2011 Sea Technology Magazine Annual Index
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January 2011 Issue
ANNUAL REVIEW
& FORECAST
Volume 52, No. 1
COVER
A deepwater mushroom soft coral, Anthomastus ritteri, photographed at 330 meters’ depth during a site characterization of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) being conducted by the Institute for Applied Marine Ecology (IfAME) at California State University Monterey Bay. The photo was taken by the Beagle, a remotely operated vehicle owned by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and operated by Marine Applied Research & Exploration (MARE). (Photo courtesy of IfAME, MBNMS, MARE and TNC)
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- NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY IN 2010
- USGS SCIENCE IN THE GULF OIL SPILL: NOVEL SCIENCE APPLICATIONS IN A CRISIS
- THE VALUE OF HEALTHY OCEANS (AND THE ROLE OF CONGRESS)
- NAVAL RESEARCH: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
- A NEW FUTURE FOR THE OCEAN: AMERICA'S FIRST NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY
- NSF: ADVANCING BASIC OCEAN RESEARCH AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- JUSTICE FOR THE GULF
- NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE LOAN PROGRAM SUMMARY
- U.S. INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM: PARTNERSHIP SERVING LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS
- ACT: SUPPORTING INNOVATION FOR BETTER OCEAN PREDICTION AND MANAGEMENT
- BRINGING OCEAN SCIENCE TO THE FOREFRONT OF NATIONAL POLICY
- CLIVAR CONTINUES BUILDING CAPACITY TO OBSERVE, MODEL CLIMATE
- OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION ON THE OCS: FUNDAMENTALLY SAFE, OR JUST 'LUCKY'?
- A NEW ENERGY FUTURE FOR AMERICA BEGINS ON CAPE COD'S SHORES
- SIGNS OF OPTIMISM RETURN TO GULF AFTER DEEPWATER HORIZON
- FRUSTRATION IN FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE AS CONSUMPTION, PRODUCTION, PRICES DIP
- FIRING LINE REPORT: OPTIMISM GROWING, BUT WORRIES LINGER FOR OFFSHORE OIL
Features
February 2011 Issue
INSTRUMENTATION:
MEASUREMENT PROCESSING
& ANALYSIS
COVER
Predeployment staging of the Saco River Coastal Observation System telemetry buoy and cage with a Sea-Bird Electronics Inc. (Bellevue, Washington) SBE 37-SM MicroCAT, a Teledyne RDI (Poway, California) Workhorse ADCP and an Aanderaa Data Instruments (Bergen, Norway) recording current meter off Wood Island, Maine, aboard the RV Gulf Challenger in March 2010. (Photo courtesy of Shaun Gill, University of New England’s Marine Science Education and Research Center)
- MEASUREMENTS OF ICE PARAMETERS IN THE BEAUFORT SEA
- AUTONOMOUS pH AND pCO2 MEASUREMENTS IN MARINE ENVIRONMENTS
- DESIGNING MODULAR UNMANNED LANDERS TO BETTER OBSERVE LIFE IN THE DEEP OCEAN
- OCEAN BUSINESS 2011
- EXTENSOMETRIC HYDRODYNAMIC TRANSDUCER FOR INFLUENCE SEA MINE FUSES
- VGP 30/3 AND SHSBD-A: NEW INNOVATIONS IN SEDIMENT CORING
- HYPERSPECTRAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA: POTENTIAL APPLICATION IN OPEN OCEANS
March 2011 Issue
ELECTRONIC CHARTING
VESSEL MANAGEMENT
PORTS & HARBORS
DREDGING
HOMELAND SECURITY
COVER
Results from an echosounder survey of Tokyo’s harbor, which was taken in January for a demonstration of a Kongsberg Maritime (Kongsberg, Norway) EM 2040 high-resolution multibeam echosounder. Each of the stones used to armor the harbor is approximately two meters wide and 40 centimeters high. To give optimal position resolution, the survey used a Kongsberg Seapath 330+ receiving both global positioning system and GLONASS data and a Fugro SeaSTAR AS (Oslo, Norway) 3610. (Photo credit: Nippon Kayo Co. Ltd.)
- HARBOR DEFENSE: A MODEL-BASED RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR TERRORISM
- SATELLITE-BASED AIS SYSTEM PROVIDES CONTINUOUS TRACKING AT SEA
- US HYDRO 2011 CONFERENCE
- HARBOR SHIELD: PROTECTING HARBORS FROM HULL-MOUNTED EXPLOSIVES
- FOURTH ANNUAL GLOBAL MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE
- EFFECTIVE FALSE ALARM REJECTION FOR SEA MINE CLASSIFICATION
- DESIGN OF A UAN NODE CAPABLE OF HIGH DATA RATE TRANSMISSION
- AN AUTOMATED CALIBRATION SYSTEM FOR FISHERIES ACOUSTIC SURVEYS
- USING ROV-BASED TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON OCEAN GARBAGE
April 2011 Issue
OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY &
OCEAN ENGINEERING
COVER
Workers examine Ocean Power Technologies’ (Pennington, New Jersey) PB150 PowerBuoy, a new type of wave energy device with a peak-rated power output of 150 kilowatts that is designed for use in arrays of grid-connected power generation projects. The device, which was built and assembled in Invergordon, Scotland, will soon be deployed about 33 nautical miles away on the country’s northeast coast. A second PB150 is under construction in the U.S. for a proposed utility-scale project in Oregon. (Photo credit: Ocean Power Technologies)
- A HOVER-CAPABLE AUTONOMOUS INSPECTION VEHICLE
- MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY IN FLORIDA: A REALITY CHECK
- SIGNS INDICATE THE GULF OF MEXICO IS RETURNING TO LIFE AFTER BP OIL SPILL
- OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 2011
- COMMERCIAL MARINE EXPO 2011
- CONNECTING ARRAY PROCESSING AND SPARSE OPTIMIZATION IN OCEANOGRAPHY
- CHINA FUNDS DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TIDAL CURRENT ENERGY DEVICES
- HIGH-RESOLUTION ECHOSOUNDER SURVEY IN VILLEFRANCHE BAY
May 2011 Issue
COMMUNICATIONS
TELEMETRY
DATA PROCESSING
COVER
One of five seafloor nodes that interconnect CSnet International Inc.’s (Melbourne, Florida) and its subsidiary CSnet (CYPRUS) Ltd.’s (Limassol, Cyprus) Offshore Communications Backbone (OCB) being deployed in December in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. This OCB is presently serving as the Tsunami Warning and Early Response System of Cyprus but is deployed in an area of increasing hydrocarbon exploration activity in order to support oil and gas development as well as environmental monitoring. (Photo courtesy of CSnet International Inc.)
- US GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR 2012 BUDGET
- UNDERSEA DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE 2011
- ENERGYOCEAN INTERNATIONAL 2011
- OCEANS '11 IEEE
- OCEAN DATA MANAGER HANDLES LARGE, DIVERSE DATA SETS
- cNODE NETWORK TRANSMITS SENSOR DATA, INFORMATION BETWEEN SUBSEA UNITS
- TOWED ANTENNA SYSTEM ALLOWS TWO-WAY, REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION WITH UUVS
- USING LASER COMMUNICATION ABOVE WATER AND UNDERWATER
- UNDERWATER OPTICAL COMMUNICATION USING A MODULATING RETROREFLECTOR
- HIGH-SPEED WIDEBAND ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION FOR SHORT RANGES, DEEP WATERS
June 2011 Issue
SEAFLOOR MAPPING
SONAR SYSTEMS
VESSELS
COVER
This 3D point cloud image of a downed, storm-damaged offshore platform was taken with BlueView Technology’s (Seattle, Washington) BV5000 3D mechanical scanning sonar. The scans were taken from an ROV on the seafloor, looking upward at the structure, providing data that downward-looking systems cannot. The data were used to determine an “as found” condition of the entire platform to aid decommission planning. Individual scan data were mosaicked into a single fully rotational data set using Leica Geosystems’ (St. Gallen, Switzerland) topographic laser scanner software.
- CABLE PLANNING FOR THE EUROPEAN MULTIDISCIPLINARY SEAFLOOR OBSERVATORY
- HIGH-RESOLUTION SEISMIC SURVEY IN ANTARCTICA
- SUMIND THE GAP! FORWARD-LOOKING SONAR FILLS IN MISSING DATA FROM NADIR ‘HOLIDAY’
- NOIA 2011 ANNUAL MEETING REVIEW
- UNDERSTANDING RADAR CLUTTER TO PREDICT WAVE BEHAVIOR
- PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS USING AN UNCERTAINTY MODEL FOR HYDROCHART 5000
- DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STANDARDIZATION OF SALINITY
July 2011 Issue
DECK GEAR
CABLE
CONNECTORS &
POWER SYSTEMS
COVER
Hawaii Underwater Research Laboratory’s manned research sub Pisces V at a depth of 950 meters offshore Oahu during a dive in October. BIRNS Inc. (Oxnard, California) is the laboratory’s exclusive supplier of its hull penetrators, 28 of which are on Pisces V. In addition to molded outboard cable assemblies, BIRNS outfitted the sub with oil-filled cable assemblies with unique double-ferrule hydraulic fittings. In this shot, Pisces V was deploying a LinkQuest Inc. (San Diego, California) TrackLink transponder on the seafloor for tracking calibration of the laboratory research vessel Ka‘imikai-o-Kanaloa. (Photo credit: Colin Wollerman)
- AUTONOMOUS ROPE AND RISER INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR FLOATING PRODUCTION PLATFORMS
- HIGH-DENSITY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PAIR DESIGNED FOR EXTREME DEPTHS
- OCEANOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONS OF LITHIUM BATTERY TECHNOLOGY
- PORTABLE WINCH TECHNOLOGY FOR USE ON SMALLER VESSELS
- MARINE RENEWABLES IN THE UNITED STATES
- MARINE RESOURCES AND BEYOND 2011
- HIGH-SPEED ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION FOR AUVS THROUGH MIMO TECHNIQUES
- INTELLIGENT CONTROL OF NODES ALLOWS ROVS TO 'TALK" WITH OPERATORS, SELF-ASSESS
- MEASURING COASTAL BOATING NOISE TO ASSESS POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON MARINE LIFE
- IMPROVING COASTAL OPERATIONS WITH UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES
August 2011 Issue
OCEAN RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT
COASTAL ZONE
MANAGEMENT
COVER
The Florida Atlantic University team readies its human-powered submarine, Talon 1, at the International Submarine Races at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, held from June 27 to July 1. Measuring 125 inches long and 25 inches wide, Talon 1 reached a top speed of 6.814 knots, winning prizes for the absolute fastest speed and the fastest speed in the one-person, propeller-driven category. Talon 1 took second place for overall performance, competing against 27 submarines from 23 other teams. For more results, see the feature article on page 49. (Photo courtesy of Mark Mercer)
- AIRBORNE LIDAR BATHYMETRIC AND HYPERSPECTRAL SURVEYS IN THE CARIBBEAN
- CRITICAL OCEAN INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS FOR THE UNITED STATES IN 2030
- DEVELOPING A COASTAL MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING AQUACULTURE PRACTICES
- OCEANS'11 MTS/IEEE KONA
- TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL REFERENCE STATIONS
- SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS EXPOSITION AND 81ST ANNUAL MEETING
- INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE RACES
September 2011 Issue
GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION
SEAFLOOR ENGINEERING
COVER
Geo Caspian, one of the newest additions to the Fugro-Geoteam (Olso, Norway) C-Class fleet, acquiring seismic data offshore Tanzania. The survey, conducted for Ophir Energy (London, England) in early 2011, used a Sodera G. GUN as the source and 12 Sercel (Nantes, France) Sentinel 6,000-meter streamers with 100-meter separations. (Photo credit: Fugro-Geoteam)
Features
- IMPROVING GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING TO REACH SEAFLOOR MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS
- PLANNING A ROUTE AND INSTALLATION FOR THE MIDDLE EAST-TO-INDIA DEEPWATER PIPELINE
- CONDUCTING SITE SURVEYS FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
- OCEAN INNOVATION 2011
- IMPROVED GEOCODER INTEGRATION FOR HIPS AND SIPS SOFTWARE
- UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC VECTOR SENSOR DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION
October 2011 Issue
GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION
SEAFLOOR ENGINEERING
COVER
The Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados performs maintenance on its oceanographic and meteorological Enderrocat buoy in Palma Bay, Mallorca Island. The mooring produces atmospheric data variables (e.g., wind, atmospheric pressure and air temperature) and variables measured in the water column (e.g., currents and temperature) from the surface to a depth of 20 meters. It takes measurements every 10 minutes and transfers the data via VHF radio to the coastal station in Calanova, Spain. Data are then transferred via the Internet to servers for preprocessing, quality control and publication on the institute’s website. (Photo credit: Eduardo Infantes Oanes)
Features
- RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE SEASONDE FOR MODELING OIL SPILL RESPONSE
- LONG-TERM AUTONOMOUS DATA BUOYS FOR MONITORING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
- CLEAN GULF 2011—CONFERENCE PREVIEW
- ENLISTING BACTERIA TO POWER AUTONOMOUS WATER COLUMN SENSORS
- MAST AMERICAS 2011—CONFERENCE PREVIEW
- FRESHWATER LENS CAMERA SYSTEM SURVEYS SEAFLOOR IN HIGH-TURBIDITY WATERS
- MOORED PROFILER FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY MONITORING OF OCEANIC MICROSTRUCTURES
November 2011 Issue
UNDERSEA DEFENSE
ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE
COVER
Mine countermeasures ships from Britain, Pakistan and the United States travel in formation during Arabian Gauntlet 2011 as a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 flies overhead. This year’s exercises, held in the Gulf of Arabia in April, were designed to refine mine and surface warfare capabilities and improve offshore infrastructure protection in the region. (Photo credit: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist First Class Lynn Friant)
Features
- THE UT 3000 MASQ THROUGH-WATER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
- ENVIRONMENTALLY NEUTRAL BIOMIMETIC WAVEFORMS FOR ASW SONAR
- AUTONOMY FOR HULL INSPECTIONS, UNDERWATER MINE NEUTRALIZATION
- SHALLOW-WATER SURVEYS WITH A FLEET OF HETEROGENEOUS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
- ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE WITH CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVE SONAR
- GLIDERS DEBUT AT PROUD MANTA 11 AS DATA-GATHERING PLATFORMS
- BATHYMETRIC LIDAR SURVEY OF PENGHU ISLANDS AND DONGSHA ATOLL
- SOAPBOX
December 2011 Issue
DIVING, UNDERWATER
VEHICLES & IMAGING
COVER
Scientific diver Jeff Godfrey of the University of Connecticut explores a wave-cut terrace associated with the Pleistocene ice age in the Exumas region of the Bahamas at a depth of 85 meters seawater. The Bahamas is lined with these vertical wall habitats extending from the shallows to the abyss, providing a full spectrum of depths for scientific investigation. The dive team utilizes mixed-gas, closed-circuit rebreathers to enable efficient access to these mesophotic coral ecosystems from 60 to 150 meters seawater, beyond the reach of conventional scuba. (Photo by Michael Lombardi, courtesy National Geographic Society/Waitt Grants Program).
Features
- USING MANNED SUBMERSIBLES TO EXPLORE THE OLDEST AND DEEPEST LAKE IN THE WORLD
- CONDUCTING A MULTIBEAM SURVEY AT A GULF OF MEXICO EXCAVATION SITE
- REDEFINING ‘DEPTH PERCEPTION’ FOR SCIENTIFIC DIVING STANDARDS
- AUVS FOR DEPTH AND DISTANCE: AUTOSUB6000 AND AUTOSUB LONG RANGE
- ROV BACKBONE FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF UNDERWATER ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
- UNDERWATER INTERVENTION 2012
- OCEANS’11 MTS/IEEE CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
- BRINGING LABORATORY SALINOMETRY TO MODERN STANDARDS
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