Table Of ContentMoored Array Technology:
Mooring Design Investigation for the
Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network Experimental Program
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1998 2. REPORT TYPE 00-00-1998 to 00-00-1998
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Moored Array Technology: Mooring Design Investigation for the
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Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network Experimental Program
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