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Volcanological applications of unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS): Developments, strategies, and future challenges

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Volcanological applications of unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS): Developments, strategies, and future challenges. / James, Mike; Carr, Brett; D'Arcy, Fiona et al.
In: Volcanica, Vol. 3, No. 1, 09.04.2020, p. 67-114.

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James, M, Carr, B, D'Arcy, F, Diefenbach, A, Dietterich, H, Fornaciai, A, Lev, E, Liu, E, Pieri, D, Rodgers, M, Smets, B, Terada, A, Aulock, FV, Walter, T, Wood, K & Zorn, E 2020, 'Volcanological applications of unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS): Developments, strategies, and future challenges', Volcanica, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 67-114. https://doi.org/10.30909/vol.03.01.67114

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James, M., Carr, B., D'Arcy, F., Diefenbach, A., Dietterich, H., Fornaciai, A., Lev, E., Liu, E., Pieri, D., Rodgers, M., Smets, B., Terada, A., Aulock, F. V., Walter, T., Wood, K., & Zorn, E. (2020). Volcanological applications of unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS): Developments, strategies, and future challenges. Volcanica, 3(1), 67-114. https://doi.org/10.30909/vol.03.01.67114

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James M, Carr B, D'Arcy F, Diefenbach A, Dietterich H, Fornaciai A et al. Volcanological applications of unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS): Developments, strategies, and future challenges. Volcanica. 2020 Apr 9;3(1):67-114. doi: 10.30909/vol.03.01.67114

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James, Mike ; Carr, Brett ; D'Arcy, Fiona et al. / Volcanological applications of unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS) : Developments, strategies, and future challenges. In: Volcanica. 2020 ; Vol. 3, No. 1. pp. 67-114.

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