2003 Annual Index Volume 44 | oe Teeunococy oem | ‘ a | ss = SeaF ecawouney RSRE OU Name RE SOO FN This instant reference of technical subjects, news and special features from Volume 44 of Sea a magazine provides information about feature articles, covers, soaphoxes, editorials and authors. This listing will also appear on the Sea Technology website in the near future. Check it out at www.sea-technology.com JANUARY Survey Administrator, Maritime Administration, Cover—Rdmi. Thomas J. Wilson III was born in 107th CONGRESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 108th Department of Transportation Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from CONGRESS PRIORITIES CONGRESS MUST FOCUS ON MODERNIZATION the United States Naval Academy in 1973. In the Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (R-New York), OF THE COAST GUARD DEEPWATER FLEET course of his career, Wilson has commanded Chair of the House Science Committee, U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Chair of two surface ships, USS Barbey (FF 1088) and House of Representatives the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans USS Vicksburg (CG 69). He has served as com- THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN and Fisheries, U.S. Senate mander, Standing Naval Force Atlantic, and U.S. ENERGY SECURITY RESCUE 21: IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS most recently as deputy director, Surface Thomas Readinger, Associate Director, Minerals TO SAVE LIVES IN THE 21st CENTURY Warfare Division, on the OPNAV staff. Rdml. Management Service Kathryn Ebner, NDRSMP Sponsor Wilson was appointed Oceanographer of the LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: OCEAN POLICY IN Representative, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Navy in August of 2002. THE 21st CENTURY Search and Rescue Editorial—LEAVE ROOM FOR CREATIVITY—Dr. Congressman Sam Farr (D-California), Co-chair TREASURED WATERS: OUR NATION’S —_o Charles F. Kennel and Dr. Robert Pinkel of the House Oceans Caucus, U.S. House of COASTAL AND OCEAN WATERS Soapbox—SCIENCE AND MARINE POLICY— Representatives Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator, U.S. Prof. Richard Hildreth and M. Casey Jarman THE INTEGRATED DEEPWATER SYSTEM: A Environmental Protection Agency EDITORIAL CONTENTS COAST GUARD FOR THE 21st CENTURY RESEARCH SUPPORTS NAVIGATION AT METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY: FORCE Gordon |. Peterson, Integrated Deepwater FEDERAL COASTAL INLETS MULTIPLIERS FOR COMBAT OPERATIONS System, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Gen. Robert Flowers, Commander, U.S. Army Rdmi. Thomas J. Wilson II|, Oceanographer of A MODERNIZED COAST GUARD NEEDED TO Corps of Engineers the Navy, U.S. Navy PROTECT U.S. COAST-TO-COAST OCEAN AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE A CORE PERSPECTIVE: CHALLENGES AND Congressman Jim Saxton (R-New Jersey), Chair OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES of the House Special Oversight Panel on Capt. Timothy McGee, Assistant Chief of Naval RAdm. Richard West USN (ret.), President, Terrorism, Ranking Member of the House Research, Office of Naval Research, U.S. Navy Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of NEW SECURITY MEASURES NEEDED TO © Education Representatives PROTECT OUR PORTS AND WATERWAYS NOAA’S NEW LOOK: MANAGING IN THE 21st NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR OCEAN RESEARCH: Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska), Chair of CENTURY FROM THE SURFACE TO BELOW THE the House Transportation and Infrastructure VAdm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., Under SEAFLOOR Committee, U.S. House of Representatives Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and James A. Yoder, Director, and Anne Tenney, FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE: WILL Atmosphere, Administrator, National Oceanic Staff Associate, Division of Ocean Sciences, AMERICANS BE PRODUCERS OR and Atmospheric Administration National Science Foundation CONSUMERS? THE SEA GRANT PARADIGM: LEGISLATIVE OIL, GAS COMPANIES MAP STRATEGIES, Rick Martin, Publisher, Commercial Fisheries MANDATES AND MARINE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN NEW YEAR News and Fish Farming News ——— Dr. Ronald C. Baird, Director, National Sea Grant Susanne Pagano, Houston, Texas FIRING LINE REPORT: NEW OPPORTUNITIES College Program, National Oceanic and THE OCEANS: TO PROTECT AND TO PLOW IN 2003 Atmospheric Administration Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, National Science Michele Umansky, Assistant Editor USGS: SCIENCE PARTNERING TO PROVIDE Foundation TRANSPORT OF UNDERWATER IMAGERY FOR THE NATION’S COASTS AND OCEANS MARAD 2002: A YEAR IN REVIEW USING ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATIONS Dr. Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Capt. William G. Schubert, Maritime Dale Green (Benthos Inc.) explains how 84 / SEA TECHNOLOGY / DECEMBER 2003 : 2003 Annual Index Volume 44 | oe Teeunococy oem | ‘ a | ss = SeaF ecawouney RSRE OU Name RE SOO FN This instant reference of technical subjects, news and special features from Volume 44 of Sea a magazine provides information about feature articles, covers, soaphoxes, editorials and authors. This listing will also appear on the Sea Technology website in the near future. Check it out at www.sea-technology.com JANUARY Survey Administrator, Maritime Administration, Cover—Rdmi. Thomas J. Wilson III was born in 107th CONGRESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 108th Department of Transportation Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from CONGRESS PRIORITIES CONGRESS MUST FOCUS ON MODERNIZATION the United States Naval Academy in 1973. In the Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (R-New York), OF THE COAST GUARD DEEPWATER FLEET course of his career, Wilson has commanded Chair of the House Science Committee, U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Chair of two surface ships, USS Barbey (FF 1088) and House of Representatives the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans USS Vicksburg (CG 69). He has served as com- THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN and Fisheries, U.S. Senate mander, Standing Naval Force Atlantic, and U.S. ENERGY SECURITY RESCUE 21: IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS most recently as deputy director, Surface Thomas Readinger, Associate Director, Minerals TO SAVE LIVES IN THE 21st CENTURY Warfare Division, on the OPNAV staff. Rdml. Management Service Kathryn Ebner, NDRSMP Sponsor Wilson was appointed Oceanographer of the LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: OCEAN POLICY IN Representative, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Navy in August of 2002. THE 21st CENTURY Search and Rescue Editorial—LEAVE ROOM FOR CREATIVITY—Dr. Congressman Sam Farr (D-California), Co-chair TREASURED WATERS: OUR NATION’S —_o Charles F. Kennel and Dr. Robert Pinkel of the House Oceans Caucus, U.S. House of COASTAL AND OCEAN WATERS Soapbox—SCIENCE AND MARINE POLICY— Representatives Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator, U.S. Prof. Richard Hildreth and M. Casey Jarman THE INTEGRATED DEEPWATER SYSTEM: A Environmental Protection Agency EDITORIAL CONTENTS COAST GUARD FOR THE 21st CENTURY RESEARCH SUPPORTS NAVIGATION AT METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY: FORCE Gordon |. Peterson, Integrated Deepwater FEDERAL COASTAL INLETS MULTIPLIERS FOR COMBAT OPERATIONS System, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Gen. Robert Flowers, Commander, U.S. Army Rdmi. Thomas J. Wilson II|, Oceanographer of A MODERNIZED COAST GUARD NEEDED TO Corps of Engineers the Navy, U.S. Navy PROTECT U.S. COAST-TO-COAST OCEAN AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE A CORE PERSPECTIVE: CHALLENGES AND Congressman Jim Saxton (R-New Jersey), Chair OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES of the House Special Oversight Panel on Capt. Timothy McGee, Assistant Chief of Naval RAdm. Richard West USN (ret.), President, Terrorism, Ranking Member of the House Research, Office of Naval Research, U.S. Navy Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of NEW SECURITY MEASURES NEEDED TO © Education Representatives PROTECT OUR PORTS AND WATERWAYS NOAA’S NEW LOOK: MANAGING IN THE 21st NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR OCEAN RESEARCH: Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska), Chair of CENTURY FROM THE SURFACE TO BELOW THE the House Transportation and Infrastructure VAdm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., Under SEAFLOOR Committee, U.S. House of Representatives Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and James A. Yoder, Director, and Anne Tenney, FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE: WILL Atmosphere, Administrator, National Oceanic Staff Associate, Division of Ocean Sciences, AMERICANS BE PRODUCERS OR and Atmospheric Administration National Science Foundation CONSUMERS? THE SEA GRANT PARADIGM: LEGISLATIVE OIL, GAS COMPANIES MAP STRATEGIES, Rick Martin, Publisher, Commercial Fisheries MANDATES AND MARINE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN NEW YEAR News and Fish Farming News ——— Dr. Ronald C. Baird, Director, National Sea Grant Susanne Pagano, Houston, Texas FIRING LINE REPORT: NEW OPPORTUNITIES College Program, National Oceanic and THE OCEANS: TO PROTECT AND TO PLOW IN 2003 Atmospheric Administration Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, National Science Michele Umansky, Assistant Editor USGS: SCIENCE PARTNERING TO PROVIDE Foundation TRANSPORT OF UNDERWATER IMAGERY FOR THE NATION’S COASTS AND OCEANS MARAD 2002: A YEAR IN REVIEW USING ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATIONS Dr. Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Capt. William G. Schubert, Maritime Dale Green (Benthos Inc.) explains how 84 / SEA TECHNOLOGY / DECEMBER 2003 : advanced acoustic communications modems University of Singapore) introduce a rapidly Beers Marine) and Per permit reliable telemetry of large data files deployable, self-recovering shallow water acqui- line the high and ultra- across difficult sition platform. and CTD mapping of p THE SMD UNIVERSAL HANDLING WINCH Eckernférde Bay, in th Jason Riby and Ralph Manchester (Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd.) develop a novel cap- stan capable of the deployment and recovery of Cover—Transocean' this diverless Neo or the subsea pump-out rope, chain and jointed products. mersible Cajun Expr of environmental s from wrecks. of Mexico with the late MARCH dling and integrated drill Cover—Single-beam profiles from a Dutch sail- to reduce the time for dr Cover—Diver participating in the mooring of an’ ing channel visualized and processed in The Cajun Express isa f ift oceanographic buoy equipped with a Sea-Bird CFLOOR. The survey data are modeled and then to achieve faster) pen SBE16 plus m leter sensor recorder (C, cut with a theoretical profile for the channel. The a Tri-Act cern T, fluorometer, dissolved oxygen, turbidimeter difference model between the surveyed and the- tubulars can be put and pH), installed int heS panish Mediterranean oretical terrains, and also the area to dredge, is ing a well and disassemblec at Mar Menor, Murcia. This fully equipped moni- calculated and visualized. different work areas. toring buoy uses real-time GSM telemetry and Editorial—ATLANTIC TSUNAMI WARNINGS Transocean Inc., phot also has atmospheric and nutrient sensors ARE NEEDED—Dr. George A. Maul Editorial—A STORM onboard. Iti s part of ano ngoing monitoring pro- Soapbox—WHO’S GUARDING YOUR —Tom Fry ject, led by the local government environmental PORTS?—kKurtJ . Nagle Soapbox—OVERDUE agency, CIDA of , and is being integrated EDITORIAL CONTENTS SUBSIDIZED RESEAR GALILEO: A SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM —Jim Christmann — FOR THE biage Heinz Hilbrecht (European Commission) exam- SEISMIC RESER ines how Europe’s initiative will benefit profes- STEERABLE STRE sional and private users worldwide. Ola Eiken, Erik Havar: MAPPING FOR DREDGING PORTS AND. Lars Haakon Nordby (Stato HARBOURS Q marine technology steer Tore Sannes (Roxar Software Solutions AS) cal streamers via no\ demonstrates terrain modeling, mapping and STRONG COM! Dr. Anders io: A University), volumetrics using CFLOOR software. GAS MARKET Jostein a. Instruments . FALMOUTH SCIENTIFIC INC.—Company Profile Susanne Pagano ( A SEA CHANGE FOR THE UNITED STATES how various deep NAVY Mexico will attract i Science), Dr.y r lg(F innish Envifonment Rdml. Thomas J. Wilson III discusses the trans- OFFSHORE TEC Institute), Dr. peo hao Dr. Achim formation from paper to electronic nautical charts. 2003—Conference P -ARC INDUSTRIES INC.—Company Brief FISCAL YEAR 2004 / SITING AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR REQUEST TO CC MARINE TERMINALS Richard F. Burns (As Jeffrey G. Shelden and Scott C. Butler (Moffatt ~ proposed budget for Nt & Nichol Engineers) research data collection MARAD, EPA, USCG Joseph V. Mullin ar ies Lane (Minerals and study requirements for an optimal configu- MMS. Management Service) describe a world-class ration solution. RESULTS OF A MOO center for oil spill response research, testing SHIP MANEUVERING: THE PAST, THE PLATFORM TEST ee and training. : PRESENT AND THE FUTURE Christoph Waldmann THE EVOLUTION OF A COASTAL MOORING Roger Skjetne (Norwegian University of Science (MARUM, Universitoyf SYSTEM ~ and Technology) explains how vessel control, solutions for long-te R. Cole, Dr. R. Weisberg, J. Donovan, C. Merz, helicopter landings and ROV operations in “UNDERWATER R. Russell, V. Subramanian and Dr. M. Luther extreme weather spur further applications of the —Conference Report ‘ (University of South Florida) examine how a developed theory. PROTOTYPE INSTR simple current meter mooring is transformed FROM TO SHORES TO SATELLITE MICROSCOPE into a complete ‘air-sea interaction’ monitoring IMAGES Lance McBride (Mo system in the Gulf ofM exico. Mary Jo Wagner (Freelance Writer) describes how Research Institute) e) U.S. HYDROGRAPHIC CONFERENCE 2003 radar satellite imagery helps fishery authorities . fine pitch and BGA SMT —Conference Preview see beyond the horizon to detect the undetected. SEAWATER VELOCITY THE STREAMING DATA MANAGEMENT GIS-BASED TOOLS IN SUPPORT OF DREDGING LAPSE SEISMIC CHALLENGE OPERATIONS Alexandre Bertrand (Heric Kim Wallace and Keith Shepherd (Canadian Eoin Howlett (Applied Science Assoc.) discuss- Petroleum Engineering) i Scientific Submersible Facility) detail the inte- es numerical models used in support of dredg- seismic reservoir mo grating and logging multiple channels of real- ing and dredge material disposal operations. permanent installations, time data from various sources in a flexible and GPS FOR MARITIME TRANSPONDERS: THE SUBMARINE PIPELINE Ri familiar environment. STANDARDS VS. MARKET FORCES INTEGRATED APPROACH MWAVES DIRECTIONAL WAVE SPECTRA George Gillow, Paul Geiser and Don English Ranjit Rath, C.C. Babu, S. SOFTWARE (ARINC Engineering Services LLC) explain how Reddy (Engineers India| Archie T. Morrison Ill (Nobska Development lower cost and higher performance technologies time digital data acquisition , Corp.) calculates directional wave spectra from will outpace the standards. processing helps on-site MAVS-3 triplet measurements. AUV MULTI-TECHNIQUE SURVEYING OF selection: PANDA: POP-UP AMBIENT NOISE DATA SUBMARINE FRESHWATER SEEPS ACQUISITION SYSTEM Dr. Eberhard J. Sauter, Prof. Michael Schliter Koay Teong Beng, Dr. John R. Potter, Dr. Pallayil (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Cover—The Surface ShipT Venugopalan and Tan Eng Teck (National Research), Patrick L. Sedyn, Neil Fraser (De (SSTD) system, under¢ DECEMBER 2003 / SEA 7 Electronics Maritime Systems (Dartmouth, Nova TAKING—Louis E. Keiner cone o Ben J. Korgen Scotia, Canada). The SSTD towed array has-a EDITORIAL CONTENTS : CONTENTS high-speed ATM-SONET network backbone, ANALYZING ACOUSTIC IMAGERY IN 3D: A CONNECTED BY CABLE TO supplied by Planning Systems Inc. (Long Beach, CASE STUDY SHORE Mississippi), that links the-hydrophone sensors A.R. Haas (Northrop Grumman IT), S. Ziegler E.G. zis (University of Athens) and P. to the shipboard processing systems. (Mississippi State University) and P.P. Koske ( sity of Kiel) describe a multidisci- Editorial—SEAWATER RESOURCES TO FIGHT * Gruzinskas (Naval Oceanographic Office) exam- plinary si with payload exchange, power HYDROLOGICAL PROVERTY—Toshitsugu ine how to reconstruct the undersea battlespace supply ani | transfer in real-time via etectro- Sakou with a seafloor textured with acoustic response. optical Ci ; “THE ART IN WAVE ENERGY Soapbox—ROV COMPETION: PREPARING NEW TOOLS FOR MONITORING COASTAL STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE OCEAN CONTAMINANT MIGRATION INDUSTRY—Jill Zande D. Bart Chadwick, Adam Gordon (SPAWAR (SeaVolt Technologies Inc.) EDITORIAL CONTENTS Systems Center), Jon Groves (Computer - jcean wave energy conversion is NODES AND LINKS FOR UNDERSEA Sciences Corp.), Chris Smith (Cornell becoming cost-competitive with NETWORKS Cooperative Extension Marine Program), Ronald of renewable energy. John Walrod (Planning Systems Inc.) demon- Paulsen (Cornell University) and Bryan Harre - DCEAN AUV LAUNCH AND strates how network-centric architectures and (Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center) low-power nodes enable modern systems. Outline a program to develop advanced assess- SUC ENE AEU LLCES CUES SEAMOBILE SUBMERSIBLES: A NEW TOOL ment technologies for groundwater-surface 0) examines how simple sys- FOR THE SUBSEA INDUSTRY water exchange. reliable and cost-effective, Charles Kohnen (SEAmagine Hydrospace Corp.) APPLICATION OF MULTIBEAM: SURVEYING . ds of safe AUV launches and describes a technology that brings experts to THE D-DAY LANDING the underwater worksite for increased safety James Schmidt (Naval Historical Center), Chris NTS FOR QUALIFIED SUBMARINE and productivity. Malzone (RESON Inc.), Dr. Larry Mayer and Dr. OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS Brian Calder (Center for Coastal and Ocean 2003—Conference Preview. Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center) discuss - TECHNOLOGY ENABLES FIRST SHALLOW- how marine archeologists turned to high-resolu- WATER VIDEO TRANSMISSIONS tion multibeam systems to investigate Operation Jerry Fireman (Structured Information) reveals Neptune. ; how high-speed, simultaneous multi-channel UNITED STATES HYDROGRAPHIC z (Sea Grant College Program sampling is key to. real-time video in shallow CONFERENCE 2003—Conference Report ive aii) describes cultivating tech- water. OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSEL nology e coasts with an environmental- NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION . SCIENCE MISSION REQUIREMENTS ly fri pStitute for electricity for air condi- ANNUAL MEETING—Conference Report Annette DeSilva and Mike Prince (University- MANAGING OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA TO National Oceanographic Laboratory System) PPORT SYSTEM: AN EW SUPPORT MULTIPLE REQUIREMENTS explain how establishing SMRs is the first step TION TOOL Wade Ladner (Naval Oceanographic Office) and in research ship design and provides the foun- | (Sonar Research & Development Jeff Moseley (SPAWAR Information Technology dation for academic fleet renewal. Creative sonar technology Center) outline a conceptual design for manag- ’ A TECHNIQUE FOR BURIED MINES DETECTION 3 and touchdown informa- ing large heterogeneous data sets to optimize AND CLASSIFICATION fa dimension to real-time moni- geospatial product development. Dr. Stéphane Guyonic (Groupe d'Etudes Sous- COASTAL ZONE 2003—Conference Preview Marines de |’Atlantique) describes the applica- RESEARCH: PROGRESS AND ADCPs IN ACTION Il1—Conference Brief tion of a data acquisition tool and its subse- OCEANOGRAPHIC HIGH-THROUGHPUT quent process. Arctic Research Commission) COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MARINE SURVEY VIA world’s most poorly under- Timothy N. Rosario and James E, Hardiman GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM is rapidly changing and how its (Benthos Inc.) introduce a communications sys- René Jaouen (Thales Navigation Inc.) talks is growing. tem to fit the ever-increasing demand for high about abandoning the use of tide gauges and DERS! LOW-TECH WARFARE IN A data transmission rates. the Canadian Coast Guard adopting an all-GPS DATA QUALITY MONITORING USING technique. hwartz (University of EMBEDDED INTELLIGENCE A SEA CHANGE FOR AMERICA’S MARITIME wepated considerations for Michael Szabados, Thomas Bethem and Michael FORCES TESTING earch operations in today’s Evans (NOAA's National Ocean Service) explain Ken Balbuena (Commander Operational Test and the use of real-time case-based and rule-based Evaluation Force) reviews maritime dominance :ANOAR ANDN ASA reasoning methodologies to monitor the quality and the impact of America’s sea powers uniting of environmental data. for joint operational testing. (University of ‘North Carolina) AcCurdy (enterACKed) explain how JUNE JULY : nistrations are working to promote Cover—RESON’s SeaBat 8125 Multibeam Cover—The bottom unit of the NESTOR tele- 3€ research and exploration Echosounder collected this image of the USS scope, deployed at a depth of 4,000 meters in logy innovation. Susan B. Anthony (AP-72), a World War II the lonian Sea, southwest Peleponnese, Greece, transport ship, resting offshore Omaha Beach. with the attached environmental sensors and an p\tleiti-ys Sunk by a mine explosion during the D-Day electro-optical deep-sea cable, is lowered into uatch-1, the Sussex Technical invasions, several features are still easily identi- the sea, The bend restrictor and the mechanical High$ from Sparta, New Jersey, and fied in the bathymetry data including the main termination of the cable, the mass anchor (rail- winner Compass Publications-sponsored mast, rigging and bow gun. This visualization way heel) and an ocean bottom seismometer Best De e Award, launches to enter was generated by Helical Systems HHViewer are Clearly seen. The oversized feet keep the the se national Submarine Races.at software. bottom unit from sinking into the clay sediment the David Tayl orM odel Basin test tank. (Photo Editorial—ACADEMIC FLEET RENEWAL—Two of the sea bottom, courtesy Johns) Years Later—Larry Atkinson Editoriah—THE WAY AHEAD—Dr. Paul F. Editorial—TECHNOLOGY CAN WEAR A WHITE Soapbox—TEACHING A PHYSICAL Moersdorf HAT—Dr. Donald F. Boesch OCEANOGRAPHY COURSE THAT IS WORTH Soapbox—A WAKE-UP CALL FOR Soapbox—FISH-PLANET EFFLUENTS AND THE 86 / SEA TECHNOLOGY / DECEMBER 2003 , EMPATHY-BASED APPROACH—Dr. Michael EDITORIAL CONTENTS how geophysical technology mitigated risk, Chadwick A NATIONAL VERTICAL DATUM increased exploration chance factors and EDITORIAL CONTENTS TRANSFORMATION TOOL reduced uncertainty in the Nansen Field. THE FUTURE OF CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS IN Dr. Bruce Parker, Dr. Kurt Hess (Coast Survey A NEW DEEP-TOWED, MULTI-CHANNEL THE GLOBAL OCEAN Development Laboratory), Dr. Dennis Milbert SEISMIC SYSTEM ; Dr. Dean Roemmich and Dr. John Gould (National Geodetic Survey) and Stephen Gill Dr. W. T. Wood, Dr. J. F. 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GEOMAR LANDERS AS LONG-TERM DEEP-SEA MICROMONOSPORA NEW PERSPECTIVES IN DEALING WITH OBSERVATORIES ‘ Yaojian Huang, Zhonghui Zheng, Dr. Wenjin; Su, MULTIBEAM DATA SETS Dr. Olaf Pfannkuche and Dr. Peter Linke (GEO- Dr. Jianfeng Wang and Dr. Yufen Zhau (Xiamen Alessandro Dibona (Pangea S.r.|.) describes the MAR Research Center for Marine Geosciences) University) offer insight into a new and promis- Multibeam Manager, a seamless approach to examine the applications and developments of ing marine source for antimicrobial compounds. multibeam data sets with no manual editing, lander technology in operational oceanography. A NEW ERA IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT huge data set management and a continuous FOR THE COASTAL ZONE navigation surface. felgeo) =n)3 | Mark Hannam and Dr. Mike Osborne (Metoc NON-LINEAR ECHO SOUNDERS FOR Cover—Hurricane Fabian passing over the plc) show how spatial information/decision sup- HIGH-RES SUB-BOTTOM PROFILING Bermuda Testbed Mooring (BTM) on September port systems are coming of age as a result of Jens Wunderlich (Rostock University) and 5, 2003. The black outline indicates the island of new technology and stakeholder cooperation. Sabine Muller (Innomar Technologie Gmbh) Bermuda, and the red cross shows the location OCEANS 2003 MTS/AEEE CONFERENCE AND examine the advantages and applications of of the mooring. 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Blackmon, D. Desharnais, J. Feast, Dr. D. ctor George Bass and pilot Jon (University of Cyprus), Dr. Encho Demirov, Dr. Hughes, Dr. T. Gieseke, S. Forsythe, K. he progress of work from Nadia Pinardi (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Benjamin, Dr. R. Kuklinski (Naval Undersea ersible built for the Institute of Vulcanologia) and Dr. Giuseppe Manzella (Italian - Warfare Center, Newport) and Dr. M. Farwell ology at Texas A&M University National Agency for New Technology, Energy (ITT Industries) outline an optical imaging and ne Hydrospace Corp. of and the Environment) describe CYCOFOS, a key tracking system for the Land/Sea Vulnerability iia. (Photo by Courtney Platt) component in a growing network of European Test Capability Project. \NOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ocean observing systems. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: ACTIVE SONAR DUGH BATTLESPACE NEW SENSORS MONITOR BIO-OPTICAL/ FOR SECURITY APPLICATIONS apt. Phillip Renaud BIOGEOCHEMICAL OCEAN CHANGES George Boszormeny (C-Tech Ltd.) describes JRE MANNED HYDROSPACE: Tommy Dickey (University of California, Santa how the use of surveillance sonar for the detec- OF OUR INDUSTRY—William Barbara), Casey Moore (WET Labs inc.) and the tion of underwater intruders protects harbors O-SCOPE Group explain the NOPP 0-SCOPE and coastal facilities with high value assets. DRIAL CONTENTS project, which develops systems for long-term OCEANS 2003 MTS/IEEE CONFERENCE AND LOGS 25,000 KILOMETERS research and monitoring for the oceanographic EXHIBITION—Conference Report community. POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF OCEAN @, Dr. Jih-Ping Shuy (C & C THE INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING ACOUSTIC TIME-REVERSAL MIRRORS ic.) and Dr. Eric Cauquil (Total) SYSTEM: DISCOVERY AND EDUCATION Dr. Tuncay Akal, Dr. William A. Kuperman, Dr. gy that provides high-quality RAdm. Richard West, USN (ret.), of the William S. Hodgkiss, Dr. Hee-Chun Song, Dr. data for deepwater seabed engi- Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Geoffrey F. Edelmann, Dr. Seongil Kim, Dr. cts in half the time. Education, discusses ocean and coastal obser- Philippe Roux (Marine Physical Laboratory, EO FOR THE OFFSHORE OIL AND > vations to meet national security, climate Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Dr. Mark change, coastal ecosystem and science educa- Stevénson, Piero Guerrini and Pier A. Boni anc ‘(IRIS Technology) questions: tion needs. (SACLANT Undersea Research Centre) explain the UKCS given way to apathy AIRBORNE POLLUTION SURVEILLANCE USING the focusing of acoustic energy in shallow water MULTI-SENSOR SYSTEMS for active sonar and underwater communica- 3 INA UVS FOR UNDERWATER Dr. Oliver Zielinski (OPTIMARE Sensorsysteme tions. AG) examines new sensors and algorithms for A DEEP-SUBMERGENCE, VERY , Robert Damus, James Morash improved oil spill detection and polluter identifi- LOW-FREQUENCY MULTIPORT TRANSDUCER ant AUV Lab) and Dr. Camille cation. Alexander L. Butler and Dr. John L. Butler describe a time-saving tracking ARGO: AN ARRAY OF FREE-DRIFTING (Image Acoustics Inc.) discuss a new broad- stitutes for LBL navigation sys- PROFILING FLOATS band multiport transducer for long range propa- communication with undersea Jon Turton (Met Office) looks at the progress gation. towards establishing a global array of 3,000 SEAHORSE UUV SHOWS OFF IN ‘GIANT \ ONS FOR THE. floats for observing the world’s oceans. SHADOW’ FOR THE NAVY UEST WROV ‘ CHEMICAL POLLUTION OF COASTAL WATERS George Lammons (Naval Meteorology and Dr. Volker Ratmeyer (MARUM Center for AROUND KITAKYUSHU, JAPAN Oceanography Command) shows how Seahorse i ental Sciences) and Richard Dr. Kiwao Kadokami (Kitakyushu City Institute of proves its value to the U.S. Navy’s submarine Robotics) explain how Quest Environmental Sciences) estimates ecological and special operations communities during the ater research from hydrother- risk by the combination of simultaneous analy- 10-day experiment. ds to polar regions. sis and quotient method. IMPROVED SUBSEQUENT BURIAL iT STATUS OF DIVERS WORKING REMOVAL OF DROP-OUTS FROM WAVE INSTRUMENTED MINES RECORDS WITH SPLINES Sean Griffin, John Bradley (Omni Technologies (Phoel Associates Inc.) dis- Claudio D. Fassardi (BMT Scientific Marine Inc.) and Dr. Michael D. Richardson (Naval ed advancements to increase Services Inc.) and Dr. Robert T. Hudspeth Research Laboratory) examine how a new and effectiveness of both (Oregon State University) reveal a methodology instrumented mine continuously monitors burial D diving operations. for overcoming a limitation of wave measure- behavior and near-field processes causing bur- R ON 2004 ments with non-contact gauges. ial. INTERNET-BASED TELEOPERATION OF AN ROV | WALLOPS ISLAND: SHIP SELF-DEFENSE D FOR MEASURING BEDLOAD IN ANTARCTICA FACILITY G. Bruzzone, R. Bono, M. Caceia and’G . Alan D. Wilson (Freelance Writer) reveals how shwitz and Howard L. Ogushwitz Veruggio (Istituto di-Studi sui Sistemi the value of land-based testing has been proven ificC onsulting) stiow how feasibility Intelligenti per Automazione) show how web through successful local programs such as using standirig waves in air sys- surfers can remotely operate an ROV immersed SSDS and Aegis. istic lens and model sediment. in the Antarctic Sea by means of a simple con- A LARGE VOLUME DEEP-OCEAN SAMPLER THE NEW DATAWELL DWR-G -o mer nection to the Internet. FOR HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS Tor Bjorklund (University of Washington) and J. J. de V atawell BV), J. Waldron and V. NOVEMBER Matthew McCarthy (University of California, onmental Protection Agency, Cover-—The Navy's newest and most advanced Santa Cruz) describe Simple, novel design that w of how a GPS-based directional submarine, Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) allows collection of hundreds of liters of uncont- eS one centimeter precision up Virginia (SSN 774) moved outdoors for the first aminated fluid with each deployment. periods anywhere in the ocean. time-in preparation for her August 16, 2003, EVOLUTION OF A NEARSHORE COASTAL G FINDINGS FROM DEEP-SEA christening. (Photo courtesy of Electric Boat) OBSERVATORY Inset, conceptual drawing of the new Virginia- Oscar Schofield, Robert J. Chant, Josh Kohut Pioneer Electronics Inc., USA) Class attack submarine. (Graphic by Ron Stern) and Scott Glenn (Rutgers University) discuss Neat lslelm siete imeln-rlileleleea-lll e Editorial—UNDERSTANDING THE NAVY’S the steps that are being taken toward the estab- es the power,of DVD to DIRECTION—RAdm. William G. 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