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Direction of arrival estimation with a vector intensity hydrophone array towed by an autonomous surface vehicle

Davis Rider1, Laurent Grare2, Luc Lenain2

  • 1Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30306, USA.

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