Open AccessFifty Years of Deep Ocean Exploration With the DSV Alvin
Author(s) -
Humphris Susan E.,
German Christopher R.,
Hickey J. Patrick
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo220001
Subject(s) - submarine , deep sea , oceanography , aeronautics , operations research , geology , history , engineering
This week the Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) Alvin, the world's first deep‐diving submarine and the only one dedicated to scientific research in the United States, celebrates its 50th anniversary.