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Table of Contents / Sessions xxiii

Papers

Volume One 1 - 671

Volume Two 672 - 1347

Volume Three 1348 - 2042

Volume Four , 2043 - 2644

Student Papers 2645 - 2714

A Thin Fiber Cable Laying System forMobile Deep Seafloor Observation 667Katsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Japan Marine Science andTechnology Center, Deep Sea Research Department,Kanagawa, Japan; Takato Nishida and ShinichiObana, Ocean Cable & Communications Corp., Tokyo,Japan

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Session 15Ropes and Tension Members

Session Chair John F. FloryTension Technology International, Inc.,

Morristown, NJ

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Test Method for Determining theAssured Residual Life Span (ARELIS)of Polyester Mooring RopesRigo Bosman, Acordis Industrial Fibers, TheNetherlands

Defining, Measuring and Calculating theChange-in-Length Properties ofSynthetic Fiber Rope 679John F. Flory, Tension Technology International, Inc.,Morristown, NJ

Creep as a Design Tool for HMPERopes in Long Term Marine andOffshore Applications 685Paul Smeets, Martien Jacobs, and Marcel Mertens,DSM High Performance Fibers, Heerlen, TheNetherlands

Session 16Geoacoustic Inversion

Session Chair Alex TolstoyA. Tolstoy Sciences,

Annandale, VA

Blind Marine Seismic Deconvolutionby a SEM/MPM Method: Applicationto the ESSR4 Campaign 691B. Nsiri, O. Rosec, and J.M. Boucher, ENSTBretagne, Brest Cedex, France;E. Menut and B. Marsset, IFREMER, PlouzaneCedex, France

Estimation of Sediment PropertiesUsing Frequency Domain Identificationand Marine Acoustics 697S. Vandenplas, A.B. Temsamani, and L. Van Biesen,Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Bottom Parameter Extractionfrom Long Range ReverberationMeasurements 707John R. Preston, Applied Research Laboratory,The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

Acoustic Propagation AnomaliesCaused by Thin Geoacoustic Layers 715Jens M. Hovem, Norwegian University of Science andTechnology, Trondheim, Norway and ForsvaretsForskningsinstitutt, Horten, Norway;Connie-Elise Solberg and Dag Tollefsen, ForsvaretsForskningsinstitutt, Horten, Norway

The Fine Scale Geo-Acoustic Inversion ofThe Shallow Water Sub-BottomUsing Chirp Signals 723W. Seong and C. Park, Department of NavalArchitecture and Ocean Engineering, Seoul NationalUniversity, Seoul, Korea

A Geoacoustic Inversion Methodfor Range-Dependent EnvironmentsUsing a Towed Array 731Martin Siderius, Science Applications InternationalCorporation, La Jolla, CA; Peter Nielsen, SACLANTUndersea Research Centre, La Spezia, Italy;Peter Gerstoft, Marine Physical Laboratory, Universityof California San Diego, La Jolla, CA

Geoacoustic InversionStudies 737D.P. Knobles, R.A. Koch, and M.S. Haire, AppliedResearch Laboratories, The University of Texas atAustin, Austin, TX

Session 17Applications of Signal Processing

Session Chair Alex TolstoyA. Tolstoy Sciences,

Annandale, VA

Geoacoustic Inversion Using MFP 745A. Tolstoy, A. Tolstoy Sciences, Annandale VA

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Direction of Arrival Estimation UsingSuper-Resolution Algorithm 749Yi Xu, Wei Feng Feng, Jun Yan Hao, and H. K.Hwang, Electrical and Computer Engineering,California State Polytechnic University-Pomona,Pomona, CA

Time-Frequency Analysis of Frequency-CodedSignals 756Oleg A. Rogozovskyi, Signal Theory Group, RuhrUniversity Bochum, Universitatstr, Bochum, Germany;LJubisa Stankoviae and Igor Djuroviae,Elektrotehnieki fakultet, University of Montenegro,Podgorica, Montenegro, Yu

Adaptive Radar ClutterSuppression 762Yi Xu, Wei Feng Feng, Jun Yan Hao, and H. K.Hwang, Electrical and Computer Engineering,California State Polytechnic University-Pomona,Pomona, CA

Model-Based Detection in a Shallow Water OceanEnvironment 769James V. Candy, University of California, LawrenceLivermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Broadband MFP: Coherent vs.Incoherent 776S.M. Jesus and C. Soares, SiPLAB-FCT,Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro,Portugal

Gibbs Sampling Optimization inUnderwater Sound Problems 782Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou, Department ofMathematical Sciences, New Jersey Institute ofTechnology, Newark, NJ

Model-Based Tracking forAutonomous Arrays 786Michael B. Porter, Paul Hursky, and Christopher O.Tiemann, Science Applications InternationalCorporation, La Jolla, CA; Mark Stevenson, SPAWARSystems Center, San Diego, CA

A Method for Robust Time-ReversalFocusing in a Fluctuating Ocean 793Seongil Kim, W.A. Kuperman, W.S. Hodgkiss, H.C.Song, and G.F. Edelmann, Scripps Institution ofOceanography, La Jolla, CA; T. Akal, SACLANTUndersea Research Centre, La Spezia, Italy;R.P. Millane, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IND. Di lorio, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Session 18NOAA's Undersea Research Program

Session Chair Barbara MooreDirector,

National Undersea Research Program, NOAA,Silver Spring, MD

Applications of Human Occupied Vehiclesat Hydrocarbon Seeps and Vents in theGulf of Mexico 799Andrew N. Shepard, University of North Carolina atWilmington, National Undersea Research Center,Wilmington, NC

New Research Directions and EnhancedPotential at the Hawaii UnderseaResearch Laboratory 807Alexander Malahoff, John C. Wiltshire, Keith A.W.Crook, Christopher D. Kelley, and John R. Smith,Jr., Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, NOAA'sNational Undersea Research Center for Hawaii and theWestern Pacific, University of Hawaii at Manoa,Honolulu, HI

Fisheries and Fisheries HabitatInvestigations Using UnderseaTechnology 812Jennifer R. Reynolds, Raymond C. Highsmith,Brenda Konar, C. Geoffrey Wheat, and DavidDoudna, West Coast & Polar Regions UnderseaResearch Center (NURP), University of AlaskaFairbanks, Fairbanks, AK

Predictions of Underwater Weather 821Michael P. De Luca, J. Frederick Grassle, andJanice M. McDonnell, Institute of Marine and CoastalSciences, Rutgers - The State University of NewJersey, New Brunswick, NJ

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The Evolution and Development of theSmall ROV as an Essential ExperimentalTool in Limnological and CoastalMarine Research 826J.V. Klump and R.W. Paddock, University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee, Great Lakes Wisconsin AquaticTechnology & Environmental Research (WATER)Institute, Milwaukee Wl; I.G. Babb and P. J. Auster,National Undersea Research Center, University ofConnecticut at Avery Point, Groton, CT

Session 19Deepwater Fisheries

Session Chair Dr. Chris KelleyHURL/SOEST

New Data on Pacific Flatnose,Antimora Microlepis (Moridae) fromthe Northwestern Pacific Ocean 833A.M. Orlov and A.A. Abramov, Russian FederalResearch Institute of Fisheries & Oceanography(VNIRO), Moscow, Russia

Feeding Habits of Some Deep-BenthicSkates (Rajidae) in the Western BeringSea 842A.M. Orlov, Russian Federal Research Institute ofFisheries & Oceanography (VNIRO), Moscow, Russia

Some Biological Features of RoughscaleSole Clidoderma Asperrimum (Temminck etSchlegel, 1846) in the Pacific Waters off theNorthern Kuril Islands and SoutheasternKamchatka 856A.M. Tokranov, Kamchatka Institute of Ecology andUse of Natural Resources, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,Russia; A.M. Orlov, Russian Federal Research Instituteof Fisheries and Oceanography, Moscow, Russia.

Rare Events of Cyclopia and MelanismAmong Deep-Water Snailfishes (Liparidae,Scorpaeniformes) 864A.M. Orlov, Russian Federal Research Institute ofFisheries & Oceanography (VNIRO), Moscow, Russia

Larval Vertical-Migration Strategyof Japanese EelKimiaki Kudo, Global Ocean Development Inc.,Yokosuka, Japan

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Mapping Submersible Observationsof Deepwater Snappers on 3-DMultibeam images of a BottomfishHabitat in Hawaii 876Christopher D. Kelley, Hawaii Undersea ResearchLaboratory, NOAA's National Undersea ResearchCenter for Hawaii and the Western Pacific, Universityof Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

Session 20Technical Diving in Support of Science

Session Co-Chair Richard PyleBishop Museum

Honolulu, HI

Session Co-Chair Forrest YoungDirector,

Dynasty Marine Associates Inc.,FL

Power and Oxygen Sources for aDiver Propulsion Vehicle 880G.T. Reader, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON,Canada; I.J. Potter, Alberta Research Council,Edmonton, AB, Canada; E. Clavelle, University ofCalgary, AB, Canada

Session 21Diving

Session Chair, Dr. Bill PhoelPhoel Associates, Inc.

Toms River, NJ

.888Diving - A Look Ahead to 2050Don Chandler, Undersea and Hyperbaric MedicalSociety, Kensington, MD

Acoustical Characteristics of Glass WoolMaterials in Hyperbaric Helium-Air UsingTransfer Function Method 892T. Nakai and Y. Kawanishi, Faculty of Engineering,Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan;H. Suzuki, Faculty of Science and Technology, TohokuBunka Gakuen University, Sendai, Japan

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The U.S. Navy Dive Computer 900D.G. Southerland, Captain, Medical Corps, USN NavyExperimental Diving Unit, Panama City, FL;F.K. Butler, Captain, Medical Corps, USN NavalSpecial Warfare Command Detachment Pensacola,Pensacola, FL

Warm Water Diving: Physiological Effect as aFunction of Body Temperature 905E.T. Long, Commander, Medical Corps, USN, NavyExperimental Diving Unit, Panama City, FL

,911Overview of the Use of Different GasMixtures in Self-contained DivingR.W. Bill Hamilton, Hamilton Research, Ltd.,Tarrytown, NY

Session 22Current Measurements Part A

Session Chair Albert J. Williams, 3rdWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution,

Woods Hole, MA

Current Measurements Part BSession Chair Archie Todd Morrison, III

McLane Research Labs, Inc.East Falmouth, MA

Acoustic Current Meter ZeroOffset Drift 916Albert J. Williams, 3"\ Woods Hole OceanographicInstitution, Woods Hole, MA

Effects of Temporal and VerticalVariability of Echo Amplitude onADCP Selection and Performance 922Diane E. DiMassa, U. Mass Dartmouth, NorthDartmouth, MA; Bruce A. Magnell and John M. Lund,Woods Hole Group, Inc., East Falmouth, MA

Super-Resolution Ocean SurfaceCurrent Algorithm Based on MUSICfor OSMAR2000 930Yang Shaolin, Ke Hengyu, Hou Jiechang, WuShicai, Yang Zijie, Wen Biyang, and Wu Xiongbin,College of Electronic Information, Wuhan University,Wuhan, P.R. China

Multifrequency HF Radar Observations ofSurface Currents: Measurements fromDifferent Systems and Environments 942John Vesecky, Jessica Drake and Michal Plume,Electrical Engineering Dept., University of California atSanta Cruz, Santa Cruz CA; Lorelle Meadows andYolanda Fernandez, Department of Naval Architectureand Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, AnnArbor, Ml; Calvin Teague, STAR Laboratory, StanfordUniversity, Stanford, CA; Ken Davidson and JeffPaduan, Department of Oceanography, NavalPostgraduate School, Monterey, CA

Results From the First SuccessfulField Deployment of the McLaneMoored Profiler 949Archie T. Morrison, III, McLane ResearchLaboratories, Inc. and Woods Hole OceanographicInstitution; John M. Toole, Scott E. Worrilow, andKenneth W. Doherty, Woods Hole OceanographicInstitution; Roger Lukas, University of Hawaii atManoa, HI

The Effects of Marine Fouling on the Performanceof a Single-Point Acoustic DopplerCurrent Sensor Mounted on aTABS-II Spar Buoy 956J.N. Walpert, N.L. Guinasso, Jr., Leslie C. Bender,and Linwood L. Lee III, Geochemical andEnvironmental Research Group, Texas A&M University,College Station, TX; F.J. Kelly, Conrad BlucherInstitute for Surveying and Science, Texas A&MUniversity-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX

Detection of the Number of Signals inSuper-Resolution Ocean SurfaceCurrent Algorithm for OSMAR2000 962Yang Shaolin, Ke Hengyu, Hou Jiechang, WuXiongbin, Tian Jiansheng, and Wen Biyang, Collegeof Electronic Information, Wuhan University, Wuhan,P.R. China

Session 23Oceanographic Ships

Session Chair Jack BashUniversity of Rhode Island, Rl

A Parametric Investigation of theInfluence of Seakeeping on ResearchVessel Design 967A.D. Eisele and S. Balasubramanian, Band, Lavis &Associates, Severna Park, MD

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New Survey Ships and Systems for theRoyal Navy 973Richard Labone, Vosper thomycroft Ltd;Jan Haug Kristensen and Freddy Pohner, KongsbergSimrad AS

A Low Cost Real-Time Link For aCoastal Research Vessel 980Alessandro Bocconcelli, John Murray, andChristopher Powell, Center for Marine Science, UNC-Wilmington, Wilmington, NC

Electronic Activated Pelican Hook 983George M. White and Rex Johnson, University ofWashington, School of Oceanography, Seattle, WA

Session 24Broad Band Active Sonar

Session Chair Dr. Dave LemondsORINCON,

Hawaii

Session Co-Chair. , Dr. Daniel D. SternlichtOrincon Corporation,

San Diego, CA

Two Dimensional and ThreeDimensional Imaging ResultsUsing Blazed Arrays 985R. Lee Thompson, Jason Seawall, and TimJosserand, Advanced Technology Laboratory AppliedResearch Laboratories, The University of Texas atAustin, Austin, TX

Synthesizing Wide-Band SparseArrays by Simulated Annealing 989A. Trucco, Department of Biophysical and ElectronicEngineering (DIBE), University of Genoa, Genova, Italy

The Research of Underwater TargetImaging with High Moving SonarBased on Synthetic ApertureMethod 995Jia Xu, Xingzhou Jiang, and Jingyuan Zhang, NavyEngineering University, Wuhan; Jinsong Tang,Acoustic Research Institute, CAS, Beijing;Ling Lu, Wuhan Technology University, Wuhan, China

Synthetic Aperture Sonar ImagingBased on Auto-focusing Method 1001Jia Xu and Xingzhou Jiang, Navy EngineeringUniversity, Wuhan, China; Jinsong Tang and CunhuaZhang, Acoustic Research Institute, Science Academyof China, Beijing, China

Session 25Coral Reefs

Session Chair. Dr. Tony JonesConsulting Oceanographer,

San Francisco, CA

Image Classification of CoralReef Components from UnderwaterColor Video 1008Maricor Soriano, Sheila Marcos, and CaesarSaloma, National Institute of Physics, University of thePhilippines, Diliman Quezon City, Philippines;Miledel Quibilan and Porfirio Alino, Marine ScienceInstitute, University of the Philippines, Diliman QuezonCity, Philippines

Simple Measurements of Small ScaleWater Motion in Coral Reefs 1014Yasuo Furushima and Mineo Okamoto, JapanMarine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC),Japan; Teruhisa Komatsu, Ocean Research Institute,University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Development of Short Core SamplingMachine from Live Coral 1020M. Okamoto and H. Yamaguchi, JAMSTEC,Yokosuka, Japan; S. Nojima, Kyushu University,Kyushu, Japan

Session 26Underwater Robotics

Session Chair Mark BrownMBARI, Marine Technology Society,

Monterey Bay Section ChairmanMonterey, CA

Relative Position Estimation forManipulation Tasks by Fusing Visionand Inertial Measurements 1025Andreas Huster and Stephen M. Rock, AerospaceRobotics Lab, Stanford University, CA, and MontereyBay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA

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New Capabilities of the REDERMORUnmanned Underwater Vehicle 1032Norbert Toumelin and Jerome Lemaire, GroupeD'Etude Sous-Marine De L'Atlantique (GESMA),Underwater Robotics Department, Brest Naval, France

Development of an IntelligentUnderwater Robotic ManipulatorSystem 1036Chen-Chou Lin, Department of Mechanical and MarineEngineering; Chung-Cheng Chang, Department ofElectrical Engineering; Mu-Der Jeng, Department ofElectrical Engineering; Jung-Hua Wang, Department ofElectrical Engineering, National Taiwan OceanUniversity, Keelung, Taiwan, R.O.C

The Controller of theREDERMOR II 1041N. Toumelin, Groupe D'Etude Sous-Marine DeL'Atlantique (GESMA), Underwater RoboticsDepartment, Brest Naval, France

Controlling an Uninstrumented ROVManipulator By Visual Servoing 1047Eric Marchand, Francois Chaumette, and FabienSpindler, IRISA - INRIA Rennes, Campus deBeaulieu, Cedex, France; Michel Perrier, IfremerToulon, Cedex, France

The Study of Ultrasonic DistanceMeasurement Device for anTeleoperated Robotic ManipulatorSystem 1054Chung Cheng Chang, Jung Hwa Wang, Mu DerJeng, and Shih Ho Tseng, Department of ElectricalEngineering, National Taiwan Ocean University,Keelung, Taiwan; Chen Chou Lin, Department ofMechanical and Marine Engineering, National TaiwanOcean University, Keelung, Taiwan

Real-time Vision-based StationKeeping for Underwater Robots 1058Sjoerd van der Zwaan and Jose Santos-Victor,Institute de Sistemas e Robotica, Institute SuperiorTecnico, Lisboa, Portugal

A Simulation Environment forUnmanned Underwater VehiclesDevelopment 1066Ga. Bruzzone, R. Bono, M. Caccia, andG. Veruggio, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche,Istituto Automazione Navale, Genova, Italy

STAR (Subsea Tools Application Research)Design of a General Purpose SubseaTorque Tool for ROV or UUV 1073M. Fan, Y. B. Low, J. S. Smith, and J. C. Evans,Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics,The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; J. Seim,NUI, Gravdalsveien, Bergen, Norway

Session 27Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)

Session Chair Brock J. RosenthalChair MTS San Diego Section,

Ocean Innovations, La Jolla, CA

Underwater Vision Method forLow-Visibility Turbulent Conditions 1080L. Botelho-Ribeiro, Industrial Electronics Dept.,Guimaraes, Portugal

A Methodological Framework forDeveloping ROV-ManipulatorSystems for Underwater UnmannedIntervention 1085B. Solvang, and Z. Deng, Narvik Institute ofTechnology, Narvik, Norway; T.K. Lien, NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology, Norway

Structure of Underwater InterventionManipulators in Workspace ConstraintEnvironment and Architecture of theirControl System 1092B. Solvang and Z. Deng, Narvik Institute ofTechnology, Narvik, Norway; T.K. Lien, NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology, Norway

Deep Precision Deployment andHeavy Package Recoveries by theROPOS R.O.V. System 1100Keith Shepherd and Kim Wallace, Canadian ScientificSubmersible Facility, Institute of Ocean Sciences,Sidney, B.C., Canada

Toward Model Based DynamicPositioning of Underwater RoboticVehicles 1106David A. Smallwood and Louis L. Whitcomb,Department of Mechanical Engineering, The JohnsHopkins University, Baltimore, MD

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The Man-machine Interface ofROTIS R.O.V. SystemG.B. Meo, B. Papalia, ENEA

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An Automated Maneuver ControlFramework for a Remotely OperatedVehicle 1121Sergio L. Fragaand Joao B. Sousa, Laboratorio deSistemas e Tecnologias Subaquatica, Faculdade deEngenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;Anouck Girard, Ocean Engineering Graduate Group,The University Of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA;Alfredo Martins, Departamento de EngenhariaElectrotecnica, Institute Superior de Engenharia doPorto, Porto, Portugal

Integration and Sea Trials of ARAMISWith the Romeo ROV 1129M. Caccia, R. Bono, Ga. Bruzzone, Gi. Bruzzone, E.Spirandelli, and G. Veruggio, Consiglio Nazionaledelle Ricerche, Istituto Automazione Navale, Genova,Italy

A Pilot-Aid for ROV Based Tracking ofGelatinous Animals in the Midwater 1137Jason Rife and Stephen M. Rock, Stanford University,CA, and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute,Moss Landing, CA

High Voltage Testing of an ROV Electro- OpticalTether Cable 1145Ed Mellinger, Monterey Bay Aquarium ResearchInstitute (MBARI), Moss Landing CA; Torben Aabo,Power Cable Consultants Inc., (PCC), Ballston Spa,NY; Andrew Bowen and Robert A. Petitt, Jr., WoodsHole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Woods Hole,MA; Carlos Katz, Cable Technology Laboratories, Inc.(CTL), New Brunswick, NJ

Session 28Real Time Measurements /Ocean Monitoring

Session Chair Catherine WoodyNational Data Buoy Center

Session Co-Chair Rebecca SmithNaval Oceanographic Office

A Real Time Measurement Systemfor Red Tide Studies 1151I.H.Y. Lam and I.J. Hodgkiss, Department of Ecology& Biodiversity, The University of Hong Kong, HongKong

The West Florida ShelfECOHAB-ONR-COMPS (ENC)Monitoring Array 1158Rick Cole, Oceanographic and Research DivingOperations, University of South Florida, College ofMarine Science, Ocean Circulation Group, St.Petersburg, FL

South Florida Ocean MeasurementCenter (SFOMC)"A Coastal Ocean Observatory" 1163Garth Jensen, SFOMC Executive Director, NavalSurface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, WestBethesda, MD

National Ocean Service Real-TimeMonitoring Infrastructure, Working ForAmerica's Coasts 1171Joseph M. Welch, U.S. Department of Commerce,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,National Ocean Service Center for OperationalOceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring,MD

Remote Internet Instrumentation forMonitoring Ocean Data 1176R.H. Cockrum, Senior Member, IEEE; D.L. Clark,Member, IEEE; S.T. Kelly, Life Member, IEEE,Electrical and Computer Engineering Department,California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

An Overview of the Coastal Ocean Monitoringand Prediction System (COMPS) 1183Clifford R. Merz, P.E., COMPS Program Director,University of South Florida, College of Marine Science,St. Petersburg, FL

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A Real Time Environmental Data Monitoring,Management and Analysis System for theCoral Reefs Off the Coast of Belize 1188Thomas B. Opishinski, Interactive Oceanographies,East Greenwich, Rl; Malcolm L. Spaulding,Department of Ocean Engineering, University of RhodeIsland, Narragansett, Rl; Klaus Rutzler and MichaelCarpenter, Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems,Department of Systematic Biology, SmithsonianInstitution, Washington, DC

Synoptic Data Collection and Productsat the Naval Oceanographic Office 1198Rebecca A. Smith, Lamar Russell, Bruce D.McKenzie, and Deborah Toca Bird, NavalOceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS

A Multi-Agency Solution for CoastalSurveys - SHOALS in the Pacific 1204Scott Ebrite, Naval Oceanographic Office, StennisSpace Center, MS; Bob Pope, Naval OceanographicOffice, Stennis Space Center, MS; W. Jeff Lillycrop,US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, AL

Session 29Acoustics and Oceanographic Ships

Session Chair Tim GatesVice President,

ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.,Bethesda, MD

Session Co-Chair, Robert HermanNAVSEA

Fisheries Research VesselHydrodynamic Design MinimizingBubble Sweepdown 1212Gabor Karafiath, Naval Architect, Resistance &Powering Department, Naval Surface Warfare Center,Carderock Division, West Bethesda, MD; John M.Hotaling, Deputy Program Manager, Research VesselProgram, National Marine Fisheries Service, SilverSpring, MD; James M. Meehan, Mission Manager,Research Vessel Program, National Marine FisheriesService, Silver Spring, MD

Acoustic Improvements For USNSPathfinder (T-AGS 60) ClassOceanographic Ships 1224Timothy A Gates, Mantech Systems EngineeringCorporation, Bethesda, MD; Robert P. Herman,Program Executive Office; Expeditionary Warfare,Washington DC

T-AGS 60 Class Bubble SweepdownDiverter Fence Design 1233Robert L. Tutton, Sonar Self-Noise and StructureborneSignatures Assessment Branch, Naval Surface WarfareCenter, Carderock Division, West Bethesda, MD;Timothy A. Gates, MANTECH Systems EngineeringCorp., Bethesda, MD; Kenneth M. Forgach, ShipResistance and Powering Dept., HydromechanicsDirectorate, Naval Surface Warfare Center, WestBethesda, MD

Effects of Naturally Occurring Bubbles onMultibeam Sonar Operations 1241Susan M. Sebastian, Naval Oceanographic Office,Stennis Space Center, MS; Jerald W. Caruthers,University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis SpaceCenter, MS

A Collaborative Effort to MeetNew Zealand's Mapping Requirements:Multibeam Echosounder Integration,Acceptance Testing, and AntarcticMapping Aboard the Research VesselTangaroa 1248Art Kleiner and Jim Chance, C & C Technologies,Inc.; Neville Ching, John Mitchell, and Fred Smits,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric ResearchLtd, New Zealand; John Spittal and Robert Spillard,Land Information, New Zealand

Session 30Operational Oceanography /Information Processing

Session Chair Dr. John LeverNaval Oceanographic Office

Proof of Concept Naval OceanographicOffice Survey Operations Center 1257Jerry M. Gathof, Naval Oceanographic Office, StennisSpace Center, MS

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A Broadband Ship-to-ShoreCommunications Network for theNaval Oceanographic Office 1262Stanley Raffa, Naval Oceanographic Office, StennisSpace Center, MS; Steven Douglas, Naval SurfaceWarfare Center, Corona, CA

Production Management and Control forOperational Oceanography 1268Christine M. Jarrett, John A. Lever, and William J.Moseley, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis SpaceCenter, MS

Implementation of the Meteorology andOceanography Geospatial Initiative at theNaval Oceanographic Office 1272Dianne Edson, John A. Lever and Craig Kelly, NavalOceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS; JimGoudeau, The Analytic Sciences Corporation, StennisSpace Center, MS

Session 31Observatory Communication Technology

Session Chair Dr. Duane R. EdgingtonMBARI

Monterey, CA

"Smart Network" Infrastructure for the MBARIOcean Observing System 1276Thomas C. O'Reilly, Duane Edgington, DanielDavis, Richard Henthorn, Michael P. McCann,Timothy Meese, Wayne Radochonski, Michael Risi,Brent Roman, and Rich Schramm, Monterey BayAquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA

A Compact Coastal OceanObserving System 1283Jason Gobat, Robert Weller, Bryan Way, and JeffreyLord, Department of Physical Oceanography, WoodsHole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA

A Multidisciplinary Deep Sea Long-TermObservatory in Japan 1290Andrew M. Clark, Maritime Communication Services,Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL; Hiroyuki Sekino,Japan Drilling Co., Ltd.(JDC), Tokyo, Japan

A New Mooring Controller Platform:An Evolution of the OASIS InstrumentController Toward a Distributed OceanObserving System 1296Timothy Meese, Duane R. Edgington, WayneRadochonski, Kent Headley, and Scott Jensen,Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, MossLanding, CA

NEPTUNE Gigabit Ethernet SubmarineCable System 1303A.R. Maffei, J. Bailey, A. Bradley, A.D. Chave, S.N.White, S. Lerner; and D. Yoerger; Woods HoleOceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA; G.Massion, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute,Moss Landing, CA; H. Frazier, Dominet Systems, SanJose, CA; R. Buddenberg, Naval Post GraduateSchool, Monterey, CA

Session 32Coastal Ocean Nowcasting

Session Chair Dr. James K. LewisSenior Scientist,

Systems Oceanography, Scientific Solutions, Inc.,Kalaheo, HI

The Northern Gulf of MexicoLittoral Initiative 1311Suzanne N. Carroll, Planning Systems, Inc., StennisSpace Center, MS; Carl Szczechowski, NavalOceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS

Observing and Forecasting CoastalCurrents: Texas Automated BuoySystem (TABS) 1318Norman L. Guinasso, Jr., Leslie C. Bender, III,Linwood L. Lee, III, and John N. Walpert,Geochemical and Environmental Research Group,Texas A&M University; Joseph Yip, Robert O. Reid,Matt Howard, David A. Brooks, and Robert D.Hetland, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&MUniversity; Robert D. Martin, Texas General LandOffice, Austin, TX

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Simulation of Hurricane Waves withParametric Wind Fields 1323Christopher D. Martino, Pacific Missile Range Facility,Department of Defense, Kekaha, HI; Kwok FaiCheung and Amal C. Phadke, Department of Ocean &Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa,Honolulu, HI; Samuel H. Houston, Hurricane ResearchDivision, National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration, Miami, FL

HICUP™ Hurricane Induced CoastalInundation Program 1331Lawrence Brower, Elaine Tamaye, Brian Ishii,Benson Kim, and Edward Noda, Edward K. Noda andAssociates, Inc., Honolulu, HI; David Divoky,Engineering Methods & Applications, Inc., Jacksonville,FL

Development of Aquatic EnvironmentMeasurement Systems of Estuariesand Coastal Lagoons 1342Kiyokazu Nishimura, Institute for Marine Resource &Environment, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST,Ibaraki, Japan; Takao Tokuoka, Tokuoka Laboratoryfor Study of Coastal Lagoon Environments, Shimane,Japan; Yoshihiro Ueno, Tokuoka Laboratory for Studyof Coastal Lagoon Environments, Shimane, Japan;Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology inHokuriku, Ishikawa, Japan; Yoshikazu Sampei,Shimane University, Shimane, Japan; Satoshi Suzaki,Senbon Denki Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan; ShigeoMatsuda, Clovertech Inc., Musashino, Tokyo, Japan;Syunsuke Kubota, OCC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan;Shigenori Suzuki, Tsurumi Seiki Co., Ltd., Kanagawa,Japan