Feature Articles
August 2010 Issue
DECK GEAR, CABLE, CONNECTORS & POWER SYSTEMS
Volume 51, No. 8
COVER
A pair of endemic Red Sea bannerfish among fire coral, branching finger coral, Goniastrea edwardsi, massive Porites, Favia stelligera, Pocillopora verrucosa, dark blue Stylaster, Xenia and blue-green chromis fish, photographed during the Living Oceans Foundation’s 2009 expedition to the Farasan Banks in the Red Sea, which collected data on reefs that had not been scientifically surveyed since Jacques Cousteau visited the area in the 1950s. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Andrew Bruckner, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation)
July 2010 Issue
DECK GEAR, CABLE, CONNECTORS & POWER SYSTEMS
Volume 51, No. 7
COVER
BIRNS Inc.’s (Oxnard, California) high-power motor-cable assembly supplies electricity to a hot-water drill used to bore holes for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a neutrino telescope being built in Antarctica. The project, planned to be completed in 2011, is deploying spherical optical sensors between 1,450 and 2,450 meters below the surface to detect light generated when subatomic neutrino particles collide with the ice.
Photo: T. Matt/National Science Foundation.
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- DEEP SUBMERGENCE ELECTRO-OPTICAL HYBRID CONNECTOR AND CABLE ASSEMBLY
- NAVY CONTRACTORS USE SMART TETHER IN RECOVERY OF USS WESTFIELD
- CUSTOM-DESIGNED ETHERNET CABLE FOR DEEPWATER APPLICATIONS
- NEW TOOLS FOR MULTILAYERED UNDERSEA TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- SEA CON G3 CONNECTOR PROVIDES SOLUTION TO DOWNHOLE TECHNOLOGY GAP
- NEW APPROACH TO BUILDING AN AIR-SEA BOUNDARY-LAYER MONITORING SYSTEM
- COMBINING NEW AND CONVENTIONAL SENSORS TO STUDY THE BALEARIC CURRENT
- OBSEA: AN EXPANDABLE SEAFLOOR OBSERVATORY
- SEA STATE MONITORING FROM A MOBILE X-BAND RADAR SYSTEM
June 2010 Issue
SEAFLOOR MAPPING
SONAR SYSTEMS
VESSELS
Volume 51, No. 6
COVER
An image from a NOAA survey taken off the west coast of Unimak Island in Alaska revealing dikes and concentric explosive debris circles related to the Aleutian Arc volcanic system. Kelly Fournier of TerraSond Ltd. (Palmer, Alaska) used CARIS (Fredericton, Canada) HIPS and SIPS software to process the data.
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- SEYCHELLES RESEARCH EXPEDITION SURVEYS REMOTE ISLANDS
- ALASKAN LIMNOLOGICAL SURVEYS USING AUTONOMOUS SENSOR PLATFORMS
- WIATT INSTITUTE COMPLETES PACIFIC SURVEY UTILIZING AUV TECHNOLOGY
- A PLATFORM FOR UNDERWATER CARTOGRAPHY TOOL DEVELOPMENT
- RV MT. MITCHELL ADVANCES SCIENCE THROUGH OCEAN MAPPING
- PIPELINE INSPECTION WITH INTERFEROMETRIC SAS
- THIRD ANNUAL GLOBAL MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE
- HYDRODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF A SHROUD DESIGN FOR A HYBRID-DRIVEN UNDERWATER GLIDER
May 2010 Issue
COMMUNICATIONS
TELEMETRY
DATA PROCESSING
Volume 51, No. 5
COVER
Tsunami Warning and Early Response System for Cyprus (TWERC) seafloor nodes are readied for deployment at Port Canaveral, Florida. The Oceanography Centre of Cyprus teamed with CSnet International Inc. (Stuart, Florida) and its affiliate CSnet (CYPRUS) Ltd. (Limassol, Cyprus) to install the network. The nodes were manufactured by OceanWorks International Inc. (Burnaby, Canada) with specifications from system integrator Harris Maritime Communication Services (Melbourne, Florida). (Photo courtesy of CSnet International Inc.)
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- FRESHWATER RUNOFF EFFECTS ON SHALLOW-WATER MULTIBEAM SURVEYS
- NAVY WEB PORTAL IMPROVES ACCESS FOR METEOROLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY PROFESSIONALS
- U.S. GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR 2011 BUDGET
- UNDERSEA DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY 2010: NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR EMERGING THREATS
- CLEARSIGNAL COATING CONTROLS BIOFOULING ON THE RUTGERS GLIDER CROSSING
- CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC CONFERENCE 2010
- SEA TECH WEEK 2010
April 2010 Issue
OFFSHORE
TECHNOLOGY &
OCEAN ENGINEERING
Volume 51, No. 4
COVER
Rowan Companies Inc.’s (Houston, Texas) Rowan-Mississippi, a LeTourneau-class offshore jackup rig, operating in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig can drill to depths of up to 35,000 feet in 400 feet of water. Rowan Companies currently operates eight jackup rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo courtesy of Rowan Companies Inc.)
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- COMMERCIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
- 2010 OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE—CONFERENCE PREVIEW
- MODULAR DESIGN FO LI-ION AND LI-POLYMER BATTERIES FOR UNDERSEA ENVIRONMENTS
- OCEANS'10 IEEE SYDNEY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
- OIL, GAS INDUSTRY PROJECTED TO IMPROVE, FOCUS REMAINS ON DEEPWATER PROJECTS
- PACON 22ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE—CONFERENCE PREVIEW
- HIGH-DEFINITION 3D TOOLS FOR UNDERWATER SURVEYING AND INSPECTION
- MAKING STRIDES IN STUDYING SEAFLOOR CO2 SEQUESTRATION
- ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF AUVS USING ONBOARD PLANNING AND EXECUTION
- SAIDIN: A TOOL TO ACCESS, VISUALIZE AND DISTRIBUTE SATELLITE DATA
March 2010 Issue
ELECTRONIC CHARTING; VESSEL
MANAGEMENT; PORTS & HARBORS;
DREDGING; HOMELAND SECURITY
Volume 51, No. 3
COVER
In this image—which utilizes Applanix’s (Richmond Hill, Canada) POS MV technology to provide inertially aided positioning to Applanix LANDMark Marine and R2Sonic 2024 sensors—lidar and multibeam sonar data sets (decimated times five and times 10, respectively) were combined using Quick Terrain Modeler software to display a seamless model of bridge pilings across Garrison Channel in Tampa, Florida. (Courtesy of Measutronics Corp.)
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- AN INNOVATIVE MARINE BARRIER SYSTEM FOR HOMELAND SECURITY
- USING GPS-DERIVED WATER LEVELS FOR HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS
- USING MIRCRO-ROVS FOR THE INSPECTION OF UNDERWATER MINES
- AUGMENTED REALITY BRINGS DIGITAL INFORMATION INTO VIEW
- A COMPACT, LOW-POWER IN-SITU FLOW ANALYZER FOR MARINE APPLICATIONS
- AN INFORMATION HUB FOR VESSEL TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AIDS USERS IN NEWFOUNDLAND
- ONBOARD ACOUSTIC REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM FOR AIR-SEA INTERACTION STUDIES
- ADCP MEASUREMENTS IN PROTECTED AREAS ON VESSELS OF OPPORTUNITY
February 2010 Issue
Instrumentation:
Measurement, Processing & Analysis
Volume 51, No. 2
COVER
The Nortek (Rud, Norway) Aquadopp Z-Cell acoustic Doppler current profiler gathers data from current velocities in the sea. In this illustration, the current is represented by a stream of binary codes. (Photo courtesy of Tommy Johansen, www.graf-x.no)
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- ARVOR-C: A COASTAL AUTONOMOUS PROFILING FLOAT
- EXPANDING APPLICATIONS FOR VARIABLE FLUORESCENCE FLUORIMETERS
- ADVANCED INSTRUMENTATION FOR OPTICALLY COMPLEX WATERS
- ELIMINATING THE BLANKING DISTANCE FOR ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILERS
- LONG-TERM TEST OF A NEW CONDUCTIVITY AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR
- COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH GETS ASSISTANCE FROM AN OPEN SYSTEM TOW BODY TOOL
- UV SPECTROMETER ProPS CONDUCTS MARINE RESEARCH FIELD TRIALS
January 2010 Issue
ANNUAL REVIEW
& FORECAST
Volume 51, No. 1
COVER
Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy RAdm. Dave Titley aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy in the Arctic. Titley has been designated director of the U.S. Navy’s Task Force Climate Change. (Photo courtesy of Lt. Laura Bond, U.S. Navy)
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- NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY AND INFORMATION DOMINANCE
- U.S. COAST GUARD FACES CHANGE, CHALLENGES HEAD-ON
- MARINE HIGHWAYS AND SHORT SEA SHIPPING: THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT
- USGS SUPPORT FOR A NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY: FROM THE COASTS TO DEEP OCEAN
- SHIP-TO-SHORE CAUSEWAY SYSTEM FOR MILITARY AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
- CLIVAR MAKES STRIDES IN OCEAN-CLIMATE RESEARCH IN 2009
- LOOKING AHEAD IN BASIC OCEAN RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
- SELECTED ENGINEERING HIGHLIGHTS AT MBARI
- CLIMATE ADAPTATION EMERGES AS MAJOR THEME IN SEA GRANT NATIONAL PLAN
- OIL, GAS INDUSTRY FINISHES CHALLENGING YEAR, LOOKS FOR SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT
- 2009: A TURNING POINT FOR OCEAN POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES
- FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE: OPTIMISM TEMPERED BY CHALLENGES, CONCERNS
- FIRING LINE REPORT: OIL CONCERNS LINGER, OCEAN RENEWABLES OFFER PROMISE
Features
December 2009 Issue
DIVING, UNDERWATER
VEHICLES & IMAGING
Volume 50, No. 12
COVER
A diver surveys an armor belt of the USS Monitor, near the stern, as part of a NOAA-led expedition to survey the Civil War-era wreck using modern high-tech equipment. (See page 25 for more information.) (Photo courtesy of Deep Explorers)
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- A PERSONAL REBREATHER SYSTEM FOR RESCUE SUBMARINE OPERATIONS
- MIR SUBMERSIBLES EXPLORE THE BOTTOM OF RUSSIA’S LAKE BAIKAL
- HIGH-TECH MONITORING OF A NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
- SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR EXTRACTION OF VIDEO FRAMES FOR USE IN MOSAICKING
- ROV EDVARD PROVIDES RESEARCH, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- DESIGNING A DEEP-TOWED CAMERA VEHICLE USING SINGLE CONDUCTOR CABLE
November 2009 Issue
UNDERSEA DEFENSE &
ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE
Volume 50, No. 11
COVER
The Aegis-class destroyer USS Hopper launches a standard missile during an exercise, successfully intercepting a subscale, short-range missile launched from the Kauai Test Facility at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, in Hawaii. For more information, see page 53. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)
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- SUBMARINE HUNTING IN SHALLOWS—A TWO-STAGE APPROACH
- COUNTERING THE TORPEDO THREAT THROUGH DETECTION AND 3D TRACKING
- DEVELOPING A LIGHTWEIGHT, NEUTRALLY BUOYANT MCM TOWED ARRAY CABLE
- AN IMPROVED DIVER DETECTION METHOD FOR SHALLOW-WATER PORT AREAS
- THE SUBMARINE AS A POTENT WEAPON FOR LITTORAL WATER OPERATIONS
- ADVANCES IN ENERGY, POWER DENSITY OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
- A MULTITARGET TRACKING METHOD FOR BROADBAND PASSIVE SONAR
- SUSTAINING UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPERIORITY
October 2009 Issue
GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION &
SEAFLOOR ENGINEERING
Volume 50, No. 10
COVER
Geo Celtic, part of Fugro-Geoteam’s seismic fleet, undertakes a seismic survey in the Gulf of Mexico. Geo Celtic is one of the world’s most powerful and largest purpose-built 3D/4D seismic vessels, Fugro-Geoteam said. (Photo courtesy of Boris de Swan)
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- MODERN GEOPHYSICAL TECHNOLOGY AIDS IN FINDING BYPASSED OIL AND GAS RESERVES
- CHALLENGES OF MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLING DEEPWATER PIPELINES
- A VISION SYSTEM FOR MEASURING ABUNDANCE AND SIZE OF DEEPSEA SCALLOPS
- MVP CAST GAUGE OPTIMIZES SEISMIC AND HYDROGRAPHIC OPERATIONS
- ASSESSING FATIGUE LIFE OF WELDED JOINTS ON OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTIONS
- AUTONOMOUS DAILY CTD PROFILES BETWEEN 3,700 METERS AND THE OCEAN SURFACE
September 2009 Issue
OCEAN RESOURCES,
DEVELOPMENT &
COASTAL ZONE
MANAGEMENT
Volume 50, No. 9
COVER
This large purple seafan (Gorgonia ventilina) is common on shallow, tropical reefs of the Caribbean, Florida abnd the Bahamas. (Photo courtesy of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute)
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- CHALLENGES IN REGULATING THE OPEN-OCEAN ENERGY INDUSTRY
- USING SONAR TO INVESTIGATE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MARINE LIFE, SUBSEA TURBINES
- NORTH ATLANTIC SST IMPACTS ICE EXTENT IN THE KARA AND BARENTS SEAS
- COASTAL ZONE MAPPING FOR OIL SPILL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- CANADIAN EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF DEEPWATER CORAL
- DEMOGRAPHICS SHOULD INFORM WAVE ENERGY POLICY
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