DRAGONFLY: a UAV Rapidly Deployed Micro-Profiler Array for Underwater Thermocline Observation
Chenxin Lyu,Zhihao Fan,Yuanbo Bi,Zheng Zeng,Lian Lian,Chenxin Lyu,Zhihao Fan,Yuanbo Bi,Zheng Zeng,Lian Lian
Underwater thermocline, common in the lakes and ocean, plays a vital role in meteorological forecasting in the ocean and lakes dynamics research. This letter proposes a method for rapid and multipoint observation of thermocline variations with time and space using an airdropped micro-profiler array, named the DRAGONFLY system. It comprises specially designed disposable low-cost micro-profilers, a ...