plasmon resonance sensor on an autonomous underwater vehicle by Ussler, William, Doucette, Gregory J., Preston, Christina M., Weinstock, Chloe, Allaf, Nadia, Roman, Brent, Jensen, Scott, Yamahara, Kevan, Lingerfelt, Louise A., Mikulski, Christina M., Hobson, Brett W., Kieft, Brian, Raanan, Ben‐Yair, Zhang, Yanwu, Errera, Reagan M., Ruberg, Steven A., Den Uyl, Paul A., Goodwin, Kelly D., Soelberg, Scott D., Furlong, Clement E., Birch, James M., Scholin, Christopher A.

“…Freshwater cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CHABs) are a well‐known global public health threat. Monitoring and early detection of CHAB toxins are…”
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Using a long‐range autonomous underwater vehicle to find and sample harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie by Zhang, Yanwu, Kieft, Brian, Hobson, Brett W., Raanan, Ben‐Yair, Ussler, William, Preston, Christina M., Errera, Reagan M., Den Uyl, Paul A., Woude, Andrea Vander, Doucette, Gregory J., Ruberg, Steven A., Goodwin, Kelly D., Birch, James M., Scholin, Christopher A.

“…Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) in the Great Lakes pose risks to residential drinking water use, fisheries, and recreation. Active mitigation…”
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Climate Variability and Change: Response of a Coastal Ocean Ecosystem by Chavez, Francisco P., Pennington, J. Timothy, Michisaki, Reiko P., Blum, Marguerite, Chavez, Gabriela M., Friederich, Jules, Jones, Brent, Herlien, Robert, Kieft, Brian, Hobson, Brett, Ren, Alice S., Ryan, John, Sevadjian, Jeffrey C., Wahl, Christopher, Walz, Kristine R., Yamahara, Kevan, Friederich, Gernot E., Messié, Monique

“…Monterey Bay and contiguous waters of the California Current System have been observed repeatedly since 1929, most intensively since 1989 with ships, moorings,…”
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Docking Control System for a 54-cm-Diameter (21-in) AUV by McEwen, R.S., Hobson, B.W., McBride, L., Bellingham, J.G.

“…The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI, Moss Landing, CA) has developed a 54-cm-diameter (21-in) docking AUV and companion docking station. This…”
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The Development and Ocean Testing of an AUV Docking Station for a 21" AUV by Hobson, B.W., McEwen, R.S., Erickson, J., Hoover, T., McBride, L., Shane, F., Bellingham, J.G.

“…The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has developed an AUV docking station for a 21-inch (54 cm) diameter AUV. The system was designed for…”
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Front delineation and tracking with multiple underwater vehicles by Branch, Andrew, Flexas, Mar M., Claus, Brian, Thompson, Andrew F., Zhang, Yanwu, Clark, Evan B., Chien, Steve, Fratantoni, David M., Kinsey, James C., Hobson, Brett, Kieft, Brian, Chavez, Francisco P.

“…This study describes a method for detecting and tracking ocean fronts using multiple autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Multiple vehicles, equally spaced…”
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