Publications

Our key publications

Research outputs

Exploring underwater vent systems: New technologies and strategies to advance life detection and scientific understanding of ocean worlds

P. Sobron, L. M. Barge, J. Amend, J. Burnett, R. Detry, I. Doloboff, D. S. Kelley, A. Marburg, A. K. Misra, A. Nawaz, R. E. Price, M. Smith, K. Zacny & B. Thornton, 2018

Type: conference

Scaling capabilities in maritime robotics

Nicholas Townsend, Jonathan Downes, Blair Thornton & Stephen Turnock, 2018, Shipping Network(55), 16-17

DOI: https://www.ics.org.uk/media/499079/ics%20sn%20418%20low%20res%20dec%20final.pdf

Type: article

Analysis of uncertainty in laser-scanned bathymetric maps

Michael Leat, Adrian Bodenmann, Miquel Massot-Campos & Blair Thornton, 2018

DOI: 10.1109/AUV.2018.8729747

Type: conference

Classification and statistical analysis of hydrothermal seafloor rocks measured underwater using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Mallikarjun Yelameli, Blair Thornton, Tomoko Takahashi, Tharindu Weerkoon & Kazuo Ishii, 2018, Journal of Chemometrics

DOI: 10.1002/cem.3092

Type: article

Development of in-situ LIBS and Raman spectroscopic analysers for exploration of deep-sea hydrothermal vent fields

Tomoko Takahashi, Soichi Yoshino, Yutaro Takaya, Tatsuo Nozaki, Toshihiko Ohki, Koichi Ohki, Tetsuo Sakka & Blair Thornton, 2018

Type: conference

In situ vital staining for chasing the galatheid crab Shinkaia crosnieri on deep-sea floor

Tadashi Maruyama, Tomoko Takahashi, Tomo-o Watsuji, Hiromi Kayama-Watanabe, Yukiko Nagai, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Takashi Toyofuku, Suguru Nemoto, Yuka Koyano & Blair Thornton, 2018, JAMSTEC Report of Research and Development, 27, 87-97

DOI: 10.5918/jamstecr.27.87

Type: article

Constituent analysis device

Blair Thornton, Tetsuo Sakka & Kochi Oki, 2018

Type: patent