GEOMAR Landers as Long-Term Deep-Sea Observatories
GEOMAR Landers as Long-Term Deep-Sea Observatories
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GEOMAR 着陆器作为长期深海观测站
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2003
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通讯作者:
P. Linke
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作者:
O. Pfannkuche;P. Linke
L as autonomous instrument carrier systems, are used to study processes at the benthic boundary layer. They are usually deployed on the seafloor at depths of several hundred to 6,000 metres beyond the reach of remote sensing and conventional systems. After reaching the seafloor in a free-fall mode, an onboard command system starts the deep-sea experiment. At the end of the mission an acoustic command releases the ballast weights, and the lander rises by the virtue of its positive buoyancy to the sea surface. The first steps toward the development of successful deepsea autonomous vehicles were taken in the United States in the late 1970s by the development of the free vehicle grab respirometer (FVGR) and Manganese Nodule Project (MANOP) Lander. The first German lander system was successfully deployed at a 4,500-metre depth in 1986. In the early 1990s, there were already about 30 lander systems in operation. Also in the 1990s, the technological lead of international lander development shifted to Europe, which was benefiting A fleet of six GEOMAR modular landers lined up for deployment.