Proceedings of MTS/IEEE Oceans'75 Conference

San Diego, CaliforniaSeptember 22-25, 1975

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Acoustics
A flexible sound speed retrieval technique for underwater acoustic models,  John J. Audet Jr. and Gregory G. Vega,  pp. 1-7
Acoustic return from density fluctuations in turbulent jets,  Alan Brandt,  pp. 8-13
Bathymetric system performance prediction,  Harold F. Messias,  pp. 14-20
Discovery of boric acid as cause of low frequency sound absorption in the ocean,  F. H. Fisher and V. P. Simmons,  pp. 21-24
Multi-channel underwater acoustic holographic recording system,  Gail T. Flesher, Michael T. Wollman, and Glen Wade,  pp. 25-29
Real time processing and display of near-bottom acoustic reflectivity measurements,  Robert C. Tyce,  pp. 30-34
Test results of an experimental holographic acoustic imaging system,  Jerry L. Sutton, Steven J. Cowen, and James V. Thorn,  pp. 35-38
Buoy Systems
A boomerang type buoy for measurement of near bottom currents in the deep ocean,  Danny R. Closser,  pp. 39-43
An economics approach to sonobuoy reliability,  R. Nesgy, U. L. G. Rao, and S. M. Shah,  pp. 44-49
Arctic environmental buoy system,  Walter P. Brown and Edmund G. Kerut,  pp. 50-55
Development of a meteorological and oceanographic drifting buoy system,  J. M. Hall and E. G. Kerut,  pp. 56-69
Prototype environmental buoy (PEB),  J. G. Manelis and R. H. Canada,  pp. 70-78
Routine measurement of heave displacement spectra from large discus buoys in the deep ocean,  Kenneth E. Steele, J. Michael Hall, and Frank X. Remond,  pp. 79-87
Cables & Connectors
A new technology for suspended electromechanical cable and sensor systems in the ocean,  Richard C. Swenson,  pp. 88-97
Application of the finite element method to towed cable dynamics,  Jeffrey Ketchman and Y. K. Lou,  pp. 98-107
Armor designs offer a wide range of electro-mechanical cable properties,  Albert C. Berian and Edward M. Felkel,  pp. 108-115
Bulkhead connector modification for seawater use over extended periods,  G. N. Dennison,  pp. 116-120
Designs for neutrally buoyant multiconductor cables,  George Wilkins, Norman Roe, Ray Justice, and Al Ruprecht,  pp. 121-127
Experimental investigation of an electromechanical swivel/slipring assembly,  Leroy W. Tucker,  pp. 128-132
Cables & Connectors
Installation and protection of electrical cables in the surf zone on rock seafloors,  P. J. Valent,  pp. 133-137
Lightweight cables for deep tethered vehicles,  George A. Wilkins, John D. Hightower, and Donald M. Rosencrantz,  pp. 138-147
Marine corrosion of selected small wire ropes and strands,  C. J. Sandwith and R. C. Clark,  pp. 148-154
Nonlinear analysis of a helically armored cable with nonuniform mechanical properties in tension and torsion,  Ronald H. Knapp,  pp. 155-164
The gap in cable technology,  William E. Bowers,  pp. 165-168
The use of KEVLAR for small diameter electromechanical marine cables,  Roger A. Holler, John P. Brett, and Robert Bollard,  pp. 169-173
Underwater repair of electromechanical cables,  G. A. Edgerton,  pp. 174-176
Coastal Zone Management
Establishment of a coastal setback line in Florida,  James A. Purpura,  pp. 177-179
Feasibility of using dredge spoil to generate a wildlife reserve and salt marsh in San Diego Bay, California,  David D. Smith, Tomas E. Firee, Charles T. Mitchell, and Malcolm L. Whitt,  pp. 180-187
Formulating a boating capacity planning system for Chesapeake and Chincoteague Bays,  Roy Mann and Howard Ris Jr.,  pp. 188-193
Mathematical models for the study, monitoring and management of the North Sea,  Jacques C. J. Nihoul,  pp. 194-201
The energy issue: A critical test for CZM,  Paul R. Stang,  pp. 202-203
The hostility of offshore environments--How much more?,  Joseph L. Goldman,  pp. 204-207
The use of dredged material for the development of intertidal marshlands,  Paul L. Knutson,  pp. 208-212
Computers
Calculation of quasi-hydrostatic restoration coefficients for complex configurations,  Ernest L. Kistler and Paul E. Pulley,  pp. 213-220
Computer model and data interpretation for a rubber cable tethered wave amplitude measuring buoy,  Kerwin C. Stotz, David O. Libby, and Godfrey H. Savage,  pp. 221-226
Computer model for predicting acoustic reverberation from underwater explosions,  Jean A. Goertner and Ira M. Blatstein,  pp. 227-232
Computerized system of diving chamber data logging and control of decompression,  David J. Kenyon,  p. 233
Determination of search areas for maritime search and rescue operations,  Thorgeir Palsson,  pp. 234-239
Monte Carlo propagation in a fluctuating layer,  J. C. Hassab,  pp. 240-245
Navy opportunities for microcomputers,  W. J. Dejka,  pp. 246-248
Diving Technology
Development and testing of a hydraulic powered diver operated rock drill and sea floor fasteners,  Ronald L. Brackett,  pp. 249-257
Development of a self-contained heater for military divers,  S. A. Black and S. S. Sergeu,  pp. 258-262
Integration of instrumentation and control systems to meet the requirements of deep diving,  Glenn J. Butler and David J. Kenyon,  p. 263
Shallow-air saturation dive in the high Arctic,  James G. English,  pp. 264-268
Economic Potential Of The Ocean
Economic aspects of fisheries management with 200 mile resource zones: The Northwest Atlantic area,  Lee G. Anderson,  pp. 269-271
Some economic and engineering considerations for floating, coal-fired 100mw power plant,  John P. Craven, Chennat Gopalakrishnan, and Irving P. Swatzburg,  pp. 272-279
The economics of solar sea power plants,  Abrahim Lavi and Clarence Zener,  pp. 280-284
The economics of waste water--Aquaculture systems,  Leah J. Smith and John E. Huguenin,  pp. 285-293
The IDOE Inter-University Manganese Nodule Project: A progress report,  Robert Gerard,  pp. 294-297
Education
Undergraduate ocean projects course,  Joseph B. Murdoch,  pp. 298-302
Geoscience
A thermal drill for making large holes in sea ice,  R. E. Francois and J. G. Harrison,  pp. 303-310
Acoustic pressure effects on wave growth studies in wind-wave facilities,  M. A. Latif and O. H. Shemdin,  pp. 311-314
Bright reflections in high-resolution seismic recordings,  Donald J. Krotser and Harold E. Edgerton,  pp. 315-320
Correlation of micro-and macroscopic structures of wind waves,  Jin Wu,  pp. 321-326
Dynamic physical processes on a South Texas barrier island--Impact on construction and maintenance,  Christopher C. Mathewson, James H. Clary, and James E. Stinson II,  pp. 327-330
Modulation transfer function of water,  V. A. Del Grosso,  pp. 331-347
Motion of icebergs due to changes in water currents,  D. S. Sodhi and R. T. Dempster,  pp. 348-350
The measurement and analysis of water motion in submarine canyons,  Neil F. Marshall,  pp. 351-356
Instrumentation
A benthic environmental telemetry station,  Michael Guberek, G. Allen White, and Wallace Ronchietto,  pp. 357-360
A multiplex system for a small remotely manned submersible,  Marion McCord,  pp. 361-364
Acoustic transponding simulated pebbles monitored by side scan sonar,  B. F. White, D. G. Pincock, and D. McG. Luke,  pp. 365-372
Design and instrumentation of a shore-recording wave amplitude measuring buoy,  Alden L. Winn, Godfrey H. Savage, and Robert R. Hickman,  pp. 373-379
Field testing of a water quality sensor package designed for long-term operation from buoys and other unattended marine platforms,  William B. Waff and Paul A. Wolfgram,  pp. 380-384
Moored environmental profiler,  George F. Hickey Jr.,  pp. 385-387
Ocean instrumentation: Problems and promise,  William M. Nicholson and Luther E. Bivins,  pp. 388-403
Optimization of environmental monitoring instrumentation,  Joel J. Sigalove,  p. 404
Penetrometer system for measuring in situ properties of marine sediment,  John L. Colp, William N. Caudle, and Carl L. Schuster,  pp. 405-411
Profiling oceanographic sensor,  K. Samples and E. R. Gauthier,  p. 412
Information Systems
The SYNRAMS ice station,  Samuel P. Burke and Beaumont M. Buck,  pp. 413-417
HYDROSEARCH, an easy-to-use retrieval system for hydrographic station data,  Edward H. Coughran,  pp. 418-421
Digital Acoustic Command System,  B. J. Lemieux,  p. 422
The Chesapeake Bay Research and Management Shoreline Data Bank,  Russell C. Eberhart,  pp. 423-427
The Naval Sea Systems Command Underwater Acoustic Data Bank,  Louis C. Maples and Salvatore R. Santaniello,  pp. 428-430
Marine Biology
Effects of suspended solids associated with dredging operations on estuarine organisms,  Thomas Wakeman, Richard Peddicord, and John Sustar,  pp. 431-436
Electrophysiological recordings from sea lions,  James Ingram Martin,  pp. 437-440
In situ practice collector,  Roderick S. Mesecar and Andrew G. Carey Jr.,  pp. 441-443
The advantages and limitations of using copper materials in marine aquaculture,  John E. Huguenin and Frank J. Ansuini,  pp. 444-453
The structure of chitin and chitosan,  B. L. Auerbach,  pp. 454-456
Visualization of asbestos fibers,  J. W. Hoyt,  pp. 457-461
Marine Fisheries
A new towing-block for side-trawling,  John C. Wall and S. P. Loutrel,  pp. 462-466
A review of some uses of remote sensing in fishery oceanography and management,  Merritt R. Stevenson,  pp. 467-472
A towed dual-frequency hydroacoustic fish assessment system,  W. C. Acker, H. W. Lewis, F. A. Brune, and R. E. Thorne,  pp. 473-476
Acoustics in fisheries research--A perspective,  Paul E. Smith,  pp. 477-479
Application of modern technology and management methods to the assessment of fisheries resources in Mexico,  Ronald S. Keir and Jacob Melcer,  pp. 480-483
Hydrodynamic modeling of fishing nets,  B. A. Christensen,  pp. 484-490
The relationship of proposed offshore nuclear power plants to marine fisheries of the South Atlantic Region of the United States,  V. G. Burrell Jr.,  pp. 491-495
Trawler-trawling gear interaction,  Julio G. Giannotti and Tadeusz Kowalski,  pp. 496-501
Marine Geodesy
Ocean bottom mapping--Current status and requirements,  Scott E. Drummond Jr.,  pp. 502-506
Rationale for navigation systems for manganese nodule mining,  G. A. Zahn and W. D. Siapno,  p. 507
Satellite altimetry applications to geodesy, oceanography and geophysics,  S. Gopalapillai, A. G. Mourad, and M. Kuhner,  pp. 508-514
The dynamics of tsunamis,  T. S. Murty,  pp. 515-522
Marine Materials
Antifouling marine concrete,  Harold P. Vind,  pp. 523-527
Copper alloys in the marine environment,  Eugene W. Thiele Jr.,  pp. 528-532
Current status of stainless steel for use in marine applications,  H. E. Deverell,  pp. 533-536
Hollow glass spheres under pressure in the ocean--Experiments show interesting properties,  Samuel O. Raymond,  pp. 537-544
Material applications for navy machinery systems,  George J. Danek,  pp. 545-547
Marine Navigation/Communication
Acoustic backup system for emergency communication to subsea blowout preventers,  Charles K. Daniels,  pp. 548-556
Environmental data buoy satellite communications,  J. Angelico, T. L. Livingston, and G. Haas,  pp. 557-562
Navigation transponder survey: Design and analysis,  Woollcott Smith, William M. Marquet, and Mary M. Hunt,  pp. 563-567
Performance analysis of deep ocean acoustic navigation systems,  R. C. Spindel, J. L. Durham, and R. P. Porter,  pp. 568-572
Marine Salvage
Development of deep-ocean work system,  N. Estabrook, H. Wheeler, D. Uhler, and D. Hackman,  pp. 573-577
Metals joining in the deep ocean,  Arnold P. Moore and Koichi Masubuchi,  pp. 578-582
The salvage of the litton launching platform,  C. A. Bartholomew,  pp. 583-591
Underwater explosive cutting in ship salvage,  C. A. Bartholomew, Alex Rynecki, and D. R. Saveker,  pp. 592-596
Wreck clearance in the Suez Canal,  Joseph F. Madeo Jr.,  pp. 597-602
Mineral Resources
Computation of compressional wave velocity in unconsolidated sea floor sediments using scaled seismic approaches,  Arthur S. Westneat and William J. Porter,  pp. 603-606
Examination of the turbidity plume generated by a sand mining hopper dredge,  Edward E. Johanson, W. Richard Boehmer, and Christopher D. Neefus,  pp. 607-613
Ocean mineral resources: A management framework,  William W. L. Lee,  pp. 614-620
The federal government role in marine hard minerals mining,  Michael J. Cruickshank,  pp. 621-624
Nuclear Power
Effect of marine environment on nuclear power plant design,  Carl W. Connell Jr.,  pp. 625-628
Hybrid simulation and digital controller design for a nuclear propulsion plant,  B. B. Mishra and R. M. Harrington,  pp. 629-633
Macro-engineering aspects of floating nuclear power plant siting,  Joseph A. Fischer, David P. Maniago, and Ian Watson,  pp. 634-642
Siting alternatives for floating nuclear plants: An update,  Fredric E. Bonsack,  pp. 643-651
Oceanographic Ships
A new concept in design for a vessel to conduct marine research within the coastal zone,  Anton L. Inderbitzen, John W. Gilbert, and William S. Gaither,  pp. 652-656
History, design criteria and construction of a high powered intermediate-sized oceanographic ship,  Jonathan Leiby,  pp. 657-662
Oceanographic research ship capabilities in ice,  Richard P. Voelker and J. Kwangse Kim,  pp. 663-667
Shipboard berthing: Athwartship and longitudinal,  James Ingram Martin,  pp. 668-671
The United States oceanographic research fleet --A perspective,  Robertson P. Dinsmore,  pp. 672-676
The use of semisubmerged ships for oceanic research,  T. G. Lang, W. J. Sturgeon, and J. D. Hightower,  pp. 677-680
Ocean Surveillance & Enforcement
A method for remote detection of oil spills using laser-excited Raman backscattering and backscattered florescence,  Takuzo Sato and Hiroshi Kashiwagi,  pp. 681-683
A survey of the farallon islands radioactive waste disposal site,  S. T. Kelly and C. F. McFarlane,  pp. 684-687
Ocean Surveillance & Enforcement
Airborne, remote sensing system that uses reflected polarized skylight to detect the presence of oil discharges into water,  William W. Burns,  pp. 688-692
Enforcement of the ocean dumping act: Science to the rescue?,  James L. Walker,  pp. 693-696
The use of citizen-volunteer groups for marine environmental monitoring and surveillance,  Michael J. Herz,  pp. 697-699
Offshore Facilities
Concrete structures for 2000M depth,  Ben C. Gerwick Jr.,  pp. 700-704
Drilling rig anchor release system -- A new concept for hostile weather mooring operations,  Stephen Robb,  pp. 705-706
Floating breakwaters: An idea whose time has returned,  Bruce H. Adee,  pp. 707-715
Problems in underwater inspection of north sea structures,  R. Sletten, H. Heiro, and H. D. Tangen,  pp. 716-721
Suitability of an area in the New York Bight for offshore nuclear power plant siting,  Warren J. Prell, Douglas Hill, William McIlroy, and Susan G. O'Connor,  p. 722
TFB: A transportable open ocean breakwater,  M. E. Essoglou, D. R. J. Seymour, and J. B. Berkley,  pp. 723-725
Power Systems
A subsea power source for offshore oil production,  William P. Dixon and Herman E. Sheets,  pp. 726-730
Feasibility of offshore coal--Fired electrical power generation,  Guy Rothwell and Isao Roy Yumori,  pp. 731-735
Power for data buoys and other remote stations,  Joseph H. Greer and Charles S. Niederman,  pp. 736-740
Selection of power sources for remote ocean oriented applications,  J. F. McCartney and M. A. Cates,  pp. 741-750
Remote Sensing
A cost-effective sattellite-aircraft-drogue approach for studying estuarine circulation and shelf waste dispersion,  V. Klemas, G. Davis, H. Wang, W. Whelan, and G. Tornatore,  pp. 751-760
A multisystem technique for the detection and measurement of warm core ocean eddies,  Paul D. Scully-Power, Paul A. Nysen, Carl S. Nilsson, Paul F. Twitchell, David G. Browning, Richard C. Swenson, John C. Andrews, and Richard W. Bannister,  pp. 761-768
A short pulse radar for sensing ocean wave structure,  David M. LeVine, Jerome Eckerman, Richard L. Kutz, Lee D. Davisson, and D. Hammond,  pp. 769-774
Automated mapping and inventory of Great Barrier Reef zonation with LANDSAT data,  V. Elliott Smith, Robert H. Rogers, and Larry E. Reed,  pp. 775-780
From mercury to skylab: A decade of space oceanography,  R. E. Stevenson,  pp. 781-786
Oil pollution detection and monitoring from space,  Gary C. Goldman and Robert Horvath,  pp. 787-793
Providing near real-time sea surface temperatures to the California north coast fishing fleet: An approach,  Larry Breaker and Fred Jurick,  pp. 794-797
Remote sensing and analysis of oceanographic parameters from ERTS-1,  Bruce H. Needham,  pp. 798-802
Seasat: A spacecraft views the marine environment with microwave sensors,  John R. Apel,  pp. 803-815
Synoptic, multiseason oceanographic survey of the northern Gulf of California using orbital photographs and ships,  L. K. Lepley, Gustavo Calderon, Stephen Vonder Haar, and John R. Hendrickson,  pp. 816-820
The use of remote sensing techniques to study the surface structure of coastal currents,  T. Green, F. Scarpace, R. Madding, L. Yeske, and R. Terrell,  pp. 821-825
The use of satellite infrared imagery in the oceanographic study of the chukchi Sea,  B. R. Garrison and P. Becker,  pp. 826-834
Use of NOAA environmental satellites to remotely sense ocean phenomena,  Russell Koffler,  pp. 835-839
Vegetation mapping of herring spawning grounds in British Columbia,  Carl W. Haegele,  pp. 840-844
Technology Transfer
Adapting to the foreign technological challenge,  Sherman Gee,  pp. 845-849
Industry partners-- A technology transfer model for academia,  Joel M. Goodman,  pp. 850-854
The technology transfer process-- The case of the LNG tanker,  Susan Frutkin,  pp. 855-859
Undersea Vehicles
Computer mission simulation for parametric design of undersea vehicles,  Joseph Cantwell and Steven Cap,  pp. 860-869
Design and operation of two remotely manned undersea vehicles,  R. Bruce Fugitt,  pp. 870-876
Electrical design considerations in modern commercial submersibles,  Jon Paul Newman and Harvey A. Miller,  pp. 877-881
Navigation system used by submersibles in famous project,  Jean J. Jarry and André J. Farcy,  pp. 882-886
Search and rescue for submersibles--What's new?,  Ian S. Cruickshank,  p. 887
Underwater Photography/Viewing
A deep sea cable television system,  Robert B. Patterson and Frank W. Heemstra,  pp. 888-894
The requirements for a real-time color underwater viewing system,  John C. Russell,  pp. 895-900
Water Quality and Pollution
Artificial shellfish for the extraction and determination of transition metals in aqueous solution,  E. C. Brainard II and W. B. Kerfoot,  pp. 901-905
Cesium-137 in lake Michigan sediments: Areal distribution and correlation with other man-made materials,  Phillip Plato and A. P. Jacobson,  p. 906
Diffusion of oxygen into still sea water,  Michael Waldichuk,  pp. 907-912
Effects of water quality on larval settlement in Los Angeles Harbor as determined by multivariate statistical techniques,  Dorothy F. Soule, Raymond R. Emerson, John D. Soule, Robert W. Smith, and Mikihiko Oguri,  pp. 913-918
Environmental surveys of open-ocean dredge material disposal sites,  Sachio Yamamoto and James B. Alcauskas,  pp. 919-925
Heat treatment for the control of marine fouling at coastal electric generating stations,  John W. Graham, R. W. Moncreiff, P. H. Benson, and J. N. Stock,  pp. 926-930
The design of a marine environmental simulation system,  Gilbert Fain,  pp. 931-939
The effect of tidal currents on planned effluent discharge in Puget Sound,  R. Hardy Sullivan,  pp. 940-943
Verification of an unsteady analytical hydraulic and thermal model of conowingo pond and its use in predicting ambient temperatures,  E. C. Brainard II and R. J. Lukens,  pp. 944-952