TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; SECTION 1; SECTION 2; SECTION 3; SECTION 4; SECTION 5; REFERENCES; APPENDIX
Summary
Ireland is a small Island in the North Atlantic with geography, weather and thus way of life dominated by the ocean. This book presents a comprehensive study of the challenges and technologies for observing the ocean environment. It describes the state-of-the-art in marine platforms internationally and provides a vision of platform technology in 2021 and beyond. Opportunities for ocean monitoring are detailed in the Irish context and recommendations are given for future development and inv..
