Oceans'73 --- IEEE International Conference on Engineering in the Ocean Environment

The Washington Plaza Hotel, Seattle, WashingtonSeptember 25-28, 1973

Table of Contents

  Program:Engineering in the ocean environment

Nontechnical content
Front cover and table of contents
Back cover
Foreword
Underwater imaging and viewing
Chair(s): Dr. Richard C. Honey, Stanford Res. Inst., Menlo Park, CA
An improved light source for underwater illumination,  Allen R. Waltz,  pp. 4-6
Predicted system performance of improved underwater light sources,  Clarence J. Funk,  pp. 7-17
Performance data on cadmium and zinc metal vapor arc lamps as efficient light sources for deep ocean waters,  M. Geller, D. E. Altman, and G. J. Barstow,  pp. 18-23
A deep-ocean electronic nephelometer,  A. F. Amos, W. B. Leaf, and R. D. Gerard,  pp. 24-30
Laser scanner and its application,  K. Sakurai, H. Kashiwagi, M. Kasamatsu, T. Sato, and Y. Suzuki,  pp. 31-34
Laser beam behavior in the sea water,  Hiroshi Kashiwagi and Yoshihiro Suzuki,  pp. 35-38
A scanned laser and tracking system for sea floor profiling and precision survey,  Donald W. Burrows and James F. Hadwin,  pp. 39-44
Oceanographic sensors
Chair(s): Mr. Richard H. vanHaagen, Oceanic Associates, Inc., Bellevue, Washington
A pivoted-vane, current meter,  Clifford M. Gordon and Charles F. Dohne,  pp. 46-49
Solid state current meters,  Gerald F. Appell and William E. Woodward,  pp. 50-54
A new method for measuring ocean and tidal currents,  L. A. Stallworth,  pp. 55-58
Feasibility of remote underwater current measurement using acoustic doppler techniques,  C. B. Emmanuel and P. A. Mandics,  pp. 59-63
High frequency radio measurements of ocean currents,  Robert H. Stewart and Joseph W. Joy,  pp. 64-67
A small "In situ" conductivity instrument,  Arthur M. Pederson,  pp. 68-75
An optical radar for airborne use over natural waters,  C. A. Levis, W. G. Swarner, C. Prettyman, and G. W. Reinhardt,  pp. 76-83
"Prediction of pollutant dispersion in coastal waters",  Chung S. Ahn and J. Bruce Andrews,  p. 84
Signal processing
Chair(s): Dr. Paul Moose, Naval Undersea Center, San Diego, California
Performance estimates of doppler tracking systems,  Jude R. Nitsche and Ronald L. Spooner,  pp. 86-91
Space time factorability of active sonar array processors,  S. Pasupathy and A. N. Venetsanopoulos,  pp. 92-95
The effect of sound velocity profile variability on range to the first convergence zone,  Jean A. Goertner,  pp. 96-100
The estimation of non-stationary filtered poisson process intensity using an adaptive algorithm based on the occurrence of peaks,  Ali Zolfaghari, William J. Jobst, and Talivaldis I. Smits,  pp. 101-105
Partitioned and modified chirp Z-transform: Signal processing technique for simultaneous multifrequency evaluation of the surface reradiated spectrum in slowly varying environments,  James F. Ferrie, Carl W. Nawrocki, and G. Clifford Carter,  pp. 106-111
D/A correlator structures,  James M. Alsup,  pp. 112-117
Signal processing for precise ocean mapping,  Salvatore Domenic Morgera,  pp. 118-124
Diving and life support systems
Chair(s): Dr. Robert Bornmann, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Dept. of the Navy, Washington, D.C
A life support instrumentation consideration for hyperbaric facilities,  Clifford R. Holland,  pp. 126-128
A system for studying the physiologic response of divers to hyperbaric environments,  William E. Moritz,  pp. 129-132
Direct "In situ" measurement of thermal insulation quality underwater,  George L. Hody, James J. Kacirk, and Andrew A. Pilmanis,  pp. 133-136
Nature of helium-speech and its unscrambling,  Mamoru Nakatsui, Jouji Suzuki, Toshio Takasugi, and Ryoji Tanaka,  pp. 137-140
Ultrasonic detection of bloodstream emboli,  Jon O. Jacobson, Dean P. Haugen, and Medford N. Hogman,  pp. 141-148
Oceanographic instruments
Chair(s): Dr. Roderick S. Mesecar, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, Oregon
Remote data acquisition techniques applied to oceanographic and meteorological data buoys,  M. E. Gilbert, T. L. Livingston, and G. Haas,  pp. 150-156
A PCM data acquisition system for nearshore,  Robert L. Lowe,  pp. 157-162
Data loggers for geophysical research,  R. Michael Reynolds and D. Halpren,  p. 163
System description of a shipboard wave height radar,  D. L. Hammond and K. J. Craig,  pp. 164-167
A compact 7 parameter oceanographic probe,  John R. Leek,  pp. 168-173
Dynamic loading of shipboard cranes,  Rudolf E. Elling and A. T. McClinton,  pp. 174-177
A novel coding scheme for acoustic transponders and acoustic switches,  Joseph W. Horn Jr.,  pp. 178-184
Sonar acoustics
Chair(s): Dr. Ralph Goodman, Naval Research Lab., Washington, D.C.
Evaluation of a technique for predicting volume reverberation from biological scatterers in the ocean,  Shashikant R. Shah,  p. 186
Sonar doppler spectra analysis,  Malkiat S. Sohel,  pp. 187-190
Interpretation and application of second-order HF sea-echo doppler spectrum,  D. E. Barrick and E. R. Westwater,  pp. 191-197
Enhancement techniques in transmitting and receiving underwater acoustic modes,  Louis A. King,  pp. 198-201
The low frequency electromagnetics signatures of conducting objects in the ocean,  D. M. Bolle and R. A. Bowden,  pp. 202-205
Underwater acoustic models,  P. R. Tatro and C. W. Spofford,  pp. 206-216
Improved computer solution of the wave equation,  J. C. Hassab and P. H. Fredette,  pp. 217-224
Environmental causes of variations of the sound velocity structure in a shallow bay,  Julius C. Wicke Jr., Edward L. Pipkin, and Garrett G. Salsman,  pp. 225-228
Acoustic techniques in fisheries
Chair(s): Mr. Martin O. Nelson, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, Washington
Underwater acoustic activities of the national marine fisheries service,  John T. Everett,  pp. 230-234
Research on the luring of fish schools by utilizing underwater acoustical equipment,  Yoshinobu Maniwa, Yoshimi Hatakeyama, and Hisaju Motegi,  pp. 235-238
A bound on the variance of fish abundance estimates obtained from acoustic echoes,  John E. Ehrenberg and Dean W. Lytle,  pp. 239-242
An acoustical bottom-mounted fish enumeration system,  William C. Acker,  pp. 243-245
Acoustical sensing and assessment of bristol bay sockeye salmon,  Gary Lord,  pp. 246-248
Applied of acoustics to the assessment of the pacific hake population in port susan, Washington, 1969-1973,  Richard E. Thorne,  pp. 249-252
A systematic approach to fishery planning,  Fred L. Offensend,  pp. 253-258
Buoys and submersibles
Chair(s): Mr. Robert E. Francois, Applied Physics Laboratory/U of W, Seattle, Washington
Small remotely-manned vehicles,  R. Bruce Fugitt,  pp. 260-264
System design of ocean space robots for measurement,  Shigeru Watanabe and Takuya Homma,  pp. 265-268
An optimal maintenance policy for deep submergence equipment, part 2,  Hasashi Mine, Toshiharu Hasegawa, Katsuhisa Ohno, and Hajime Kawai,  pp. 269-272
Ion contamination and pressure tolerant electronic systems,  Daniel E. Gilbert,  pp. 273-278
Engineering the storage battery as an underwater power supply,  K. K. Berju, E. L. Daniels, and E. M. Strohlein,  pp. 279-283
Focussed or lens-type ultrasonic imaging for small deep- diving submersibles,  A. L. Rolle,  pp. 284-300
Terminus controlled deep ocean manipulator,  Richard W. Uhrich,  pp. 301-304
Oxygen monitor and control system for US navy deep diving system MK2 MOD 1,  John F. Burt Jr. and Alan J. Dietrich,  pp. 305-308
Sonar systems hardware
Chair(s): Mr. Gordon A. Vincent, Honeywell Marine Systems Division, Seattle, Washington
Design and application of high power parametric sonars,  William L. Konrad and Lynn F. Carlton,  pp. 310-315
Analytical comparisons of four types of low-frequency, cylindrical hydrophones,  D. E. Haan and R. J. Harrell,  pp. 316-320
Low frequency responses of spherical and cylindrical pressure-gradient hydrophones due to adjacent turbulent pressure fluctuations,  S. P. Lee,  pp. 321-325
A hydroacoustic impact scoring system,  Richard A. Daniel,  pp. 326-328
Power amplifiers for underwater transducers,  D. C. Kalbfell,  pp. 329-330
Improved technique for calibration of transponder arrays used in positioning applications,  Myron C. Young,  pp. 331-335
Performance of hybrid circuit components under deep ocean pressure,  Jack E. Holzschuh,  pp. 336-340
Sea floor sediments
Chair(s): Dr. Barbaros Celikkol, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
Remote assessment of sea floor sediments,  Jerry C. Wilson,  pp. 342-344
Measurement of in situ sound speed during sediment coring,  D. J. Shirley, A. L. Anderson, and L. D. Hampton,  pp. 345-348
"Acousticore", A new concept in acoustic prospecting for minerals and preconstruction surveying,  Hugh A. Wright and Paul R. Miles,  p. 349
Acoustipulse system provides improved marine geologic engineering information,  Conrad J. Johnson and Herman C. Sieck,  pp. 350-353
Progress in the use of acoustics to classify marine sediments,  D. L. Bell, W. J. Porter, and A. S. Westneat,  pp. 354-360
Buoy systems
Chair(s): Dr. Charles C. Bates, Office of Research and Development, US Coast Guard, Washington, D.C.
Characteristics of a deep sea neutrally buoyant float,  Eric E. Aagaard and Terry E. Ewart,  pp. 362-368
Limited capability buoy: An automatically moored or free drifting ocean data platform,  C. Edward Mortlock Jr.,  pp. 369-378
BOMIS, Bottom-Mounted Instrumentation System, a new concept in deployment of instrumentation into the sea,  Jack R. Green,  pp. 379-383
Numerical modeling of moored buoy systems,  N. T. Tsai,  pp. 384-389
Nonlinear analysis of submerged ocean buoy systems,  Howard C. Merchant and Michael A. Kelf,  pp. 390-395
A deep ocean suspension system for stabilizing near-surface sensors,  P. D. Scully-Power,  pp. 396-399
Ocean microwave communication system,  Masao Ishida and Yoshiharu Okamoto,  pp. 400-404
Shipboard electric/electronic systems
Chair(s): Dr. Billy L. Edge, Clemson Univ., Clemson, South Carolina
Drag reduction of a deep submergence vehicle by electrolysis,  Michael E. McCormick and Rameswar Bhattacharyya,  pp. 406-410
Design of a Shipborne Water Quality Monitoring System (SWQMS),  John Benincasa,  pp. 411-419
TUPS- A new look at underway sampling systems,  Peter Becker, James Kelly, Terry Whitledge, and R. Van Haagen,  p. 420
Gadgets, glitches & gilhickeys, a look at shipboard electrical supply systems,  Peter Becker,  pp. 421-423
An ultrasonic ocean oil pollution monitor,  H. S. Hayre,  pp. 424-427
Self contained towable underwater system for environmental monitoring,  Ugo Conti and Pat Wilde,  pp. 428-437
Development of an ultrasonic ranging device for hydrofoil height control,  W. Robert Weist,  pp. 438-444
Sonar systems analysis
Chair(s): Dr. Eugene C. Lafond, Naval Undersea Center, San Diego, California
Past and future contexts for sonar development,  Wallace E. Hicks,  pp. 446-449
The utilization of data measurement residuals for adaptive kalman filtering,  Vincent J. Aidala and John S. Davis,  pp. 450-460
Analysis of aural mode operation of passive sonar,  Frank A. Andrews and Jay W. Whitney,  pp. 461-465
Some properties and examples of random listening arrays,  James L. Jenkins,  pp. 466-469
A calibration system for large-aperture sonar arrays,  Clark A. Sheridan,  pp. 470-474
Signal detection and bearing estimation by square-law and multiplicative array processors,  Leonard E. Miller and Jhong S. Lee,  pp. 475-480
Optimization of array performance subject to multiple constraints on the beam power pattern,  Richard R. Kurth,  pp. 481-484
Polar seas research
Chair(s): Mr. Beaumont M. Buck, Polar Research Laboratory, Inc., Santa Barbara, California
Polar seas research in marine chemistry,  Peter E. Wilkniss,  pp. 486-489
An integrated system for measuring sea ice motions,  Alan S. Thorndike,  pp. 490-499
On the development of a prototype system for the real-time, all weather classification of Arctic Sea ice,  J. A. Schell, J. W. Rouse Jr., J. A. Permenter, and W. D. Nordhaus,  pp. 500-503
A tide gauge for use in remote areas,  Edward L. Lewis,  pp. 504-507
Measurements of the volume scattering strength in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas,  H. R. Feldman, P. H. Moose, and S. R. Shah,  pp. 508-513
Underwater tracking through ice cover,  Elbert A. Pence,  pp. 514-518
Short range acoustic transmission in the Chukchi Sea,  G. R. Garrison and E. W. Early,  pp. 519-525
Precision acoustic positioning with the aidjex acoustic bottom reference system,  R. D. Smith,  pp. 526-530
Environmental monitoring
Chair(s): Dr. Eric Barham, National Marine Fisheries Services, LaJolla, California
100 year extremes of some ocean phenomena: Method and coastal California predictions,  Robert H. Riffenburg and Robert W. Butler,  pp. 532-536
Environmental quality prediction in fjords,  Billy L. Edge and James E. McCoy,  p. 537
Small-scale structure of temperature, salinity and sound speed off Southern California,  P. A. Barakos and K. W. Nelson,  pp. 538-548
Near real time estimation of vertical deflections at sea,  H. James Rome and Edward Crump,  pp. 549-559
Comparison of current sensors used off an open coast,  John W. Cooper,  p. 560
Environmental studies for the first offshore nuclear electric generating station,  Ralph G. Eldridge,  p. 561
In situ ocean data comparison systems,  G. W. Withee, R. F. Erickson, and H. Chin,  p. 562
A nuclear approach to chemical oceanography,  W. F. Hendrickson and G. K. Riel,  pp. 563-568
Navigation and positioning
Chair(s): C. Richard Abbey, Honeywell Marine Systems Division, Seattle, Washington
Acoustic navigation--The untapped resource,  A. Donn Cobb,  p. 570
A navigation system for restricted waters,  Paul M. Eisenhauer,  pp. 571-578
Harbor surveillance radar,  D. C. Schleher,  pp. 579-582
A real time transponder location method,  John R. Short and Stephen P. Travis,  pp. 583-590
An acoustic navigation technique,  Don B. Heckman and Robert C. Abbott,  pp. 591-595
Optimal estimation of vehicle position in an acoustic transponder navigation system,  Henry E. Lee,  pp. 596-601
Accuracy of ESG monitor/sins inertial navigation system,  Allan Dushman and Herbert J. Sandberg,  pp. 602-610