Proceedings of MTS/IEEE Oceans'80 Conference

Seattle, WashingtonSeptember 8-10, 1980

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Plenary Session - Ocean Engineering in the 80s
Chair(s): Stanley R. Murphy, University of Washington; Theodore E. Heindsmann, Boeing Aerospace Company
The Role of Science and Technology in Ocean Management,  James W. Curlin,  pp. 1-4
Satellite Oceanic Observations for the 80's,  John W. Sherman III,  p. 5
Acoustics and Properties of the Ocean,  Morris Schulkin,  p. 6
Oceanographic Instruments and Deployment Systems for Polar Seas,  E. L. Lewis,  pp. 7-13
CTD Instrumentation
Chair(s): T. M. Dauphinee, National Research Council, Canada; J. Barry Oakes, John Hopkins University
Automatic Profiling Ocean Data Acquisition System (APODAS),  Kokyu Kato,  pp. 15-21
In Situ Fluorometer/CTD System,  F. Thomas Lovorn, Michael B. Merino, and Donald P. Hamm,  pp. 22-27
The Detection of Medium Scale Conductivity Anomalies in the Ocean,  James W. Stork,  pp. 28-32
An Underway Towed Pumping System for Trace Metal Analysis,  Bob J. Taylor,  pp. 33-36
The Undulating Oceanographic Recorder Mark 2: A New Ship-of-Industry Ocean Monitoring Instrument,  James Aiken, Grayson Wood, and Jack Jossi,  pp. 37-43
A Thermometer with a Time Constant of about 1.5-2 Milliseconds: Its Properties and Results of its Application on Cruises,  Werner Kroebel,  pp. 44-48
Ocean Resources
Chair(s): Joseph Vadus, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Donald Keach, University of Southern California
Deep Ocean Mining: 1980 Status Report,  Raymond Kaufman,  pp. 49-54
Commercial Profitability of Offshore Sand and Gravel Mining in Southern California: An Analysis of New Entries,  Massoud Mokhtari-Saghafi and Robert H. Osborne,  pp. 55-59
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: Resource and Environmental Issues,  Lloyd F. Lewis and Douglas J. Evans,  p. 60
The Direct Use of Ocean Thermal Gradients for Freshwater Production,  Steven L. Costa,  pp. 61-68
Wave Power Extraction from a Transient Heaving Cylinder,  R. T. Hudspeth and L. S. Slotta,  p. 69
Managing Industrial Spin-offs from Ocean Development: The Canadian Experience,  Peter Harrison,  pp. 70-73
Waves, Tides and Currents
Chair(s): John H. Nath, Oregon State University; Robert T. Hudspeth, Oregon State University
The Development of a New U.K. Wave Height Measuring Buoy,  W. F. Tardivel, A. G. Parker, and A. A. Baird,  pp. 74-79
Digital Simulation of Narrow-Band Ocean Systems,  Young Kim,  pp. 80-83
Development of a Simple Transducer for Measuring Forces on Existing Structures at Sea,  David P. Mann,  pp. 84-89
Predicting Surf Zone Conditions from an Offshore Buoy System,  Walter W. Howard, Joseph H. Suhayda, and Vernon W. Pidgeon,  pp. 90-95
Residual Motion Generated by Tides in the St. Lawrence Estuary,  T. S. Murty,  pp. 96-101
Arctic Engineering
Chair(s): Robert E. Francois, University of Washington; Gerald R. Garrison, University of Washington
Ice Free Berths for Loading Ships in the Arctic,  H. E. Sadler and H. V. Serson,  pp. 102-107
Experimental Study of a Recirculating Water Jet ice Drill,  Corydon B. Pierson,  pp. 108-113
Melt Season Changes in Arctic Ice,  T. Wen, G. R. Garrison, and R. E. Francois,  pp. 114-122
An Upward-Looking Sonar System to Profile Ice Keels for One Year,  R. D. Hoare, B. W. Danielewicz, G. R. Pilkington, and J. C. O'Rourke,  pp. 123-126
Acoustic Boundary Interactions
Chair(s): Arthur S. Westneat, Independent Consultant; Edward W. Early, University of Washington
Sound Propagation in a Shallow Water Region Overlying a Viscoelastic Halfspace,  P. Cox, P. Harvey, P. Rentis, K. Sivaprasad, A. Yildiz, and M. Yildiz,  pp. 127-131
An Estimation of a Simulated Viscoelastic Subbottom Parameter Using Statistical Digital Signal Processing Methods,  K. Sivaprasad, H. Tugal, and M. Yildiz,  pp. 132-136
Reflector Extraction from Marine Shallow Seismic Broadband Data,  W. J. Vetter, N. A. Cochrane, and A. Zielinski,  pp. 137-142
Computer Analysis of Acoustical Responses in a Liquid Layer Overlying a Multilayered Viscoelastic Subbottom,  G. K. Stewart and M. Yildiz,  pp. 143-148
Multiple Reflections of Subsurface Layered Media,  Ferial M. El-Hawary and William J. Vetter,  pp. 149-154
Gravity-Wave Induced Pressure Fluctuations in the Deep Ocean,  T. T. Kadota and F. M. Labianca,  pp. 155-161
Source Heave Compensation for High Resolution Marine Seismic Profiling,  A. Zielinski and W. J. Vetter,  pp. 162-165
Navigation and Safety
Chair(s): Robert H. Cassis, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard; Robert F. Dugan, U.S. Coast Guard
A Survey Spar System for Precision Offshore Seafloor Surveys,  Jeffrey V. Wilson and Dallas J. Meggitt,  pp. 166-171
Navigation, Control, and Parameter Identification of an Unmanned Submersible,  C. D. Ozimana and G. J. Bierman,  pp. 172-180
Vessel Traffic Safety in Puget Sound,  Richard L. Storch and Edward Wenk Jr.,  pp. 181-186
A Multi-Threat Avoidance Maneuver Generator,  J. S. Karmarkar and R. Vargus,  pp. 187-192
Collision Avoidance Systems--The Evolution Continues,  Kenneth C. Ravenna,  pp. 193-197
Current Measurement Instrumentation
Chair(s): William E. Woodward, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Gerald F. Appell, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Miniature Acoustical Sensor for Fast In Situ Measurements of Currents and Simultaneous Density Fluctuations in the Same Water Sample,  Karl-Heinz Mahrt,  pp. 198-203
Boundary Layer Measurement System,  J. L. Dick and A. L. James,  pp. 204-209
Geomagnetic Induction to Measure Strong Nearshore Flow Velocities,  Reinhard E. Flick and Merle D. Parker,  pp. 210-215
A Laser Velocimeter for Use in Coastal Boundary Layer Studies,  W. E. Terry Jr., W. D. Grant, A. J. Williams III, and L. P. Sanford,  pp. 216-219
Horizontal Response of the NBIS Acoustic Current Meter,  Kim David Saunders,  pp. 220-225
Undersea Engineering
Chair(s): John D. Owen, Honeywell; Videan R. Call, Honeywell
High-Precision Instrumentation System for Sea-Bed Pressure Measurements in Muddy Sediments,  Rodney G. Fredericks and John T. Wells,  pp. 226-230
Optimized Design and Predicted Performance of a Deep Ocean 50m Piston Coring System,  C. H. Karnes and S. N. Burchett,  pp. 231-239
A Triaxial Coil Receiver for Study of Subsurface Electromagnetic Propogation,  L. Scheer, D. L. Thayer, and B. E. Tossman,  p. 240
Video Information Control Cable Burying System,  Hideyuki Takashima, Hideo Uematsu, and Kenichi Okuyama,  pp. 241-246
The Oil Pipeline ''Spoolpiece'' Problem,  Rodney Coates Dr. and Gopalan Vijayakumar,  pp. 247-252
Measurement of the Transverse Movement of Sea Floor Gas Pipelines,  Rodney Coates Dr.,  pp. 253-258
Acoustic Data Acquisition Systems
Chair(s): Edward W. Early, University of Washington; Arthur W. Westneat, Independant Consultant
A High Data Rate Underwater Acoustic Telemetry System,  David E. Ryerson,  pp. 259-262
High Data-Rate Recordings and Processing Systems for Hydrophone Arrays,  Hugh M. South,  pp. 263-266
Split-beam Towed Sonar for Ocean Acoustic Measurements,  William A. Barry and Darrell R. Jackson,  pp. 267-271
Mini-sonar---A Miniaturized Sector Scanning Sonar,  Jack E. Holzschuh,  pp. 272-276
A Precision TVG for Echo Ranging Sonar,  Frank W. Heemstra,  pp. 277-280
Submersibles
Chair(s): Henry VanCalcar, Honeywell; Mark L. Neudorfer, Honeywell
Development of the Auguste Piccard Manipulator Corer,  W. K. Stockdale,  pp. 281-286
Recovery Operations Utilizing a Remotely Controlled Vehicle/Work System,  Norman B. Estabrook, Robert L. Wernli, and Robert T. Hoffman,  pp. 287-296
The Advent of the Autonomous Submarine Work Base,  Michael J. A. Muirhead,  pp. 297-303
Design Features and Test Results of an Unmanned Free Swimming Submersible,  H. A. Johnson,  pp. 304-309
Communications for a Tethered Underwater Submersible,  Saloman Vulih and David L. Clayton,  pp. 310-315
The Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Ship-of-Opportunity Towing Study,  Kenneth . Kerr and Michael G. Manning,  pp. 316-318
Techniques for Determining Performance of Current-Measuring Devices
Chair(s): Gerald F. Appell, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; William E. Woodward, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Design and Initial Testing of a Three-Axis Current Meter,  H. Perkins, Kim Saunders, Gerald Appell, and Thomas Mero,  pp. 319-322
Some Comparative Studies on Electromagnetic Sensor Heads in Laminar and Near-Turbulent Flows in a Towing Tank,  G. Griffiths and P. G. Collar,  pp. 323-329
Calibration of a Marine Boundary Layer Flow Measuring System,  A. R. M. Nowell, J. D. Smith, and T. F. Gross,  p. 330
Performance Evaluation in the Field,  William C. Boicourt,  p. 331
Backscatter Laser Velocimeter for Energetic Deep-Sea Flows: Performance Study in Particulate Dense Water,  Y. C. Agrawal, W. E. Terry Jr., and A. J. Williams III,  pp. 332-337
Marine Weather Systems
Chair(s): William Rainnie, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Arthur R. Hull, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A Marine Forecaster's View of Present Marine Weather Data Technology,  Kent S. Short and William D. Burton,  pp. 338-344
A Maritime U-V-W Measuring System,  Thomas Y. Palmer, J. Francis Smith, and William T. Kreiss,  pp. 345-349
The ANBESS Test Payload,  Donald L. Baker, Raymond H. Canada Jr., and George D. Prine,  pp. 350-356
Development of Drifting Buoy Systems for Oceanographic and Meteorological Applications,  Edmund G. Kerut,  pp. 357-370
Acoustic Methods for Fisheries Assessment
Chair(s): Andrew J. Kemmerer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Martin O. Nelson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
An Evaluation of Methods for Indirectly Measuring the Mean Acoustic Scattering Cross Section of Fish,  John E. Ehrenberg, Jimmie J. Traynor, and Neal J. Williamson,  pp. 371-375
Initial Results from a Portable Dual-Beam Sounder for In Situ Measurements of Target Strength of Fish,  Albert W. Drew,  pp. 376-380
Application of Stationary Hydroacoustic Systems for Studies of Fish Abundance and Behavior,  Richard E. Thorne,  pp. 381-385
Size and Angular Location Estimates of Fish Schools Using Spatial Correlation,  R. G. Hendershot and D. R. Jackson,  pp. 386-391
A Microprocessor Based Echo Integration System for Fisheries Research,  Alan Wirtz and William Acker,  pp. 392-397
Oil Spill and Cleanup
Chair(s): John Wiechert, Clean Sound Cooperative; Martyn J. Green, British Columbia Petroleum Assoc.
Texas, 1979-Experience with Marco Filterbelt Skimmers on IXTOC 1 & Burmah Agate Crude Oil Spills,  Steven R. Blackbourn,  pp. 398-406
National Response Capability to Oil Spills: A Systems Approach,  Harilaos N. Psaraftis, Andrew V. Baird, and J. D. Nyhart,  pp. 407-414
An Experimental Evaluation of Oil Spill Combustion Promotors,  W. K. Tam and W. F. Purves,  pp. 415-421
Feasibility of Water Spray Barriers as Fireproof Oil Slick Containment Devices,  G. Comfort, B. Menon, and W. F. Purves,  pp. 422-427
Blowout 1989,  Joseh E. Vorbach and John E. Crowley Jr.,  pp. 428-433
Underwater Communication Systems
Chair(s): Medford Hogman, Poseidon Research; E. G. Maynard, Naval Ocean Systems Center
Developmental VHF/UHF Radio Communications Techniques for Submersible Systems,  R. J. Decesari,  pp. 434-439
Analysis of the Performance of a Pressure-Tolerant Light-Emitting Diode/Fiber Optic Cable Interface,  Daniel E. Gilbert, Ezra E. Manes Jr., and Frederick C. Allard,  pp. 440-444
Undersea Television Viewing in the 1980's,  Joseph D. Kopsho,  pp. 445-447
A Report on Two Fiber-Optic-Tethered Underwater Vehicles,  A. T. Nakagawa and D. C. Smith,  pp. 448-452
Fiber Optic Digital Telemetry for Deep Sea Submersibles,  Grant A. Tanaka and Arthur T. Nakagawa,  pp. 453-456
Machinery, Equipment and Systems
Chair(s): D. W. Lerch, MARCO Seattle; Vernon E. Day, U.S. Coast Guard
Small Stirling-cycle Power Sources in Marine Applications,  E. H. Cooke-Yarborough,  pp. 457-462
CABCY: A New Fuel System For Ships,  J. D. Powell, J. R. Powell, and C. S. Coughran,  pp. 463-468
Measurement of Thermal Resistance Due to Fouling on Heat Exchanger Surfaces,  Pamela C. Springer,  pp. 469-474
Reduction to Practice of a Towed Ocean Profiling System,  W. A. Venezia,  p. 475
Environment
Chair(s): B. Glenn Ledbetter, Oceanographic Commission of Washington; A. David Schuldt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Subseabed Radioactive Waste Disposal Feasibility Program: Ocean Engineering Challenges for the 80's,  D. M. Talbert,  pp. 476-481
Shipboard Environmental Protection Systems,  Willam van Hees,  pp. 482-488
Physical Processes and Critical Biological Areas in the Vicinity of a Proposed Petroleum Transfer Facility,  Edward R. Long,  pp. 489-497
Bioassay: A Computerized Approach,  Robert H. Cohen, F. Charles Newton, Allen B. Thum, and Karl F. Ehrlich,  pp. 498-503
Density Dependence and Vulnerability of Fish to Entrapment by Offshore-Sited Cooling-Water Intakes,  G. L. Thomas and R. L. Johnson,  pp. 504-508
Seasat and its Applications
Chair(s): Donald E. Barrick, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration; Satoru Tashiro, Boeing Aerospace Company
An Analysis of the Seasat Satellite Data Distribution System,  Alfred J. Ferrari and J. Thomas Renfrow,  pp. 509-517
The Seasat Low Rate Data Processing System,  J. W. Brown, J. C. Klose, and M. L. MacMedan,  pp. 518-526
Goasex Observations of Seasat SAR Cross-Section Modulation from Surface Winds,  T. W. Thompson, D. E. Weissman, and F. I. Gonzalez,  pp. 527-530
Comparison of Conventionally Measured Sea Surface Temperature and Wind Speed with Data Retrieved from Satellite-borne Microwave Radiometry,  R. Hofer and E. G. Njoku,  pp. 531-534
Seasat Orbit Refinement for Altimetry Calibration,  Srinivas N. Mohan, Gerald J. Bierman, Nancy E. Hamata, and Robert L. Stavert,  pp. 535-540
Cables, Connections, and Towed Bodies
Chair(s): Richard C. Swenson, Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity; Hugh Milburn, Naval Ocean Research and Atmospheric Administration
Experimental Scale Modeling of Large Undersea Cable Structures,  L. A. Parnell,  pp. 541-547
The Deployment and Operational Performance of the DBI Data Buoy System in the South West Approaches to the British Isles,  S. Rusby and S. P. Waites,  pp. 548-553