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A GPS-enabled seabed sediment sampler: Recovery efficiency and efficacy

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A GPS-enabled seabed sediment sampler: Recovery efficiency and efficacy. / Hunt, W. J.; Joyce, M. J.
In: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 93, No. 4, 045104, 30.04.2022.

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Hunt, WJ & Joyce, MJ 2022, 'A GPS-enabled seabed sediment sampler: Recovery efficiency and efficacy', Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 93, no. 4, 045104. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0077269

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Hunt, W. J., & Joyce, M. J. (2022). A GPS-enabled seabed sediment sampler: Recovery efficiency and efficacy. Review of Scientific Instruments, 93(4), Article 045104. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0077269

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Hunt WJ, Joyce MJ. A GPS-enabled seabed sediment sampler: Recovery efficiency and efficacy. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2022 Apr 30;93(4):045104. Epub 2022 Apr 13. doi: 10.1063/5.0077269

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Hunt, W. J. ; Joyce, M. J. / A GPS-enabled seabed sediment sampler : Recovery efficiency and efficacy. In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 2022 ; Vol. 93, No. 4.

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