Proceedings of MTS/IEEE Oceans'81 Conference

Boston, MassachusettsSeptember 16-18, 1981

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VOLUME 1

  Program:The Ocean...An International Workplace

Acoustics
Chair(s): Anthony I. Eller, Science Applications Inc.
Long-Baseline Deep Ocean Acoustic Tracking and Telemetry System,  John L. Backes, Bradley M. Bell, and LeRoy O. Olson,  pp. 1-8
CATEM, A Coherent Target and Environment Model for Sonar Analysis,  Allan M. Berlinsky,  pp. 9-15
Time-Domain Theory Results in a Compact Scanning Sonar,  Lip H. Ong,  pp. 16-20
Moving Source/Receiver Underwater Acoustic Tomography,  Stanley L. Adams,  pp. 21-25
Acoustics-Poster Section
Chair(s): Sue Cochick, Raytheon Company
The Parabolic Equation Method Applied to an Ocean Duct with a Parabolic Index of Refraction Squared,  Susan M. Bates,  pp. 26-30
Predicted Performance of a Heterodyne Detector with a Fiber Optic Coil Hydrophone,  Evelyn H. Monsay and Daniel E. Gilbert,  pp. 31-34
Acoustic Telemetry--I
Chair(s): Richard Scarlet, EG&G
A Tracking and Telemetry System for Severe Multipath Acoustic Channels,  Jay V. Chase Jr.,  pp. 35-39
The Multichannel Acoustic Telemetry System,  A. Zielinski, W. Jacobs, and D. Howse,  pp. 40-42
A Versatile Multi-Channel Data Acquisition System for Seismic and Acoustic Applications,  K. E. Prada, K. von der Heydt, and T. F. O'Brien,  pp. 43-47
Acoustic Telemetry--II
Chair(s): Arthur B. Baggeroer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A Survey of Acoustic Telemetry,  Arthur B. Baggeroer,  pp. 48-54
DATS - A Digital Acoustic Telemetry System for Underwater Communications,  Arthur B. Baggeroer, Donald E. Koelsch, Keith von der Heydt, and Josko Catipovic,  pp. 55-60
MFSK--The Basis for Robust Acoustical Communications,  David W. Wax,  pp. 61-66
Applications of the MFSK Acoustic Communications System,  Dennis J. Garrood,  pp. 67-71
Benthic 4800 BITS/S Acoustic Telemetry,  G. R. Mackelburg, S. J. Watson, and A. Gordon,  p. 72
Autonomous Undersea Vehicles--I
Chair(s): Steven Allen, Draper Laboratory; Arthur Westneat, Newmarket, New Hampshire
Identification of Missions for Potential Unmanned Untethered Submersible Systems,  E. E. Allmendinger,  pp. 73-77
Torpedo Technology in the 1980's,  H. L. Blood and E. D. Maynard Jr.,  pp. 78-82
Computer Systems for Autonomous Vehicles,  D. Richard Blidberg,  pp. 83-87
Dynamics and Hydrodynamics of Ocean Vehicles,  Douglas E. Humphreys,  pp. 88-91
Autonomous Undersea Vehicles--II
Chair(s): Steven Allen, Draper Laboratory; Arthur Westneat, Newmarket, New Hampshire
SPURV II-An Unmanned, Free-Swimming Submersible Developed for Oceanographic Research,  W. E. Nodland, T. E. Ewart, W. P. Bendiner, J. B. Miller, and E. E. Aagaard,  pp. 92-98
Epaulard: - Deep Bottom Surveys Now with Acoustic Remote Controlled Vehicle - First Operational Experience,  Jean-Louis Michel and Henri Le Roux,  pp. 99-103
The UNH EAVE-East Vehicle,  James Glynn and D. Richard Blidberg,  pp. 104-108
Autonomous Undersea Vehicles--III
Chair(s): Steven Allen, Draper Laboratory; Arthur Westneat, Newmarket, New Hampshire
Robot II, A Small Unmanned Untethered Underwater Vehicle,  A. Douglas Carmichael and David G. Jansson,  pp. 109-112
Tradeoff Studies for the Unmanned Free Swimming Submersible (UFSS) Vehicle,  P. B. Alers,  pp. 113-117
Autonomous Undersea Vehicles--IV
Chair(s): Steven Allen, Draper Laboratory; Arthur Westneat, Newmarket, New Hampshire
Automatic Guidance of an Unmanned Submersible Using a Hierarchical Computer Control Strategy,  G. T. Russell and J. Bugge,  pp. 118-122
General Purpose Digital Simulation of Underwater Vehicles,  Homayoon Kazerooni and Thomas B. Sheridan,  pp. 123-126
Autonomous Undersea Vehicles--V
Chair(s): Steven Allen, Draper Laboratory; Arthur Westneat, Newmarket, New Hampshire
Communications, Bandwidth Reduction and System Studies for a Tetherless Unmanned Submersible,  Robin M. Dunbar, Stephen J. Roberts, and Stuart C. Wells,  pp. 127-131
Microcomputer Software for the Unmanned Free Swimming Submersible,  D. E. Shirley,  pp. 132-136
The Investigation of Submersible Maneuverability by Simulation,  G. T. Russell and P. Bellec,  pp. 137-141
Buoy and Mooring Technology--I
Chair(s): Richard C. Swenson, Naval Ocean Research & Development Activity
Limp Log Mooring Design,  P. D. Higley,  pp. 142-145
BRIMS--The Brine Measurement System,  A. L. Sutherland and R. T. Miles,  pp. 146-150
Some Field and Laboratory Results Obtained with Kevlar Mooring Lines,  G. A. Fowler and R. F. Reiniger,  pp. 151-155
Buoy and Mooring Technology--II
Chair(s): Christian E. Casagrande, General Oceanics Inc.
Reducing Costs of Instrumented Oceanographic Mooring Programs,  Christian E. Casagrande,  pp. 156-158
Dynamic Analysis of Wave-TrackTM Slack Mooring,  Edward C. Brainard II and Henry T. Wang,  pp. 159-168
Mooring-Buoy Systems at Diego Garcia Pol Pier,  C. Chern, C. E. Bodey, K. R. Cooper, and P. W. Marshall,  pp. 169-173
Numerical Modelling of Coast Guard Buoys in Shallow Water,  D. H. DeBok and S. F. Roehrig,  pp. 174-179
Cables and Connectors
Chair(s): Lester LeBlanc, University of Rhode Island
Jointing of Armored Polyethylene-Insulated Cable to Neoprene Jacketed Connectors,  Wayne D. Spencer and David G. Aubrey,  pp. 180-185
A Method for Fatigue Analyses of Electro-Mechanical Submarine Cables,  R. A. Lindman and R. H. Knapp,  pp. 186-190
Coastal Zone Management--I
Chair(s): Robert Kifer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Shoreline Permit Simplification,  Norman E. Larsen,  pp. 191-195
Coastal Zone Management--II
Chair(s): Robert Kifer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Boca Raton Inlet Weir Experiment,  Thomas J. Campbell, Richard H. Spadoni, and Norman H. Beumel,  pp. 196-199
Coastal Setback Lines - Conclusions Drawn from a Review of Current State Practices,  Maylo Murday and David Asherman,  pp. 200-203
Coastal Resource Management at the Florida Institute of Technology (Integrated Oceanography/Management Curricula),  Norbert W. O'Hara and Maylo Murday,  pp. 204-208
Shoreline Changes on the Louisiana Barrier Coast,  Shea Penland and Ron Boyd,  pp. 209-219
Cold Water Engineering
Chair(s): Ross Peters, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Motion Analysis and Model Study of a Guyed Tower in Regular Waves,  J. J. Murray, V. M. Arunachalam, and D. B. Muggeridge,  pp. 220-222
Sediment Compaction below Iceberg Furrows,  H. P. Green and T. R. Chari,  pp. 223-227
Current Measurements--I
Chair(s): William E. Woodward, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Measuring Ocean Currents with HF Radar,  T. M. Georges and W. E. Woodward,  pp. 228-232
Geomagnetic Electrokinetrograph (GEK): A Technological Advancement in Long-Term Continuous Monitoring of Fluid Flow Velocity,  William D. Gonsalves and Edward C. Brainard II,  pp. 233-238
Current Measurements--II
Chair(s): Richard I. Scarlet, EG&G
Laboratory Verification of an Acoustic Current Meter Error Model,  Thomas N. Mero, Gerald F. Appell, James R. McCullough, and Bruce Magnell,  pp. 239-244
Sea Trials of a Lowered, Three-Axis Current Meter,  K. Saunders, H. Perkins, L. Banchero, S. Sova, and J. Vega,  pp. 245-249
Frequency Response Characterization of Current Meters,  Terence L. Dibble and Charles K. Sollitt,  pp. 250-256
A New Glass Deep Sea Acoustically Tracked Current Profiler,  Derek Cole and Donald Dorson,  pp. 257-260
Data Bases and Data Processing
Chair(s): David DeFante, Raytheon Company
Quality Control Procedures in Processing Oceanographic Data,  Irving Perlroth and Douglas Hamilton,  pp. 261-263
Computer-Assisted Map Analysis of Marine Ecosystem Information,  Julien R. Goulet Jr., John K. Sailor, Joseph K. Berry, and Kenneth Sherman,  pp. 264-272
Searching for Marine Information in Bibliographic Online Data Bases,  Mary Jane Beardsley,  pp. 273-276
Effective Use of Extant Ocean Data for Problem Definition/Solution,  Paul E. Purser and S. G. Appan,  pp. 277-281
Managing Marine Pollution Data and Information,  Kent H. Hughes,  pp. 282-286
A Standardized Shipboard Data Acquisition System,  K. R. Peal and E. C. Mellinger,  pp. 287-291
An Inexpensive Remote Real Time Oceanographic Data Acquisition System,  Ronald W. Pitman, Paul J. Amberg, and James L. Lawson,  pp. 292-295
Serial ASCII Instrumentation Loop for Marine Research Application,  Rod Mesecar and Walter Dillon,  pp. 296-300
Oceanographic Satellite Remotely-Sensed Data Holdings: Past, Present and Future,  Bruce H. Needham,  pp. 301-305
An Application of Magnetic Bubble Memory in Ocean Instrumentation,  Edward P. Garcia and John L. Pokoski,  pp. 306-310
The Ground Segment for a European Ocean Monitoring Satellite-ERS-1,  M. Jones,  pp. 311-317
Economic Potential of the Ocean--I
Chair(s): Joanna D. Esterly, Reston, Virginia
The Effect of Market Concentration on Productivity in Fisheries,  David Ben Rockland,  pp. 318-322
Analysis and Modeling of Shipping in the Oceans,  Clark R. Lunsford, Allen E. Barnes, and Gary R. Grainger,  pp. 323-327
Economic Potential of the Ocean--II
Chair(s): Marion M. Montague, Library of Congress
The Economic Impact of Industry on Coastal and Off-Shore Areas,  Milton G. Johnson,  pp. 328-331
The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea: What One Observer Has Learned from This Attempt to Strengthen International Order,  Miriam L. Levering,  pp. 332-336
Foreign Policy Implications of Deep Seabed Mining,  Margaret E. Galey,  p. 337
Education
Chair(s): R.E. Pariser, MIT
Students and Teachers Investigate Marine Concepts-Under Sail,  J. V. O'Connor, Ruth G. Deike, and Robert H. McDuffee,  pp. 338-340
How to Build an Ocean,  Bruce Denness,  pp. 341-344
Ocean Industrial Education: A Strategy for Applied Curriculum and Instruction in 1980s,  Jagdish J. Bhatt,  pp. 345-347
The Week of the Ocean,  Cynthia Chapman Hancock,  pp. 348-351
A Million Dollar View - A Million Dollar Headache, Urban Waterfront Redevelopment in New Jersey,  Alex W. Wypyszinski,  pp. 352-356
SURF - A New Tool for Undersea Research,  Gilbert W. Bane,  pp. 357-359
Expendable Instrumentation--I
Chair(s): J. Barry Oaks, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
Expendable Instrumentation - Status and Trends,  Kenneth M. Ferer,  pp. 360-362
A High Accuracy Air-Launched XBT,  Alan T. Hudson,  pp. 363-367
The Mini-Refractionsonde System (MRS) for Meteorological and Refractivity Measurement,  Curtis D. Motchenbacher,  pp. 368-371
Experience with an Expendable Temperature and Velocity Profiler,  John H. Dunlap, Robert G. Drever, and Thomas B. Sanford,  pp. 372-376
Expendable Instrumentation--II
Chair(s): J. Barry Oaks, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
Expendable Dissipation Profiler,  Rolf G. Lueck and Thomas R. Osborn,  pp. 377-381
Theoretical and Empirical Fall Rates of XCP's and XBT's,  A. W. Green and K. D. Saunders,  pp. 382-386
An Expendable Acoustic Transponder,  Ronald Stein and Elbert A. Pence,  pp. 387-391
Geology and Geophysics
Chair(s): Charles Hollister, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Space Technology and the Benthic Boundary Layer: Project HEBBLE,  Donald J. Collins,  pp. 392-398
An Investigation of the Correlation Between Geophysical and Dynamic Properties of Sand,  Paul Strachan,  pp. 399-403
The Long Coring Facility, New Techniques in Deep Ocean Coring,  Alan H. Driscoll,  pp. 404-410
In-Situ Instrumentation--I
Chair(s): Thomas M. Dauphinee, National Research Council of Canada
The Design of a Thrust Anemometer for Drifting Buoy,  Jean-Guy Dessureault and David R. Harvey,  pp. 411-414
A Portable Precision Salinometer for Use with Small Samples,  T. M. Dauphinee, C. G. M. Kirby, and J. Kathnelson,  pp. 415-418
A Low-Power, Hypsometer-Type Barometer for Remote Weather Stations,  T. M. Dauphinee and H. P. Klein,  pp. 419-422
Continuous Accumulation and Fixation of Suspended Particles on Pore Filters in the Ocean,  Werner Kroebel and Hans Baumann,  pp. 423-427
In-Situ Instrumentation--II
Chair(s): Thomas M. Dauphinee, National Research Council of Canada
A Free-Falling Sensor Package for In-Situ Investigations by Acoustical Means of Current and Density Fine Structure in the Ocean,  Karl-Heinz Mahrt,  pp. 428-432
A Self-Contained Ocean Sampling System for the USCG,  William Stanton and Thomas Wolford,  pp. 433-436
A Wave Sensing Drift Buoy and it's Homodyne Receiver,  Zhengxu Qian,  pp. 437-441
Current and Future Underwater Magnetic Sensing,  Donald G. Polvani,  pp. 442-446
Inspection of Underwater Structures
Chair(s): Robert D. Collier, Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.
Review of Non-Destructive Evaluation Techniques and Their Application to Inspection of Fatigue Cracks and Overstressing in Underwater Welded Steel Structures,  Robert D. Collier and Lawrence Goldberg,  pp. 447-453
Strength Evaluation of Two Platforms, Offshore Panama City, FLA.,  A. O. P. Casbarian, S. M. Sanzgiri, C. Chern, and S. C. Ling,  pp. 454-458
Meeting the Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Requirements of Ocean Thermal Energy Facilities,  Thomas J. Hudon, William P. Deuchler, and Peter Nellessen,  pp. 459-462
Instrumentation-Sensors and Systems
Chair(s): Gilbert Fain, Southeastern Mass. University
Rain Gauge for NOAA Data Buoys,  J. Holmes, B. Case, and E. Michelena,  pp. 463-467
A Hot Film Anemometer for Ocean Turbulence Measurements,  R. E. Dingwell and F. B. Weiskopf,  pp. 468-472
Remote Sonar Sensing of At-Sea Oil Layer Thicknesses,  Wayne I. Sternberger, William E. Woodward, and Paul A. Heinmiller,  pp. 473-475
Trials and Tribulations: Marine Trials Should be Planned - Not Just a Collection of Instrumentation,  A. G. Parker and H. B. Boyle,  pp. 476-480
An Offshore, Microprocessor-Based Real-Time, Wave Climate Measuring System,  Robert E. Pierce and Maurice R. Baker,  pp. 481-483
Conditional Sampling of Oceanic Variability with Microprocessor-Controlled Instrumentation,  James D. Irish, Wendell S. Brown, and Mark P. Woodbury,  pp. 484-488
Description of a Folded Five-Electrode Conductivity Cell for Towed Applications,  Rod Mesecar and Jim Wagner,  pp. 489-494
Miniature Instrumentation for Earth Axis Orientation Sensor,  Paul Hayner, Harvey Plourde, John Preble, and Charles Carey,  pp. 495-500
A Precision Intervalometer for the Remote Acquisition of Ultrasonic Data,  Howard Austerlitz and Herbert R. Carleton,  pp. 501-505
Acoustic Direct Reading Current Meter,  Richard J. Robbins and Geoffrey K. Morrison,  pp. 506-511
A Water Quality Monitoring Robot,  P. W. Osborne, E. Hoffman, R. W. Lovelady, R. Holloway, and R. L. Ferguson,  pp. 512-516
An Instrumentation and Control System for SubSea Cable Burial,  Edward C. Wendt,  p. 517
Modular Digital Hydrophone Array,  P. R. Staal, R. C. Hughes, and J. H. Olsen,  pp. 518-521
Vector Measuring Current Meter (VMCM),  Bill Henning, Val Gandelsman, and Ken Cope,  pp. 522-525
Marine Biofouling--I
Chair(s): Bryan Field, EG&G
The Function of Microorganisms in Marine Wood-Boring Processes,  Paul J. Boyle and Ralph Mitchell,  pp. 526-531
The Accumulation of High Molecular Weight Microbial Products on Metallic Surfaces Exposed to Ambient Seawater,  B. R. Zaidi, R. Revuelta, S. Imam, D. DeVore, D. Ballantine, and T. R. Tosteson,  pp. 532-536
A Biochemical Mechanism for Marine Biofouling,  David Kirchman and Ralph Mitchell,  pp. 537-541
Marine Biofouling and its Control: History and State-of-the-Art Review,  Bryan Field,  pp. 542-544
Marine Biofouling--II
Chair(s): Bryan Field, EG&G
Marine Biofouling of Synthetic and Metallic Screens,  John Edward Huguenin and Frank J. Ansuini,  pp. 545-549
Biological and Engineering Parameters for Macrofouling Growth on Platforms Offshore Louisiana,  John C. Heideman and Robert Y. George,  pp. 550-557
Marine Biology--I
Chair(s): William Queen, Institute for Coastal and Marine Resources
An Insitu Plankton Camera,  Harold Edgerton, Peter Ornter, William McElroy, Gary Hayward, and David Jones,  pp. 558-560
Sediment Profile Imaging: An Efficient Method of Remote Ecological Monitoring of the Seafloor (REMOTSTMSYSTEM),  Donald C. Rhoads, Joseph D. Germano, and Larry F. Boyer,  pp. 561-566
Interpretations of Biological Communities Based on Analysis of Geologic and Manned Submersible Records,  Andrew L. Lissner,  pp. 567-569
The Cesium-Potassium Ratio and Trace Metal Biomagnification in Two Contaminated Marine Food Webs,  David R. Young, Alan J. Mearns, Tsu-Kai Jan, and Robert P. Eganhouse,  pp. 570-574
Marine Biology--II
Chair(s): William Queen, Institute for Coastal and Marine Resources
In Situ Optical Sensor for Fluorescence, Scattering and Transmittance,  Yoshito Tsuji, Toshiaki Hara, and Ken Sasaki,  pp. 575-579
Carbohydrate Binding Macromolecules in Intraspecific Marine Microbial Associations,  S. H. Iman, R. F. Bard, and T. R. Tosteson,  pp. 580-584
Pharmacological Activity of High Molecular Weight Micro-Algal Exudates,  J. R. Galarza, R. Revuelta, B. R. Zaidi, R. F. Bard, and T. R. Tosteson,  pp. 585-588
A Comparison of the Mangrove and the Coral Reef Ecosystems with Reference to Fishes,  M. J. Prince Jeyaseelan and K. Krishnamurthy,  pp. 589-593
An instrumentation and control system,  Edward C. Wendt,  pp. 594-598

VOLUME 2

  Program:The Ocean...An International Workplace

Marine Law & Policy--I
Chair(s): Leonard Rose, Admiralty Lawyer
International Cooperation to Protect the Marine Environment: The Case of Radioactive Waste Disposal,  Daniel P. Finn,  pp. 601-604
Suggestions for a Fair and Equitable Delimitation of the U.S.-Canadian Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Maine Area,  Sang-Myon Rhee,  pp. 605-609
Legal, Policy, and Scientific Apects of the 1981 Ocean Dumping Deadline,  H. Suzanne Bolton and Richard A. Schwabacher,  pp. 610-614
Marine Law and Policy--II
Chair(s): Leonard Rose, Admiralty Lawyer
The Panamanian Sea-Level Canal: Problems and Prospects from a Policy Perspective,  Thomas M. Leschine,  pp. 615-619
Policy Considerations for Commercial OTEC Deployment and Technology Transfer,  Edgar Werner,  pp. 620-623
Considerations for Siting and Design of Underwater Test Ranges,  William J. Burton,  pp. 624-628
Marine Law and Policy--III
Chair(s): Leonard Rose, Admiralty Lawyer
Coast Guard Surveillance Program,  Edward G. LeBlanc,  pp. 629-634
Multiple Use Conflicts in Narragansett Bay: Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture,  Dennis W. Nixon,  pp. 635-639
Product Liability Law Affecting Marine Technological Activity,  Leonard Rose,  pp. 640-644
Marine Materials--I
Chair(s): Herbert Herman, State University of New York
Nondestructive Evaluation in Ocean Engineering,  Herbert R. Carleton,  pp. 645-648
Review of Underwater Welding Technology,  Koichi Masubuchi,  pp. 649-651
Marine Materials--II
Chair(s): Herbert Herman, State University of New York
Morphology of Calcareous Deposits Produced on Cathodically Protected Steel in the Deep Ocean,  Harry England and Robert Heidersbach,  pp. 652-655
Marine Penetrators
Chair(s): Robert L. McNeill, Sandia National Laboratories
Development of a Gun-Launched, Instrumented Seabed Penetrator System,  L. Thomas James, Thomas S. Edrington, George E. Reis, and Jose E. Suazo,  pp. 656-661
Dynamic Seabed Penetration,  Bruce Denness, Angull Berry, Jon Darwell, and Takaaki Nakamura,  pp. 662-667
A Penetrometer for Deep Ocean Seafloor Exploration,  R. M. Beard,  pp. 668-673
An Empirical Equation for Predicting Penetration Depth into Soft Sediments,  C. Wayne Young,  pp. 674-677
Marine Penetrators and Seafloor Engineering
Chair(s): Robert L. McNeill, Sandia National Laboratories
Development of the Free-Fall Penetrometer,  T. R. Chari, W. G. Smith, and S. N. Chaudhuri,  pp. 678-682
Analysis of Free-Fall Penetrometer Data,  Umesh Dayal,  pp. 683-687
Aproximate Method for Estimating the Strength of Cohesive Materials from Penetrator Decelerations,  Robert L. McNeill,  pp. 688-693
Evaluating the Hazard Potential of Pockmarks,  Alan G. Judd,  pp. 694-698
Analytical Modeling of Geotextiles in Ocean Engineering Applications,  William G. McDougal and Charles K. Sollitt,  pp. 699-705
On the Risk of Erosion of Cohesionless Sea Floors,  B. A. Christensen,  pp. 706-714
Marine Pollution Monitoring Analysis--I
Chair(s): Gilbert Chase, Army Corps of Engineers
Pollution Monitoring: Its Role in Marine Environmental Management,  Duane C. Simpson and Millington Lockwood,  pp. 715-719
Ocean Dumping of Municipal and Industrial Wastes in the United States: An Analysis of Environmental Effects,  Michael A. Champ, Thomas P. O'Connor, and P. Kilho Park,  p. 720
Pentachlorophenol in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet - Problems And Implications,  Nancy G. Maynard,  pp. 721-726
Marine Pollution Monitoring Analysis--II
Chair(s): Gilbert Chase, Army Corps of Engineers
Side Scan Sonar and TV Observations of the Benthic Environment and Megabenthos in the Vicinity of an OCS Exploratory Well in the Middle Atlantic Bight,  R. B. Gillmor, C. A. Menzie, and J. Ryther Jr.,  pp. 727-731
Tracing the Fate of Petroleum Drilling Fluids in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico,  John H. Trefry, Robert P. Trocine, and David B. Meyer,  pp. 732-736
Technology Applicable to Monitoring Deep Seabed Disposal of Nuclear Wastes,  Robert C. Tyce and Charles B. Bishop,  pp. 737-742
Marine Pollution Monitoring Analysis--III
Chair(s): Gilbert Chase, Army Corps of Engineers
Currents and Sediment Movement on Georges Bank,  Bradford Butman,  p. 743
Monitoring the Health of the Northeast Continental Shelf,  John B. Pearce,  pp. 744-751
Stability of Layered Dredged Sediment Deposits at Subaqueous Sites,  H. J. Bokuniewicz and J. T. Liu,  pp. 752-754
Assessment of Sediment Transport of a Dredged Material Sediment Cap, New York Bight,  George L. Freeland, Robert A. Young, Thomas Clarke, David J. P. Swift, and Bruce Hillard,  p. 755
Bioassays: Use and Misuse in Marine Pollution Studies,  Harris H. White,  pp. 756-758
Marine Sciences
Chair(s): Gary Hitchcock, University of Rhode Island
Tagging Study of Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes Americanus) In Barnegat Bay, New Jersey,  Donald J. Danila and Michael J. Kennish,  pp. 759-764
Review of the Potential for Artificial Reefs Along Coastal Massachusetts,  H. Arnold Carr and Elizabeth Hubbard Amaral,  pp. 765-769
Marine Mammal-Fisheries Interactions: Optimum Sustainable Population V. Optimum Yield,  Cynthia E. Carlson,  pp. 770-774
Influence of Sea Temperature Cycles on the Abundance and Availability of Marine and Estuarine Species of Commerce,  Robert L. Dow,  pp. 775-779
Western North Atlantic Humpback Whale Census, Hispaniola - 1980,  K. C. Balcomb III, G. Nichols Jr., and N. J. Haenel,  pp. 780-782
An Electronic Zooplankton Counting and Sizing System,  D. L. Mackas, T. A. Curran, and David Sloan,  pp. 783-786
A Comparative Study of the Input of Trace Metals to Municipal Harbors,  Ju Chin Chen and Kwan Ming Chan,  pp. 787-788
Vertebral Abnormalities in Barbus sharpeyi and B. luteus from Basrah, Iraq,  L. A. J. Al-Hassan,  pp. 789-792
Navigation
Chair(s): James F. Bartram, Raytheon Company
Mooring Motion Monitoring Acoustic Navigation System,  Richard T. Nowak and Stephen F. Mealy,  pp. 793-796
Design of an Ultra-Precise Navigation System for Offshore Ship Maneuvering,  David D. Wagner and Ben A. Kough,  pp. 797-800
The Loff Concept: Offshore Helicopter Flight Following Using Loran-C,  Raymond J. Hilton and John F. Canniff,  pp. 801-804
Numerical Modelling of Estuarine and Nearshore Circulation Dynamics
Chair(s): Malcolm L. Spaulding, University of Rhode Island
Currents in Penobscot Bay, Maine,  Adrian C. Humphreys III and Bryan R. Pearce,  pp. 805-809
Comparison of Spectral and Time-Stepping Approaches for Finite Element Modeling of Tidal Circulation,  Daniel R. Lynch,  pp. 810-814
A Finite Element Model of Storm Surge and Circulation for Chesapeake Bay and Its Atlantic Nearshore,  H. S. Chen,  pp. 815-819
Two-Dimensional Circulation in Straits,  David Tolmazin,  pp. 820-823
A Simplified Model for Assessing the Impact of Breachway Modifications on Coastal Pond Circulation and Flushing Dynamics,  Tatsusaburo Isaji and Malcolm L. Spaulding,  pp. 824-828
Ocean and Coastal Processes Modelling
Chair(s): Malcolm L. Spaulding, University of Rhode Island
The Actions of the Cool Air on the Tropical Cyclone: An Experimental Study,  Wei Ding-Wen and Yao Tzeng-Chyuan,  pp. 829-833
Non-Planar Beaches: Wave-Induced Setup/Setdown and Longshore Current,  William G. McDougal and Robert T. Hudspeth,  pp. 834-840
Non-Planar Beaches: Sediment Transport,  William G. McDougal and Robert T. Hudspeth,  pp. 841-846
Some New Aspects of the Climatology of Typhoons over the West Pacific Ocean,  Yi-hui Ding and Lian-shau Chen,  pp. 847-851
A Baroclinic Regional Open Ocean Forecast Model,  Robert N. Miller and Allan R. Robinson,  pp. 852-853
Ocean Energy--I
Chair(s): Joseph R. Vadus, NOAA; Lloyd Lewis, U.S. Department of Energy
Environmental Programs for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC),  P. Wilde,  pp. 854-861
Stationkeeping Characteristics of OTEC-1,  Robert S. C. Munier and James F. Drahos,  pp. 862-869
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC): Ocean Engineering Technology Development,  Julio G. Giannotti and Joseph R. Vadus,  pp. 870-878
OTEC Cold Water Pipe Design and Laboratory Testing,  Duane T. Hove,  pp. 879-882
Test and Development Program for Closed-Cycle OTEC Heat Exchangers,  David L. Hillis and Anthony Thomas,  pp. 883-888
Ocean Energy--II
Chair(s): Joseph R. Vadus, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Eugene S. Burcher, U.S. Dept. of Energy
An Overview and FY 1981 Progress on Open-Cycle OTEC Power Systems,  T. R. Penney and B. Shelpuk,  pp. 889-894
At-Sea Testing of an OTEC Cold Water Pipe,  Frank McHale and Lloyd Jones,  pp. 895-897
Wave Energy Conversion in Restricted Waters by a Heaving Cylinder/Linear--lnductance System,  Michael E. McCormick, Douglas G. Johnson, Ronald Hebron, and John Hoyt,  pp. 898-902
Ocean Energy--III
Chair(s): Lloyd Lewis, U.S. Department of Energy; Robert Scott, Gibbs and Cox Inc.
Estimates of Coastal Deepwater Wave Energy Potential for the World,  Robert G. Quayle and Michael J. Changery,  pp. 903-907
Potential Environmental Consequences of Tidal Power Development Seaward of Tidal Barrages,  Peter F. Larsen,  pp. 908-912
Ocean Margin Drilling Program
Chair(s): A. F. Maxwell, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Riser and Subsea Equipment Designs for the Ocean Margin Drilling Program,  Ralph P. Jacobs and Stephen T. Homer,  pp. 913-919
Ocean Margin Drilling - A Scientific Challenge for the 1980's,  Thomas A. Davies and Arthur E. Maxwell,  pp. 920-924
Establishment and Running of the Environmental Forecasting Center for Drilling Operations,  P. S. Srivastava,  pp. 925-929
Offshore Engineering and Support
Chair(s): D. M. Hughes, Oceaneering International Inc.
The Underwater Service Industry - The Decade Ahead,  D. M. Hughes,  pp. 930-932
A Critical Review of Oil Spill Risk Analysis,  Geverghese G. Tharakan and Harilaos N. Psaraftis,  pp. 933-938
How to Employ a Diving Company: A Discussion from a Management Viewpoint,  Christopher J. von Alt,  pp. 939-942
Offshore Structures
Chair(s): Terence McGuinness, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Flow Interference Between Circular Cylinders Subjected to Waves and Currents - A Review,  V. M. Arunachalam, J. J. Murray, and D. B. Muggeridge,  pp. 943-951
Composite Based Marine Instrumentation Platform Structures,  Armand F. Lewis, David E. Roth, Robert E. Pierce, and Jeffrey D. Lewis,  pp. 952-955
Motion and Loads of An Articulated Loading Platform In Waves,  C. H. Kim and P. A. Luh,  pp. 956-961
Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Operations--Primer
Chair(s): Edward C. Brainard, II, Environmental Development Company; Steve Chamberlain, API; Charles Mathews, NOIA
The Challenge of the Frontier,  Glenn M. Fedderson,  pp. 962-963
OCS Leasing Process,  Frank Basile,  pp. 964-965
Positioning, Localization and Tracking--I
Chair(s): John Kingsbury, Naval Underwater Systems Center
Crosstrack Dynamics of a Long Cable Towed in the Ocean,  Robert M. Kennedy,  pp. 966-970
Theoretical Performance Comparison: Closed- vs Open-Loop Bearing Estimation, Using Phase,  James F. Bartram,  pp. 971-975
A Nonparametric Procedure for Designing Adaptive Gain (αβ) Trackers for Passive Sonar Systems,  Harold F. Jarvis Jr.,  pp. 976-981
Modeling of Unresolved Measurements for Multitarget Tracking,  Lawrence C. Ng and Yaakov Bar-Shalom,  pp. 982-987
Positioning, Localization and Tracking--II
Chair(s): John Kingsbury, Naval Underwater Systems Center
Radio/Radar Collision Avoidance Aid,  Rudolph M. Kalafus,  pp. 988-991
Saw Tooth Bias in Digital Split Beam Trackers,  Lawrence C. Ng and Robert A. LaTourette,  pp. 992-997
Threshold Effects in Time-Delay Estimation via Cross-Correlation,  John P. Ianniello,  pp. 998-1001
Effects of Surface Reflection on Bearing Tracker Performance,  Robert A. LaTourette and Lawrence C. Ng,  pp. 1002-1005
Real-Time GPS and LORAN-C Dynamical Performance for Critical Marine Applications,  J. W. Sennott,  pp. 1006-1009
Remote Sensing--I
Chair(s): James J. Gallagher, Naval Underwater Systems Center
Remote Sensing: An Important Tool for Oceanography,  Marty McClure, James Griffin, and Alexander Brinko,  pp. 1010-1013
The First ESA Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS)--The Programme and the System,  G. Duchossois and C. Honvault,  pp. 1014-1018
NASA's Planning for Spaceborne Ocean Observations,  W. Stanley Wilson,  pp. 1019-1020
Remote Sensing--II
Chair(s): Lloyd Breslau, U.S. Coast Guard
Experiments on Sea Level Measurements Using S-Band Interferometric Techniques,  Roman E. Glazman,  pp. 1021-1024
Performance Evaluation of Space-borne Scatterometer,  William L. Grantham, Emedio M. Bracalente, Charles L. Britt Jr., Frank J. Wentz, W. Linwood Jones Jr., and Lyle C. Schroeder,  pp. 1025-1031
Research Vessels
Chair(s): Arial George, Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.
SCAT - R/V -- An Efficient Research Vessel for the 80's and 90's,  John C. Van Leer,  pp. 1032-1037
Acoustic Research Vessel CFAV Quest,  Arthur J. Collier and Arial W. George,  pp. 1038-1043
Electrical Interference Suppression in a New Fisheries Research Vessel,  John C. Neville,  pp. 1044-1048
Seismic Exploration Engineering
Chair(s): Carl Savitt, Western Geophysical Inc.
Design of a Shipboard Handling System for a Ten Air Gun Array,  M. Lowell Collier,  pp. 1049-1052
A New Stress-Reinforced Streamer Hydrophone Array,  Kenneth W. Henderson,  pp. 1053-1055
Geophysical Signal Recognition,  C. H. Chen,  pp. 1056-1061
Seismic Exploration Engineering--Poster Session
Chair(s): Bill G. Watters, Bolt Beranek and Newman
Heave Compensation of Shallow Marine Seismic Reflection Records by Kalman Filtering,  Ferial M. El-Hawary and William J. Vetter,  pp. 1062-1066
Acoustic Subbottom Sediment Reflections: Synthesized Responses from Core Parameter Profiles Compared with Observed Broadband Reflection Responses,  A. Zielinski, W. J. Vetter, and R. R. MacIsaac,  pp. 1067-1073
Acoustic Reflections for Horizontally Stratified Sediments for Non-Normal Incidence,  William J. Vetter,  pp. 1074-1076
Seismic Streamer Position and Shape Estimation,  Douglas C. Gilbert,  pp. 1077-1081
Ship Dynamics and Propulsion
Chair(s): Neal Brown, Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.
Real Time Prediction of Ship Response to Ocean Waves Using Time Series Analysis,  Isao Roy Yumori,  pp. 1082-1089
Real Time Estimation of the Heaving and Pitching Motions of a Ship, Using a Kalman Filter,  Michael Triantafyllou and Michael Athans,  pp. 1090-1095
Advanced Coal-Fired Turbine Ship Propulsion Systems,  John Powell, Thomas Botts, and James Powell,  pp. 1096-1099
Tide and Water Level Measurement Systems
Chair(s): Thomas R. Bartholomew, NOAA
Sensor Subsystem for the Next Generation Tide and Water Level Measurement System,  Charles Beckers, Ron Franklin, and Thomas Smith,  pp. 1100-1105
Processing and Recording Systems for the Next Generation Tide and Water Level Measurement System,  R. N. Lobecker, N. Welch, and T. Raymond,  pp. 1106-1111
An Engineering Approach to Upgrade NOAA's Tidal Observation Network Instrumentation,  D. A. Friske,  pp. 1112-1117
Error Models for Stilling Well - Float Type Tide Gages,  H. H. Shih and D. L. Porter,  pp. 1118-1123
Recent Developments in Canadian Tide and Water Level Measurement,  D. L. DeWolfe, B. J. Tait, and B. F. White,  pp. 1124-1128
Replacement of NOAA's National Tide and Water Level Measurement System,  Thomas R. Bartholemew and Don M. Spillman,  pp. 1129-1132
Undersea Vehicles--I
Chair(s): Robert Correll, University of New Hampshire
A Towed Vehicle System for Object Search and Identification,  Paul G. Spink and Richard R. Cavey,  pp. 1133-1138
A Micro-Computer Controlled Tethered Vehicle, JTV-1,  Mutsuo Hattori,  pp. 1139-1142
Vehicle Maneuverability Augments Remote Controlled Manipulator Task Capability,  Stephen H. Eppig,  pp. 1143-1149
Undersea Vehicles--II
Chair(s): Eugene Allmendinger, University of New Hampshire
Development of an Underwater Sliding Vehicle for Oceanographic Measurements,  Masao Nomoto and Ken Sasaki,  pp. 1150-1154
Japanese 2,000M Deep Submergence Research Vehicle "SHINKAI 2000" System,  Shinichi Takagawa and Yukinobu Hamada,  pp. 1155-1159
The Development and Application of Underwater Vehicle Design Techniques,  Delbert C. Summey and Neill S. Smith,  pp. 1160-1164
Undersea Vehicles--Poster Session
Chair(s): Damon Cummings, Draper Laboratory
ARMS: A Proven, Remotely Operated Manipulator System Ready Now to Support Offshore Drilling in Depths to 13,000 Feet,  Charles L. Collins,  pp. 1165-1167
Development of Immersible Electric Motors for a Small Inspection Class Remote Controlled Vehicle,  Mark Iwanowski and John Johnston,  pp. 1168-1169
Development of a Supervisory Manipulator System for A Free-Swimming Submersible,  Dana R. Yoerger and Thomas B. Sheridan,  pp. 1170-1174
An Acoustic Sub-Sea Navigation System,  Richard Currier and D. Richard Blidberg,  pp. 1175-1179
Velocity Measurements from a Self-Propelled Vehicle,  Peter J. Hendricks,  pp. 1180-1183
Wave Data Collection and Processing
Chair(s): Wilson Lamb, University of Rhode Island
Statistics of Extreme Storm Surges in Eastern Canadian Waterbodies,  T. S. Murty, M. I. El-Sabh, and J. M. Briand,  pp. 1184-1188
A Statistical Approach to Modelling Ocean Waves Using Buoy Data,  Mona K. Draper, Heather A. Gamber, and Terry A. Watkins,  pp. 1189-1191
Wave Directional and Amplitude Measuring Buoy: Wadibuoy,  J. P. Hainsselin,  pp. 1192-1195
Design for a Small Discus Buoy Directional Wave Measurement System,  F. J. Wilem, W. D. Jackson, and K. E. Steele,  pp. 1196-1201
Wave Measurements
Chair(s): Lester Le Blanc, University of Rhode Island
GOES Satellite Directional Wave-Track Buoy System,  Paul H. Cronan,  pp. 1202-1206
A Microprocessor Based Wave and Tide Recorder for Use on the Continental Shelf,  Donald E. Powers,  pp. 1207-1212
Geology and Geophysics
Geologic Implications of Abyssal Bed Forms along the East Coast Continental Margin,  Alexander Shor and Roger Flood,  pp. 1213-1215
Marine Fisheries
Chesapeake Bay Plume Studies (Superflux) Relative to the Biology of the Contiguous Shelf, Fishery Research and Monitoring,  James P. Thomas,  pp. 1216-1221
Undersea Vehicles
Video Framerate, Resolution and Grayscale Tradeoffs for Undersea Telemanipulator Control,  Vivek Ranadive and Thomas B. Sheridan,  p. 1222