Sea Technology 2006: Vol 47 Index

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JANUARY MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE FROM BLUEPRINT TO ACTION: HOW TO CRAFT A
Cover—RAdm. Fred Byus is the 17th person to Johnnie Burton, Director, Minerals Management GREAT LAKES RESTORATION STRATEGY
hold the title of oceanographer of the Navy since its Service Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers (R-Michigan),
inception in 1960. Byus graduated from the U.S. THE OCEAN COMMISSION REPORT: WHERE ARE Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment,
Naval Academy in 1976 with a B.S. in marine engi- WE A YEAR LATER? Technology and Standards, United States House of
neering. In addition, he holds an M.E. from the Dick West, President and Chief Executive Officer, Representatives and Senator George V. Voinovich
George Washington University, and is a graduate of Consortium for Oceanographic Research and (R-Ohio), Chairman of the Oversight of
the National Security Management Course at the Education Government Management Subcommittee, United
Maxwell School at Syracuse University. RECENT CLIVAR OCEAN ACTIVITIES States Senate
Editorial—FLOOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE—Dr. Howard Cattle, Director, International CLIVAR FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE: CONSUMPTION,
Michael A. Champ Project Office PRODUCTION UP; INDUSTRY EYES CONGRESS
Soapbox—A PROPOSED METHOD OF HURRI- NEW EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERIES FROM Rick Martin, Publisher, Commercial Fisheries News
CANE SUPPRESSION—Dr. Richard LaRosa SCIENTIFIC CCEAN DRILLING and Fish Farming News
EDITORIAL CONTENTS Jon P. Corsiglia, Communications Associate, Joint FIRING LINE REPORT: FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR
OCEANS MAKE BIG NEWS IN 2005 Oceanographic Institutions 2006
VAdm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., Under SEA GRANT: META-THEMES, REGIONS AND Michele Umansky, Managing Editor (Sea
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and GLOBAL CAPACITY BUILDING Technology Magazine)
Atmosphere and Administrator, National Oceanic Dr. Ronald C. Baird, Director, National Sea Grant FERRYBOX: A MATURE SYSTEM FOR OPERA-
and Atmospheric Administration College Program, National Oceanic and TIONAL MONITORING
REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT Atmospheric Administration Wilheln Petersen, Friedhelm Schroeder
Lt.Gen. Carl A. Strock, Commander, United States OUTLOOK ON OCEANS IN THE 109TH CONGRESS (Schiffstechnik Research Centre) and Clemens
Army Corps of Engineers Congressman Tom Allen (D-Maine), Congressman Engelke (Biologische Anstalt Helgoland) discuss
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 2006: CHALLENGES Sam Farr (D-California), Congressman Wayne ways to provide automated observations of coastal
AND OCEANS FOCUS Gilchrest (R-Maryland), Congressman Jay Inslee waters and estuaries by ships of opportunity.
John E. Jamian, Deputy Maritime Administrator, (D-Washington), Congressman Jim Saxton (R-New
Maritime Administration Jersey) and Congressman Curt Weldon (R- FEBRUARY
MARITIME SECURITY: AN INTEGRATED GLOBAL Pennsylvania), Co-Chairs of the House Oceans Cover—A typical acoustic Doppler current profiler
APPROACH Caucus, United States House of Representatives (ADCP) configuration for tension leg and spar plat-
Adm. Thomas H. Collins, Commandant, United RECOVERING ECONOMY ENCOURAGES PLAN- form integrated marine monitoring systems
States Coast Guard NING FOR THE FUTURE installed in the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. The
USGS: SCIENCE TO BUILD SAFER COMMUNITIES Toshitsugu Sakou, Profess¢r Emeritus, Tokai 38-kilohertz Ocean Observer is tilted to approxi-
P. Patrick Leahy, Acting Director, United States University mately 15° to make sure the beams do not hit
Geological Survey A YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY mooring lines and risers. One of the two 300-kilo-
SUPPORTING THE COAST GUARD, WHO PRO- RAdm. Fred Byus, Oceanographer and Navigator of hertz horizontal ADCPs is tilted upward by 6° to
TECT OUR HOMELAND the Navy, United States Navy measure some of the vertical profile, as well as the
Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo (R-New Jersey), REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MAGNUSON- horizontal flow. (Photo courtesy of BMT Scientific
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard STEVENS ACT Marine Services Inc.)
and Maritime Transportation, United States House Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Editorial—NAVY’S USE OF SONAR IS CRITICAL
of Representatives Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and TO NATIONAL SECURITY—Rdmli. James A.
ONR: RELEVANT RESEARCH...YESTERDAY, Transportation, United States Senate Symonds
TODAY AND TOMORROW INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM Soapbox—CAN | FIND THE DATA FROM ALL OF
RAdm. Jay M. Cohen, Chief of Naval Research, DEVELOPMENT THOSE SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTS?—James
United States Navy Dr. Stephen R. Piotrowicz, Deputy Director, F. Etro
THE YEAR BEHIND AND THE YEAR AHEAD IN Ocean.US EDITORIAL CONTENTS
BASIC OCEAN RESEARCH RECORD OIL PRICES, STRONG ENERGY DEMAND REAL-TIME DIRECTIONAL WAVE MEASURE-
Arden L. Bement Jr., Director, National Science HIGHLIGHT 2005 MENTS
Foundation Susanne Pagano, Houston, Texas Eric Siegel (NorteKUSA), Torstein..Pedersen.and
84 Yorba (crealal(ee)le ) Amen
jfoutrat wwwiusszeresnne:
JANUARY MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE FROM BLUEPRINT TO ACTION: HOW TO CRAFT A
Cover—RAdm. Fred Byus is the 17th person to Johnnie Burton, Director, Minerals Management GREAT LAKES RESTORATION STRATEGY
hold the title of oceanographer of the Navy since its Service Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers (R-Michigan),
inception in 1960. Byus graduated from the U.S. THE OCEAN COMMISSION REPORT: WHERE ARE Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment,
Naval Academy in 1976 with a B.S. in marine engi- WE A YEAR LATER? Technology and Standards, United States House of
neering. In addition, he holds an M.E. from the Dick West, President and Chief Executive Officer, Representatives and Senator George V. Voinovich
George Washington University, and is a graduate of Consortium for Oceanographic Research and (R-Ohio), Chairman of the Oversight of
the National Security Management Course at the Education Government Management Subcommittee, United
Maxwell School at Syracuse University. RECENT CLIVAR OCEAN ACTIVITIES States Senate
Editorial—FLOOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE—Dr. Howard Cattle, Director, International CLIVAR FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE: CONSUMPTION,
Michael A. Champ Project Office PRODUCTION UP; INDUSTRY EYES CONGRESS
Soapbox—A PROPOSED METHOD OF HURRI- NEW EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERIES FROM Rick Martin, Publisher, Commercial Fisheries News
CANE SUPPRESSION—Dr. Richard LaRosa SCIENTIFIC CCEAN DRILLING and Fish Farming News
EDITORIAL CONTENTS Jon P. Corsiglia, Communications Associate, Joint FIRING LINE REPORT: FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR
OCEANS MAKE BIG NEWS IN 2005 Oceanographic Institutions 2006
VAdm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., Under SEA GRANT: META-THEMES, REGIONS AND Michele Umansky, Managing Editor (Sea
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and GLOBAL CAPACITY BUILDING Technology Magazine)
Atmosphere and Administrator, National Oceanic Dr. Ronald C. Baird, Director, National Sea Grant FERRYBOX: A MATURE SYSTEM FOR OPERA-
and Atmospheric Administration College Program, National Oceanic and TIONAL MONITORING
REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT Atmospheric Administration Wilheln Petersen, Friedhelm Schroeder
Lt.Gen. Carl A. Strock, Commander, United States OUTLOOK ON OCEANS IN THE 109TH CONGRESS (Schiffstechnik Research Centre) and Clemens
Army Corps of Engineers Congressman Tom Allen (D-Maine), Congressman Engelke (Biologische Anstalt Helgoland) discuss
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 2006: CHALLENGES Sam Farr (D-California), Congressman Wayne ways to provide automated observations of coastal
AND OCEANS FOCUS Gilchrest (R-Maryland), Congressman Jay Inslee waters and estuaries by ships of opportunity.
John E. Jamian, Deputy Maritime Administrator, (D-Washington), Congressman Jim Saxton (R-New
Maritime Administration Jersey) and Congressman Curt Weldon (R- FEBRUARY
MARITIME SECURITY: AN INTEGRATED GLOBAL Pennsylvania), Co-Chairs of the House Oceans Cover—A typical acoustic Doppler current profiler
APPROACH Caucus, United States House of Representatives (ADCP) configuration for tension leg and spar plat-
Adm. Thomas H. Collins, Commandant, United RECOVERING ECONOMY ENCOURAGES PLAN- form integrated marine monitoring systems
States Coast Guard NING FOR THE FUTURE installed in the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. The
USGS: SCIENCE TO BUILD SAFER COMMUNITIES Toshitsugu Sakou, Profess¢r Emeritus, Tokai 38-kilohertz Ocean Observer is tilted to approxi-
P. Patrick Leahy, Acting Director, United States University mately 15° to make sure the beams do not hit
Geological Survey A YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY mooring lines and risers. One of the two 300-kilo-
SUPPORTING THE COAST GUARD, WHO PRO- RAdm. Fred Byus, Oceanographer and Navigator of hertz horizontal ADCPs is tilted upward by 6° to
TECT OUR HOMELAND the Navy, United States Navy measure some of the vertical profile, as well as the
Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo (R-New Jersey), REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MAGNUSON- horizontal flow. (Photo courtesy of BMT Scientific
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard STEVENS ACT Marine Services Inc.)
and Maritime Transportation, United States House Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Editorial—NAVY’S USE OF SONAR IS CRITICAL
of Representatives Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and TO NATIONAL SECURITY—Rdmli. James A.
ONR: RELEVANT RESEARCH...YESTERDAY, Transportation, United States Senate Symonds
TODAY AND TOMORROW INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM Soapbox—CAN | FIND THE DATA FROM ALL OF
RAdm. Jay M. Cohen, Chief of Naval Research, DEVELOPMENT THOSE SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTS?—James
United States Navy Dr. Stephen R. Piotrowicz, Deputy Director, F. Etro
THE YEAR BEHIND AND THE YEAR AHEAD IN Ocean.US EDITORIAL CONTENTS
BASIC OCEAN RESEARCH RECORD OIL PRICES, STRONG ENERGY DEMAND REAL-TIME DIRECTIONAL WAVE MEASURE-
Arden L. Bement Jr., Director, National Science HIGHLIGHT 2005 MENTS
Foundation Susanne Pagano, Houston, Texas Eric Siegel (NorteKUSA), Torstein..Pedersen.and
84 Yorba (crealal(ee)le ) Amen
Jardar Maatje (Nortek AS) discuss innovative engi- this system on the seabed and the beach. OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
neering for subsurface acoustic Doppler current CLAM GAPE SENSING EQUIPMENT FOR WATER —Conference Preview
profilers. MONITORING AN ONBOARD VACUUM SUCTION OIL SKIMMING
RAMAN INSTRUMENTATION FOR DEEP-SEA IN- Ryan Moody (Nekton Research LLC) and Poem SYSTEM
SITU ANALYSES Turner (North Carolina State University) explain Dr. Isamu Fujita and Muneo Yoshie (Japan’s Port
Sheri N. White (Woods Hole Oceanographic how entire organism broadband toxicity sensors in and Airport Research Institute) present the deve
Institution), Peter G. Brewer and Bill J. Kirkwood the form of freshwater clams are instrumented to opment of a high-power vacuum oil skimming
(Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) focus monitor gape behavior. tem and implementation on the oi! recovery
on the design and implementation of the deep- MARINE CRAFT: 21ST CENTURY MOTION CON- Ishizuchi.
ocean Raman in-situ spectrometer with a precision TROL CONCEPTS OIL SPILL MANAGEMENT THROUGH A DECISION
underwater positioner. Morten Breivik (Norwegian University of Science SUPPORT SYSTEM
DESIGN OF A MODULAR, MARINE FREE-FALL and Technology) describes how the introduction of S. Zahra Pourvakhshouri, Shattri B. Mans
CONE PENETROMETER sophisticated control concepts will help push the Zelina Z. Ibrahim (University Putra Malaysia) f
Sylvia Stegmann, Dr. Heinrich Villinger and Dr. limits of possibility within marine operations. on how knowledge helps to set priorities and a
Achim Kopf (University of Bremen) describe a time IMPROVING PORT SAFETY: A CASE STUDY OF in the decision- making process when «
and cost-effective device for in-situ geotechnical OGDEN POINT occur.
characterization of marine sediments. Don Bryan and Paul Rutten (AXYS Technologies
REMOTE SAMPLING OF RIVER DISCHARGE Inc.) report on how safety at a major Canadian port MAY
USING RADAR AND SONAR has been enhanced, providing real-time weather Cover—Despite a ship strike that caused
Peter Spain (Teledyne RD Instruments Inc.), data to ship captains and vessel operators. cant damage, coupled with harsh winte
Donald Barrick and Calvin Teague (CODAR Ocean QUALITY ENC PRODUCTION FOR HYDROGRAPH- tions, this surface buoy and mooring have s
Sensors Ltd.) look at how combining RiverSonde IC OFFICES a record six months in the Gulf Stream, reco
radar and Channel Master acoustic Doppler current P. Satyanarayana (IIC Technologies Private Ltd.) both atmospheric and oceanic conditior
profilers provide a new angle to an old measure- and S. Yoagentharan (lIC Technologies Ltd.) pre- mooring was deployed in October 2005 an
ment problem. sent complex hydrographic data innovations and serviced during an April cruise by Wood
OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2006 the challenges involved in quality electronic naviga- Oceanographic Institution (WHO!) scientist:
—Conference Preview tional chart output. technicians aboard the R/V Oceanus, who repa
FILTRATION ASPECTS OF LAYING OCEAN USING HIGH-FREQUENCY RADAR TO MEASURE some of the meteorological sensors. None o
PIPELINE COASTAL OCEAN WAVES subsurface components nor the surface buo
John Hampton (Filtration Technology Co. Ltd.) dis- Lucy R. Wyatt (University of Sheffield) provides was changed and the mooring, designed for a
cusses how new technology creates a need for information on systems for measuring the spatial year lifetime, is still on station. Recovery and re
close economic analysis of wet versus dry laying. and temporal variability of ocean waves, currents ployment for a second year-long mission
CODAOCTOPUS: LEADING GEOSURVEY SOLU- and winds. uled for November 2006. (Photo courte
TIONS Patrick Rowe at WHOI.)
—Company Profile APRIL Editorial—OBSERVATIONS ON CHANGE—And
MODULAR AMPHIBIOUS RESEARCH CRAWLER Cover—Rowan Companies Inc.'s (Houston, Texas) Leyzack
Dr. Stephen L. Wood (Florida Institute of Bob Keller jack-up rig working for El Paso Corp. Soapbox—GLOBAL WARMING, DANGEROUS
Technology) talks about the characterization of the (Houston, Texas) on High Island 351 in the Gulf of STORMS AND BIOMASS LOSSES IN THE
coastal environment using a portable remotely Mexico on March 2, 2006. (Photo courtesy of OCEAN—Ben Korgen
operated crawler. Rowan Companies Inc.) EDITORIAL CONTENTS
Editorial—HELP US HELP YOU—Michele NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES FOR RELIABLE
MARCH Umansky and Travis Talent UNDERSEA SENSOR SYSTEMS
Cover—The Bluefin-9 unmanned underwater vehi- Soapbox—HYDROGEN AND THE MULTI-FUEL John Walrod (SAIC) focuses on how advance
cle is deployed from a combat rubber raiding craft PATH TO ZERO EMISSION ENERGY SECURITY— tocols, optical components and archit
for mine countermeasures exercises during AUV Jack Bash improve the reliability of undersea ser
Fest 2005 at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in EDITORIAL CONTENTS works.
Keyport, Washington. The Bluefin-9 is designed COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS GOING RECLAIMING LEGACY ARCTIC BATHYMETRIC
and manufactured by Bluefin Robotics Inc. in WIRELESS DATA AT THE CHS
Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo courtesy of Rick Cole and Dr. Robert Weisberg (University of Ron Macnab (Geological Survey of Canada
Will O'Halloran.) South Florida) focus on evolving technology that McCracken and Andrew G. Smith
Editorial—PORT SECURITY: SPENDING AND begins to eliminate cabling of ocean instrumenta- Hydrographic Service) discuss recycling
STRUCTURE—A! Gordon tion in the coastal ocean environment. soundings from the Canadian Arctic Arct
Soapbox—SECURITY AND SUBMARINE A NEW BREAKWATER SYSTEM WITH SUCTION for alternative uses.
TELECOMMUNICATION CABLE—J. A. Runfola PILES INTEGRATION NAVIGATION SYSTEM: NOT A SUM
EDITORIAL CONTENTS Sangchul Bang (South Dakota School of Mines and OF ITS PARTS
PUBLIC SAFETY DIVE TEAMS AND MARITIME Technology), Y. Cho (Daewoo Engineering and Dr. Lee Alexander (University of New Hamg
HOMELAND SECURITY Construction Co. Ltd.) and W. S. Park (Korea Ocean Capt. Joseph F. Ryan (The Skip’r LLC) and M
David A. Mortimer (Harris Acoustic Products) pro- Research and Development Institute) discuss the J. Casey (IIC Technologies Ltd.) focus on tre
vides an overview of the currently available tech- use of suction piles for the foundation of a new integrated navigation systems development
nologies that dive teams are using to search ports gravity-type concrete caisson breakwater system. display.
and waterways. MOORING RESEARCH TO SUPPORT MARINE FISCAL YEAR 2007 BUDGET OF THE UNITED
AlS APPLICATIONS AS AN EFFICIENT TOOL FOR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT STATES GOVERNMENT
VTS Dr. George H. Smith and Dr. Lars Johanning Sea Technology editorial staff outlithne e fiscal yea
Shwu-Jing Chang (National Taiwan Ocean (Heriot-Watt University) describe how floating 2007 budget for DOD, Navy, DHS, MARAD, USACE
University) focuses on identifying and coping with wave energy converters can require different NOAA, NSF, MMS, USGS, NASA and EPA
the discrepancy between ideal cases, standard and design criterion from conventionally moored sys- CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC CONFERENCE
real situations. tems. —Conference Preview
THE SOUL OF A NEW UNMANNED UNDERWATER STRONG OIL, GAS DEMAND DRIVES DRILLING, USE OF METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPH-
VEHICLE PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES IC HARBOR SYSTEMS
Frank van Mierlo (Bluefin Robotics Corp.) discuss- Susanne Pagano (Houston, Texas) looks at a red Dr. Anders Tengberg (Aanderaa Data Instrument
es the creation of the Bluefin-9 unmanned under- hot marketplace in the domestic Gulf of Mexico and describes how MetOcean systems are used f
water vehicle for mine countermeasures and shal- international areas. safety, environmental monitoring, science
low-water surveys. HCMR AIDS BID FOR RECOVERY OF CRASHED recreational needs.
DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMPLE SELF-SINKING PIPE CHINOOK HELICOPTER UNDERSEA DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE
SAND BYPASS SYSTEM Spiros Volonakis (Hellenic Centre for Marine CONFERENCE
Hitoshi Noguchi (Japan’s Port and Airport Institute) Research) reports on how technical expertise tri- —Conference Preview
at field experiments that were conducted for umphs over wind, waves, currents and the deep. THROUGH-THE-HULL ACOUSTIC COMMUNICA-
DECEMBER 2006 /
TION TECHNOLOGY ; Team begins work on two 4,000-meter cable Agriculture are cooperating to find more economi-
Kushal Talukdar (Harris Acoustic Products Corp.), assemblies. These assemblies will have over a cal and environmentally friendly ways to grow fish
Milica Stojanovic (Massachusetts Institute of dozen breakouts to accommodate very specialized for human consumption. (Photo courtesy of
Technology) and Lee Freitag (Woods Hole sensing equipment. The cables will be permanent- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Inc.)
Oceanographic Institution) look at the use of ships ly deployed in ice for the life of the sensors. The Editorial—OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE—Elizabeth
hulls as a wireless medium for networking and data cables, made by Ericsson (Stockholm, Sweden), Corbin
transfer among spatially distributed sensors. are almost three inches thick and are heavily Soapbox—KNOWLEDGE, THE GREATEST
shielded to avoid any electrical interference. The RESOURCE SHORTAGE FACING THE OCEANS—
JUNE cable reels shown are just two of many that will be Jerry Streeter
Cover—Synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) image deployed over the course of this several-year pro- EDITORIAL CONTENTS
from the Kongsberg Maritime (Horten, Norway) ject. (Photo courtesy of SEA CON® Brantner & HIGH-RESOLUTION 3D GEOPHYSICS IN MARINE
high-resolution interferrometric SAS prototype Associates Inc.) DIAMOND MINING
sonar, operated from a HUGIN autonomous under- Editorial—BREAKING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN lan Stevenson, Paul Nicholson and Thys Heyns (De
water vehicle in the Oslo fjord, Norway. The image RESEARCH AND OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRA- Beers Marine) report on how high-resolution 3D
shows the sail and forward part of the German PHY—Alexandra Isern will improve and impact the future of marine min-
World War || submarine U-735, which was sunk in Soapbox—STUDIES IN SEA SURVEYING—Victor ing productivity
1944. Sonar resolution is at two by three centime- Abbott DEEP SEABED MINING THE SECOND TIME
ters, and at a range of 45 to 95 meters. SAS pro- EDITORIAL CONTENTS AROUND
cessing was performed with the Focus Toolbox. CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS FOR HARNESSING Caitlyn L. Antrim (Center for Leadership in Global
(Photo courtesy of Kongsberg Maritime AS.) OCEAN ENERGY Diplomacy) discusses supply, demand and com-
Editorialh—LOOKING AT THE PAST—SEARCHING Dr. Jennifer K. Waters and Dr. Robert H. Mayer Jr petitive opportunities on the underwater frontier.
FOR THE FUTURE—VJana DaSilva Lage (U.S. Naval Academy) report on how students at EXPANDING THE USE OF NAVIGATIONAL TOOLS
Soapbox—WERNLI’S LAW OF MORE—Robert L. the U.S. Naval Academy design ocean thermal AND PRODUCTS
Wernli Sr. hydrokinetic and offshore wind power systems Kristen Tronvig (National Oceanic and Atmospheric
EDITORIAL CONTENTS DETECTING ELECTRO-OPTICAL OCEANIC CABLE Administration) focuses on applying tides and geo-
SHALLOW-WATER BATHYMETRY WITH COM- FAULTS AND DEFECTS detic datums to wetlands restoration and coastal
MERCIAL SATELLITE Dr. Colin Sandwith and Michael Welch (University resources management.
Ron Abileah (jOmegak) focuses on how a tech- of Washington) discuss how hydropressure testing MODELS FOR CORRECTING HYDROGRAPHIC
nique used for more than 100 years has matured in simulated seawater versus freshwater minimizes SURVEYS
into a capability for rapid shallow-water depth
service failure risks. Dr. Derek G. Goring (Mulgor Consulting Ltd.) out-
mapping.
DESIGN AND MODELING OF A TWO-STAGE lines how computer models can provide informa-
UNDERWATER DATA TRANSMISSION BASED ON
TOWED SENSOR PLATFORM tion for making sea-level corrections accurately
THE EIGENPATH THEORY
Mario A. Mufioz Gutiérrez, José Vieira do Vale Neto Eric M. Schuch (Taber Industries), Amy C. Linklater and at low cost
(U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory) and Craig A VALUING BEACH RECREATION AND AMENITIES
and Pedro Luis Prospero Sanchez (University of
Woolsey (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Sao Paulo) discuss a model representing channel-
University) focus on a passively and actively stabi- Daniel K. Lew (National Gceanic and Atmospheric
reverberant properties/Doppler effects by means of
lized towfish for experimental ocean science Administration Fisheries) and Douglas M. Larson
several paths for a signal to propagate.
STATE OF THE ART IN OFFSHORE WIND FARM (University of California, Davis) explore what eco-
COMMERCIAL SOUNDER SOLVES NAVY'S PART
PROJECT CERTIFICATION nom alues are worth from a recreational
OBSOLESCENCE ISSUES
Marcus Klose (Germanischer Lloyd) outlines new demand study
Arvids Plesovs (Naval Surface Warfare Center
guidelines for offshore wind turbines SEABED MAPPING IN THE DUTCH SECTOR OF
Division Crane) and Howard Herndon (EG&G
LITHIUM ION BATTERY POWER FOR MARINE THE NORTH SEA
Technical Services Inc.) focus on how a COTS solu-
DEVICES Cees Laban (TNO Built Environment &
tion harnesses the power of technology for the
Jon Crowell (OceanServer Technology Inc.) details Geosciences) details an exploration of the seabed
warfighter.
how plug and play electronics and battery packs for sand and gravel resources, seabed morphology
MAPPING OF THE LOCH LINNHE ARTIFICIAL
REEF COMPLEX allow users to assemble scalable rechargeable lithi- and dynamics
Dr. Craig J. Brown (University of Ulster) and Chris um ion battery systems OCEANS 2006 MTS/IEEE CONFERENCE AND EXHI-
Harper (Fathoms Ltd.) outline how marine scien- DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED SECONDARY BITION
tists turned to high-resolution multibeam sonar to CABLES FOR THE KAIKO —Conference Preview
monitor the construction of an artificial reef. Tetsuji Maki (Nippon Marine Enterprises Ltd.) talks GLOBAL EFFECTIVENESS WITH FEWER, MORE
ESTIMATING SURFACE SEDIMENTS USING about the technological progress stemming from CAPABLE WARSHIPS
MULTIBEAM SONAR the failure of a snapped cable from a full ocean Richard F. Burns (Sea Technology Magazine) dis-
Frank W. Bentrem, William E. Avera and John depth remotely operated vehicle cusses a forward-deployed approach to engaging
Sample (Naval Research Laboratory) detail UNDERWATER DATA TRANSMISSION BASED ON the United States with other nations
acoustic backscatter processing for characteriza- THE EIGENPATH THEORY
tion and mapping of the ocean bottom. Joaquin del Rio, Antoni Manuel (Technical SEPTEMBER
NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION University of Catalonia) and Alfonso Carlosena Cover—This photo was taken onboard the
ANNUAL MEETING (Public University of Navarra) discuss how elec- University of Minnesota's R/V Blue Heron. The
—Conference Report tronic devices with TCP-IP technologies integration ship, on Lake Superior, was heading for sea trials
ACOUSTIC METHODS FOR BOTTOM IMAGING IN are applied to onboard distributed data acquisition of a Triaxus remotely operated towed vehicle sys-
ESTUARIES systems tem, with a complete deck handling system that
Bartholomew Wilson (Delaware Department of UNDERSEA LNG PIPELINE SPAN INVESTIGATION included a winch, tow cable, deck cables and an
Natural Resources and Environmental Control) and Pei-Kun Liu and Gwo-Shyh Song (National Taiwan overb 1g sheave. The system will be used in
John Madsen (University of Delaware) look at ben- University) examine using deep- towed side scan conjunction with existing equipment for making
thic mapping projects to identify and map the bot- sonar to determine the height span of an undersea high-resolution 3D surveys of temperature, salini-
tom habitat and sub-bottom sediments of the pipeline ty, transparency, phytoplankton concentration and
Delaware Bay. OCEAN AND COASTAL LITERACY IN THE UNITED current in the Great Lakes. The winch and Triaxus
OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2006 STATES were developed by the MacArtney Underwater
—Conference Report Brent S. Steel (Oregon State University) explores Technology Group (Esbjerg, Denmark). (Photo
THE CHALLENGES OF SPECIAL ORDER OBJECT the state of the American public's knowledge on courtesy of Hans-Jorgen Hansen.)
DETECTION ocean policy issues. Editorial—CORAL REEF RAPID HABITAT MAP-
Erik Hammerstad (Kongsberg Maritime) examines PING—Capt. Philip G. Renaud
how the Kongsberg Maritime EM 710 echosounder AUGUST Soapbox—SCIENCE ALONE CANNOT SAVE THE
is working to face object detection. Cover—A school of tilapia hoping to get fed CHESAPEAKE BAY—William C. Baker
swarms to the surface of a tank at Harbor Branch EDITORIAL CONTENTS
JULY Oceanographic Institution, Inc. (Ft. Pierce, Florida). COMPARISON OF PAHS IN OFFSHORE PLAT-
Cover—SEA CON® Brantner’s Special Projects Harbor Branch and the U.S. Department of FORM EMISSIONS -
i(-Totalale)iele)'aeelas!
Dr. Kelly Hawboldt, Sara Adams and Dr. Faisal Khan . TY IN THE MARMARA SEA Dr. T. C. Yang (Signal Processing Branch, Nava
(Memorial University of Newfoundland) examine Emine Germen (Germen Electronics Co. Ltd.), Dr. Research Laboratory) examines beamforming gair
PAHs in produced water and flared gas from off- Haluk Ozener (University of Bogazici) and Dr. versus diversity gain: the basis for optimal sensor
shore platforms. Ahmet Unlutepe (Strabag Inc.) examine measure- configuration design.
ACOUSTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOY TELEMETRY ment depths in construction areas for the flattening
SYSTEM of the surface of the sea to lower tubes. DECEMBER
Antonio Silva, Friedrich Zabel and Celestino UNDERSEA DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY PACIFIC Cover—Mobula (a type of manta ray) sw J
Martins (University of Algarve) focus on an CONFERENCE near the Cocos Islands in Costa Rica late last yea
advanced sonobuoy that meets acoustic rapid envi- —Conference Preview The photo was captured from the DeepSea
ronmental assessment requirements. CHIRP SUB-BOTTOM PROFILER PROCESSING— using 70-watt halogen metal iodide (HID) and 1
MODELING IMPACTS OF OIL AND CHEMICAL A REVIEW watt HID lights from DeepSea Power & Ligt
RELEASES Paul Henkart (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) (San Diego, California). The photo is a st
Deborah P. French McCay (Applied Science explains how chirp signals may be recorded as cor- taken from a Sony three-chip, high-definit
Associates Inc.) outlines the impacts of actual relates, analytic or envelope. camera, which is mounted outside the sut
events and risks of potential releases to shorelines, WAVE RADARS: TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLO- The submarine, which dives to a maximu
habitats, wildlife and aquatic biota. GIES 1,500 feet with a pilot and two passenge
COASTALOBS TESTS THE WATERS IN THE Dr.ing Qistein Gronlie (Miros AS) discusses the made more than 310 dives during its init
CHESAPEAKE BAY advantages and disadvantages of different ground- month lifespan. (Photo courtesy of Steve
Mark Yarosh (Center for Innovative Technology) based radar remote sensors. and Werner Thiele.)
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2006 Author Index
Abbott, Victor 7/73 ‘ Ehlers, Rep. Vernon J.
Abileah, Ron 6/10 - Engelke, Clemens
Adams, Sara 9/10 . Etro, James F.
Alexander, Dr. Lee 5/23 - Even, Michel
Allen, Rep. Tom 1/35 - Farr, Rep. Sam
Antrim, Caitlyn L. 8/17 ’ Francis, Sara
Avera, William E. 6/37, 11/27 Freitag, Lee
1/32 |
Baird, Dr. Ronald C. Fujita, Dr. Isamu
9/73 |
Baker, William C. Germen, Emine
12/10 -
Baldwin, Dr. Chris Gilchrest, Rep. Wayne
Bang, Sangchul 4/15 Gordon, Al
Barrera, Carlos 12/47 Goring, Dr. Derek G.
Barrick, Donald 2/35 - Grgnlie, Dr.ing Gisten
Bash, Jack 4/85 - Hammerstad, Erik
Baugh, Benton F. 10/7 Hampton, John
Belcher, Dr. Edward O. 12/27 Harper, Chris
Bement Jr., Arden L. 1/21 Harris, Mike
Bentrem, Frank W. 6/37 Harrison, Michael R.
Bradbeer, Dr. Robin S. 12/13 Hatke, Joseph
Brandt, Alan 11/21 - Hawboldt, Dr. Kelly
Breivik, Morten 3/33 Henkart, Paul
Brewer, Peter G. 2/17 Herndon, Howard
Brown, Dr. Craig J. 6/31 Heyns, Thys
Bryan, Don 3/39 Holler, Roger
Burns, Richard F. 8/57 Horbach, Arthur
Burrage, Derek 9/31 Ibrahim, Zelina Z.
Burton, Johnnie 1/24 Inslee, Rep. Jay
Byus, RAdm. Fred 1/39 Isern, Alexandra
Carlosena, Alfonso 7/37 Jamian, John E.
Casey, Michael J. 5/23 Jasinski, Dr. Marek E.
Catherall, Roger 10/77 Johanning, Dr. Lars
Cattle, Howard 1/30 Johnson, Dr. Frank
Champ, Dr. Michael A. 1/7 Khan, Dr. Faisal
Chang, Shwu-Jing 3/15 . Kiddy, Dr. Jason
Cho, Y. 4/15 Kirkwood, Bill J.
Cohen, RAdm. Jay M. 1/20 Klose, Marcus
Cole, Rick 4/10 Kober, Nancy
Collins, Adm. Thomas H. 1/14 Kopf, Dr. Achim
Cooper, Craig 12/37 Korgen, Ben
Corbin, Elizabeth 8/7 Kristof, Emory
Corsiglia, Jon P. 1/32 Ku, Kenneth K. K.
Crowell, Jon 7/29 Laban, Cees
DaSilva Lage, Jana 6/7 LaRosa, Dr. Richard
del Rio, Joaquin 7/37 Larson, Douglas M.
do Vale Neto, José Vieira 6/17 Lautenbacher Jr., VAdm. Conrad C.
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Le Gouic, Michel 12/53 - Satyanarayana, P.
Leahy, P. Patrick 1/16 - Saxton, Rep. Jim
Lew, Daniel K. 8/39 - Schroeder, Friedhelm
Leyzack, Andrew 5/7 - Schuch, Eric M.
Linklater, Amy C. 7/20 - Shkvorets, Igor
Liu, Pei-Kun 7/41 - Siegel, Eric
Llinas, Dr. Octavio 12/47 - Silva, Antonio
LoBiondo, Rep. Frank A. 1/18 - Smith, Andrew G.
Maatje, Jardar 2/10 : Smith, Dr. George H.
Macnab, Ron 5/17 - Song, Gwo-Shyh
Madsen, John 6/43 ’ S@reide, Dr. Frederik
Maki, Tetsuji 7/32 - Spain, Peter
Manley, Justin E. 12/93 - Sperre, Thor Olav
Mann, Jennifer 11/21 - Steel, Brent S.
Mansor, Shattri B. 4/53 - Stegmann, Sylvia
Manuel, Antoni 7/37 - Stevens, Sen. Ted
Martin, John 11/33 ~ Stevenson, lan
Martin, Rick 1/49 :
Stojanovic, Milica
Martins, Celestino 9/15 . Streeter, Jerry
Marvel, Dr. Orin E. 11/37 -
Strock, Lt.Gen Carl A.
Massion, Gene 9/39 -
Symonds, Rdml. James A.
Mayer Jr., Dr. Robert H. 7/0 :
' Talent, Travis 4/7
McCay, Deborah P. French 9/21
’ Talukdar, Kushal 5/45
McCracken, Mark 5/17 .
Teague, Calvin 2/35
McEachern, James
ae - Tengberg, Dr. Anders 5/37
McLay, Scott
' Tournay, Jean-Paul 12/53
Meggitt, Dallas 11/15
- Tronvig, Kristen 8/25
Moody, Ryan 3/28
Turner, Poem 3/28
Mortimer, David A. 3/10 -
Umansky, Michele 1/51, 4/7, 12/20
Munoz Gutiérrez, Mario A. 6/17
' Unlutepe, Dr. Anmet 10/27
Nicholson, Paul 8/10
3/25 - Vagoun, Tomas 9/27
Noguchi, Hitoshi
van Mierlo, Frank 3/19
Ozden, Huseyin 10/45 .
Villinger, Dr. Heinrich 2/27
Ozener, Dr. Haluk
bp - Voinovich, Sen. George V. 1/46
Pagano, Susanne 1/45, 4/28
- Volonakis, Spiros 4/37
Park, W. S. 4/15
Walrod, John 5/10
Pedersen, Torstein 2/10 -
- Waters, Dr. Jennifer K. 7/10
Pérez, Tabare 9/31
' Weisberg, Dr. Robert /10
Petersen, Wilhelm 1/53
Weldon, Rep. Curt 35
Piotrowicz, Dr. Stephen R. 1/43
Wernli Sr., Robert L. /81
Plesovs, Arvids 6/25
Pourvakhshouri, S. Zahra 4/53 . Wesson, Joel oAoN/3— 1 -
West, Dick
Prospero Sanchez, Pedro Luis 6/17 -
Raybould, Keith 9/39 - White, Sheri N.
Renaud, Capt. Philip G. 9/7 - Wilson, Bartholomew
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Rennie, Sara E. 11/21 - Wood, Dr. Stephen L. N= aO| t N
Rueda, Dr. Maria José 12/47 - Woolsey, Craig A.
Runfola, J. A. 3/77 - Wyatt, Lucy R.
- Yang, Dr. T. C.
Rutten, Paul 3/39
Ryan, Capt. Joseph F. 5/23 | Yarosh, Mark
Sakou, Toshitsugu 1/37 ’ Yeung, Dr. Lam F.
Salter, Toni 12/10 - Yoagentharan, S.
Sample, John 6/37, 11/27 - Yoshie, Muneo
Sandwith, Dr. Colin 7/14 - Zabel, Friedrich
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