Proceedings of MTS/IEEE Oceans'76 Conference

Sheraton-Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.September 13-15, 1976

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Law of the Sea
Chair(s): W. M. Nicholson, NOAA/National Ocean Survey; Don Walsh, University of Southern California
The Law of the Sea Conference: The Present State of the Negotiations from a U.S. Perspective,  Howard W. Pollock,  pp. 1-4
The Legal Status of Installations in the Marine Environment,  Georgette C. Mariani,  pp. 5-9
Legal Foundation for Priority Usage of Ocean Space,  Lawrence G. Mallon,  pp. 10-13
Issues in Ocean Resource Management,  Charles S. Pearson,  pp. 14-19
Organizing for a National Oceans Program,  John Norton Moore and Walter L. Brown,  pp. 20-27
Marine Mining
Chair(s): Ray Kaufman, Deepsea Ventures, Inc.; John Padan, Environmental Research Laboratories, NOAA
Analysis of Strength Characteristics of Deep Sea Sediments from Potential Manganese Nodule Mining Area in the North Central Pacific,  Frank Simpson,  pp. 28-36
Preliminary Geotechnical Properties Northeast Central Pacific Nodule Mining Area,  A. F. Richards, T. J. Hirst, and J. M. Parks,  pp. 37-39
Nuclear Measuring Techniques in Mining and Processing of Manganese Nodules,  R. Pepelnik, U. Fanger, and W. Michaelis,  pp. 40-45
The IDOE/NSF Manganese Nodule Project: A Review of Progress,  J. Greenslate,  pp. 46-54
NOAA's New Office of Marine Minerals,  Amor L. Lane,  p. 55
Electrical Prospecting Methods Applied to Shallow-Water Mineral Exploration,  Edgardo L. Nebrija, Charles T. Young, Robert P. Meyer, and J. Robert Moore,  pp. 56-66
Undersea Cable I
Chair(s): Eraldus Scala, Cortland Line Company; George Foot, General Cable Corporation
The Engineering, Manufacturing and Installation of Submarine Telephone Cable Systems,  Herbert H. Schenck,  pp. 67-78
Submarine Power Cables,  H. M. Brinser,  pp. 79-82
New Developments in Lightweight Electromechanical Cables,  William Oxford,  p. 83
Analysis and Test of Torque Balanced Electromechanical Mooring Cables,  R. P. Christian and W. Nerenstein,  pp. 84-89
Design of Torque-Free Cables Using a Simulation Model,  F. C. Liu,  pp. 90-93
A Vector Magnetometer System for Detection, Tracking, and Survey of Submerged and Buried Transmission Cables and Lines from Controlled Submersible Vehicle,  P. A. Cloutier, D. R. Oehme, and R. F. Stebbings,  p. 94
Information Transfer
Chair(s): Thomas S. Austin, Environmental Data Service, NOAA; Peter de Regt, Environmental Data Service, NOAA
United Nations Activities in Marine Information Exchange,  K.-H. Szekielda and R. J. Gruszka,  pp. 95-98
Teleprocessing in Scientific Information Exchange: The NSF Role in Innovative Research,  Lee G. Burchinol,  p. 99
The MIT/Marine Industry Collegium,  Norman Doelling,  pp. 100-103
Computer Image Processing in Marine Resource Exploration,  Peter R. Paluzzi, William R. Normark, Gordon R. Hess, Harold D. Hess, and Michael J. Cruickshank,  pp. 104-113
Natural Hazard Losses from Coastal and Offshore Phenomena,  Milton G. Johnson,  pp. 114-115
Navigation
Chair(s): E. J. Isbister, Sperry Marine Systems, Sperry Rand Corporation; Arthur S. Westneat, Raytheon Company
Marine Radar Interrogator-Transponder (MRIT),  Carl S. Mathews, Eric J. Isbister, and Joseph J. Fee,  pp. 116-122
The Development of Loran-C for Navigation in Harbor and Harbor Entrance Areas,  W. G. Walker and J. M. O'Connell,  pp. 123-126
Guidance and Control of an Underwater Remote Piloted Vehicle,  A. J. Vererese,  p. 127
Short Range Precision Navigation and Tracking System,  W. I. Sternberger and L. R. LeBlanc,  pp. 128-132
Marine Recreation Workshop
Chair(s): Robert B. Ditton, Texas A&M University; David F. Lauth, U.S. Coast Guard
Marine Recreation Workshop,  p. 133
Economic Potential
Chair(s): Jack Boller, Marine Board, National Academy of Engineering; John P. Craven, University of Hawaii
Commercial Development of the Oceans,  Marvin Pitkin,  p. 134
The Interacting Effects of Royalty Taxation and the Depletion Allowance on Natural Resource Exploitation,  Dennis E. Logue and Richard James Sweeney,  pp. 135-140
Georges Bank Petroleum Development and the Commercial Fishing Industry,  Thomas A. Grigalunas,  p. 141
Deep Ocean Mining - Risks and Rewards,  Arnold J. Rothstein,  p. 142
Economic Aspects of Extended Jurisdiction Management in the Northwest Atlantic,  Lee G. Anderson,  pp. 143-146
Deep Water Mapping
Chair(s): Robert Ballard, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; George Keller, Oregon State University
Fine Scale Mapping Near the Deep Sea Floor,  F. N. Spiess, C. D. Lowenstein, D. E. Boegeman, and J. D. Mudie,  pp. 147-155
LIBEC Photography as a Sea Floor Mapping Tool,  W. L. Brundage and R. B. Patterson,  pp. 156-166
An Integrated Approach to Seafloor Geologic Mapping on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: ANGUS, ALVIN, and SONARRAY,  J. D. Phillips, K. R. Peal, and W. M. Marquet,  pp. 167-174
Multi-Narrow Beam Sonar Systems,  M. F. Glenn,  pp. 175-176
Glaciers Underwater by Side Scan,  Jon B. Jolly,  p. 177
Application of Deepwater Mapping Techniques in Specific Geologic Programs - Project FAMOUS Cayman Trench,  Robert Ballard,  p. 178
Undersea Cable II
Chair(s): Carl L. Hikes, Oceanic Division, Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Production and Performance of a Kevlar-Armored Deep Sea Cable,  G. A. Wilkins, P. T. Gibson, and G. L. Thomas,  pp. 179-188
Magnetically Operated Sub-Sea Devices,  Gabriel Giannini,  pp. 189-191
Oil Filled Electrical Cables External to the Pressure Hull on DSV ALVIN,  D. S. Hosom,  pp. 192-196
Compatability of Underwater Cables and Connectors,  Albert G. Berian,  pp. 197-205
Probabilistic Theories of Time Dependent Failure of Fiber Bundles,  S. L. Phoenix,  pp. 206-216
SEASAT A
Chair(s): W. Linwood Jones, NASA Langley Research Center; Marjorie R. Townsend, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
The SEASAT-A Project: An Overview,  James A. Dunne,  pp. 217-221
Design of the SEASAT-A Radar Altimeter,  John L. MacArthur,  pp. 222-229
The SEASAT-A Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer,  P. Gloersen and F. T. Barath,  pp. 230-237
The SEASAT-A Satellite Scatterometer,  W. L. Grantham, E. M. Bracalente, and W. L. Jones,  pp. 238-246
SEASAT-A Synthetic Aperture Radar: Radar System Implementation,  T. W. Thompson and A. Laderman,  pp. 247-251
The SEASAT Surface Truth Experiment,  O. H. Shemdin,  pp. 252-256
Education
Chair(s): Roger D. Anderson, Department of Advisory Services, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; E. Barbara Klemm, University of Hawaii
Toward a National Marine Education Policy,  Harold L. Goodwin,  p. 257
Use of High Altitude Color and Infrared Photographs in Teaching a Unit on Waves,  S. Arthur Reed,  pp. 258-260
Teacher Training Program for Marine Technology in Pacific Basin Area,  Ken Kamimura and John W. Fry,  pp. 261-265
A Marine Education Plan for Hawaii,  Francis M. Pottenger III,  pp. 266-270
Water Quality/Pollution Control
Chair(s): Billy Edge, Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University; Sidney A. Wallace, U.S. Coast Guard
In-Situ Parts-Per-Million Analysis of Marine Sediments by X-Ray Fluorescence Techniques,  N. A. Wogman and K. K. Nielson,  pp. 271-277
Oil Recovery Performance of the Lockheed Disc-Drum Device - A Parametric Study,  Jin S. Chung and Carl E. Rudiger Jr.,  pp. 278-288
Research and Management of Ocean Disposal of Dredge Material in New England Waters,  G. L. Chase,  pp. 289-295
Sediment Properties as Tracers of Dredged Material Disposed in Open Ocean,  P. C. Price and F. Simpson,  pp. 296-300
Bathymetric Survey of the New London, Connecticut Dredge Spoil Dump Ground,  James Gallagher, George P. Vance, and James McKinney,  pp. 301-306
Development of an Oil-Water Pollution Monitoring System,  B. D. Tyler and T. M. Houlihan,  pp. 307-312
Marine Biology/Fisheries
Chair(s): M. Michael Sigel, University of Miami School of Medicine; George F. Greene, Jr., Abbott Laboratories
Seawater Agriculture Utilizing a Solar Still Greenhouse,  T. W. Speitel, B. Z. Siegel, Jane Massey, Willie Cade, and Anne LaRosa,  pp. 313-315
Artifical Upwelling Aquaculture in Southeast Alaska,  William E. Shiels and Ronald D. Mayo,  p. 316
Surface Active Organics in the Caribbean Sea,  T. R. Tosteson, D. K. Atwood, and Robert S. Tsai,  pp. 317-323
Initial Investigations with a Deep Ocean In Situ Sampler,  Paul S. Tabor and Rita R. Colwell,  pp. 324-327
A Transportable Acoustic Fish Census System for Lake and River Studies,  B. F. White,  pp. 328-333
Automated Prawn Larvae/Juvenile Separation,  Jaw-Kai Wang and Michael R. Williamson,  pp. 334-336
Buoys
Chair(s): Robert G. Walden, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; David Halpern, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA
An Operational High Resolution Wave Data Analyzer System for Buoys,  K. E. Steele, A. Trampus, P. A. Wolfgram, and B. S. Graham,  pp. 337-345
A Lightweight Buoy for Fast Currents,  W. E. Colburn Jr., J. T. Tozzi, and P. J. Glahe,  pp. 346-352
Air Droppable RAMS (ADRAMS) Buoy,  W. P. Brown and E. G. Kerut,  pp. 353-358
A Controllable Real-Time Data Collection System for Coastal Oceanography,  D. G. Dimmler, D. W. Huszagh, S. Rankowitz, and J. Scott,  pp. 359-371
Environmental Data Quality Estimates for Ocean Data Buoys,  G. W. Withee and W. C. Blasingame,  pp. 372-377
Design and Performance of a Two-Stage Mooring for Near Surface Measurements,  Thomas P. Bourgault,  pp. 378-385
Remote Sensing
Chair(s): Calvin Swift, NASA Langley Research Center; James H. Gallagher, U.S. Naval Underwater Systems Center
Automatic Electronic Fish Tracking System,  P. W. Osborne, E. Hoffman, J. V. Merriner, C. E. Richards, and R. W. Lovelady,  pp. 386-391
Acoustic Tracking of Woodhead Drifters,  R. J. Mayhue and R. W. Lovelady,  pp. 392-397
Measurement of Sea Surface by Means of Microwave Altimeters: A Computer Simulation for System Evaluation,  D. W. H. Hampshire and J. M. Reeves,  pp. 398-403
Oceanic Morphogenesis,  C. L. Kober and T. K. Chamberlain,  pp. 404-407
Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll Concentration from High Altitude,  K. C. Leung and W. A. Hovis,  pp. 408-411
Hydrographic Charting from LANDSAT Satellite: A Comparison with Aircraft Imagery,  Elizabeth M. Middleton and John L. Barker,  pp. 412-417
Acoustics
Chair(s): F. A. Andrews, Catholic University
Structure Estimation from Acoustic Reflection Measurements,  Kenneth B. Theriault and Arthur B. Baggeroer,  pp. 418-425
Parametric Array Doppler Sonar (PADS),  Jack Kritz,  pp. 426-433
A Dual-Beam Acoustic System for Measuring the Target Strength of Individual Fish,  J. E. Ehrenberg, J. H. Green, and A. R. Wirtz,  pp. 434-438
Sediment Classification by Seismic Reflectivity,  S. H. Danbom,  pp. 439-444
Side-Scan Sonar: Selective Textural Enhancement,  Donald J. Krotser and Martin Klein,  pp. 445-450
A Modified Physical Optics Technique for Obtaining Electromagnetic Signatures of Objects with Edges Totally Immersed in the Ocean,  D. M. Bolle and R. A. Bowden,  pp. 451-454
Education Workshop
Chair(s): Francis M. Pottenger, III, University of Hawaii; James A. Lanier, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Education Workshop,  p. 455
Outer Continental Shelf Study Program I
Chair(s): Phillip Eisenberg, Hydronautics, Inc.
The Bureau of Land Management OCS Environmental Studies Program - A Decisionmaking Orientation,  Francis C. Monastero,  pp. 456-458
Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Benchmark Studies,  John P. Jacobson and M. P. Lynch,  pp. 459-464
MAFLA (Mississippi-Alabama-Florida) Benchmark Program,  J. E. Alexander,  p. 465
Marine Geology, South Texas Outer Continental Shelf: A Processes Approach,  H. L. Berryhill Jr.,  pp. 466-474
Southern California Baseline Studies Collection of Analytical Samples,  Richard A. Callahan and Andrew Soutar,  pp. 475-480
South Texas Outer Continental Shelf Program Chemical and Biological Studies,  Robert S. Jones,  pp. 481-483
Undersea Vehicles I
Chair(s): R. Frank Busby, R. Frank Busby Associates; Ivor Lemaire, Naval Undersea Center
Reliability and Safety Considerations in the Design of the Submersible LEO I,  J. B. McBeth,  pp. 484-490
SEA PLOW IV - An Underseas Vehicle for Burying Ocean Cable,  Gary S. Cobb,  pp. 491-496
An Active Towed Body System Development,  Peter M. Ward-Whate,  pp. 497-500
A Small Robot Submarine for Oceanographic Applications,  G. J. Keller, A. D. Carmichael, and S. D. Jessup,  pp. 501-506
SEA CLIFF/TURTLE Come of Age,  J. H. Howland and W. E. Shotts,  pp. 507-512
Soviet Submersible Activities,  Anatoly M. Sagalevitch,  p. 513
Oceanographic Instrumentation I
Chair(s): J. E. Jaeger, Plessey Environmental Systems; Edgar Fischer, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
Errors in Secondary Readings of CTP-Profilers, Caused by Random Deviation and Transient Response,  H. Hinkelmann and H. M. Ihme,  pp. 514-517
Accuracy of Moored Current Measurements in Shallow-Water,  David Halpern,  pp. 518-522
Thermal Plume Monitoring with Temperature Recording Drogues,  D. E. Frye and R. I. Scarlet,  pp. 523-528
A New Thermistor Chain for Underwater Temperature Measurement,  Frederick F. Mobley, Albert C. Sadilek, Carl J. Gundersdorf, and Donald Speranza,  pp. 529-536
Temperature Measurement Array for Internal Wave Observations,  L. M. Occhiello and R. Pinkel,  pp. 537-543
Measurement Requirements for Marine Water Quality Data,  Barbara Pijanowski,  pp. 544-547
Diving
Chair(s): John Quirk, Naval Coastal Systems Laboratory
Decometer: A Digital Computer for the Diver's Wrist,  Kirk E. Jennings,  pp. 548-550
Combined Power, Gas and Communication Umbilical Cables,  Lyndon R. Spicer,  pp. 551-555
Breathing Resistance in Scuba Regulators,  P. S. Riegel,  pp. 556-561
Theoretical Heat Losses and Survival Times in Cold Hyperbaric Helium Environments,  T. C. Schmidt,  pp. 562-567
Offshore Facilities
Chair(s): Robert Kay, NOAA/National Ocean Survey
On the Laying of Pipelines in Deep Water,  C. F. L. Kruppa and G. Clauss,  pp. 568-575
A New Type of Drill-Ship to be Delivered for Exploration of the Caspian,  O. Larretgere,  pp. 576-581
A Dynamic Analysis of Wave Forces on Guyed Instrument Towers,  Wayne H. Gibson and Yin C. Chang,  pp. 582-589
LNG in U.S. Ports,  Fred H. Halvorsen and Alan L. Schneider,  pp. 590-595
Statistical, Empirical Wind-Wave and Wind-Current Relationships in Coastal Waters,  T. L. Burch and R. I. Scarlet,  pp. 596-601
Characteristics of North Pacific Typhoons,  William T. Hodge,  pp. 602-604
Outer Continental Shelf Study Program II
Chair(s): Maurice Lynch, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea OCS Studies - An Overview,  Herbert E. Bruce,  pp. 605-608
West Coast Birds and Mammals Study,  Tom Dohl,  p. 609
Analysis of Petroleum Type Hydrocarbons in Marine Samples Using Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry,  John L. Laseter and Mary C. Legendre,  pp. 610-614
OCS Environmental Research Technology in Ice-Covered Waters,  G. Weller,  pp. 615-617
Undersea Vehicles II
Chair(s): John A. Pritzlaff, Oceanic Division, Westinghouse Electric Corp.; Donald Keach, University of Southern California
URF, the Swedish Rescue Submarine - Special Design Features,  Johan Onnermark,  pp. 618-623
Magnetic Localization of AC-Driven Buried Cable by the SCARAB Submersible,  Samuel H. Francis,  pp. 624-630
Underwater Communication by Electric Current,  H. Momma and T. Tsuchiya,  pp. 631-636
RECON II - An Unmanned Remote-Operated Work Vehicle,  H. A. Miller, G. Nunn, and J. P. Newman,  pp. 637-641
Special Scientific Equipment for the Submersibles,  Anatoly Sagalevitch,  p. 642
Recommended Safety Standards for the Operations of Undersea Vehicles A Progress Report on the Status of the Third Book in the Marine Technology Society Submersible Safety Series,  John A. Pritzlaff,  pp. 643-647
Oceanographic Instrumentation II
Chair(s): C. D. Kearse, Engineering Development Lab., NOAA/National Ocean Survey; William Coburn, American Machine and Foundry Inc.
Current Measurement System for Ocean Engineering,  G. A. Edgerton, B. Streets, R. E. MacDougal, and T. P. Smith,  pp. 648-654
A Computer Based System for Data Acquisition and Control of Scientific Experiments on Remote Platforms,  K. N. Birch, E. J. Harrison, and S. Beal,  pp. 655-662
Electromagnetic Water Current Meter,  Vincent Cushing,  pp. 663-679
Ocean Dumping Surveillance System,  Edward E. Laycock,  pp. 680-682
Salvage
Chair(s): W. F. Searle, Jr., Searle Consultants
Modern Explosives - An Economical Offshore Tool,  John J. Ridgeway,  pp. 683-687
Removing an Obstruction to Navigation by Burial,  F. N. Oberle,  pp. 688-693
Operational Manned Vehicles of the Soviet Union,  Lee H. Boylan,  pp. 694-701
Choosing the Optimum Parameters for an Underwater Laboratory -- Surface Support System,  P. A. Borovikov,  pp. 702-705
Coastal Zone Management
Chair(s): William S. Beller, Environmental Protection Agency; Alexander B. Bigler, Alexander B. Bigler Associates
CZM Act Amendments of 1976: Summary and Implications,  Paul R. Stang,  pp. 706-707
The Management of Urban Coastal Resources,  Mitchell L. Moss,  pp. 708-711
Coastal Zone Conflicts and Their Identification: The Use of Compatibility Matrixes,  Chennat Gopalakrishnan,  pp. 712-716
Planning and Design in the Coastal Zone,  pp. 717-718
Deep Ocean Mining Workshop
Chair(s): Michael Hodges, Lehigh University
Deep Ocean Mining Workshop,  Michael Hodges,  p. 719