Possibilities and Limitations of the Use of Seafloor Photographs for Estimating Polymetallic Nodule Resources—Case Study from IOM Area, Pacific Ocean
Direct seafloor sampling using, e.g., box corers is insufficient to obtain an acceptable accuracy of nodule resource estimates in small parts of potential deposits. In order to increase the reliability of the estimates, it was rational to use the results of photographic surveys of the seafloor. Howe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-12-01
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Series: | Minerals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/12/1123 |