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Sessions by Day/Time

An Ice-Free Arctic Ocean 1

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Michael Byers, University of British Columbia Louis Fortier, Laval University

Vehicular Performance 2

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Brian Bingham, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Vehicular Design 2

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Clifford Goudey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Hunter Brown, University of Michigan

Acoustic Communication Systems 1

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Pierre-Philippe Beaujean, Florida Atlantic University Stefan Murphy, Dalhousie University

Geodesy and Meteorology

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Clementine Costes, THALES Airborne Systems Eberhard Sauter, Alfred Wegener Institute

Submarine Cables

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Robert Bannon, IEEE


Acoustic Communication Networking 2

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Mandar Chitre, Acoustic Research Lab/NUS

Environmental Modeling and Simulation

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Yasufumi Ishihara, JAPAN NUS CO.,LTD Poojitha Yapa, Clarkson University

Computer Vision for Mapping and Mosaics 1

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Shahriar Negahdaripour Donna Kocak, Harris Corp

Unmanned Vehicles: New Concepts 1

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Claude Brancart, NextFish

Student Posters

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Norman Miller, IEEE/OES


Undersea Vehicles: Enabling Technologies 2

Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Barbara Fletcher, SSC San Diego

Long Term Observations 1

Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Leah Braithwaite, Canadian Ice Service, Environment Canada Zdenka Willis, NOAA

Vehicular Navigation 1

Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Oscar Calvo, University of the Balearic Islands Sean Augenstein, Stanford University

Unmanned Vehicles: Software and Control 3

Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Wayne Neu, Virginia Tech

Surface Wave Radars

Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Dennis Trizna, Imaging Science Research, Inc.

Acoustic Propagation and Sonar

Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Timothy Duda, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Kenneth Foote, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution



Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Paolo Casari, University of Padova Sung-Joon Park, Kangnung National University

Marine Life and Ecosystems

Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: John Wiltshire, University of Hawaii Amber York, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Computer Vision for Mapping and Mosaics 2

Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Shahriar Negahdaripour

Signal Processing Applications 1

Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Brian Harrison, Naval Undersea Warfare Center


An Ice-Free Arctic Ocean 2

Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Louis Fortier, Laval University Michael Byers, University of British Columbia

ROV 1

Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Barbara Fletcher, SSC San Diego Justin Manley, Battelle (NOAA Ocean Exploration)

Vehicular Design 1

Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Louis Whitcomb, Johns Hopkins University

Physical Oceanographic Modeling and Simulation 1

Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: David Fissel, ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. Patrícia Ramos, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

Modeling and Simulation of the Ocean Surface

Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: René Garello, TELECOM Bretagne

Current Measurement Technology 1

Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Steven Anderson, Horizon Marine, Inc. Richard Crout, National Data Buoy Center


Ocean Observing Concepts 2

Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Kent Headley, MBARI S. Taylor, Ocean Networks Canada

Signal Processing Applications 2

Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: James Tucker, Colorado State University Julien Bonnel, GIPSA-Lab

Buoy Technology

Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: John Flory, Tension Technology International

EM Sensing and Navigation

Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Roy Wiegert, Naval Surface Warfare Center

Signal Processing 1

Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Neil Wachowski, Colorado State University Gerard Llort-Pujol, TELECOM Bretagne


Challenges in Managing the St-Lawrence Workshop 2

Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Serge Demers, ISMER Paul Bellemare, IML

Tidal Power Modeling and Testing

Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: William Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc. Md.Nahidul Khan, Memorial University of Newfoundland

International Submarine Races

Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Claude Brancart, NextFish

Acoustic Communication Systems 2

Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Paulo Oliveira, IST/ISR Yoshitaka Watanabe, JAMSTEC

Geophysical Parameter Estimation

Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: David Weissman, Hofstra University

Acoustic Propagation 2

Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Timothy Duda, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Jean-Pierre Hermand, Environmental Hydroacoustics Lab., OPERA-Acoustics Dept.



Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Josep Miquel Jornet, MIT Chan Wang Park, Université du Québec à Rimouski

Physical Oceanography

Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Malcolm Heron, James Cook University Richard Crout, National Data Buoy Center

Coastal and Economic Zones

Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Thomas Street, NOAA Fatima Ahmad, NOAA

Underwater Camera and Lighting Systems

Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Kevin Hardy, DeepSea Power & Light Fraser Dalgleish

Unmanned Vehicles: Applications 1

Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Kenneth Sharp, U.S. Navy


Challenges in Managing the St-Lawrence Workshop 1

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Paul Bellemare, IML Serge Demers, ISMER

Adapting to Ice Covered Seas 1

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Yvan Simard, IML Martin Fortier, ArcticNet, Laval University

Long Term Observations 2

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Martin Fortier, ArcticNet, Laval University Leah Braithwaite, Canadian Ice Service, Environment Canada

Bathymetric Information Systems

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Daniel Neumann, NOAA Stephen Barkby, Australian Centre for Field Robotics

Ocean Observing Concepts 1

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Zdenka Willis, NOAA Andrew Clark, Harris Corp

Acoustic Oceanography

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Jean-Pierre Hermand, Environmental Hydroacoustics Lab., OPERA-Acoustics Dept. Kenneth Foote, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


Acoustic Communication Processing 1

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Fengzhong Qu, University of Florida Goulven Eynard, TELECOM Bretagne

Signal Processing: Synthetic Aperture Sonar

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Sergio Silva, University of Porto Roy Hansen, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

Remote Sensing of the Oceans

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: David Weissman, Hofstra University Michael Goldberg, Noblis, Inc.

Optical Sensing and Applied Metrology

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Donna Kocak, Harris Corp Frank Caimi, IEEE OES


Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Per Espen Hagen, Kongsberg Maritime


Ocean Data Information Systems 1

Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: John Sample, Naval Research Lab Frederick Petry, Naval Research Lab

Adapting to Ice Covered Seas 2

Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Martin Fortier, ArcticNet, Laval University Yvan Simard, IML

Ocean Engineering

Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Michael Harrison, Sound & Sea Technology

Bioacoustics

Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Kenneth Foote, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Jean-Pierre Hermand, Environmental Hydroacoustics Lab., OPERA-Acoustics Dept.

Ocean Observing Systems 1

Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Scott Gallager, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Jay Pearlman, IEEE ICEO

Ocean Current and Offshore Energy Production Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Co-Chairs: Frederick Driscoll, Florida Atlantic University



Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Joël Trubuil, TELECOM Bretagne

Undersea Vehicles: Enabling Technologies 3

Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Barbara Fletcher, SSC San Diego Nuno Cruz, University of Porto

Marine Education and Outreach1

Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Paula Keener-Chavis, NOAA Liesl Hotaling, The Beacon Institute

Pollution Monitoring

Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Michael Goldberg, Noblis, Inc.


Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Co-Chairs: Philip McGillivary, US Coast Guard Icebreakers


Signal Processing: Vector Sensor

Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Huaihai Guo, New Jersey Institute of Technology Aijun Song, University of Delaware

Challenges in Biological Oceanography 1

Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Paul Snelgrove, Memorial University of Newfoundland Ron O'Dor, Dalhousie University

Signal Processing: Sonar Imaging

Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Brian Ferguson, DSTO John Bird, Simon Fraser University

Unmanned Vehicles: Navigation 1

Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Brian Bingham, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Ocean Observing Systems 2

Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Christoph Waldmann Bill Carter, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Oceanographic Instrumentation and Sensors 1

Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Michael Harris, Naval Research Lab James Irish, University of New Hampshire



Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Tsih Yang, Naval Research Lab.


Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Milica Stojanovic, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Craig Benson, University of New South Wales

Marine Education and Outreach 2

Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Jerry Schubel, Aquarium of the Paacific Anna Fiolek, NOAA

Optical Communications and Navigation

Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Co-Chairs: Frank Caimi, IEEE OES


Signal Processing 8

Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Riwal Lefort, Ifremer and TELCOM Bretagne

AUV Mission Planning, Situation Awareness, and Application

Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Charles Benton, Technology Systems, Inc. Pedro Patrón, Heriot-Watt University

Unmanned Vehicles: Navigation 2

Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Brian Bingham, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Ocean Observing Technology 1

Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Jonathan Berger, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Timothy Lynch, CSIRO

Ocean Data Information Systems 2

Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Martin Yapur, NOAA Jeff de La Beaujardière, NOAA

Offshore Structures 1

Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Michael Harrison, Sound & Sea Technology David Murrin, Memorial University of Newfoundland



Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: James Morash, MIT Sea Grant AUV Laboratory Ralf Bachmayer, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Signal Processing 2

Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Tom Aridgides, Lockheed Martin Vincent Myers, DRDC Atlantic


Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Co-Chairs: Philippe Courmontagne, ISEN Toulon Sean Mason, University of Connecticut


Unmanned Vehicles: Software and Control 1

Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Wayne Neu, Virginia Tech

Ocean Observing Technology 2

Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Adrian Woodroffe, OceanWorks International Steve Holt, Noblis, Inc.

Unmanned Vehicles: Cooperative Vehicles

Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Joseph Curcio, MIT

Oceanographic Instrumentation and Sensors 2

Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Neil Cater, Memorial University of Newfoundland Robert Tyce, Univ. of Rhode island \ NBC

Physical Oceanographic Data Analysis and Forecasting

Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Paulo Oliveira, IST/ISR


Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Baosheng Li, University of Connecticut Patricia Carrascosa, MIT


Automatic Control Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Co-Chairs: Dimitra Panagou, National Technical University of Athens

Ropes and Tension Members

Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: John Flory, Tension Technology International Evan Zimmerman, Delmar Systems, Inc.


Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Co-Chairs: Geoffrey Edelson, BAE Systems E&IS Urbashi Mitra, University of Southern California

Sessions/Papers by Day/Time

An Ice-Free Arctic Ocean 1 Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Michael Byers, University of British Columbia Louis Fortier, Laval University

Cooperation Not Conflict Michael Byers University of British Columbia United States Arctic Ocean Management & the Law of the Sea ConventionMegan Campbell; Ole Varmer NOAA Oil and Gas Development in the Arctic Ocean - Understanding the Legal and Regulatory Framework Fatima Ahmad; Samuel Rauch; Mark Hodor NOAA

Vehicular Performance 2 Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Brian Bingham, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Seakeeping System Trades for Coordinated Air-Surface-Underwater OperationsBrian Bingham1; Eric Prechtl2; Richard Wilson3 1Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering 2Axis Engineering Technology, Inc. 3Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation Preliminary Results in Experimental Identification of 3-DOF Coupled Dynamical Plant for Underwater Vehicles Stephen Martin; Louis Whitcomb Johns Hopkins University Battery System for the SEAHORSE AUVGerald Landrum; Kenneth Sharp Naval Oceanographic Office Modelling the Hydrodynamic Sway Force Exerted on the Bare-Hull of an Axisymmetric Underwater Vehicle in Lateral Acceleration Manoeuvres Farhood Azarsina; Christopher Williams Memorial University of Newfoundland

Vehicular Design 2 Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Clifford Goudey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Hunter Brown, University of Michigan

Development of a Multi-AUV SLAM Testbed at the University of Michigan Hunter Brown; Ayoung Kim; Ryan Eustice University of Michigan Cluster Space Control of a 2-Robot System as applied to Autonomous Surface Vessels Paul Mahacek; Ignacio Mas; Ognjen Petrovic; Jose Acain; Christopher Kitts Santa Clara University Update on the Development and Testing of a New Long Duration Solar Powered Autonomous Surface Vehicle John Higinbotham1; John Moisan2; Carl Schirtzinger3; Matt Linkswiler4; James Yungel4; Philip Orton5 1Emergent Space Technologies, Inc. 2NASA/GSFC Wallops Flight Facility 3Zinger Enterprizes, Inc. 4EG&G 5Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University


Acoustic Communication Systems 1 Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Pierre-Philippe Beaujean, Florida Atlantic University Stefan Murphy, Dalhousie University

MOTION-COMPENSATED ACOUSTIC POSITIONING IN VERY SHALLOW WATERS USING SPREAD-SPECTRUM ULTRA-SHORT BASELINE ARRAY PROCESSING Pierre-Philippe Beaujean; Antoine Bon; Edgar An Florida Atlantic University Human-Guided Autonomy for Acoustically Tethered Underwater VehiclesChris Murphy; Hanumant Singh Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution HERMES - A High-Speed Acoustic Modem for Real-Time Transmission of Uncompressed Image and Status Transmission in Port Environment and Very Shallow Water Pierre-Philippe Beaujean1; Edward Carlson1; John Spruance2; Dion Kriel2 1Florida Atlantic University 2EdgeTech

Geodesy and Meteorology Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Clementine Costes, THALES Airborne Systems Eberhard Sauter, Alfred Wegener Institute

Determination of Time Delay for Precise Bathymetric SurveyHongmei Zhang1; Jianhu Zhao1; Fengnian Zhou2 1Wuhan University 2Changjiang Water Resource Commission Convective clouds modelling and tracking by an airborne radar Clementine Costes1; Rene Garello2; Gregoire Mercier2; Jean-Paul Artis1; Nicolas Bon1 1THALES Airborne Systems 2TELECOM Bretagne Measurement-Based Estimates of Extreme Wave Conditions for the Gulf of Mexico Chankwon Jeong; Vijay Panchang Texas A & M University Methane discharge from a submarine mud volcano - a multiple-method approach Eberhard Sauter Alfred Wegener Institute


Submarine Cables Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Robert Bannon, IEEE

History of Undersea Telecommunications TechnologyRonald Rapp; Marsha Spalding Tyco Telecommunications (US) Inc. Development of Japanese scientific cable technologyHitoshi Mikada1; Kenichi Asakawa2 1Kyoto University 2JAMSTEC Fault Point Localization of Power Feeding Lines in Optical Submarine CablesJunichi Kojima1; Shigetaka Matsumoto1; Kenichi Asakawa2 1KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc. 2JAMSTEC Utilizing Pressure Balanced Oil Filled (PBOF) Hose Cable Assemblies for Use with Electric and Fiber Optic Connectors. A review of the History and Current Advances of PBOF Cabling for use in Subsea Deployments. David Jenkins1; Steven Thumbeck2 1Seacon Brantner and Associates 2Seacon Advanced Products

Acoustic Communication Networking 2 Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Mandar Chitre, Acoustic Research Lab/NUS

Recent Advances in Underwater Acoustic Communications & Networking Mandar Chitre1; Shiraz Shahabudeen1; Lee Freitag2; Milica Sjotanovic3 1Acoustic Research Lab/NUS 2Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 3MIT Identification of neighbors in a long delay network using un-slotted and slotted protocols Md. Shafiul Howlader; Michael Frater; Michael Ryan University of New South Wales A study of channel capacity for a seabed underwater acoustic sensor networkPeter King; Ramachandran Venkatesan; Cheng Li Memorial University of Newfoundland A Modular Data Link Layer for Underwater Networksjonathan shusta; Lee Freitag; Jim Partan Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


Environmental Modeling and Simulation Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Yasufumi Ishihara, JAPAN NUS CO.,LTD Poojitha Yapa, Clarkson University

Modeling the Impact of Accidental Releases of Methane Gas in DeepwaterPoojitha Yapa; Lalith Dasanayaka Clarkson University Ecosystem model application to Lake Hamana-Sanaru, coastal lagoon systemSohsuke Ohno; Kisaburo Nakata Tokai University Prediction of impacts of discharged dissociated water in methane hydrate on environment. Itsuka Yabe; Yasufumi Ishihara; Kazuhito Asano JAPAN NUS CO.,LTD A Mechanistic Dissolved Oxygen Model of Corpus Christi Bay to Understand Critical Processes Causing Hypoxia Mohammad Islam1; James Bonner2; Temitope Ojo2; Cheryl Page1 1Texas A & M University 2Clarkson University

Computer Vision for Mapping and Mosaics 1 Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Shahriar Negahdaripour Donna Kocak, Harris Corp

Low overlap image registration based on both entropy and mutual information measures Cédric De Césare1; Maria-João Rendas2; Anne-Gaëlle Allais3; Michel Perrier3 1Laboratoire I3S, CNRS-UNSA 2CNRS 3Ifremer Underwater 3D mapping and pose estimation for ROV operations Piotr Jasiobedzki; Stephen Se; Michel Bondy; Roy Jakola MDA A motion compensated filtering approach to remove sunlight flicker in shallow water images Nuno Gracias1; Shahriar Negahdaripour2; Laszlo Neumann3; Ricard Prados3; Rafael Garcia3 1IIiA Universitat de Girona 2University of Miami 3IIiA University of Girona Software tools for extraction of video frames used in mosaicing Yuri Rzhanov University of New Hampshire


Unmanned Vehicles: New Concepts 1 Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Claude Brancart, NextFish

Unmanned Surface Vehicles, Fifteen Years of DevelopmentJustin Manley Battelle (NOAA Ocean Exploration) Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Oceanic Engineering Society Technology Committee: Claude Brancart1; Hanumant Singh2 1NextFish 2Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Tethered and Untethered Vehicles: The Future is in the PastJames McFarlane International Submarine Engineering Ltd. The MARES AUV, a Modular Autonomous Robot for Environment Sampling Nuno Cruz; Anibal Matos University of Porto


Student Posters Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Norman Miller, IEEE/OES

Terrain Based Navigation for Underwater Vehicles using Side Scan Sonar ImagesSeverin Stalder1; Tamaki Ura2; Hannes Bleuler3 1University of Tokyo/ Swiss Federal Institute of Technology 2University of Tokyo 3Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne Increasing Ship Roll Stability by Using Anti-rolling TanksTuan Phan Anh; Kuniaki Shoji; Kiyokazu Minami; Shigeo Mita Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Modelling Tidal Turbines Naomi Turner; Alan Owen; Mamdud Hossain The Robert Gordon University Automated Quantification of Gradient Defined FeaturesTom Fedenczuk University of Hawaii Oil Spill Contingency Planning using Laser Fluorosensors and Web-Based GISMaya Jha University of Calgary Turbulence: Characteristics and Its Implications in Tidal Current Energy Device Testing. Oghenevwori Okorie The Robert Gordon University Study on key technologies of Construction of Marine Geomagnetic Filed Model Based on Polynomial Method Shengping Wang; Jianhu Zhao; Yongting Wu Wuhan University Fast phytoplankton classification from emission fluorescence spectra based on Self-Organizing Maps Ismael Aymerich1; Jaume Piera1; Aureli Soria-Frisch2 1Unidad de Tecnología Marina (UTM-CSIC) 2Universitat Pompeu Fabra SINS initial alignment method using Robust filtering for Towed Ocean Bottom Magnetometer Xue Zhang; De Huang; Jing Liu Hangzhou Dianzi University Methodology for Modelling Tidal Turbine CharacteristicsEmma Robinson; Gerald Byrne University College Dublin Visitor Interactions with 3-D Visualizations on a Spherical Display at a Science Museum Céleste Barthel; Shawn Rowe Oregon State University A study of annulus lubrication for oil well completion using scale model testsMorgan Adams; Naomi Turner; Pat Pollard Centre for Research in Energy and the Environment SHALLOW WATER HEIGHT MAPPING WITH INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR Sergio Silva; Sergio Cunha; Aníbal Matos; Nuno Cruz University of Porto


Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Undergraduate Engineering Education Joseph Holler; Andrea Striz; Stephen Longfield; Katherine Murphy; Brian Bingham Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Development and Initial Testing of a SWATH Boat for Shallow-water BathymetryPaul Mahacek1; Todd Berk1; Andrew Casanova1; Christopher Kitts1; William Kirkwood2; Geoff Wheat3 1Santa Clara University 2Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute 3University of Alaska Passive Broadband Source Localization in Shallow-water Multipath Acoustic Channels Jeffrey Rogers; Jeffrey Krolik Duke University Stray-light correction of in-water array spectroradiometers. Effects on underwater optical measurements Elena Torrecilla1; Sergi Pons1; Meritxell Vilaseca2; Jaume Piera1; Jaume Pujol2 1Marine Technology Unit (UTM-CMIMA) 2Centre de Desenvolupament de Sensors, Instrumentació i Sistemes (CD6-UPC) Diving behavior of female loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) during their internesting interval and an evaluation of the risk of boat strikes Jacob Sobin1; Tony Tucker2 1Duke University 2Mote Marine Laboratory Interpolation based channel estimation methods for DS-CDMA systems in Rayleigh multipath channels Karim Ouertani1; Samir Saoudi1; Mahmoud Ammar2 1TELECOM Bretagne 2ENIT A Wind and Solar-Powered Autonomous Surface Vehicle for Sea Surface Measurements Patrick Rynne; Karl von Ellenrieder Florida Atlantic University Identification and function of new proteins in calcified endoskeleton: a new insight in the calcification mechanism of soft corals M. Azizur Rahman; Tamotsu Oomori University of the Ryukyus Study of Vessel Wakes in Sensitive Inland WaterwaysThomas Ludwicki1; Patrick Cuthbert1; Silas Spence1; Thomas Kim1; Jon Mikkelsen1; Tim McCann2 1University of British Columbia 2Transport Canada


Undersea Vehicles: Enabling Technologies 2 Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Barbara Fletcher, SSC San Diego

Adaptive mission plan diagnosis and repair for fault recovery in autonomous underwater vehicles Pedro Patrón; Emilio Miguelañez; Yvan Petillot; David Lane; Joaquim Salvi Heriot-Watt University A Graphical Mission Planning Tool for use in Mine Counter Measure (MCM) Operations Gary Giger; Mahmut Kandemir; John Dzielski Pennsylvania State University Study on the wireless data transmission of an autonomous water vehicle for ocean observation Wei Gu; Jianhua Wang; Jianxin Chu; Xixia Huang Shanghai Maritime University

Long Term Observations 1 Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Leah Braithwaite, Canadian Ice Service, Environment Canada Zdenka Willis, NOAA

Quality of Archived NDBC Data as Climate RecordsTheodore Mettlach1; Robert Weir1; Kelly LaRue1; Chung-Chu Teng2 1SAIC 2National Data Buoy Center Winter pulses of Pacific-origin water and resuspension events along the Canadian Beaufort Slope revealed by a bottom-moored observatory Alexandre Forest1; Makoto Sampei1; Marie-Emmanuelle Rail2; Yves Gratton2; Louis Fortier1 1Université Laval 2Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Isotopic and micropaleontologic evidence for sea ice conditions and paleoceanography in last 15,000 years on the Mackenzie/ Beaufort sea slope and Amundsen Gulf, Canada David Scott1; Trecia Schelll1; Guillaume St. Onge2; Andre Rochon3; Dennis Darby4; Steve Blasco5; Jennifer Mckay6 1Dalhousie University 2Univ. Quebec a Rimouski 3Univ. de Quebec a Rimouski 4Old Dominion University 5NRCan 6Universite du Quebec a Montreal Upward Looking Sonar-Based Measurements of Sea Ice Keels and Ocean WavesDavid Fissel1; Rene Chave1; John Marko1; Edward Ross1; John Egan2; Tony Kwan1 1ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. 2Public Works and Government Services Canada


Vehicular Navigation 1 Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Oscar Calvo, University of the Balearic Islands Sean Augenstein, Stanford University

Experimental tests on underwater pipeline inspections withOscar Calvo1; Andre Sousa1; Alejandro Rozenfeld2; Jaime Bibiloni1; Gerardo Acosta3; Hugo Curti4; Jawhar Ghommam5 1University of the Balearic Islands 2Imedea/University of the Balearic Islands 3Universidad del Centro 4Universidad Nacional del Centro 5Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax Estimating Inertial Position and Current in the MidwaterSean Augenstein; Stephen Rock Stanford University FASt - an autonomous sailing platform for oceanographic missions Jose Alves; Nuno Cruz University of Porto

Unmanned Vehicles: Software and Control 3 Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Wayne Neu, Virginia Tech

Combined energy storage and three-axis attitude control of a gyroscopically actuated AUV Blair Thornton; Tamaki Ura; Yoshiaki Nose The University of Tokyo Robust search for structured object placement using unmanned vehicles John Baylog1; Thomas Wettergren1; John Hyland2; Cheryl Smith2 1Naval Undersea Warfare Center 2Naval Surface Warfare Center Multi-Objective Optimization of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Matthew Martz; Wayne Neu Virginia Tech Hardware Architecture for a Modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle STARFISH Mehul Sangekar; Mandar Chitre; Teong Beng Koay Acoustic Research Lab/NUS


Surface Wave Radars Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Dennis Trizna, Imaging Science Research, Inc.

Sense, Enrich and Classify : the ScanMaris Workshop for Assessment of Vessel?s Abnormal Behavior in the EEZ Florent Jangal1; Marie-Anne Giraud2; Michel Morel3; Jean-Pierre Mano4; Aldo Napoli5 1ONERA 2SOFRESUD 3DCNS 4IRIT 5ARMINES High Frequency (HF) Radar Cross Sections of the Ocean Surface Incorporating a Continuous Wave Frequency Modulated Source Jianjun Zhang1; Eric Gill1; John Walsh2 1Memorial University of Newfoundland 2Northern Radar Inc. Morphological Operator and Empirical Mode Decomposition for Clutter Mitigation Florent Jangal1; Florent Mandereau2 1ONERA 2CNAM A Coherent Marine Radar for Decametric-Scale Current Mapping and Direct Measurement of Directional Ocean Wave Spectra Dennis Trizna Imaging Science Research, Inc. A Bistatic HF Radar for Current Mapping and Robust Ship Tracking Dennis Trizna Imaging Science Research, Inc.

Acoustic Propagation and Sonar Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Timothy Duda, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Kenneth Foote, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

History of Environmental Acoustics, 1960?s to 2000?sTimothy Duda1; Allan Pierce2 1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 2Boston University Acoustic channel characterization in the Baltic Sea and in the North Sea Henry Dol1; Frank Gerdes2; Paul Van Walree1; Wolfgang Jans2; Steffen Kuenzel2 1TNO 2FWG ANALYSIS OF CHARACTERISTICES OF SOUND PROPAGATION IN THE ANTARCTIC OCEAN BY PARABOLIC EQUATION METHOD Takenobu Tsuchiya1; Tetsuo Anada1; Shuki Ushio2; Nobuyuki Endoh1 1Kanagawa University 2National Institute for Polar Research A Networked/Autonomous Receiving Array SystemJeffrey Skinner; William Hodgkiss University of California, San Diego Noise Reduction in Hydrophone Signal ConditioningMehdi Banihashemi; Shahram Bayat Research Institute of Agriculture Ministry


Acoustic Communication Networking 3 Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Paolo Casari, University of Padova Sung-Joon Park, Kangnung National University

Effective Heuristics for Flexible Spectrum Access in Underwater Acoustic Networks Nicola Baldo; Paolo Casari; Paolo Casciaro; Michele Zorzi University of Padova A Comparison Between the Tone-Lohi and Slotted FAMA MAC Protocols for Underwater Networks Paolo Casari; Beatrice Tomasi; Michele Zorzi University of Padova Design and implementation of high-speed communication modem using ultrasonic sensors for underwater sensor networks Moo-Kwang Byeon; Bo-Won Kim; Jun-Ho Jeon; Sung-Joon Park Kangnung National University DFR: Directional Flooding-Based Routing Protocol for Underwater Sensor Networks Daeyoup Hwang; Dongkyun Kim Kyungpook National University

Marine Life and Ecosystems Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: John Wiltshire, University of Hawaii Amber York, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Marine Mineral Tailings Use in Anticorrosive CoatingsZhimin Bai1; Zhihui Wen1; John Wiltshire2 1China University of Geosciences 2University of Hawaii Marine Broadband Framework for Coastal FishingMasaaki Wada1; Katsumori Hatanaka2; Masashi Toda1; Minoru Sano3 1Future University-Hakodate 2Tokyo University of Agrigculture 3Hokkaido Abashiri Fisheries Experiment Station Optical Properties of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter Along a Transect in the Barataria Bay, Louisiana Eurico D'Sa; Puneeta Naik; Erick Swenson Louisiana State University Using a Towed Optical Habitat Mapping System to Monitor the Invasive Tunicate Species Didemnum sp. Along the Northeast Continental Shelf Amber York1; Scott Gallager1; Richard Taylor2; Norman Vine2; Steve Lerner1 1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 2Advanced Habitat Imaging Consortium


Computer Vision for Mapping and Mosaics 2 Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Shahriar Negahdaripour

A practical underwater 3D-LaserscannerMarc Hildebrandt; Jochen Kerdels; Jan Albiez; Frank Kirchner DFKI-Bremen 3-D Motion and Structure Estimation for Arbitrary Scenes from 2-D Optical and Sonar Video Shahriar Negahdaripour; Ali Taatian University of Miami Bundle Adjustment for 3-D Motion and Structure Estimation from 2-D Optical and Sonar Views Shahriar Negahdaripour; Ali Taatian University of Miami An approach of 3D information real-time display for detection of underwater target based on laser digital scanning grid Bing Zheng; Guoyo Wang; Jialin Hou Ocean University of China

Signal Processing Applications 1 Tuesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Brian Harrison, Naval Undersea Warfare Center

A Multi-Resolution Hidden Markov Model for Optimal Detection, Tracking, Separation and Classification of Marine Mammal Vocalizations Brian Harrison; Paul Baggenstoss Naval Undersea Warfare Center On Optimal Resampling for OFDM Signalling in Doubly Selective Underwater Acoustic Channels Srinivas Yerramalli; Urbashi Mitra University of Southern California Performance analysis of DOA estimation for MIMO sonar based on experimentsJianguo Huang; Lijie Zhang; Yong Jin; Yunshan Hou; Qunfei Zhang; Min Jiang Northwestern Polytechnical University Field Directionality Synthesis from Multiple Array Orientations: A Least Squares Approach Granger Hickman; Hailiang Tao; Jeffrey Krolik Duke University Interpolation methods for vertical linear array element localization Tarun Chandrayadula; Kathleen Wage George Mason University


An Ice-Free Arctic Ocean 2 Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Louis Fortier, Laval University Michael Byers, University of British Columbia

Surveillance of Canada's High ArcticJ. Forand1; Vincent Larochelle1; Dan Brookes2; Jim Lee2; Garry Heard3; Matthew MacLeod4; Nelson McCoy3; Roger Dao5; Klaus Kollenberg5 1DRDC Valcartier 2DRDC Ottawa 3DRDC Atlantic 4DRDC CORA 5DRDC Corporate Getting Ready for Arctic OperationsKurt Hansen1; Mike Inman2; Michael Cerne2; John Natale1 1US Coast Guard R&D 2US Coast Guard

ROV 1 Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Barbara Fletcher, SSC San Diego Justin Manley, Battelle (NOAA Ocean Exploration)

Demonstration of the Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Light Fiber Tether System Barbara Fletcher1; Chris Young1; James Buescher1; Andrew Bowen2; Robert McCabe2; Dana Yoerger2; Louis Whitcomb3 1SSC San Diego 2Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 3Johns Hopkins University Autonomous sailboats: an emerging technology for ocean sampling and surveillance Nuno Cruz; Jose Alves University of Porto Experimental Research on Horizontal Rotation of ROV Induced by External Forces near Sea Surface Hiroyoshi Suzuki1; Tomoya Inoue2; Tsuyoshi Shimamura1; Kengo Nakajima1; Genki Shioji1 1Osaka University 2JAMSTEC Experimental Research on Movability Characteristic of Crawler Driven ROVTomoya Inoue1; Tokihiro Katsui2; Junichiro Tahara1; Kazuaki Itoh1; Hiroshi Yoshida1; Shojiro Ishibashi1; Ken Takagi1 1JAMSTEC 2Osaka Prefecture University Development of a Coordinated Controller for Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator Systems Serdar Soylu; Bradley Buckham; Ronald Podhorodeski University of Victoria


Vehicular Design 1 Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Louis Whitcomb, Johns Hopkins University

Decoupling Design Techniques for Dynamically Coupled Systems: Application to the Canadian Remote Minehunting and Disposal System Paul Van Luxemborg1; Mae Seto2; Dale Retallack3 1Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School 2DRDC Atlantic 3Dalhousie University Morphing Hull Concepts for Unmanned Underwater VehiclesRussell Rufino1; Timothy Miller2; Farhan Gandhi1 1Pennsylvania State University 2Applied Research Lab - University of Texas The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth Louis Whitcomb1; Andrew Bowen2; Dana Yoerger2; Chris Taylor2; Robert McCabe2; Jonathan Howland2; Daniel Gomez-Ibanez2; Jamed Kinsey2; Matthew Heintz2; Glenn McDonald2; Donald Peters2; Barbara Fletcher3; Chris Young4; James Buescher4; Stephen Martin1; Sarah Webster1; Michael Jakuba1 1Johns Hopkins University 2Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 3US Navy SSC San Diego 4SSC San Diego Design of Self-Localization Strategies for Networks of Underwater DriftersDiba Mirza; Curt Schurgers University of California, San Diego

Physical Oceanographic Modeling and Simulation 1 Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: David Fissel, ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. Patrícia Ramos, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

3D Immersive Visualization and Evaluation of Mesoscale Model Outputs Simulating Hurricane Lili's(2002) Rapid Weakening Jibonananda Sanyal; Phil Amburn; Song Zhang; Patrick Fitzpatrick; Robert Moorhead Mississippi State University Foz do Arelho Outfall Plume Predictive StudyPatrícia Ramos1; Sandra Carvalho2 1Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto 2Águas do Oeste, S.A. Hierarchical clustering of historical sound speed profilesRoger Meredith1; Bryan Mensi1; Marlin Gendron2 1Naval Oceanographic Office 2Naval Research Lab Removing Ping Timing Ambiguity via Data AssociationVishal Ravindra1; Marco Guerriero1; Peter Willett1; Stefano Coraluppi2; Shengli Zhou1 1University of Connecticut 2NATO Undersea Research Center


Modeling and Simulation of the Ocean Surface Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: René Garello, TELECOM Bretagne

The MODENA project: Modeling and simulation of the maritime environment remotely sensed by radar René Garello TELECOM Bretagne Autonomy based modelling for the simulation of ocean remote sensing Marc Parenthoën; Zakaria Belemaalem LISyC-ENIB A multiscale study of wind fields retrived using synthetic aperture radars and scatterometers Mohamed Bassam Ben Ticha1; Bertrand Chapron2; René Garello1 1TELECOM Bretagne 2Ifremer

Current Measurement Technology 1 Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Steven Anderson, Horizon Marine, Inc. Richard Crout, National Data Buoy Center

Technology of Water Flow Measurement Represented by Thirty Years of CMTC Workshops Albert Williams1; Mal Heron2; Steven Anderson3 1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 2James Cook University 3Horizon Marine, Inc. Oil and Gas Platform Ocean Profile DataRichard Crout National Data Buoy Center Evaluation of current and wave measurements from a coastal buoy Doug Wilson1; Eric Siegel2 1NOAA 2NortekUSA


Ocean Observing Concepts 2 Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Kent Headley, MBARI S. Taylor, Ocean Networks Canada

Strategic and Business Planning for the VENUS and NEPTUNE Canada Ocean Observing Systems S. Taylor Ocean Networks Canada Building marine infrastructure for sciencePeter Phibbs University of Victoria Development and Test of IEEE-1588 Precision Timing Protocol for Ocean Observatory Networks Alex Milevsky; John Walrod SAIC Manned Underwater Vehicles: A relevant and cornerstone technology for the future assessment of Ocean eco-systems William Kohnen SEAmagine Hydrospace Corp.

Signal Processing Applications 2 Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: James Tucker, Colorado State University Julien Bonnel, GIPSA-Lab

Target Detection in M-Disparate Sonar Platforms using Multichannel Hypothesis Testing James Tucker; Nick Klausner; Mahmood Azimi-Sadjadi Colorado State University A time-reversal suboptimal detector for underwater acoustic barriers. Sergio Jesus; Orlando Rodriguez ISR, University of Algarve Synthetic Virtual Array Processing of GPS Sonobuoys for Underwater Target Tracking Abdalla Osman1; Aboelmagd Noureldin2; Jim Theriault3; Garfield Mellema3; D.J.S Campbell4 1University of Calgary 2Royal Military College of Canada 3DRDC Atlantic 4Department of National Defense ,Canada Automatic and passive whale localization in shallow water using gunshotsJulien Bonnel1; Grégoire Le Touzé1; Barbara Nicolas1; Jérôme Mars1; Cédric Gervaise2 1GIPSA-Lab 2ENSIETA

Buoy Technology Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: John Flory, Tension Technology International

COBIA: The Next Generation Buoy - A Modular ApproachJack Rowley SAIC Wave Heights from a 3-m Discus Buoy During Hurricane Katrina Leslie/Les Bender1; Norman Guinasso1; John Walpert1; Stephan Howden2 1Texas A & M University 2University of Southern Mississippi


EM Sensing and Navigation Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Roy Wiegert, Naval Surface Warfare Center

Improved Magnetic STAR Methods for Real Time, Point-by-Point Localization of Unexploded Ordnance and Buried Mines Roy Wiegert; Kwang Lee; John Oeschger Naval Surface Warfare Center Analysis of underwater acoustic and electric noise in the port of GothenburgStefan Petrovic; Eva Dalberg; Ron Lennartsson; Leif Persson Swedish Defence Research Agency Marine Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Survey SystemChet Bassani SAIC Study on Building Local Marine Geomagnetic Field Model Based on Interpolation Method Jianhu Zhao; Hui Liu; Juanjuan Li Wuhan University Towed Ocean Bottom Magnetometer to measure geomagnetic vector based on AMR sensor and SINS Xue-ting Zhang1; Jing-biao Liu1; Ying Chen2; De-nv Huang1 1Hangzhou Dianzi University 2Zhejiang University 3hangzhou Dianzi University

Signal Processing 1 Wednesday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Neil Wachowski, Colorado State University Gerard Llort-Pujol, TELECOM Bretagne

Analysis of Vernier interferometers for sonar bathymetryGerard Llort-Pujol; Christophe Sintes; Didier Guériot TELECOM Bretagne Source localization on a single hydrophoneGrégoire Le Touzé; Josep Torras; Barbara Nicolas; Jérôme Mars GIPSA-Lab Buried Underwater Target Classification using Frequency Subband Coherence Analysis Neil Wachowski; Mahmood Azimi-Sadjadi Colorado State University Calibration Techniques of Underwater Acoustic Signals and Its Application to Target Imaging Kun-Chou Lee1; Min-Chih Huang1; Ming-Chung Fang1; Lan-Ting Wang2; Jyun-Gu Ou1 1National Cheng-Kung University 2Tainan University of Technology


Challenges in Managing the St-Lawrence Workshop 2 Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Serge Demers, ISMER Paul Bellemare, IML

The St. Lawrence Global Observatory: inter-institutional cooperation for the sustainable management of the St. Lawrence ecosystem Joanne Hamel Fisheries & Oceans Canada

Tidal Power Modeling and Testing Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: William Hamner, Hydrovolts, Inc. Md.Nahidul Khan, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Assessing the Site Potential for Underwater Turbines in Tidal Channels Using Numerical Modeling and Advanced Ocean Current Measurements David Fissel; Jianhua Jiang; Rick Birch; Jan Buermans; David Lemon ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. Submerged Water Current TurbinesMd.Nahidul Khan; M.Tariq Iqbal; Michael Hinchey Memorial University of Newfoundland

International Submarine Races Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Claude Brancart, NextFish

The International Submarine Races:The First 19 years, plus the Next 19 Years and Beyond Claude Brancart1; Hussey Nancy2; Hussey Nancy2; Hussey Nancy2 1NextFish 2Foundation for Underwater Research and Education The Omer human-powered submarine team: from classroom to competitionSimon Joncas; Christian Belleau École de technologie supérieure The Future Engineers and Scientists: You Need Them? I Have Them? Lots of Them Christopher Land Sussex County Technical School


Acoustic Communication Systems 2 Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Paulo Oliveira, IST/ISR Yoshitaka Watanabe, JAMSTEC

A Positioning of AUV with Data Transmission Using SS Acoustic Signal. Yoshitaka Watanabe; Hiroshi Ochi; Takuya Shimura JAMSTEC Joint Positioning and Navigation Aiding System for Underwater Robots Renato Sousa; Alex Penas; Paulo Oliveira; Reza Ghabcheloo; Antonio Pascoal IST/ISR Analysis of secondary source levels of a parametric array transducer Mano Andrews; Jeong Han; Bae Ho; Chong Lee Cheju National University

Geophysical Parameter Estimation Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: David Weissman, Hofstra University

Measurements of the Effect of Rain-Induced Sea Surface Roughness on the QuikSCAT Scatterometer Radar Cross Section and Wind Stress David Weissman1; Mark Bourassa2 1Hofstra University 2Florida State University Detection of Karenia Brevis Harmful Algal Blooms in the West Florida Shelf using Red Bands of MERIS Imagery Ruhul Amin; Jing Zhou; Alex Gilerson; Barry Gross; Fred Moshary; Sam Ahmed City University of New York Oil Spill Emergency Response Mapping for Coastal Area Using SAR Imagery and GIS Hamid Assilzadeh; Yang Gao University of Calgary

Acoustic Propagation 2 Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Timothy Duda, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Jean-Pierre Hermand, Environmental Hydroacoustics Lab., OPERA-Acoustics Dept.

A Full Spectrum Solution to Wave Propagation PredictionCathy Ann Clark1; Kevin Smith2 1Naval Undersea Warfare Center 2Naval PostGraduate School Variability of observed reverberation and estimated sea-floor scattering strength Martin Barlett; Walter Brown; Andrew Porter Applied Research Lab - University of Texas A Wedge Diffraction Based Scattering Model for Acoustic Scattering from Rough Littoral Seafloors Richard Keiffer; Robert Zingarelli Naval Research Lab Effect of Wind-Duration, Swell-Contamination and Bimodal Ocean Wave Spectra on Acoustic Doppler Richard Keiffer Naval Research Lab


Acoustic Communication Networking 4 Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Josep Miquel Jornet, MIT Chan Wang Park, Université du Québec à Rimouski

Distributed Power Control for Underwater Acoustic NetworksJosep Miquel Jornet; Milica Stojanovic MIT Designing and Implementing a System of Multiplexing and Demultiplexing on FPGA using MATLAB/Simulink for the detection of acoustic signals Mohamed Abdillahi-Said; Chan Wang Park Université du Québec à Rimouski A Comparative Performance Evaluation of MAC Protocols for Underwater Sensor Networks Roberto Petroccia1; Chiara Petrioli1; Milica Stojanovic2 1University of Rome "La Sapienza" 2MIT A Physical Layer Implementation on Reconfigurable Underwater Acoustic Modem Mehmet Aydinlik; Ahmet Ozdemir; Milica Stojanovic MIT

Physical Oceanography Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Malcolm Heron, James Cook University Richard Crout, National Data Buoy Center

Report on the Great Coastal Gale of 2007 from Coastal Storms Program Buoy 46089 Richard Crout; Ian Sears; Lea Locke National Data Buoy Center On the inclusion of Stokes and Ekman Surface Currents into hydrodynamic models Malcolm Heron James Cook University Preliminary Results of Comparisons Between Tropcical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) Oceanographic Refresh and Legacy Sensors Richard Crout1; Janice Boyd2 1National Data Buoy Center 2SAIC Characterization of turbulent regimes derived from high resolution CTD profiles. Potential application to continuous profiling systems Jaume Piera1; Ruben Quesada2; Juanjo Dañobeitia1 1Unidad de Tecnología Marina (UTM-CSIC) 2Technical University of Catalonia


Coastal and Economic Zones Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Thomas Street, NOAA Fatima Ahmad, NOAA

Climate Change, Offshore Wind Power, and the Coastal Zone Management ActThomas Street NOAA Development of the Marine Science and Technology Industry Cluster in New England Thomas Curry1; Margaret Merrill2; Stephen Andrade3; Susan Peterson4 1UMass Dartmouth 2Marine Marketing Services 3Battelle Technology Practice Partnership 4Teal Partners Semantic Web holds promises for Ocean Observing NeedsSteven Le SAIC

Underwater Camera and Lighting Systems Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Kevin Hardy, DeepSea Power & Light Fraser Dalgleish

Advances in High Brightness Light Emitting Diodes in Underwater ApplicationsKevin Hardy; Mark Olsson; John Sanderson; Peter Weber; Peter Weber; Jon Simmons DeepSea Power & Light Hemispherical Refraction and Camera Calibration in Underwater Vision Clayton Kunz; Hanumant Singh Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Computer Vision based Deep-sea Visual Exploration SystemJing-Biao LIU; Wenyu CAI Hangzhou Dianzi University

Unmanned Vehicles: Applications 1 Wednesday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Kenneth Sharp, U.S. Navy

Application of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Systems in Distributed Ocean Observing Networks Doug Cronin; Gerald Landrum; Kenneth Sharp Naval Oceanographic Office Benthic Habitat Mapping with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Andrew Davie; Klaas Hartmann; Gregory Timms; Martin de Groot; John McCulloch Tasmanian ICT Centre AUV-assisted surveying of Relic Reef sitesStefan Williams1; Oscar Pizarro1; Jody Webster2; Robin Beaman2; Matthew Johnson-Roberson1; Ian Mahon1; Tom Bridge2 1Australian Centre for Field Robotics 2James Cook University USS: An Underwater Self-reconfigurable SystemChao Wu; Tong Ge; Lian Lian Shanghai Jiao Tong University


Challenges in Managing the St-Lawrence Workshop 1 Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Paul Bellemare, IML Serge Demers, ISMER

Relationships between metallothionein induction, cadmium, copper and zinc levels and environmental parameters in the soft shell clam Mya arenaria in the Saguenay fjord and the St. Lawrence River maritime estuary Jocelyne Pellerin1; Jean-Claude Amiard2 1UQAR-ISMER 2Université de Nantes Wave and Current Measurements in the St-Lawrence Estuary near Gros-Cacouna, Quebec: Implication on Sediment Transport Danielle Cloutier1; Yann Ropars2; Marc Villeneuve3 1CIMA 2Consultants Ropars Inc. 3Groupe Conseil LaSalle

Adapting to Ice Covered Seas 1 Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Yvan Simard, IML Martin Fortier, ArcticNet, Laval University

Adapting AUVs for Use in Under-Ice Scientific MissionsJames Ferguson International Submarine Engineering Ltd. Deployment Under Ice: Challenges for the NorthAlexander Forrest1; Bernard Laval1; Martin Doble2; Richard Yeo3; Eggert Magnusson3 1University of British Columbia 2University of Cambridge 3Hafmynd ehf Advanced Methods for Optimizing Ship Operations to Reduce Emissions that Contribute to Global Warming Phil Ballou; Henry Chen; John Horner Jeppesen Commercial Marine Operations


Long Term Observations 2 Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Martin Fortier, ArcticNet, Laval University Leah Braithwaite, Canadian Ice Service, Environment Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada Ocean Science Program: The Arctic and the Future Helen Joseph Fisheries and Oceans Canada Earth-observing and Satellite Networks for the Arctic OceanJean-Marc Chouinard Natural Resources Canada The International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP): A Cornerstone of the Arctic Observing Network Ignatius Rigor1; Pablo Clemente-Colón2; Edward Hudson3 1University of Washington 2US National/Naval Ice Center 3Meteorological Service of Canada The U.S. Arctic Observing Network (AON): a component of the Study of Environmental Arctic Change Peter Schlosser1; Hajo Eicken2 1Columbia University 2University of Alaska

Bathymetric Information Systems Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Daniel Neumann, NOAA Stephen Barkby, Australian Centre for Field Robotics

The Hydrographic Survey Meta DatabaseDaniel Neumann NOAA Improving Instantaneous Height Quality of Transducer in Precise Bathymetric Measurement Based on Multi-information Fusion Jianhu Zhao; Hongmei Zhang Wuhan University Maritime Radar Simulator based on DSP Board using Switched Slide Window Tracking Algorithm Jinho Bae1; Jeong Hee Han1; Mano Andrews1; Chong Hyun Lee1; Hyoung-Goo Jeon2 1Cheju National University 2Dongeui University


Ocean Observing Concepts 1 Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Zdenka Willis, NOAA Andrew Clark, Harris Corp

The Ocean Tracking Network Ron O'Dor; Mark O'Dor Dalhousie University Creation and Operation of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems Jay Pearlman1; Stephen Holt2; Christoff Waldmann3 1IEEE ICEO 2Noblis 3University of Bremen/MARUM US IOOS - Program Update Zdenka Willis NOAA On the Need, Development and Operation of Joint Use Commercial-Scientific Ocean Observing Systems Andrew Clark; Donna Kocak Harris Corp

Acoustic Oceanography Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Jean-Pierre Hermand, Environmental Hydroacoustics Lab., OPERA-Acoustics Dept. Kenneth Foote, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Underwater acoustic technology: review of some recent developments Kenneth Foote Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Range-resolving shallow water acoustic tomography by ensemble Kalman filtering Olivier Carrière1; Jean-Pierre Hermand1; James Candy2 1Environmental Hydroacoustics Lab., OPERA-Acoustics Dept. 2Lawrence Livermore National Lab Comparison of Acoustic Measurements of Zooplankton Populations using an Acoustic Water Column Profiler and an ADCP David Lemon; David Billenness; Jan Buermans ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. Subseafloor geoacoustic characterization in the kilohertz regime with a broadband source and a 4-element receiver array Jean-Pierre Hermand1; Jean-Claude Le Gac2 1Environmental Hydroacoustics Lab., OPERA-Acoustics Dept. 2NATO Undersea Research Centre


Acoustic Communication Processing 1 Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Fengzhong Qu, University of Florida Goulven Eynard, TELECOM Bretagne

Basis Expansion Model for Underwater Acoustic Channels?Fengzhong Qu; Liuqing Yang University of Florida Initial Doppler Compensation Techniques for Digital Underwater Communications Goulven Eynard; Christophe Laot TELECOM Bretagne Underwater Communication Goes CognitiveYonggang Wang; Jiansheng Tang; Yue Pan; Li Huangfu System Engineering Research Institute The Trondheim harbour: Acoustic propagation measurements and communication capacity Knut Grythe; Jan Hakegaard; Tor Reinen; Tor Myrvoll SINTEF ICT

Signal Processing: Synthetic Aperture Sonar Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Sergio Silva, University of Porto Roy Hansen, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

AN ALGEBRAIC APROACH TO SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION Sergio Silva; Sergio Cunha; Aníbal Matos; Nuno Cruz University of Porto High fidelity synthetic aperture sonar products for target analysis Roy Hansen1; Hayden Callow1; Torstein Sæbø1; Per Hagen2; Bjørnar Langli2 1Norwegian Defence Research Establishment 2Kongsberg Maritime SUB-BAND PROCESSING OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR DATA Sergio Silva; Sergio Cunha; Aníbal Matos; Nuno Cruz University of Porto


Remote Sensing of the Oceans Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: David Weissman, Hofstra University Michael Goldberg, Noblis, Inc.

Ocean Remote Sensing: a challenge for the futureBertrand Chapron1; René Garello2; David Weissman3 1Ifremer 2TELECOM Bretagne 3Hofstra University Understanding the Impact of Surface Waves on Microwave Water Level Measurements Robert Heitsenrether1; Mark Bushnell1; Kate Derner1; John Boon2; Warren Krug1 1NOAA 2Virginia Institute of marine Science The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - Restructured Capabilities for Operational Ocean Remote Sensing Gary Mineart1; Vincent Grano2 1Noblis 2NOAA

Optical Sensing and Applied Metrology Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Donna Kocak, Harris Corp Frank Caimi, IEEE OES

Underwater Optics and Imaging: Recent AdvancesFrank Caimi1; Donna Kocak2; Fraser Dalgleish3; John Watson4 1IEEE OES 2Harris Corp 3Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution 4University of Aberdeen Extraction Method of Scallop Area in Seabed Images for Fishery Resources Investigation Masashi Toda1; Koichiro Enomoto1; Yasuhiro Kuwahara2; Masaaki Wada1; Katsumori Hatanaka3 1Future University-Hakodate 2Hokkaido Abashiri Fisheries Experiment Station 3Tokyo University of Agrigculture Absorption Properties in Shoal dominated regions of the Atchafalaya Shelf, Louisiana, USA PUNEETA NAIK; Eurico D'SA Louisiana State University


Unmanned Vehicles: Applications 2 Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Per Espen Hagen, Kongsberg Maritime

HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION MAPPING OF WATER QUALITY AND BATHYMETRY WITH A PERSON-DEPLOYABLE, LOW COST AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHCILE Robert Ellison; Daryl Slocum YSI Inc. Toward High-Spatial Resolution Gravity Surveying of the Mid-Ocean Ridges with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles James Kinsey; Maurice Tivey; Dana Yoerger Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Applications of AUVs with SASPer Espen Hagen1; Terje Fossum1; Roy Hansen2 1Kongsberg Maritime 2Norwegian Defence Research Establishment Large-area visual mapping of an underwater vent field using the AUV Toshihiro Maki1; Hayato Kondo2; Tamaki Ura1; Takashi Sakamaki1 1Univ. of Tokyo 2Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Ocean Data Information Systems 1 Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: John Sample, Naval Research Lab Frederick Petry, Naval Research Lab

Web Access of Meteorological and Oceanographic DataFrederick Petry1; Bruce Lin1; Richard Sween1; Roy Ladner2 1Naval Research Lab 2Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Towards Marine Geographic Information Systems: Multidimensional Representation of Fish aggregations and Their Spatiotemporal Evolutions Valerie Carette1; Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi1; Rodolphe Devillers2 1Laval University 2Memorial University of Newfoundland US Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center Environmental Program on Climate Change Kathleen Paulson1; Dallas Meggitt2 1US Navy (NAVFAC ESC) 2Sound & Sea Technology


Adapting to Ice Covered Seas 2 Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Martin Fortier, ArcticNet, Laval University Yvan Simard, IML

Payload sensors, navigation and risk reduction for AUV under ice surveys Bjorn Jalving1; Karstein Vestgård1; Jan Erik Faugstadmo1; Øyvind Hegrenæs1; Øystein Engelhardtsen1; Brendan Hyland2 1Kongsberg Maritime 2Wireless Fibre System Ltd Active Localization on the Ocean Floor with Multibeam SonarNathaniel Fairfield; David Wettergreen Carnegie Mellon University Listening at climate change in ice-covered seas: example with AURAL autonomous hydrophones in the Arctic Yvan Simard1; Louis Fortier2 1Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2Université Laval The Technical Challenges of Designing Oil and Gas Pipelines in the Arctic Basel Abdalla; Paul Jukes; Ayman Eltaher; Billy Duron J P Kenny, Inc.

Ocean Engineering Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Michael Harrison, Sound & Sea Technology

INSTALLATION OF A DEEP WATER SUB SURFACE MOORING FOR A HIGH GAIN RADIATED NOISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Michael Harrison1; Mark Greise1; Phil DeNolfo2; Hugh Thomson3 1Sound & Sea Technology 2Naval Undersea Warfare Center 3Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF DIVING GARMENTS WHEN USING ARGON AS A SUIT INFLATION GAS Marshall Nuckols1; Joseph Giblo2; Jody Wood-Putnam3 1Duke University 2Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility 3Naval Surface Warfare Center Behavior of the Deep Submersible hatch in Deep SeaItaru Kawama JAMSTEC


Bioacoustics Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Kenneth Foote, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Jean-Pierre Hermand, Environmental Hydroacoustics Lab., OPERA-Acoustics Dept.

Improved torpedo range estimation using modified fast orthogonal search techniques Vincent Dagenais1; Donald McGaughey2; Sean Pecknold3 1Detachment Mirabel 2Royal Military College of Canada 3DRDC Atlantic Classification of Sperm Whale Clicks and Triangulation for Real-Time Localization with SBL Arrays Ryo Hirotsu1; Tamaki Ura2; Junichi Kojima3; Harumi Sugimatsu2; Masao Sakata2; Rajendar Bahl4; Masao Yanagisawa1 1Waseda University 2The University of Tokyo 3KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc. 4Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Underwater behavioral study of Ganges river dolphins by using echolocation clicks recorded by 6-hydrophone array system Harumi Sugimatsu1; Tamaki Ura1; Junichi Kojima2; Rajendar Bahl3; Sandeep Behera4 1University of Tokyo 2KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc. 3Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 4WWF-India Fast marching and acoustic descriptors based method for fish proportion interpolation Imen karoui; Ronan fablet; jean-marc boucher TELECOM Bretagne Enabling Humans to Hear the Direction of Sounds Underwater - Experiments and Preliminary Results TeongBeng Koay1; Jolyn Tan2; Soo Pieng Tan1; Soon Keat Yeo1; Harold Tay1; Mandar Chitre1; John Potter1 1Acoustic Research Lab/NUS 2National University of Singapore

Ocean Observing Systems 1 Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Scott Gallager, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Jay Pearlman, IEEE ICEO

Retrospective and Prospective Views of the Ocean Observing System Neal Pettigrew; John Wallinga; Linda Mangum; Francois Neville University of Maine Design, Installation, and Operation of the PLUTO Observatory, Isla de Canales de Tierra, Panama Scott Gallager; Steve Lerner; Amber York; Emily Miller; Andy Girard Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Design and Operation of a Multi Node Cabled ObservatoryAdrian Woodroffe1; Adrian Round2 1OceanWorks International 2University of Victoria


Ocean Current and Offshore Energy Production Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Frederick Driscoll, Florida Atlantic University

Oceanic Engineering and Offshore Energy ProductionWilliam Carey1; Claude Brancart2 1Boston University 2Nextfish FAU's Center for Ocean Energy TechnologyFrederick Driscoll; Susan Skemp; Gabriel Alsenas Florida Atlantic University 20 kW Ocean Current TurbineFrederick Driscoll; Gabriel Alsenas; Shirley Ravenna; Jason Raveling; Erick Busold Florida Atlantic University

Acoustic Communication Processing 2 Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Joël Trubuil, TELECOM Bretagne

Synchronization and Channel Coding in Shallow Water Acoustic CommunicationJoël Trubuil1; André Goalic1; Nicolas Beuzelin2 1TELECOM Bretagne 2GESMA An Adaptive Differentially Coherent Detection and Phase Compensation Algorithm in Underwater Acoustic Communication Maohua Ran; Jianguo Huang; Zhenhua Yan Northwestern Polytechnical University OFDM Demodulation in Underwater Time-Reversed Shortened Channels Joao Gomes1; Antonio Silva2; Sergio Jesus2 1ISR - Instituto Superior Tecnico 2SiPLAB - Universidade do Algarve


Undersea Vehicles: Enabling Technologies 3 Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Barbara Fletcher, SSC San Diego Nuno Cruz, University of Porto

New Tools for Ocean Exploration, Equipping the NOAA Ship Okeanos ExplorerJustin Manley Battelle (NOAA Ocean Exploration) Ship of Opportunity Launch and Recovery of REMUS 600 AUV's Chris Rauch; Michael Purcell; Thomas Austin; Gregory Packard Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution DSAAV - A Distributed Software Architecture for Autonomous Vehicles Mandar Chitre Acoustic Research Lab/NUS Modelling Variable Length Tows and Altitude-Keeping with the Canadian Remote Minehunting and Disposal System Mae Seto; David Hopkin DRDC Atlantic

Marine Education and Outreach1 Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Paula Keener-Chavis, NOAA Liesl Hotaling, The Beacon Institute

Current and Future Directions in Ocean Education at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership Susan Cook; Leslie Peart Consortium for Ocean Leadership Sense the Hudson - Student developed environmental sensors classroom project Liesl Hotaling1; Rustam Stolkin2; James Bonner3; William Kirkey3 1The Beacon Institute 2University of Birmingham 3Clarkson University The NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: Continuing to Unfold the President's Panel on Ocean Exploration Recommendations for Ocean Literacy Paula Keener-Chavis NOAA


Pollution Monitoring Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Michael Goldberg, Noblis, Inc.

Spatial Distribution of a Sewage Outfall Plume Observed with an AUV Patrícia Ramos1; Maurici Monego1; Sandra Carvalho2 1Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto 2Águas do Oeste, S.A. Overview of the R&D program for an Environmental Impact Assessment of Methane Hydrate Exploitation in Japan Nao Arata1; Shyunji Sukizaki2; Yuji Awashima3; Yo Okada4; Eiji Ogisako5 1Engineering Advancement Association of Japan,MBRIJ 2Marine Biological Research Institute of Japan Co., Ltd. 3IHI Marine United Inc 4Japan Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. 5Shimizu Corporation Research Activities by the Marine Environment Survey and Assessment subgroup in the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources (MH21 project) in Japan Shinya suzuki1; Shunji sukizaki1; Yasufumi ishihara1; Itsuka yabe1; kisaburo nakata2; Poojitha Yapa3; Lalith Dasanayaka3; Uditha Bandara3 1Engineering Advancement Association of Japan,MBRIJ 2Tokai University 3Clarkson University Field measurements of ship waves along the St. Lawrence river waterway, Canada Samir Gharbi1; Samir Hamdi2; Ioan Nistor3; G. Valkov1 1Canadian Coast Guard 2GENIVAR 3University of Ottawa

Unmanned Vehicles: Applications 3 Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Philip McGillivary, US Coast Guard Icebreakers

More Tools in the Toolbox: The Naval Oceanographic Office'sKenneth Sharp; Randy White Naval Oceanographic Office Investigation of autonomous docking strategies for robotic operation on intervention panels Szymon Krupinski1; Francesco Maurelli2; Gabriel Grenon1; Yvan Petillot2 1Cybernetix SA 2Heriot Watt University Improvement and sea test of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle "URASHIMA" for practical use Junya Ishiwata1; Satoshi Tsukioka1; Tadahiro Hyakudome1; Takao Sawa1; Hidehiko Nakajo1; Yoshinobu Nanbu1; Kojiro Watanabe1; Akihisa Ishikawa2 1JAMSTEC 2Nippon Marine Enterprise ltd.


Signal Processing: Vector Sensor Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Huaihai Guo, New Jersey Institute of Technology Aijun Song, University of Delaware

Multiuser Underwater Communication with Space-Time Block Codes and Acoustic Vector Sensor Huaihai Guo; Ali Abdi New Jersey Institute of Technology A Correlation Model for Vector Sensor Arrays in Underwater Communication Systems Ali Abdi; Huaihai Guo New Jersey Institute of Technology Time Reversal Receivers for Underwater Acoustic Communication Using Vector Sensors Aijun Song1; Mohsen Badiey1; Paul Hursky2; Ali Abdi3 1University of Delaware 2Heat, Light, & Sound Research, Inc. 3New Jersey Institute of Technology Automatic classification of deep benthic habitats: detection of microbial mats and siboglinid polychaete fields from optical images on the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano. Cyril Chailloux; Karine Olu; Anne-Gaelle Allais; Patrick Simeoni Ifremer

Challenges in Biological Oceanography 1 Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Paul Snelgrove, Memorial University of Newfoundland Ron O'Dor, Dalhousie University

SCIENTIFIC GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USAGE OF Paul Snelgrove1; Philippe Archambault2; Kim Juniper3; Peter Lawton4; Anna Metaxas5; Chris McKindsey4; Pierre Pepin4; David Schneider6; Verena Tunnicliffe3 1Memorial University of Newfoundland 2Université du Québec à Rimouski 3University of Victoria 4Fisheries and Oceans Canada 5Dalhousie University 6Ocean Sciences Centre Autonomous Surface Craft Provide Flexibility to Remote Adaptive Oceanographic Sampling and Modeling Joseph Curcio; Toby Schneider; Michael Benjamin; Andrew Patrikalakis MIT Evolution of a benthic imaging system from a simple towed camera Richard Taylor1; Norman Vine1; Amber York2; Steve Lerner2; Dvora Hart3; Jonathan Howland2; Scott Gallager2 1Advanced Habitat Imaging Consortium 2Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 3NMFS


Signal Processing: Sonar Imaging Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Brian Ferguson, DSTO; John Bird, Simon Fraser University

Mapping the acoustic reflectivity of underwater objects using reconstructive tomography Brian Ferguson1; Ron Wyber2 1DSTO 2Midspar Systems Wake Removal for Clear Side-Scan ImagesJohn Bird; Geoff Mullins Simon Fraser University Potential of underwater sonar systems for port infrastructure inspection Naouraz Brahim1; Sylvie Daniel1; Didier Guériot2 1Univ. of Laval 2TELECOM Bretagne

Unmanned Vehicles: Navigation 1 Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM


Low-Cost Terrain Relative Navigation for Long-Range AUVsDeborah Meduna1; Stephen Rock1; Rob McEwen2 1Stanford University 2Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Improving Navigational Accuracy for AUVs using the MAPR Particle Filter Andrew Lammas; Karl Sammut; Fangpo He Flinders University NLMAP - Visual-based Self Localization and Mapping for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Silvia Botelho; Gabriel Leivas; Paulo Drews FURG UUV Mobility Management for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks Wenyu CAI; Jingbiao LIU Hangzhou Dianzi University

Ocean Observing Systems 2 Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Christoph Waldmann, Bill Carter, Memorial University of Newfoundland

SmartBay: Better Information - Better DecisionsBill Carter1; Stephen Green2; Robert Leeman3; Neil Chaulk4 1Memorial University of Newfoundland 2AMEC Earth and Environmental 3Earth Information Technologies (NL) Ltd. 4International Communications and Navigation (ICAN) Ltd. Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory Thomas Consi1; Geoff Anderson1; Greg Barske1; Harvey Bootsma1; Thomas Hansen1; John Janssen1; Val Klump1; Robert Paddock1; Donald Szmania2; Korey Verhein1; James Waples1 1University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee 2University of Wisconsin The Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy SystemWilliam Wilson NOAA Towards a 3-dimensional model of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, Hong Kong Robin Bradbeer; Paul Hodgson; Kenneth Ku; L Yeung; C Zhan City University of Hong Kong


Oceanographic Instrumentation and Sensors 1 Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Michael Harris, Naval Research Lab James Irish, University of New Hampshire

Sensing Shallow Seafloor and Sediment Properties, Recent History Michael Harris; William Avera; Andrei Abelev; L. Bibee Naval Research Lab Salinity Sensor System for Estuary StudiesThanh-Tung Pham; Linda Bushnell; Thomas Green; Jonathan Chen; Phuong Truong; Aditya Vaidya University of Washington Acoustic - Microwave Water Level Sensor Comparisons in an Estuarine Environment John Boon; John Brubaker Virginia Institute of Marine Science Correcting and Validating Moored Oxygen Time-Series Observations James Irish; Larry Ward; Stanley Boduch University of New Hampshire

Acoustic Communication Processing 3 Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Tsih Yang, Naval Research Lab.

Low probability of detection underwater acoustic communications between mobile platforms Tsih Yang1; Wen-Bin Yang2 1Naval Research Lab. 2National Institute of Standards and Technology Time-Domain Receiver Design for MIMO Underwater Acoustic CommunicationsJun Tao1; Y Zheng2; Chengshan Xiao2; T.C. Yang3; Wen-Bin Yang4 1Univ. of Missouri-Columbia 2Missouri University of Science and Technology 3Naval Research Lab 4National Institute of Standards and Technology Underwater Acoustic Localization by Eigenspace based Probabilistic ApproachKun-Chou Lee1; Min-Chih Huang1; Ming-Chung Fang1; Lan-Ting Wang2; Jhih-Sian Ou1 1National Cheng-Kung University 2Tainan University of Technology Design and Analysis of Low Frequency Communication System in Persian GulfHossein Shahbazi; Ali Karimifard Institue of Engineering Research, Iran


Acoustic Communication Networking 1 Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Milica Stojanovic, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Craig Benson, University of New South Wales

A Demonstration of Absorption Controlled Isolation for Underwater NetworksCraig Benson; Michael Ryan; Michael Frater; Robin Dunbar University of New South Wales A method for efficient underwater acoustic networking in strong noisy environment Yangze Dong; Xiaomei Xu; Pingxiang Liu Xiamen University A Power Assignment Mechanism for Underwater Wireless Multimedia Lin Chin-Feng1; Shun-Hsyung Chang2 1National Taiwan Ocean University 2National Kaohsiung Marine University Frequency-Domain Equalization for Single Carrier MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications Jian Zhang; Yahong Zheng; chengshan Xiao Missouri University of Science and Technology

Marine Education and Outreach 2 Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Jerry Schubel, Aquarium of the Paacific Anna Fiolek, NOAA

From Ocean Issues to Solutions: The Role of Public Ocean Literacy Jerry Schubel1; Kathryn Schubel2 1Aquarium of the Paacific 2Golden Shore Institute Ocean Literacy of Black Guillemots and Polar Bears, Literate Citizens versus the Nature Fakers Rob Moir Ocean River Institute Video Data Management System Archives and Provides Online Access to the NOAA Ocean Exploration Digital Video and Image Data on Deep Corals Anna Fiolek; Donald Collins NOAA AMS Ocean Studies: A dynamic, introductory college-level oceanography course emphasizing real-world data and investigations James Brey1; Ira Geer1; Joseph Moran1; Robert Weinbeck1; Elizabeth Mills1; Bernard Blair1; Thomas Kiley1; Edward Hopkins2 1American Meteorological Society 2University of Wisconsin - Madison


Optical Communications and Navigation Thursday, 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Frank Caimi, IEEE OES

An Underwater Optical Communication System Implementing Reed-Solomon Channel Coding William Cox; Jim Simpson; Carlo Domizioli; John Muth; Brian Hughes North Carolina State University Diffuse High Bandwidth Optical CommunicationsClifford Pontbriand; Norman Farr; Jonathan Ware; Jim Preisig; Hugh Popenoe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Visual SLAM for Underwater Vehicles using Video Velocity Log and Natural Landmarks Joaquim Salvi1; Yvan Petillot2; Stephen Thomas2; Josep Aulinas1 1University of Girona 2Heriot-Watt University


Signal Processing 8 Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Riwal Lefort, Ifremer and TELCOM Bretagne

Pre-processing methods for parametric array to generate wideband difference-frequency-signals Songwen Li Xiamen University Towards Image-based Marine Habitat ClassificationOscar Pizarro1; Paul Rigby1; Jamie Colquhoun2; Matthew Johnson-Roberson1; Stefan Williams1 1Australian Centre for Field Robotics 2AIMS Automatic fish school classification for acoustic sensing of marine ecosystemRiwal Lefort1; Ronan Fablet2; Jean Marc Boucher2; Laurent Berger3; Sebastien Bourguignon3 1Ifremer and TELCOM Bretagne 2TELECOM Bretagne 3ifremer 4Ifremer Search Performance Prediction for Multistatic Sensor FieldsMichael Walsh; Thomas Wettergren Naval Undersea Warfare Center

AUV Mission Planning, Situation Awareness, and Application Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Charles Benton, Technology Systems, Inc. Pedro Patrón, Heriot-Watt University

Geostatistical Assessment of Sewage Outfall DischargesMaurici Monego; Patrícia Ramos; Mário Neves Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto Semantic knowledge-based representation for improving situation awareness in service oriented agents of autonomous underwater vehicles Pedro Patrón; Emilio Miguelañez; Joel Cartwright; Yvan Petillot Heriot-Watt University High-Performance Visualizations and Simulations for Ocean Environments and the Mine Countermeasure Mission Using C3L John Sustersic; Mahmut Kandemir; Shashi Phoha; Mendel Schmiedekamp Pennsylvania State University Merging Ocean/Maritime Models and Arctic Operations using Mission Planning Tookits and Augmented Reality Charles Benton; Robert Nitzel; Tom Zysk Technology Systems, Inc.


Unmanned Vehicles: Navigation 2 Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM


Navigation of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in a Mobile Network Nuno Santos; Aníbal Matos; Nuno Cruz University of Porto Trajectory Tracking Controller for an Underwater Hexapod Vehicle Nicolas Plamondon; Meyer Nahon McGill University Guidance and control of an ASV in AUV tracking operationsJosé Melo; Aníbal Matos Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto A Particle Filter Approach for AUV LocalizationFrancesco Maurelli1; Szymon Krupinski2; Yvan Petillot1; Joaquim Salvi3 1Heriot Watt University 2Cybernetix SA 3University of Girona

Ocean Observing Technology 1 Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Jonathan Berger, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Timothy Lynch, CSIRO

US Deep-Sea Tsunameter Network Fully OperationalDouglas Maxwell; Shannon McArthur; Richard Bouchard National Data Buoy Center The Extended Draft Platform: A deep-ocean science observatory. Jonathan Berger1; John Orcutt2; Jim O'Sullivan3; John Halkyard4 1Scripps Institution of Oceanography 2University of California, San Diego 3Technip 4John Halkyard & Associates A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change Timothy Lynch1; Dan Mclaughlan1; David Hughes1; David Cherry1; Gary Critchley1; Simon Allen1; Lindsay Pender1; Peter Thompson1; Anthony Richardson1; Frank Coman1; Craig Steinberg2; Dave Terhell1; Moninya Roughan3; Laurent Seuront4; Gary Meyers5 1CSIRO 2AIMS 3UNSW 4Flinders University 5UTAS A New Compact Ocean Bottom Cabled Seismometers System for Spatially Dense Observation on Sea Floor Toshihiko Kanazawa1; Masaano Shinohara1; Shinichi Sakai1; Osamu Sano1; Hisashi Utada1; Hijime Shiobara1; Yuichi Morita1; Tomoaki Yamada1; Katsuyuki Yamazaki2 1University of Tokyo 2Nagaoka University of Technology


Ocean Data Information Systems 2 Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Martin Yapur, NOAA Jeff de La Beaujardière, NOAA

NOAA'S Integrated Observations and Data Management ToolsMartin Yapur; Eric Miller NOAA Automated Data Quality Assurance for Marine ObservationsJames Koziana; John Olson; Troy Anselmo; Weiwei Lu SAIC The NOAA IOOS Data Integration Framework: Initial Implementation ReportJeff de La Beaujardière NOAA

Offshore Structures 1 Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Michael Harrison, Sound & Sea Technology David Murrin, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Large-Scale Experiments of a Marine RiserDavid Murrin1; Sue Molloy2; Wei Qiu1; Neil Bose3; Martin Ordonez1 1Memorial University of Newfoundland 2Glas Ocean Engineering Consulting 3Australian Maritime Hydrodynamics Research Centre (AMHRC) DESIGN OF A DEEP WATER SUB SURFACE MOORING FOR A HIGH GAIN RADIATED NOISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Michael Harrison1; Phil DeNolfo2; Hugh Thomson3; Mark Greise1 1Sound & Sea Technology 2Naval Undersea Warfare Center 3Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center Experimental Physical Model Study and Analysis of Wave Propagation on Model and Prototype Sadegh Barzegar1; Mohammad Banae Babazadeh2; Mehdi Asadi Niazi1; Pooyan Rahbar1 1Iran Marine Industries SADRA 2Iran Marine Indusrties SADRA Rapid Risk Assessment for Temporarily Moored MODUsEvan Zimmerman; Daniel Alonso Delmar Systems, Inc.


Unmanned Vehicles: Applications 4 Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: James Morash, MIT Sea Grant AUV Laboratory Ralf Bachmayer, Memorial University of Newfoundland

AUV Deployed Marking and Homing to TargetsChris Rauch; Thomas Austin; Mark Grosenbaugh; Frederic Jaffre; Roger Stokey; Jonathan MacDonald Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Time-Constrained Optimization of Multi-AUV Cooperative Mine Detection Ryan Prins; Mahmut Kandemir Pennsylvania State University Progress in Predicting the Performance of Ocean Gliders from At-Sea Measurements Christopher Williams1; Ralf Bachmayer2; Brad deYoung2 1National Research Council of Canada 2Memorial University of Newfoundland Modular Modeling of Maneuvering Motions of an Underwater Glider Forng-Chen Chiu1; Ming-Feng Guo2; Jenhwa Guo1; Seung-Keon Lee3 1National Taiwan University 2China Corporation Register of Shipping 3National University

Signal Processing 2 Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Tom Aridgides, Lockheed Martin Vincent Myers, DRDC Atlantic

Automatic Target Recognition Algorithm for High Resolution Multi-band Sonar Imagery Tom Aridgides; Manuel Fernandez Lockheed Martin Passive Tracking and Detection of Underwater Narrow-band Acoustical Spectral Signatures Jüri Sildam DRDC Atlantic Reconstruction and fusion of perceptual features for automatic classification of sonar echoes Vincent Myers; John Fawcett; Paul Hines; Victor Young DRDC Atlantic Attitude estimation from noisy sonar imagesHisashi Shiba NEC Corporation


Acoustic Communication Processing 7 Thursday, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

C0-Chairs: Philippe Courmontagne, ISEN Toulon Sean Mason, University of Connecticut

A Chirp FSK improvement for communications in shallow water using bandwidth overlapping Philippe Courmontagne1; Guillaume Fages1; Pierre-Philippe Beaujean2 1ISEN Toulon 2Florida Atlantic University A Comparative Study of Differential and Noncoherent Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum over Underwater Acoustic Channels with Multiuser Interference Sean Mason1; Shengli Zhou1; Paul Gendron2; Wen-Bin Yang3 1University of Connecticut 2Naval Research Lab 3National Institute of Standards and Technology Toward continuous underwater acoustic communicationsTsih Yang Naval Research Lab.


Unmanned Vehicles: Software and Control 1 Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Wayne Neu, Virginia Tech

A Physicomimetics Control Framework for Swarms of Autonomous Surface Vehicles Diana Spears1; Charles Frey2; Dimitri Zarzhitsky1; William Spears1; Christer Karlsson1; Brian Ramos2; Jerry Hamann1; Edith Widder3 1University of Wyoming 2Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution 3Ocean Research and Conservation Association Analysis of Horizontal Zigzag Manoeuvring Trials from MUN Explorer AUV Manoj Issac1; Sara Adams1; Neil Bose2; Christopher Williams3; Ralf Bachmayer1; Tristan Crees4 1Memorial University of Newfoundland 2University of Tasmania 3National Research Council of Canada 4International Submarine Engineering Ltd Fully Coupled 6 Degrees-of-Freedom Control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Matthew Kokegei; Fangpo He; Karl Sammut Flinders University Asymptotic diving control method for torpedo-type underactuated AUVs Ji-Hong Li; Pan-Mook Lee MOERI/KORDI

Ocean Observing Technology 2 Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Adrian Woodroffe, OceanWorks International Steve Holt, Noblis, Inc.

Power Delivery to Subsea Cabled ObservatoriesAdrian Woodroffe1; Michael Wrinch2; Steve Pridie1 1OceanWorks International 2Hedgehog Technologies Inc Deep sea Unrepeatered Video Transmission System over 10 km Coaxial Tow Cable based on SHDSL Hai Yu; Jingbiao Liu; Wenyu Cai Hangzhou Dianzi University Connect or Terminate: How CONOPS Drives Design of Subsea Network SystemsMichael Slater; Jennifer Snyder SAIC


Unmanned Vehicles: Cooperative Vehicles Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Joseph Curcio, MIT

Autonomous Cooperation of Heterogeneous Platforms for Sea-Based Search Tasks Andrew Shafer1; Michael Benjamin2; John Leonard1; Joseph Curcio1 1MIT 2MIT and NAVSEA Implementation and test of ISiMI100 AUV for a member of AUVs Fleet FillL-Youb Lee; Bong-Huan Jun; Pan-Mook Lee; Kihun Kim MOERI, KORDI A PATH PLANNING CONTROL STRATEGY FOR SEARCH-CLASSIFY TASK USING MULTIPLE COOPERATIVE UNDERWATER VEHICLES Yueyue Deng; Pierre-Philippe Beaujean; Edgar An; Edward Carlson Florida Atlantic University Study on Adaptive Control of the Propelling and Turning Manoeuvre of an Autonomous Water Vehicle for Ocean Observation Jianxin Chu; Wei Gu; Xiaoya Chen Shanghai Maritime University

Oceanographic Instrumentation and Sensors 2 Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Neil Cater, Memorial University of Newfoundland Robert Tyce, Univ. of Rhode island \ NBC

Smart Ocean Sensors - Web Enabled Ocean Sensors for Aquaculture Neil Cater Memorial University of Newfoundland Low Power Control Systems for Microbial Fuel Cell BatteriesRobert Tyce1; Kenneth Critz1; Jeffrey Book2; Leonard Tender2 1Univ. of Rhode island \ NBC 2Naval Research Lab Progress in Developing a Device for Measuring Heat Flux from the Hydrothermal Vent in Deep Ocean using Acoustic Method Huachen Pan1; Ying Chen1; Jie Mao1; Wei Fan1; Yiwen Pan3; Youfeng Wu1; Minzhong Wu1 1Hangzhou Dianzi University 2Hangzhou Dianzi University 3Zhejiang University Surface Current Mapping in the Lower ChesapeakeLarry Atkinson1; Teresa Garner2; Jose Blanco2 1Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography 2CCPO Time series measurements of atmospheric and oceanic CO2 and Oxygen in the Western Gulf of Maine Shawn Shellito1; James Irish1; Douglas Vandemark1; Stacy Maenner2; Noah Lawrence-Salvas2; Chris Sabine2 1University of New Hampshire 2NOAA


Physical Oceanographic Data Analysis and Forecasting Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Paulo Oliveira, IST/ISR

Wave Forecasting in Prince William Sound (Alaska)Gaurav Singhal; Vijay Panchang Texas A & M University Analytical Techniques for the Calculation of Leeway as a Basis for Search and Rescue Planning John Morris1; Vladimir Osychny1; A. Turner2 1SAIC 2US Coast Guard R&D Bathymetric Data Fusion: PCA based Interpolation and Regularization, Sea Tests, and Implementation Luís Gomes; Paulo Oliveira IST/ISR

Acoustic Communication Processing 5 Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Baosheng Li, University of Connecticut Patricia Carrascosa, MIT

Further Results on MIMO-OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications Baosheng Li1; Jie Huang1; Shengli Zhou1; Keenan Ball2; Milica Stojanovic3; Lee Freitag2; Peter Willett1 1University of Connecticut 2Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 3MIT Adaptive MIMO Detection of OFDM Signals in an Underwater Acoustic ChannelPatricia Carrascosa; Milica Stojanovic MIT Multicarrier spread spectrum for covert acoustic communications Paul van Walree1; Geert Leus2; Erland Sangfelt3 1TNO 2TU Delft 3FOI Covert Underwater Communications with Multiband OFDMGeert Leus1; Paul van Walree2; Jeroen Boschma2; Claudio Fanciullacci3; Hans Gerritsen4; Paolo Tusoni5 1Delft University of Technology 2TNO 3Teleport Eutelsat 4Moog FCS 5Value Team


Automatic Control Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Dimitra Panagou, National Technical University of Athens

Positioning Control of an Underactuated Surface VesselAníbal Matos1; Nuno Cruz2 1Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto 2University of Porto Stabilization of an underactuated underwater vehicle in the presence of unknown disturbances Dimitra Panagou; George Karras; Kostas Kyriakopoulos National Technical University of Athens Synchronization path following control of multiple underactuated marine craftsJawhar Ghommam1; Oscar Calvo2; Alejandro Rozenfeld3 1MECA 2University of the Ballearic Islands 3Imedea/University of the Balearic Islands

Ropes and Tension Members Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: John Flory, Tension Technology International Evan Zimmerman, Delmar Systems, Inc.

Fiber Rope Inspection and Retirement GuidesJohn Flory; Hank McKenna Tension Technology International Some Recent Development of Rope Technologies ? Further enhancement of high performance synthetic ropes Justin Gilmore; Danielle Stenvers; Rafael Chou Samson Rope Technologies The Use of HMPE Mooring Lines in Deepwater MODU Mooring Systems Robert Garrity1; Bill Fronzaglia2 1Delmar Systems, Inc. 2DSM AN INESTIGATION OF VIV RESPONSE OF A STEEL CATENARY MODEL John Niedzwecki1; Geir Moe2 1Texas A & M University 2Norwegian Instutute of Science and Technology


Acoustic Communication Processing 6 Thursday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

C0-Chairs: Geoffrey Edelson, BAE Systems E&IS Urbashi Mitra, University of Southern California

Underwater Acoustic Single- and Multi-User Differential Frequency Hopping Communications Dianne Egnor1; Luca Cazzanti2; Julia Hsieh2; Geoffrey Edelson1 1BAE Systems E&IS 2Applied Physics Lab - University of Washington Transmit/Receive Filter Optimization for Doubly-Selective Underwater Acoustic Channels Alan Barbieri1; Giuseppe Caire2; Urbashi Mitra2 1Universita di Parma 2University of Southern California Multi-Channel Combining and Equalization for Underwater Acoustic MIMO channels Aijun Song1; Mohsen Badiey1; Vincent McDonald2 1University of Delaware 2Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center

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Papers by Authors ABDALLA, Basel • The Technical Challenges of Designing Oil and Gas Pipelines in the Arctic ABDI, Ali • A Correlation Model for Vector Sensor Arrays in Underwater Communication Systems • Multiuser Underwater Communication with Space-Time Block Codes and Acoustic Vector Sensor • Time Reversal Receivers for Underwater Acoustic Communication Using Vector Sensors ABDILLAHI-SAID, Mohamed • Designing and Implementing a System of Multiplexing and Demultiplexing on FPGA using MATLAB/Simulink for the detection of acoustic signals ABELEV, Andrei • Sensing Shallow Seafloor and Sediment Properties, Recent History ACAIN, Jose • Cluster Space Control of a 2-Robot System as applied to Autonomous Surface Vessels ACOSTA, Gerardo • Experimental tests on underwater pipeline inspections with ADAMS, Morgan • A study of annulus lubrication for oil well completion using scale model tests ADAMS, Sara • Analysis of Horizontal Zigzag Manoeuvring Trials from MUN Explorer AUV AHMAD, Fatima • Oil and Gas Development in the Arctic Ocean - Understanding the Legal and Regulatory Framework AHMED, Sam • Detection of Karenia Brevis Harmful Algal Blooms in the West Florida Shelf using Red Bands of MERIS Imagery ALBIEZ, Jan • A practical underwater 3D-Laserscanner ALLAIS, Anne-Gaelle • Automatic classification of deep benthic habitats: detection of microbial mats and siboglinid polychaete fields from optical images on the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano. ALLAIS, Anne-Gaëlle • Low overlap image registration based on both entropy and mutual information measures ALLEN, Simon • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change ALONSO, Daniel • Rapid Risk Assessment for Temporarily Moored MODUs ALSENAS, Gabriel • 20 kW Ocean Current Turbine • FAU's Center for Ocean Energy Technology ALVES, Jose • Autonomous sailboats: an emerging technology for ocean sampling and surveillance • FASt - an autonomous sailing platform for oceanographic missions

Papers by Authors AMBURN, Phil • 3D Immersive Visualization and Evaluation of Mesoscale Model Outputs Simulating Hurricane Lili's(2002) Rapid Weakening AMIARD, Jean-Claude • Relationships between metallothionein induction, cadmium, copper and zinc levels and environmental parameters in the soft shell clam Mya arenaria in the Saguenay fjord and the St. Lawrence River maritime estuary AMIN, Ruhul • Detection of Karenia Brevis Harmful Algal Blooms in the West Florida Shelf using Red Bands of MERIS Imagery AMMAR, Mahmoud • Interpolation based channel estimation methods for DS-CDMA systems in Rayleigh multipath channels AN, Edgar • A PATH PLANNING CONTROL STRATEGY FOR SEARCH-CLASSIFY TASK USING MULTIPLE COOPERATIVE UNDERWATER VEHICLES • MOTION-COMPENSATED ACOUSTIC POSITIONING IN VERY SHALLOW WATERS USING SPREAD-SPECTRUM ULTRA-SHORT BASELINE ARRAY PROCESSING ANADA, Tetsuo • ANALYSIS OF CHARACTERISTICES OF SOUND PROPAGATION IN THE ANTARCTIC OCEAN BY PARABOLIC EQUATION METHOD ANDERSON, Geoff • Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory ANDERSON, Steven • Technology of Water Flow Measurement Represented by Thirty Years of CMTC Workshops ANDRADE, Stephen • Development of the Marine Science and Technology Industry Cluster in New England ANDREWS, Mano • Analysis of secondary source levels of a parametric array transducer • Maritime Radar Simulator based on DSP Board using Switched Slide Window Tracking Algorithm ANSELMO, Troy • Automated Data Quality Assurance for Marine Observations ARATA, Nao • Overview of the R&D program for an Environmental Impact Assessment of Methane Hydrate Exploitation in Japan ARCHAMBAULT, Philippe • SCIENTIFIC GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USAGE OF ARIDGIDES, Tom • Automatic Target Recognition Algorithm for High Resolution Multi-band Sonar Imagery ARTIS, Jean-Paul • Convective clouds modelling and tracking by an airborne radar ASADI NIAZI, Mehdi • Experimental Physical Model Study and Analysis of Wave Propagation on Model and Prototype

Papers by Authors ASAKAWA, Kenichi • Development of Japanese scientific cable technology • Fault Point Localization of Power Feeding Lines in Optical Submarine Cables ASANO, Kazuhito • Prediction of impacts of discharged dissociated water in methane hydrate on environment. ASSILZADEH, Hamid • Oil Spill Emergency Response Mapping for Coastal Area Using SAR Imagery and GIS ATKINSON, Larry • Surface Current Mapping in the Lower Chesapeake AUGENSTEIN, Sean • Estimating Inertial Position and Current in the Midwater AULINAS, Josep • Visual SLAM for Underwater Vehicles using Video Velocity Log and Natural Landmarks AUSTIN, Thomas • AUV Deployed Marking and Homing to Targets • Ship of Opportunity Launch and Recovery of REMUS 600 AUV's AVERA, William • Sensing Shallow Seafloor and Sediment Properties, Recent History AWASHIMA, Yuji • Overview of the R&D program for an Environmental Impact Assessment of Methane Hydrate Exploitation in Japan AYDINLIK, Mehmet • A Physical Layer Implementation on Reconfigurable Underwater Acoustic Modem AYMERICH, Ismael • Fast phytoplankton classification from emission fluorescence spectra based on Self-Organizing Maps AZARSINA, Farhood • Modelling the Hydrodynamic Sway Force Exerted on the Bare-Hull of an Axisymmetric Underwater Vehicle in Lateral Acceleration Manoeuvres AZIMI-SADJADI, Mahmood • Buried Underwater Target Classification using Frequency Subband Coherence Analysis • Target Detection in M-Disparate Sonar Platforms using Multichannel Hypothesis Testing BACHMAYER, Ralf • Analysis of Horizontal Zigzag Manoeuvring Trials from MUN Explorer AUV • Progress in Predicting the Performance of Ocean Gliders from At-Sea Measurements BADIEY, Mohsen • Multi-Channel Combining and Equalization for Underwater Acoustic MIMO channels • Time Reversal Receivers for Underwater Acoustic Communication Using Vector Sensors BAE, Jinho • Maritime Radar Simulator based on DSP Board using Switched Slide Window Tracking Algorithm BAGGENSTOSS, Paul • A Multi-Resolution Hidden Markov Model for Optimal Detection, Tracking, Separation and Classification of Marine Mammal Vocalizations

Papers by Authors BAHL, Rajendar • Classification of Sperm Whale Clicks and Triangulation for Real-Time Localization with SBL Arrays • Underwater behavioral study of Ganges river dolphins by using echolocation clicks recorded by 6-hydrophone array system BAI, Zhimin • Marine Mineral Tailings Use in Anticorrosive Coatings BALDO, Nicola • Effective Heuristics for Flexible Spectrum Access in Underwater Acoustic Networks BALL, Keenan • Further Results on MIMO-OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications BALLOU, Phil • Advanced Methods for Optimizing Ship Operations to Reduce Emissions that Contribute to Global Warming BANAE BABAZADEH, Mohammad • Experimental Physical Model Study and Analysis of Wave Propagation on Model and Prototype BANDARA, Uditha • Research Activities by the Marine Environment Survey and Assessment subgroup in the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources (MH21 project) in Japan BANIHASHEMI, Mehdi • Noise Reduction in Hydrophone Signal Conditioning BARBIERI, Alan • Transmit/Receive Filter Optimization for Doubly-Selective Underwater Acoustic Channels BARLETT, Martin • Variability of observed reverberation and estimated sea-floor scattering strength BARSKE, Greg • Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory BARTHEL, Céleste • Visitor Interactions with 3-D Visualizations on a Spherical Display at a Science Museum BARZEGAR, Sadegh • Experimental Physical Model Study and Analysis of Wave Propagation on Model and Prototype BASSANI, Chet • Marine Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Survey System BAYAT, Shahram • Noise Reduction in Hydrophone Signal Conditioning BAYLOG, John • Robust search for structured object placement using unmanned vehicles BEAMAN, Robin • AUV-assisted surveying of Relic Reef sites

Papers by Authors BEAUJEAN, Pierre-Philippe • A Chirp FSK improvement for communications in shallow water using bandwidth overlapping • A PATH PLANNING CONTROL STRATEGY FOR SEARCH-CLASSIFY TASK USING MULTIPLE COOPERATIVE UNDERWATER VEHICLES • HERMES - A High-Speed Acoustic Modem for Real-Time Transmission of Uncompressed Image and Status Transmission in Port Environment and Very Shallow Water • MOTION-COMPENSATED ACOUSTIC POSITIONING IN VERY SHALLOW WATERS USING SPREAD-SPECTRUM ULTRA-SHORT BASELINE ARRAY PROCESSING BEHERA, Sandeep • Underwater behavioral study of Ganges river dolphins by using echolocation clicks recorded by 6-hydrophone array system BELEMAALEM, Zakaria • Autonomy based modelling for the simulation of ocean remote sensing BELLEAU, Christian • The Omer human-powered submarine team: from classroom to competition BEN TICHA, Mohamed Bassam • A multiscale study of wind fields retrived using synthetic aperture radars and scatterometers BENDER, Leslie/Les • Wave Heights from a 3-m Discus Buoy During Hurricane Katrina BENJAMIN, Michael • Autonomous Cooperation of Heterogeneous Platforms for Sea-Based Search Tasks • Autonomous Surface Craft Provide Flexibility to Remote Adaptive Oceanographic Sampling and Modeling BENSON, Craig • A Demonstration of Absorption Controlled Isolation for Underwater Networks BENTON, Charles • Merging Ocean/Maritime Models and Arctic Operations using Mission Planning Tookits and Augmented Reality BERGER, Jonathan • The Extended Draft Platform: A deep-ocean science observatory. BERGER, Laurent • Automatic fish school classification for acoustic sensing of marine ecosystem BERK, Todd • Development and Initial Testing of a SWATH Boat for Shallow-water Bathymetry BEUZELIN, Nicolas • Synchronization and Channel Coding in Shallow Water Acoustic Communication BIBEE, L. • Sensing Shallow Seafloor and Sediment Properties, Recent History BIBILONI, Jaime • Experimental tests on underwater pipeline inspections with BILLENNESS, David • Comparison of Acoustic Measurements of Zooplankton Populations using an Acoustic Water Column Profiler and an ADCP

Papers by Authors BINGHAM, Brian • Seakeeping System Trades for Coordinated Air-Surface-Underwater Operations • Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Undergraduate Engineering Education BIRCH, Rick • Assessing the Site Potential for Underwater Turbines in Tidal Channels Using Numerical Modeling and Advanced Ocean Current Measurements BIRD, John • Wake Removal for Clear Side-Scan Images BLAIR, Bernard • AMS Ocean Studies: A dynamic, introductory college-level oceanography course emphasizing real-world data and investigations BLANCO, Jose • Surface Current Mapping in the Lower Chesapeake BLASCO, Steve • Isotopic and micropaleontologic evidence for sea ice conditions and paleoceanography in last 15,000 years on the Mackenzie/ Beaufort sea slope and Amundsen Gulf, Canada BLEULER, Hannes • Terrain Based Navigation for Underwater Vehicles using Side Scan Sonar Images BODUCH, Stanley • Correcting and Validating Moored Oxygen Time-Series Observations BON, Antoine • MOTION-COMPENSATED ACOUSTIC POSITIONING IN VERY SHALLOW WATERS USING SPREAD-SPECTRUM ULTRA-SHORT BASELINE ARRAY PROCESSING BON, Nicolas • Convective clouds modelling and tracking by an airborne radar BONDY, Michel • Underwater 3D mapping and pose estimation for ROV operations BONNEL, Julien • Automatic and passive whale localization in shallow water using gunshots BONNER, James • A Mechanistic Dissolved Oxygen Model of Corpus Christi Bay to Understand Critical Processes Causing Hypoxia • Sense the Hudson - Student developed environmental sensors classroom project BOOK, Jeffrey • Low Power Control Systems for Microbial Fuel Cell Batteries BOON, John • Acoustic - Microwave Water Level Sensor Comparisons in an Estuarine Environment • Understanding the Impact of Surface Waves on Microwave Water Level Measurements BOOTSMA, Harvey • Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory BOSCHMA, Jeroen • Covert Underwater Communications with Multiband OFDM

Papers by Authors BOSE, Neil • Analysis of Horizontal Zigzag Manoeuvring Trials from MUN Explorer AUV • Large-Scale Experiments of a Marine Riser BOTELHO, Silvia • NLMAP - Visual-based Self Localization and Mapping for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles BOUCHARD, Richard • US Deep-Sea Tsunameter Network Fully Operational BOUCHER, Jean Marc • Automatic fish school classification for acoustic sensing of marine ecosystem BOUCHER, jean-marc • Fast marching and acoustic descriptors based method for fish proportion interpolation BOURASSA, Mark • Measurements of the Effect of Rain-Induced Sea Surface Roughness on the QuikSCAT Scatterometer Radar Cross Section and Wind Stress BOURGUIGNON, Sebastien • Automatic fish school classification for acoustic sensing of marine ecosystem BOWEN, Andrew • Demonstration of the Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Light Fiber Tether System BOWEN, Andrew • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth BOYD, Janice • Preliminary Results of Comparisons Between Tropcical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) Oceanographic Refresh and Legacy Sensors BRADBEER, Robin • Towards a 3-dimensional model of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, Hong Kong BRAHIM, Naouraz • Potential of underwater sonar systems for port infrastructure inspection BRANCART, Claude • Oceanic Engineering and Offshore Energy Production • The International Submarine Races:The First 19 years, plus the Next 19 Years and Beyond • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Oceanic Engineering Society Technology Committee: BREY, James • AMS Ocean Studies: A dynamic, introductory college-level oceanography course emphasizing real-world data and investigations BRIDGE, Tom • AUV-assisted surveying of Relic Reef sites BROOKES, Dan • Surveillance of Canada's High Arctic BROWN, Hunter • Development of a Multi-AUV SLAM Testbed at the University of Michigan

Papers by Authors BROWN, Walter • Variability of observed reverberation and estimated sea-floor scattering strength BRUBAKER, John • Acoustic - Microwave Water Level Sensor Comparisons in an Estuarine Environment BUCKHAM, Bradley • Development of a Coordinated Controller for Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator Systems BUERMANS, Jan • Assessing the Site Potential for Underwater Turbines in Tidal Channels Using Numerical Modeling and Advanced Ocean Current Measurements • Comparison of Acoustic Measurements of Zooplankton Populations using an Acoustic Water Column Profiler and an ADCP BUESCHER, James • Demonstration of the Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Light Fiber Tether System • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth BUSHNELL, Linda • Salinity Sensor System for Estuary Studies BUSHNELL, Mark • Understanding the Impact of Surface Waves on Microwave Water Level Measurements BUSOLD, Erick • 20 kW Ocean Current Turbine BYEON, Moo-Kwang • Design and implementation of high-speed communication modem using ultrasonic sensors for underwater sensor networks BYERS, Michael • Cooperation Not Conflict BYRNE, Gerald • Methodology for Modelling Tidal Turbine Characteristics CAI, Wenyu • Computer Vision based Deep-sea Visual Exploration System • Deep sea Unrepeatered Video Transmission System over 10 km Coaxial Tow Cable based on SHDSL • UUV Mobility Management for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks CAIMI, Frank • Underwater Optics and Imaging: Recent Advances CAIRE, Giuseppe • Transmit/Receive Filter Optimization for Doubly-Selective Underwater Acoustic Channels CALLOW, Hayden • High fidelity synthetic aperture sonar products for target analysis CALVO, Oscar • Experimental tests on underwater pipeline inspections with • Synchronization path following control of multiple underactuated marine crafts CAMPBELL, D.J.S • Synthetic Virtual Array Processing of GPS Sonobuoys for Underwater Target Tracking

Papers by Authors CAMPBELL, Megan • United States Arctic Ocean Management & the Law of the Sea Convention CANDY, James • Range-resolving shallow water acoustic tomography by ensemble Kalman filtering CARETTE, Valerie • Towards Marine Geographic Information Systems: Multidimensional Representation of Fish aggregations and Their Spatiotemporal Evolutions CAREY, William • Oceanic Engineering and Offshore Energy Production CARLSON, Edward • A PATH PLANNING CONTROL STRATEGY FOR SEARCH-CLASSIFY TASK USING MULTIPLE COOPERATIVE UNDERWATER VEHICLES • HERMES - A High-Speed Acoustic Modem for Real-Time Transmission of Uncompressed Image and Status Transmission in Port Environment and Very Shallow Water CARRASCOSA, Patricia • Adaptive MIMO Detection of OFDM Signals in an Underwater Acoustic Channel CARRIÈRE, Olivier • Range-resolving shallow water acoustic tomography by ensemble Kalman filtering CARTER, Bill • SmartBay: Better Information - Better Decisions CARTWRIGHT, Joel • Semantic knowledge-based representation for improving situation awareness in service oriented agents of autonomous underwater vehicles CARVALHO, Sandra • Foz do Arelho Outfall Plume Predictive Study • Spatial Distribution of a Sewage Outfall Plume Observed with an AUV CASANOVA, Andrew • Development and Initial Testing of a SWATH Boat for Shallow-water Bathymetry CASARI, Paolo • A Comparison Between the Tone-Lohi and Slotted FAMA MAC Protocols for Underwater Networks • Effective Heuristics for Flexible Spectrum Access in Underwater Acoustic Networks CASCIARO, Paolo • Effective Heuristics for Flexible Spectrum Access in Underwater Acoustic Networks CATER, Neil • Smart Ocean Sensors - Web Enabled Ocean Sensors for Aquaculture CAZZANTI, Luca • Underwater Acoustic Single- and Multi-User Differential Frequency Hopping Communications CERNE, Michael • Getting Ready for Arctic Operations CHAILLOUX, Cyril • Automatic classification of deep benthic habitats: detection of microbial mats and siboglinid polychaete fields from optical images on the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano.

Papers by Authors CHANDRAYADULA, Tarun • Interpolation methods for vertical linear array element localization CHANG, Shun-Hsyung • A Power Assignment Mechanism for Underwater Wireless Multimedia CHAPRON, Bertrand • A multiscale study of wind fields retrived using synthetic aperture radars and scatterometers • Ocean Remote Sensing: a challenge for the future CHAULK, Neil • SmartBay: Better Information - Better Decisions CHAVE, Rene • Upward Looking Sonar-Based Measurements of Sea Ice Keels and Ocean Waves CHEN, Henry • Advanced Methods for Optimizing Ship Operations to Reduce Emissions that Contribute to Global Warming CHEN, Jonathan • Salinity Sensor System for Estuary Studies CHEN, Xiaoya • Study on Adaptive Control of the Propelling and Turning Manoeuvre of an Autonomous Water Vehicle for Ocean Observation CHEN, Ying • Progress in Developing a Device for Measuring Heat Flux from the Hydrothermal Vent in Deep Ocean using Acoustic Method • Towed Ocean Bottom Magnetometer to measure geomagnetic vector based on AMR sensor and SINS CHERRY, David • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change CHIN-FENG, Lin • A Power Assignment Mechanism for Underwater Wireless Multimedia CHITRE, Mandar • DSAAV - A Distributed Software Architecture for Autonomous Vehicles • Enabling Humans to Hear the Direction of Sounds Underwater - Experiments and Preliminary Results • Hardware Architecture for a Modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle STARFISH • Recent Advances in Underwater Acoustic Communications & Networking CHIU, Forng-Chen • Modular Modeling of Maneuvering Motions of an Underwater Glider CHOU, Rafael • Some Recent Development of Rope Technologies ? Further enhancement of high performance synthetic ropes CHOUINARD, Jean-Marc • Earth-observing and Satellite Networks for the Arctic Ocean CHU, Jianxin • Study on Adaptive Control of the Propelling and Turning Manoeuvre of an Autonomous Water Vehicle for Ocean Observation • Study on the wireless data transmission of an autonomous water vehicle for ocean observation

Papers by Authors CLARK, Andrew • On the Need, Development and Operation of Joint Use Commercial-Scientific Ocean Observing Systems CLARK, Cathy Ann • A Full Spectrum Solution to Wave Propagation Prediction CLEMENTE-COLÓN, Pablo • The International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP): A Cornerstone of the Arctic Observing Network CLOUTIER, Danielle • Wave and Current Measurements in the St-Lawrence Estuary near Gros-Cacouna, Quebec: Implication on Sediment Transport COLLINS, Donald • Video Data Management System Archives and Provides Online Access to the NOAA Ocean Exploration Digital Video and Image Data on Deep Corals COLQUHOUN, Jamie • Towards Image-based Marine Habitat Classification COMAN, Frank • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change CONSI, Thomas • Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory COOK, Susan • Current and Future Directions in Ocean Education at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership CORALUPPI, Stefano • Removing Ping Timing Ambiguity via Data Association COSTES, Clementine • Convective clouds modelling and tracking by an airborne radar COURMONTAGNE, Philippe • A Chirp FSK improvement for communications in shallow water using bandwidth overlapping COX, William • An Underwater Optical Communication System Implementing Reed-Solomon Channel Coding CREES, Tristan • Analysis of Horizontal Zigzag Manoeuvring Trials from MUN Explorer AUV CRITCHLEY, Gary • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change CRITZ, Kenneth • Low Power Control Systems for Microbial Fuel Cell Batteries CRONIN, Doug • Application of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Systems in Distributed Ocean Observing Networks

Papers by Authors CROUT, Richard • Oil and Gas Platform Ocean Profile Data • Preliminary Results of Comparisons Between Tropcical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) Oceanographic Refresh and Legacy Sensors • Report on the Great Coastal Gale of 2007 from Coastal Storms Program Buoy 46089 CRUZ, Nuno • AN ALGEBRAIC APROACH TO SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION • Autonomous sailboats: an emerging technology for ocean sampling and surveillance • FASt - an autonomous sailing platform for oceanographic missions • Navigation of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in a Mobile Network • Positioning Control of an Underactuated Surface Vessel • SHALLOW WATER HEIGHT MAPPING WITH INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR • SUB-BAND PROCESSING OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR DATA • The MARES AUV, a Modular Autonomous Robot for Environment Sampling CUNHA, Sergio • AN ALGEBRAIC APROACH TO SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION • SHALLOW WATER HEIGHT MAPPING WITH INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR • SUB-BAND PROCESSING OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR DATA CURCIO, Joseph • Autonomous Cooperation of Heterogeneous Platforms for Sea-Based Search Tasks • Autonomous Surface Craft Provide Flexibility to Remote Adaptive Oceanographic Sampling and Modeling CURRY, Thomas • Development of the Marine Science and Technology Industry Cluster in New England CURTI, Hugo • Experimental tests on underwater pipeline inspections with CUTHBERT, Patrick • Study of Vessel Wakes in Sensitive Inland Waterways DAGENAIS, Vincent • Improved torpedo range estimation using modified fast orthogonal search techniques DALBERG, Eva • Analysis of underwater acoustic and electric noise in the port of Gothenburg DALGLEISH, Fraser • Underwater Optics and Imaging: Recent Advances DANIEL, Sylvie • Potential of underwater sonar systems for port infrastructure inspection DAÑOBEITIA, Juanjo • Characterization of turbulent regimes derived from high resolution CTD profiles. Potential application to continuous profiling systems DAO, Roger • Surveillance of Canada's High Arctic DARBY, Dennis • Isotopic and micropaleontologic evidence for sea ice conditions and paleoceanography in last 15,000 years on the Mackenzie/ Beaufort sea slope and Amundsen Gulf, Canada

Papers by Authors DASANAYAKA, Lalith • Modeling the Impact of Accidental Releases of Methane Gas in Deepwater • Research Activities by the Marine Environment Survey and Assessment subgroup in the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources (MH21 project) in Japan DAVIE, Andrew • Benthic Habitat Mapping with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles DE CÉSARE, Cédric • Low overlap image registration based on both entropy and mutual information measures DE GROOT, Martin • Benthic Habitat Mapping with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles DE LA BEAUJARDIÈRE, Jeff • The NOAA IOOS Data Integration Framework: Initial Implementation Report DENG, Yueyue • A PATH PLANNING CONTROL STRATEGY FOR SEARCH-CLASSIFY TASK USING MULTIPLE COOPERATIVE UNDERWATER VEHICLES DENOLFO, Phil • DESIGN OF A DEEP WATER SUB SURFACE MOORING FOR A HIGH GAIN RADIATED NOISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM • INSTALLATION OF A DEEP WATER SUB SURFACE MOORING FOR A HIGH GAIN RADIATED NOISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM DERNER, Kate • Understanding the Impact of Surface Waves on Microwave Water Level Measurements DEVILLERS, Rodolphe • Towards Marine Geographic Information Systems: Multidimensional Representation of Fish aggregations and Their Spatiotemporal Evolutions DEYOUNG, Brad • Progress in Predicting the Performance of Ocean Gliders from At-Sea Measurements DOBLE, Martin • Deployment Under Ice: Challenges for the North DOL, Henry • Acoustic channel characterization in the Baltic Sea and in the North Sea DOMIZIOLI, Carlo • An Underwater Optical Communication System Implementing Reed-Solomon Channel Coding DONG, Yangze • A method for efficient underwater acoustic networking in strong noisy environment DREWS, Paulo • NLMAP - Visual-based Self Localization and Mapping for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles DRISCOLL, Frederick • 20 kW Ocean Current Turbine • FAU's Center for Ocean Energy Technology D'SA, Eurico • Absorption Properties in Shoal dominated regions of the Atchafalaya Shelf, Louisiana, USA • Optical Properties of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter Along a Transect in the Barataria Bay, Louisiana

Papers by Authors DUDA, Timothy • History of Environmental Acoustics, 1960?s to 2000?s DUNBAR, Robin • A Demonstration of Absorption Controlled Isolation for Underwater Networks DURON, Billy • The Technical Challenges of Designing Oil and Gas Pipelines in the Arctic DZIELSKI, John • A Graphical Mission Planning Tool for use in Mine Counter Measure (MCM) Operations EDELSON, Geoffrey • Underwater Acoustic Single- and Multi-User Differential Frequency Hopping Communications EGAN, John • Upward Looking Sonar-Based Measurements of Sea Ice Keels and Ocean Waves EGNOR, Dianne • Underwater Acoustic Single- and Multi-User Differential Frequency Hopping Communications EICKEN, Hajo • The U.S. Arctic Observing Network (AON): a component of the Study of Environmental Arctic Change ELLISON, Robert • HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION MAPPING OF WATER QUALITY AND BATHYMETRY WITH A PERSON-DEPLOYABLE, LOW COST AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHCILE ELTAHER, Ayman • The Technical Challenges of Designing Oil and Gas Pipelines in the Arctic ENDOH, Nobuyuki • ANALYSIS OF CHARACTERISTICES OF SOUND PROPAGATION IN THE ANTARCTIC OCEAN BY PARABOLIC EQUATION METHOD ENGELHARDTSEN, Øystein • Payload sensors, navigation and risk reduction for AUV under ice surveys ENOMOTO, Koichiro • Extraction Method of Scallop Area in Seabed Images for Fishery Resources Investigation EUSTICE, Ryan • Development of a Multi-AUV SLAM Testbed at the University of Michigan EYNARD, Goulven • Initial Doppler Compensation Techniques for Digital Underwater Communications FABLET, Ronan • Automatic fish school classification for acoustic sensing of marine ecosystem • Fast marching and acoustic descriptors based method for fish proportion interpolation FAGES, Guillaume • A Chirp FSK improvement for communications in shallow water using bandwidth overlapping FAIRFIELD, Nathaniel • Active Localization on the Ocean Floor with Multibeam Sonar FAN, Wei • Progress in Developing a Device for Measuring Heat Flux from the Hydrothermal Vent in Deep Ocean using Acoustic Method

Papers by Authors FANCIULLACCI, Claudio • Covert Underwater Communications with Multiband OFDM FANG, Ming-Chung • Calibration Techniques of Underwater Acoustic Signals and Its Application to Target Imaging • Underwater Acoustic Localization by Eigenspace based Probabilistic Approach FARR, Norman • Diffuse High Bandwidth Optical Communications FAUGSTADMO, Jan Erik • Payload sensors, navigation and risk reduction for AUV under ice surveys FAWCETT, John • Reconstruction and fusion of perceptual features for automatic classification of sonar echoes FEDENCZUK, Tom • Automated Quantification of Gradient Defined Features FERGUSON, Brian • Mapping the acoustic reflectivity of underwater objects using reconstructive tomography FERGUSON, James • Adapting AUVs for Use in Under-Ice Scientific Missions FERNANDEZ, Manuel • Automatic Target Recognition Algorithm for High Resolution Multi-band Sonar Imagery FIOLEK, Anna • Video Data Management System Archives and Provides Online Access to the NOAA Ocean Exploration Digital Video and Image Data on Deep Corals FISSEL, David • Assessing the Site Potential for Underwater Turbines in Tidal Channels Using Numerical Modeling and Advanced Ocean Current Measurements • Upward Looking Sonar-Based Measurements of Sea Ice Keels and Ocean Waves FITZPATRICK, Patrick • 3D Immersive Visualization and Evaluation of Mesoscale Model Outputs Simulating Hurricane Lili's(2002) Rapid Weakening FLETCHER, Barbara • Demonstration of the Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Light Fiber Tether System • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth FLORY, John • Fiber Rope Inspection and Retirement Guides FOOTE, Kenneth • Underwater acoustic technology: review of some recent developments FORAND, J. • Surveillance of Canada's High Arctic FOREST, Alexandre • Winter pulses of Pacific-origin water and resuspension events along the Canadian Beaufort Slope revealed by a bottom-moored observatory

Papers by Authors FORREST, Alexander • Deployment Under Ice: Challenges for the North FORTIER, Louis • Listening at climate change in ice-covered seas: example with AURAL autonomous hydrophones in the Arctic • Winter pulses of Pacific-origin water and resuspension events along the Canadian Beaufort Slope revealed by a bottom-moored observatory FOSSUM, Terje • Applications of AUVs with SAS FRATER, Michael • A Demonstration of Absorption Controlled Isolation for Underwater Networks • Identification of neighbors in a long delay network using un-slotted and slotted protocols FREITAG, Lee • A Modular Data Link Layer for Underwater Networks • Further Results on MIMO-OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications • Recent Advances in Underwater Acoustic Communications & Networking FREY, Charles • A Physicomimetics Control Framework for Swarms of Autonomous Surface Vehicles FRONZAGLIA, Bill • The Use of HMPE Mooring Lines in Deepwater MODU Mooring Systems GALLAGER, Scott • Design, Installation, and Operation of the PLUTO Observatory, Isla de Canales de Tierra, Panama • Evolution of a benthic imaging system from a simple towed camera • Using a Towed Optical Habitat Mapping System to Monitor the Invasive Tunicate Species Didemnum sp. Along the Northeast Continental Shelf GANDHI, Farhan • Morphing Hull Concepts for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles GAO, Yang • Oil Spill Emergency Response Mapping for Coastal Area Using SAR Imagery and GIS GARCIA, Rafael • A motion compensated filtering approach to remove sunlight flicker in shallow water images GARELLO, Rene • Convective clouds modelling and tracking by an airborne radar GARELLO, René • A multiscale study of wind fields retrived using synthetic aperture radars and scatterometers • Ocean Remote Sensing: a challenge for the future • The MODENA project: Modeling and simulation of the maritime environment remotely sensed by radar GARNER, Teresa • Surface Current Mapping in the Lower Chesapeake GARRITY, Robert • The Use of HMPE Mooring Lines in Deepwater MODU Mooring Systems GE, Tong • USS: An Underwater Self-reconfigurable System

Papers by Authors GEER, Ira • AMS Ocean Studies: A dynamic, introductory college-level oceanography course emphasizing real-world data and investigations GENDRON, Marlin • Hierarchical clustering of historical sound speed profiles GENDRON, Paul • A Comparative Study of Differential and Noncoherent Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum over Underwater Acoustic Channels with Multiuser Interference GERDES, Frank • Acoustic channel characterization in the Baltic Sea and in the North Sea GERRITSEN, Hans • Covert Underwater Communications with Multiband OFDM GERVAISE, Cédric • Automatic and passive whale localization in shallow water using gunshots GHABCHELOO, Reza • Joint Positioning and Navigation Aiding System for Underwater Robots GHARBI, Samir • Field measurements of ship waves along the St. Lawrence river waterway, Canada GHOMMAM, Jawhar • Experimental tests on underwater pipeline inspections with • Synchronization path following control of multiple underactuated marine crafts GIBLO, Joseph • A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF DIVING GARMENTS WHEN USING ARGON AS A SUIT INFLATION GAS GIGER, Gary • A Graphical Mission Planning Tool for use in Mine Counter Measure (MCM) Operations GILERSON, Alex • Detection of Karenia Brevis Harmful Algal Blooms in the West Florida Shelf using Red Bands of MERIS Imagery GILL, Eric • High Frequency (HF) Radar Cross Sections of the Ocean Surface Incorporating a Continuous Wave Frequency Modulated Source GILMORE, Justin • Some Recent Development of Rope Technologies ? Further enhancement of high performance synthetic ropes GIRARD, Andy • Design, Installation, and Operation of the PLUTO Observatory, Isla de Canales de Tierra, Panama GIRAUD, Marie-Anne • Sense, Enrich and Classify : the ScanMaris Workshop for Assessment of Vessel?s Abnormal Behavior in the EEZ GOALIC, André • Synchronization and Channel Coding in Shallow Water Acoustic Communication

Papers by Authors GOMES, Joao • OFDM Demodulation in Underwater Time-Reversed Shortened Channels GOMES, Luís • Bathymetric Data Fusion: PCA based Interpolation and Regularization, Sea Tests, and Implementation GOMEZ-IBANEZ, Daniel • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth GRACIAS, Nuno • A motion compensated filtering approach to remove sunlight flicker in shallow water images GRANO, Vincent • The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - Restructured Capabilities for Operational Ocean Remote Sensing GRATTON, Yves • Winter pulses of Pacific-origin water and resuspension events along the Canadian Beaufort Slope revealed by a bottom-moored observatory GREEN, Stephen • SmartBay: Better Information - Better Decisions GREEN, Thomas • Salinity Sensor System for Estuary Studies GREISE, Mark • DESIGN OF A DEEP WATER SUB SURFACE MOORING FOR A HIGH GAIN RADIATED NOISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM • INSTALLATION OF A DEEP WATER SUB SURFACE MOORING FOR A HIGH GAIN RADIATED NOISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM GRENON, Gabriel • Investigation of autonomous docking strategies for robotic operation on intervention panels GROSENBAUGH, Mark • AUV Deployed Marking and Homing to Targets GROSS, Barry • Detection of Karenia Brevis Harmful Algal Blooms in the West Florida Shelf using Red Bands of MERIS Imagery GRYTHE, Knut • The Trondheim harbour: Acoustic propagation measurements and communication capacity GU, Wei • Study on Adaptive Control of the Propelling and Turning Manoeuvre of an Autonomous Water Vehicle for Ocean Observation • Study on the wireless data transmission of an autonomous water vehicle for ocean observation GUÉRIOT, Didier • Analysis of Vernier interferometers for sonar bathymetry • Potential of underwater sonar systems for port infrastructure inspection GUERRIERO, Marco • Removing Ping Timing Ambiguity via Data Association

Papers by Authors GUINASSO, Norman • Wave Heights from a 3-m Discus Buoy During Hurricane Katrina GUO, Huaihai • A Correlation Model for Vector Sensor Arrays in Underwater Communication Systems • Multiuser Underwater Communication with Space-Time Block Codes and Acoustic Vector Sensor GUO, Jenhwa • Modular Modeling of Maneuvering Motions of an Underwater Glider GUO, Ming-Feng • Modular Modeling of Maneuvering Motions of an Underwater Glider HAGEN, Per • High fidelity synthetic aperture sonar products for target analysis HAGEN, Per Espen • Applications of AUVs with SAS HAKEGAARD, Jan • The Trondheim harbour: Acoustic propagation measurements and communication capacity HALKYARD, John • The Extended Draft Platform: A deep-ocean science observatory. HAMANN, Jerry • A Physicomimetics Control Framework for Swarms of Autonomous Surface Vehicles HAMDI, Samir • Field measurements of ship waves along the St. Lawrence river waterway, Canada HAMEL, Joanne • The St. Lawrence Global Observatory: inter-institutional cooperation for the sustainable management of the St. Lawrence ecosystem HAN, Jeong • Analysis of secondary source levels of a parametric array transducer HAN, Jeong Hee • Maritime Radar Simulator based on DSP Board using Switched Slide Window Tracking Algorithm HANSEN, Kurt • Getting Ready for Arctic Operations HANSEN, Roy • Applications of AUVs with SAS • High fidelity synthetic aperture sonar products for target analysis HANSEN, Thomas • Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory HARDY, Kevin • Advances in High Brightness Light Emitting Diodes in Underwater Applications HARRIS, Michael • Sensing Shallow Seafloor and Sediment Properties, Recent History HARRISON, Brian • A Multi-Resolution Hidden Markov Model for Optimal Detection, Tracking, Separation and Classification of Marine Mammal Vocalizations

Papers by Authors HARRISON, Michael • DESIGN OF A DEEP WATER SUB SURFACE MOORING FOR A HIGH GAIN RADIATED NOISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM • INSTALLATION OF A DEEP WATER SUB SURFACE MOORING FOR A HIGH GAIN RADIATED NOISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM HART, Dvora • Evolution of a benthic imaging system from a simple towed camera HARTMANN, Klaas • Benthic Habitat Mapping with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles HATANAKA, Katsumori • Extraction Method of Scallop Area in Seabed Images for Fishery Resources Investigation • Marine Broadband Framework for Coastal Fishing HE, Fangpo • Fully Coupled 6 Degrees-of-Freedom Control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles • Improving Navigational Accuracy for AUVs using the MAPR Particle Filter HEARD, Garry • Surveillance of Canada's High Arctic HEGRENÆS, Øyvind • Payload sensors, navigation and risk reduction for AUV under ice surveys HEINTZ, Matthew • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth HEITSENRETHER, Robert • Understanding the Impact of Surface Waves on Microwave Water Level Measurements HERMAND, Jean-Pierre • Range-resolving shallow water acoustic tomography by ensemble Kalman filtering • Subseafloor geoacoustic characterization in the kilohertz regime with a broadband source and a 4-element receiver array HERON, Mal • Technology of Water Flow Measurement Represented by Thirty Years of CMTC Workshops HERON, Malcolm • On the inclusion of Stokes and Ekman Surface Currents into hydrodynamic models HICKMAN, Granger • Field Directionality Synthesis from Multiple Array Orientations: A Least Squares Approach HIGINBOTHAM, John • Update on the Development and Testing of a New Long Duration Solar Powered Autonomous Surface Vehicle HILDEBRANDT, Marc • A practical underwater 3D-Laserscanner HINCHEY, Michael • Submerged Water Current Turbines

Papers by Authors HINES, Paul • Reconstruction and fusion of perceptual features for automatic classification of sonar echoes HIROTSU, Ryo • Classification of Sperm Whale Clicks and Triangulation for Real-Time Localization with SBL Arrays HO, Bae • Analysis of secondary source levels of a parametric array transducer HODGKISS, William • A Networked/Autonomous Receiving Array System HODGSON, Paul • Towards a 3-dimensional model of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, Hong Kong HODOR, Mark • Oil and Gas Development in the Arctic Ocean - Understanding the Legal and Regulatory Framework HOLLER, Joseph • Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Undergraduate Engineering Education HOLT, Stephen • Creation and Operation of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems HOPKIN, David • Modelling Variable Length Tows and Altitude-Keeping with the Canadian Remote Minehunting and Disposal System HOPKINS, Edward • AMS Ocean Studies: A dynamic, introductory college-level oceanography course emphasizing real-world data and investigations HORNER, John • Advanced Methods for Optimizing Ship Operations to Reduce Emissions that Contribute to Global Warming HOSSAIN, Mamdud • Modelling Tidal Turbines HOTALING, Liesl • Sense the Hudson - Student developed environmental sensors classroom project HOU, Jialin • An approach of 3D information real-time display for detection of underwater target based on laser digital scanning grid HOU, Yunshan • Performance analysis of DOA estimation for MIMO sonar based on experiments HOWDEN, Stephan • Wave Heights from a 3-m Discus Buoy During Hurricane Katrina HOWLADER, Md. Shafiul • Identification of neighbors in a long delay network using un-slotted and slotted protocols HOWLAND, Jonathan • Evolution of a benthic imaging system from a simple towed camera • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth

Papers by Authors HSIEH, Julia • Underwater Acoustic Single- and Multi-User Differential Frequency Hopping Communications HUANG, De • SINS initial alignment method using Robust filtering for Towed Ocean Bottom Magnetometer HUANG, De-nv • Towed Ocean Bottom Magnetometer to measure geomagnetic vector based on AMR sensor and SINS HUANG, Jianguo • An Adaptive Differentially Coherent Detection and Phase Compensation Algorithm in Underwater Acoustic Communication • Performance analysis of DOA estimation for MIMO sonar based on experiments HUANG, Jie • Further Results on MIMO-OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications HUANG, Min-Chih • Calibration Techniques of Underwater Acoustic Signals and Its Application to Target Imaging • Underwater Acoustic Localization by Eigenspace based Probabilistic Approach HUANG, Xixia • Study on the wireless data transmission of an autonomous water vehicle for ocean observation HUANGFU, Li • Underwater Communication Goes Cognitive HUDSON, Edward • The International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP): A Cornerstone of the Arctic Observing Network HUGHES, Brian • An Underwater Optical Communication System Implementing Reed-Solomon Channel Coding HUGHES, David • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change HURSKY, Paul • Time Reversal Receivers for Underwater Acoustic Communication Using Vector Sensors HWANG, Daeyoup • DFR: Directional Flooding-Based Routing Protocol for Underwater Sensor Networks HYAKUDOME, Tadahiro • Improvement and sea test of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle "URASHIMA" for practical use HYLAND, Brendan • Payload sensors, navigation and risk reduction for AUV under ice surveys HYLAND, John • Robust search for structured object placement using unmanned vehicles INMAN, Mike • Getting Ready for Arctic Operations INOUE, Tomoya • Experimental Research on Horizontal Rotation of ROV Induced by External Forces near Sea Surface • Experimental Research on Movability Characteristic of Crawler Driven ROV

Papers by Authors IQBAL, M.Tariq • Submerged Water Current Turbines IRISH, James • Correcting and Validating Moored Oxygen Time-Series Observations • Time series measurements of atmospheric and oceanic CO2 and Oxygen in the Western Gulf of Maine ISHIBASHI, Shojiro • Experimental Research on Movability Characteristic of Crawler Driven ROV ISHIHARA, Yasufumi • Prediction of impacts of discharged dissociated water in methane hydrate on environment. • Research Activities by the Marine Environment Survey and Assessment subgroup in the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources (MH21 project) in Japan ISHIKAWA, Akihisa • Improvement and sea test of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle "URASHIMA" for practical use ISHIWATA, Junya • Improvement and sea test of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle "URASHIMA" for practical use ISLAM, Mohammad • A Mechanistic Dissolved Oxygen Model of Corpus Christi Bay to Understand Critical Processes Causing Hypoxia ISSAC, Manoj • Analysis of Horizontal Zigzag Manoeuvring Trials from MUN Explorer AUV ITOH, Kazuaki • Experimental Research on Movability Characteristic of Crawler Driven ROV JAFFRE, Frederic • AUV Deployed Marking and Homing to Targets JAKOLA, Roy • Underwater 3D mapping and pose estimation for ROV operations JAKUBA, Michael • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth JALVING, Bjorn • Payload sensors, navigation and risk reduction for AUV under ice surveys JANGAL, Florent • Morphological Operator and Empirical Mode Decomposition for Clutter Mitigation • Sense, Enrich and Classify : the ScanMaris Workshop for Assessment of Vessel?s Abnormal Behavior in the EEZ JANS, Wolfgang • Acoustic channel characterization in the Baltic Sea and in the North Sea JANSSEN, John • Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory JASIOBEDZKI, Piotr • Underwater 3D mapping and pose estimation for ROV operations

Papers by Authors JENKINS, David • Utilizing Pressure Balanced Oil Filled (PBOF) Hose Cable Assemblies for Use with Electric and Fiber Optic Connectors. A review of the History and Current Advances of PBOF Cabling for use in Subsea Deployments. JEON, Hyoung-Goo • Maritime Radar Simulator based on DSP Board using Switched Slide Window Tracking Algorithm JEON, Jun-Ho • Design and implementation of high-speed communication modem using ultrasonic sensors for underwater sensor networks JEONG, Chankwon • Measurement-Based Estimates of Extreme Wave Conditions for the Gulf of Mexico JESUS, Sergio • A time-reversal suboptimal detector for underwater acoustic barriers. • OFDM Demodulation in Underwater Time-Reversed Shortened Channels JHA, Maya • Oil Spill Contingency Planning using Laser Fluorosensors and Web-Based GIS JIANG, Jianhua • Assessing the Site Potential for Underwater Turbines in Tidal Channels Using Numerical Modeling and Advanced Ocean Current Measurements JIANG, Min • Performance analysis of DOA estimation for MIMO sonar based on experiments JIN, Yong • Performance analysis of DOA estimation for MIMO sonar based on experiments JOHNSON-ROBERSON, Matthew • AUV-assisted surveying of Relic Reef sites • Towards Image-based Marine Habitat Classification JONCAS, Simon • The Omer human-powered submarine team: from classroom to competition JORNET, Josep Miquel • Distributed Power Control for Underwater Acoustic Networks JOSEPH, Helen • Fisheries and Oceans Canada Ocean Science Program: The Arctic and the Future JUKES, Paul • The Technical Challenges of Designing Oil and Gas Pipelines in the Arctic JUN, Bong-Huan • Implementation and test of ISiMI100 AUV for a member of AUVs Fleet JUNIPER, Kim • SCIENTIFIC GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USAGE OF KANAZAWA, Toshihiko • A New Compact Ocean Bottom Cabled Seismometers System for Spatially Dense Observation on Sea Floor

Papers by Authors KANDEMIR, Mahmut • A Graphical Mission Planning Tool for use in Mine Counter Measure (MCM) Operations • High-Performance Visualizations and Simulations for Ocean Environments and the Mine Countermeasure Mission Using C3L • Time-Constrained Optimization of Multi-AUV Cooperative Mine Detection KARIMIFARD, Ali • Design and Analysis of Low Frequency Communication System in Persian Gulf KARLSSON, Christer • A Physicomimetics Control Framework for Swarms of Autonomous Surface Vehicles KAROUI, Imen • Fast marching and acoustic descriptors based method for fish proportion interpolation KARRAS, George • Stabilization of an underactuated underwater vehicle in the presence of unknown disturbances KATSUI, Tokihiro • Experimental Research on Movability Characteristic of Crawler Driven ROV KAWAMA, Itaru • Behavior of the Deep Submersible hatch in Deep Sea KEENER-CHAVIS, Paula • The NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: Continuing to Unfold the President's Panel on Ocean Exploration Recommendations for Ocean Literacy KEIFFER, Richard • A Wedge Diffraction Based Scattering Model for Acoustic Scattering from Rough Littoral Seafloors • Effect of Wind-Duration, Swell-Contamination and Bimodal Ocean Wave Spectra on Acoustic Doppler KERDELS, Jochen • A practical underwater 3D-Laserscanner KHAN, Md.Nahidul • Submerged Water Current Turbines KILEY, Thomas • AMS Ocean Studies: A dynamic, introductory college-level oceanography course emphasizing real-world data and investigations KIM, Ayoung • Development of a Multi-AUV SLAM Testbed at the University of Michigan KIM, Bo-Won • Design and implementation of high-speed communication modem using ultrasonic sensors for underwater sensor networks KIM, Dongkyun • DFR: Directional Flooding-Based Routing Protocol for Underwater Sensor Networks KIM, Kihun • Implementation and test of ISiMI100 AUV for a member of AUVs Fleet KIM, Thomas • Study of Vessel Wakes in Sensitive Inland Waterways

Papers by Authors KING, Peter • A study of channel capacity for a seabed underwater acoustic sensor network KINSEY, Jamed • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth KINSEY, James • Toward High-Spatial Resolution Gravity Surveying of the Mid-Ocean Ridges with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles KIRCHNER, Frank • A practical underwater 3D-Laserscanner KIRKEY, William • Sense the Hudson - Student developed environmental sensors classroom project KIRKWOOD, William • Development and Initial Testing of a SWATH Boat for Shallow-water Bathymetry KITTS, Christopher • Cluster Space Control of a 2-Robot System as applied to Autonomous Surface Vessels • Development and Initial Testing of a SWATH Boat for Shallow-water Bathymetry KLAUSNER, Nick • Target Detection in M-Disparate Sonar Platforms using Multichannel Hypothesis Testing KLUMP, Val • Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory KOAY, Teong Beng • Hardware Architecture for a Modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle STARFISH KOAY, TeongBeng • Enabling Humans to Hear the Direction of Sounds Underwater - Experiments and Preliminary Results KOCAK, Donna • On the Need, Development and Operation of Joint Use Commercial-Scientific Ocean Observing Systems • Underwater Optics and Imaging: Recent Advances KOHNEN, William • Manned Underwater Vehicles: A relevant and cornerstone technology for the future assessment of Ocean eco-systems KOJIMA, Junichi • Classification of Sperm Whale Clicks and Triangulation for Real-Time Localization with SBL Arrays • Fault Point Localization of Power Feeding Lines in Optical Submarine Cables • Underwater behavioral study of Ganges river dolphins by using echolocation clicks recorded by 6-hydrophone array system KOKEGEI, Matthew • Fully Coupled 6 Degrees-of-Freedom Control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles KOLLENBERG, Klaus • Surveillance of Canada's High Arctic

Papers by Authors KONDO, Hayato • Large-area visual mapping of an underwater vent field using the AUV KOZIANA, James • Automated Data Quality Assurance for Marine Observations KRIEL, Dion • HERMES - A High-Speed Acoustic Modem for Real-Time Transmission of Uncompressed Image and Status Transmission in Port Environment and Very Shallow Water KROLIK, Jeffrey • Field Directionality Synthesis from Multiple Array Orientations: A Least Squares Approach • Passive Broadband Source Localization in Shallow-water Multipath Acoustic Channels KRUG, Warren • Understanding the Impact of Surface Waves on Microwave Water Level Measurements KRUPINSKI, Szymon • A Particle Filter Approach for AUV Localization • Investigation of autonomous docking strategies for robotic operation on intervention panels KU, Kenneth • Towards a 3-dimensional model of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, Hong Kong KUENZEL, Steffen • Acoustic channel characterization in the Baltic Sea and in the North Sea KUNZ, Clayton • Hemispherical Refraction and Camera Calibration in Underwater Vision KUWAHARA, Yasuhiro • Extraction Method of Scallop Area in Seabed Images for Fishery Resources Investigation KWAN, Tony • Upward Looking Sonar-Based Measurements of Sea Ice Keels and Ocean Waves KYRIAKOPOULOS, Kostas • Stabilization of an underactuated underwater vehicle in the presence of unknown disturbances LADNER, Roy • Web Access of Meteorological and Oceanographic Data LAKIN, Brian • Advances in High Brightness Light Emitting Diodes in Underwater Applications LAMMAS, Andrew • Improving Navigational Accuracy for AUVs using the MAPR Particle Filter LAND, Christopher • The Future Engineers and Scientists: You Need Them? I Have Them? Lots of Them LANDRUM, Gerald • Application of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Systems in Distributed Ocean Observing Networks • Battery System for the SEAHORSE AUV LANE, David • Adaptive mission plan diagnosis and repair for fault recovery in autonomous underwater vehicles

Papers by Authors LANGLI, Bjørnar • High fidelity synthetic aperture sonar products for target analysis LAOT, Christophe • Initial Doppler Compensation Techniques for Digital Underwater Communications LAROCHELLE, Vincent • Surveillance of Canada's High Arctic LARUE, Kelly • Quality of Archived NDBC Data as Climate Records LAVAL, Bernard • Deployment Under Ice: Challenges for the North LAWRENCE-SALVAS, Noah • Time series measurements of atmospheric and oceanic CO2 and Oxygen in the Western Gulf of Maine LAWTON, Peter • SCIENTIFIC GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USAGE OF LE, Steven • Semantic Web holds promises for Ocean Observing Needs LE GAC, Jean-Claude • Subseafloor geoacoustic characterization in the kilohertz regime with a broadband source and a 4-element receiver array LE TOUZÉ, Grégoire • Automatic and passive whale localization in shallow water using gunshots • Source localization on a single hydrophone LEE, Chong • Analysis of secondary source levels of a parametric array transducer LEE, Chong Hyun • Maritime Radar Simulator based on DSP Board using Switched Slide Window Tracking Algorithm LEE, FillL-Youb • Implementation and test of ISiMI100 AUV for a member of AUVs Fleet LEE, Jim • Surveillance of Canada's High Arctic LEE, Kun-Chou • Calibration Techniques of Underwater Acoustic Signals and Its Application to Target Imaging • Underwater Acoustic Localization by Eigenspace based Probabilistic Approach LEE, Kwang • Improved Magnetic STAR Methods for Real Time, Point-by-Point Localization of Unexploded Ordnance and Buried Mines LEE, Pan-Mook • Asymptotic diving control method for torpedo-type underactuated AUVs • Implementation and test of ISiMI100 AUV for a member of AUVs Fleet LEE, Seung-Keon • Modular Modeling of Maneuvering Motions of an Underwater Glider

Papers by Authors LEEMAN, Robert • SmartBay: Better Information - Better Decisions LEFORT, Riwal • Automatic fish school classification for acoustic sensing of marine ecosystem LEIVAS, Gabriel • NLMAP - Visual-based Self Localization and Mapping for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles LEMON, David • Assessing the Site Potential for Underwater Turbines in Tidal Channels Using Numerical Modeling and Advanced Ocean Current Measurements • Comparison of Acoustic Measurements of Zooplankton Populations using an Acoustic Water Column Profiler and an ADCP LENNARTSSON, Ron • Analysis of underwater acoustic and electric noise in the port of Gothenburg LEONARD, John • Autonomous Cooperation of Heterogeneous Platforms for Sea-Based Search Tasks LERNER, Steve • Design, Installation, and Operation of the PLUTO Observatory, Isla de Canales de Tierra, Panama • Evolution of a benthic imaging system from a simple towed camera • Using a Towed Optical Habitat Mapping System to Monitor the Invasive Tunicate Species Didemnum sp. Along the Northeast Continental Shelf LEUS, Geert • Covert Underwater Communications with Multiband OFDM • Multicarrier spread spectrum for covert acoustic communications LI, Baosheng • Further Results on MIMO-OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications LI, Cheng • A study of channel capacity for a seabed underwater acoustic sensor network LI, Ji-Hong • Asymptotic diving control method for torpedo-type underactuated AUVs LI, Juanjuan • Study on Building Local Marine Geomagnetic Field Model Based on Interpolation Method LI, Songwen • Pre-processing methods for parametric array to generate wideband difference-frequency-signals LIAN, Lian • USS: An Underwater Self-reconfigurable System LIN, Bruce • Web Access of Meteorological and Oceanographic Data LINKSWILER, Matt • Update on the Development and Testing of a New Long Duration Solar Powered Autonomous Surface Vehicle LIU, Hui • Study on Building Local Marine Geomagnetic Field Model Based on Interpolation Method

Papers by Authors LIU, Jing • SINS initial alignment method using Robust filtering for Towed Ocean Bottom Magnetometer LIU, Jingbiao • Deep sea Unrepeatered Video Transmission System over 10 km Coaxial Tow Cable based on SHDSL • UUV Mobility Management for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks LIU, Jing-Biao • Computer Vision based Deep-sea Visual Exploration System • Towed Ocean Bottom Magnetometer to measure geomagnetic vector based on AMR sensor and SINS LIU, Pingxiang • A method for efficient underwater acoustic networking in strong noisy environment LLORT-PUJOL, Gerard • Analysis of Vernier interferometers for sonar bathymetry LOCKE, Lea • Report on the Great Coastal Gale of 2007 from Coastal Storms Program Buoy 46089 LONGFIELD, Stephen • Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Undergraduate Engineering Education LU, Weiwei • Automated Data Quality Assurance for Marine Observations LUDWICKI, Thomas • Study of Vessel Wakes in Sensitive Inland Waterways LYNCH, Timothy • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change MACDONALD, Jonathan • AUV Deployed Marking and Homing to Targets MACLEOD, Matthew • Surveillance of Canada's High Arctic MAENNER, Stacy • Time series measurements of atmospheric and oceanic CO2 and Oxygen in the Western Gulf of Maine MAGNUSSON, Eggert • Deployment Under Ice: Challenges for the North MAHACEK, Paul • Cluster Space Control of a 2-Robot System as applied to Autonomous Surface Vessels • Development and Initial Testing of a SWATH Boat for Shallow-water Bathymetry MAHON, Ian • AUV-assisted surveying of Relic Reef sites MAKI, Toshihiro • Large-area visual mapping of an underwater vent field using the AUV MANDEREAU, Florent • Morphological Operator and Empirical Mode Decomposition for Clutter Mitigation

Papers by Authors MANGUM, Linda • Retrospective and Prospective Views of the Ocean Observing System MANLEY, Justin • New Tools for Ocean Exploration, Equipping the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer • Unmanned Surface Vehicles, Fifteen Years of Development MANO, Jean-Pierre • Sense, Enrich and Classify : the ScanMaris Workshop for Assessment of Vessel?s Abnormal Behavior in the EEZ MAO, Jie • Progress in Developing a Device for Measuring Heat Flux from the Hydrothermal Vent in Deep Ocean using Acoustic Method MARKO, John • Upward Looking Sonar-Based Measurements of Sea Ice Keels and Ocean Waves MARS, Jérôme • Automatic and passive whale localization in shallow water using gunshots • Source localization on a single hydrophone MARTIN, Stephen • Preliminary Results in Experimental Identification of 3-DOF Coupled Dynamical Plant for Underwater Vehicles • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth MARTZ, Matthew • Multi-Objective Optimization of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle MAS, Ignacio • Cluster Space Control of a 2-Robot System as applied to Autonomous Surface Vessels MASON, Sean • A Comparative Study of Differential and Noncoherent Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum over Underwater Acoustic Channels with Multiuser Interference MATOS, Anibal • The MARES AUV, a Modular Autonomous Robot for Environment Sampling MATOS, Aníbal • AN ALGEBRAIC APROACH TO SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION • Guidance and control of an ASV in AUV tracking operations • Navigation of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in a Mobile Network • Positioning Control of an Underactuated Surface Vessel • SHALLOW WATER HEIGHT MAPPING WITH INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR • SUB-BAND PROCESSING OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR DATA MATSUMOTO, Shigetaka • Fault Point Localization of Power Feeding Lines in Optical Submarine Cables MAURELLI, Francesco • A Particle Filter Approach for AUV Localization • Investigation of autonomous docking strategies for robotic operation on intervention panels MAXWELL, Douglas • US Deep-Sea Tsunameter Network Fully Operational

Papers by Authors MCARTHUR, Shannon • US Deep-Sea Tsunameter Network Fully Operational MCCABE, Robert • Demonstration of the Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Light Fiber Tether System • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth MCCANN, Tim • Study of Vessel Wakes in Sensitive Inland Waterways MCCOY, Nelson • Surveillance of Canada's High Arctic MCCULLOCH, John • Benthic Habitat Mapping with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles MCDONALD, Glenn • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth MCDONALD, Vincent • Multi-Channel Combining and Equalization for Underwater Acoustic MIMO channels MCEWEN, Rob • Low-Cost Terrain Relative Navigation for Long-Range AUVs MCFARLANE, James • Tethered and Untethered Vehicles: The Future is in the Past MCGAUGHEY, Donald • Improved torpedo range estimation using modified fast orthogonal search techniques MCKAY, Jennifer • Isotopic and micropaleontologic evidence for sea ice conditions and paleoceanography in last 15,000 years on the Mackenzie/ Beaufort sea slope and Amundsen Gulf, Canada MCKENNA, Hank • Fiber Rope Inspection and Retirement Guides MCKINDSEY, Chris • SCIENTIFIC GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USAGE OF MCLAUGHLAN, Dan • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change MEDUNA, Deborah • Low-Cost Terrain Relative Navigation for Long-Range AUVs MEGGITT, Dallas • US Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center Environmental Program on Climate Change MELLEMA, Garfield • Synthetic Virtual Array Processing of GPS Sonobuoys for Underwater Target Tracking MELO, José • Guidance and control of an ASV in AUV tracking operations

Papers by Authors MENSI, Bryan • Hierarchical clustering of historical sound speed profiles MERCIER, Gregoire • Convective clouds modelling and tracking by an airborne radar MEREDITH, Roger • Hierarchical clustering of historical sound speed profiles MERRILL, Margaret • Development of the Marine Science and Technology Industry Cluster in New England METAXAS, Anna • SCIENTIFIC GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USAGE OF METTLACH, Theodore • Quality of Archived NDBC Data as Climate Records MEYERS, Gary • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change MIGUELAÑEZ, Emilio • Adaptive mission plan diagnosis and repair for fault recovery in autonomous underwater vehicles • Semantic knowledge-based representation for improving situation awareness in service oriented agents of autonomous underwater vehicles MIKADA, Hitoshi • Development of Japanese scientific cable technology MIKKELSEN, Jon • Study of Vessel Wakes in Sensitive Inland Waterways MILEVSKY, Alex • Development and Test of IEEE-1588 Precision Timing Protocol for Ocean Observatory Networks MILLER, Emily • Design, Installation, and Operation of the PLUTO Observatory, Isla de Canales de Tierra, Panama MILLER, Eric • NOAA'S Integrated Observations and Data Management Tools MILLER, Timothy • Morphing Hull Concepts for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles MILLS, Elizabeth • AMS Ocean Studies: A dynamic, introductory college-level oceanography course emphasizing real-world data and investigations MINAMI, Kiyokazu • Increasing Ship Roll Stability by Using Anti-rolling Tanks MINEART, Gary • The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System - Restructured Capabilities for Operational Ocean Remote Sensing MIRZA, Diba • Design of Self-Localization Strategies for Networks of Underwater Drifters

Papers by Authors MITA, Shigeo • Increasing Ship Roll Stability by Using Anti-rolling Tanks MITRA, Urbashi • On Optimal Resampling for OFDM Signalling in Doubly Selective Underwater Acoustic Channels • Transmit/Receive Filter Optimization for Doubly-Selective Underwater Acoustic Channels MOE, Geir • AN INESTIGATION OF VIV RESPONSE OF A STEEL CATENARY MODEL MOIR, Rob • Ocean Literacy of Black Guillemots and Polar Bears, Literate Citizens versus the Nature Fakers MOISAN, John • Update on the Development and Testing of a New Long Duration Solar Powered Autonomous Surface Vehicle MOLLOY, Sue • Large-Scale Experiments of a Marine Riser MONEGO, Maurici • Geostatistical Assessment of Sewage Outfall Discharges • Spatial Distribution of a Sewage Outfall Plume Observed with an AUV MOORHEAD, Robert • 3D Immersive Visualization and Evaluation of Mesoscale Model Outputs Simulating Hurricane Lili's(2002) Rapid Weakening MORAN, Joseph • AMS Ocean Studies: A dynamic, introductory college-level oceanography course emphasizing real-world data and investigations MOREL, Michel • Sense, Enrich and Classify : the ScanMaris Workshop for Assessment of Vessel?s Abnormal Behavior in the EEZ MORITA, Yuichi • A New Compact Ocean Bottom Cabled Seismometers System for Spatially Dense Observation on Sea Floor MORRIS, John • Analytical Techniques for the Calculation of Leeway as a Basis for Search and Rescue Planning MOSHARY, Fred • Detection of Karenia Brevis Harmful Algal Blooms in the West Florida Shelf using Red Bands of MERIS Imagery MOSTAFAVI, Mir Abolfazl • Towards Marine Geographic Information Systems: Multidimensional Representation of Fish aggregations and Their Spatiotemporal Evolutions MULLINS, Geoff • Wake Removal for Clear Side-Scan Images MURPHY, Chris • Human-Guided Autonomy for Acoustically Tethered Underwater Vehicles MURPHY, Katherine • Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Undergraduate Engineering Education

Papers by Authors MURRIN, David • Large-Scale Experiments of a Marine Riser MUTH, John • An Underwater Optical Communication System Implementing Reed-Solomon Channel Coding MYERS, Vincent • Reconstruction and fusion of perceptual features for automatic classification of sonar echoes MYRVOLL, Tor • The Trondheim harbour: Acoustic propagation measurements and communication capacity NAHON, Meyer • Trajectory Tracking Controller for an Underwater Hexapod Vehicle NAIK, PUNEETA • Absorption Properties in Shoal dominated regions of the Atchafalaya Shelf, Louisiana, USA • Optical Properties of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter Along a Transect in the Barataria Bay, Louisiana NAKAJIMA, Kengo • Experimental Research on Horizontal Rotation of ROV Induced by External Forces near Sea Surface NAKAJO, Hidehiko • Improvement and sea test of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle "URASHIMA" for practical use NAKATA, Kisaburo • Ecosystem model application to Lake Hamana-Sanaru, coastal lagoon system • Research Activities by the Marine Environment Survey and Assessment subgroup in the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources (MH21 project) in Japan NANBU, Yoshinobu • Improvement and sea test of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle "URASHIMA" for practical use NANCY, Hussey • The International Submarine Races:The First 19 years, plus the Next 19 Years and Beyond • The International Submarine Races:The First 19 years, plus the Next 19 Years and Beyond • The International Submarine Races:The First 19 years, plus the Next 19 Years and Beyond NAPOLI, Aldo • Sense, Enrich and Classify : the ScanMaris Workshop for Assessment of Vessel?s Abnormal Behavior in the EEZ NATALE, John • Getting Ready for Arctic Operations NEGAHDARIPOUR, Shahriar • 3-D Motion and Structure Estimation for Arbitrary Scenes from 2-D Optical and Sonar Video • A motion compensated filtering approach to remove sunlight flicker in shallow water images • Bundle Adjustment for 3-D Motion and Structure Estimation from 2-D Optical and Sonar Views NEU, Wayne • Multi-Objective Optimization of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle NEUMANN, Daniel • The Hydrographic Survey Meta Database NEUMANN, Laszlo • A motion compensated filtering approach to remove sunlight flicker in shallow water images

Papers by Authors NEVES, Mário • Geostatistical Assessment of Sewage Outfall Discharges NEVILLE, Francois • Retrospective and Prospective Views of the Ocean Observing System NICOLAS, Barbara • Automatic and passive whale localization in shallow water using gunshots • Source localization on a single hydrophone NIEDZWECKI, John • AN INESTIGATION OF VIV RESPONSE OF A STEEL CATENARY MODEL NISTOR, Ioan • Field measurements of ship waves along the St. Lawrence river waterway, Canada NITZEL, Robert • Merging Ocean/Maritime Models and Arctic Operations using Mission Planning Tookits and Augmented Reality NOSE, Yoshiaki • Combined energy storage and three-axis attitude control of a gyroscopically actuated AUV NOURELDIN, Aboelmagd • Synthetic Virtual Array Processing of GPS Sonobuoys for Underwater Target Tracking NUCKOLS, Marshall • A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF DIVING GARMENTS WHEN USING ARGON AS A SUIT INFLATION GAS OCHI, Hiroshi • A Positioning of AUV with Data Transmission Using SS Acoustic Signal. O'DOR, Mark • The Ocean Tracking Network O'DOR, Ron • The Ocean Tracking Network OESCHGER, John • Improved Magnetic STAR Methods for Real Time, Point-by-Point Localization of Unexploded Ordnance and Buried Mines OGISAKO, Eiji • Overview of the R&D program for an Environmental Impact Assessment of Methane Hydrate Exploitation in Japan OHNO, Sohsuke • Ecosystem model application to Lake Hamana-Sanaru, coastal lagoon system OJO, Temitope • A Mechanistic Dissolved Oxygen Model of Corpus Christi Bay to Understand Critical Processes Causing Hypoxia OKADA, Yo • Overview of the R&D program for an Environmental Impact Assessment of Methane Hydrate Exploitation in Japan

Papers by Authors OKORIE, Oghenevwori • Turbulence: Characteristics and Its Implications in Tidal Current Energy Device Testing. OLIVEIRA, Paulo • Bathymetric Data Fusion: PCA based Interpolation and Regularization, Sea Tests, and Implementation • Joint Positioning and Navigation Aiding System for Underwater Robots OLSON, John • Automated Data Quality Assurance for Marine Observations OLSSON, Mark • Advances in High Brightness Light Emitting Diodes in Underwater Applications OLU, Karine • Automatic classification of deep benthic habitats: detection of microbial mats and siboglinid polychaete fields from optical images on the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano. OOMORI, Tamotsu • Identification and function of new proteins in calcified endoskeleton: a new insight in the calcification mechanism of soft corals ORCUTT, John • The Extended Draft Platform: A deep-ocean science observatory. ORDONEZ, Martin • Large-Scale Experiments of a Marine Riser ORTON, Philip • Update on the Development and Testing of a New Long Duration Solar Powered Autonomous Surface Vehicle OSMAN, Abdalla • Synthetic Virtual Array Processing of GPS Sonobuoys for Underwater Target Tracking O'SULLIVAN, Jim • The Extended Draft Platform: A deep-ocean science observatory. OSYCHNY, Vladimir • Analytical Techniques for the Calculation of Leeway as a Basis for Search and Rescue Planning OU, Jhih-Sian • Underwater Acoustic Localization by Eigenspace based Probabilistic Approach OU, Jyun-Gu • Calibration Techniques of Underwater Acoustic Signals and Its Application to Target Imaging OUERTANI, Karim • Interpolation based channel estimation methods for DS-CDMA systems in Rayleigh multipath channels OWEN, Alan • Modelling Tidal Turbines OZDEMIR, Ahmet • A Physical Layer Implementation on Reconfigurable Underwater Acoustic Modem PACKARD, Gregory • Ship of Opportunity Launch and Recovery of REMUS 600 AUV's

Papers by Authors PADDOCK, Robert • Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory PAGE, Cheryl • A Mechanistic Dissolved Oxygen Model of Corpus Christi Bay to Understand Critical Processes Causing Hypoxia PAN, Huachen • Progress in Developing a Device for Measuring Heat Flux from the Hydrothermal Vent in Deep Ocean using Acoustic Method PAN, Yiwen • Progress in Developing a Device for Measuring Heat Flux from the Hydrothermal Vent in Deep Ocean using Acoustic Method PAN, Yue • Underwater Communication Goes Cognitive PANAGOU, Dimitra • Stabilization of an underactuated underwater vehicle in the presence of unknown disturbances PANCHANG, Vijay • Measurement-Based Estimates of Extreme Wave Conditions for the Gulf of Mexico • Wave Forecasting in Prince William Sound (Alaska) PARENTHOËN, Marc • Autonomy based modelling for the simulation of ocean remote sensing PARK, Chan Wang • Designing and Implementing a System of Multiplexing and Demultiplexing on FPGA using MATLAB/Simulink for the detection of acoustic signals PARK, Sung-Joon • Design and implementation of high-speed communication modem using ultrasonic sensors for underwater sensor networks PARTAN, Jim • A Modular Data Link Layer for Underwater Networks PASCOAL, Antonio • Joint Positioning and Navigation Aiding System for Underwater Robots PATRIKALAKIS, Andrew • Autonomous Surface Craft Provide Flexibility to Remote Adaptive Oceanographic Sampling and Modeling PATRÓN, Pedro • Adaptive mission plan diagnosis and repair for fault recovery in autonomous underwater vehicles • Semantic knowledge-based representation for improving situation awareness in service oriented agents of autonomous underwater vehicles PAULSON, Kathleen • US Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center Environmental Program on Climate Change PEARLMAN, Jay • Creation and Operation of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems PEART, Leslie • Current and Future Directions in Ocean Education at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership

Papers by Authors PECKNOLD, Sean • Improved torpedo range estimation using modified fast orthogonal search techniques PELLERIN, Jocelyne • Relationships between metallothionein induction, cadmium, copper and zinc levels and environmental parameters in the soft shell clam Mya arenaria in the Saguenay fjord and the St. Lawrence River maritime estuary PENAS, Alex • Joint Positioning and Navigation Aiding System for Underwater Robots PENDER, Lindsay • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change PEPIN, Pierre • SCIENTIFIC GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USAGE OF PERRIER, Michel • Low overlap image registration based on both entropy and mutual information measures PERSSON, Leif • Analysis of underwater acoustic and electric noise in the port of Gothenburg PETERS, Donald • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth PETERSON, Susan • Development of the Marine Science and Technology Industry Cluster in New England PETILLOT, Yvan • A Particle Filter Approach for AUV Localization • Adaptive mission plan diagnosis and repair for fault recovery in autonomous underwater vehicles • Investigation of autonomous docking strategies for robotic operation on intervention panels • Semantic knowledge-based representation for improving situation awareness in service oriented agents of autonomous underwater vehicles • Visual SLAM for Underwater Vehicles using Video Velocity Log and Natural Landmarks PETRIOLI, Chiara • A Comparative Performance Evaluation of MAC Protocols for Underwater Sensor Networks PETROCCIA, Roberto • A Comparative Performance Evaluation of MAC Protocols for Underwater Sensor Networks PETROVIC, Ognjen • Cluster Space Control of a 2-Robot System as applied to Autonomous Surface Vessels PETROVIC, Stefan • Analysis of underwater acoustic and electric noise in the port of Gothenburg PETRY, Frederick • Web Access of Meteorological and Oceanographic Data PETTIGREW, Neal • Retrospective and Prospective Views of the Ocean Observing System PHAM, Thanh-Tung • Salinity Sensor System for Estuary Studies

Papers by Authors PHAN ANH, Tuan • Increasing Ship Roll Stability by Using Anti-rolling Tanks PHIBBS, Peter • Building marine infrastructure for science PHOHA, Shashi • High-Performance Visualizations and Simulations for Ocean Environments and the Mine Countermeasure Mission Using C3L PIERA, Jaume • Characterization of turbulent regimes derived from high resolution CTD profiles. Potential application to continuous profiling systems • Fast phytoplankton classification from emission fluorescence spectra based on Self-Organizing Maps • Stray-light correction of in-water array spectroradiometers. Effects on underwater optical measurements PIERCE, Allan • History of Environmental Acoustics, 1960?s to 2000?s PIZARRO, Oscar • AUV-assisted surveying of Relic Reef sites • Towards Image-based Marine Habitat Classification PLAMONDON, Nicolas • Trajectory Tracking Controller for an Underwater Hexapod Vehicle PODHORODESKI, Ronald • Development of a Coordinated Controller for Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator Systems POLLARD, Pat • A study of annulus lubrication for oil well completion using scale model tests PONS, Sergi • Stray-light correction of in-water array spectroradiometers. Effects on underwater optical measurements PONTBRIAND, Clifford • Diffuse High Bandwidth Optical Communications POPENOE, Hugh • Diffuse High Bandwidth Optical Communications PORTER, Andrew • Variability of observed reverberation and estimated sea-floor scattering strength POTTER, John • Enabling Humans to Hear the Direction of Sounds Underwater - Experiments and Preliminary Results PRADOS, Ricard • A motion compensated filtering approach to remove sunlight flicker in shallow water images PRECHTL, Eric • Seakeeping System Trades for Coordinated Air-Surface-Underwater Operations PREISIG, Jim • Diffuse High Bandwidth Optical Communications

Papers by Authors PRIDIE, Steve • Power Delivery to Subsea Cabled Observatories PRINS, Ryan • Time-Constrained Optimization of Multi-AUV Cooperative Mine Detection PUJOL, Jaume • Stray-light correction of in-water array spectroradiometers. Effects on underwater optical measurements PURCELL, Michael • Ship of Opportunity Launch and Recovery of REMUS 600 AUV's QIU, Wei • Large-Scale Experiments of a Marine Riser QU, Fengzhong • Basis Expansion Model for Underwater Acoustic Channels? QUESADA, Ruben • Characterization of turbulent regimes derived from high resolution CTD profiles. Potential application to continuous profiling systems RAHBAR, Pooyan • Experimental Physical Model Study and Analysis of Wave Propagation on Model and Prototype RAHMAN, M. Azizur • Identification and function of new proteins in calcified endoskeleton: a new insight in the calcification mechanism of soft corals RAIL, Marie-Emmanuelle • Winter pulses of Pacific-origin water and resuspension events along the Canadian Beaufort Slope revealed by a bottom-moored observatory RAMOS, Brian • A Physicomimetics Control Framework for Swarms of Autonomous Surface Vehicles RAMOS, Patrícia • Foz do Arelho Outfall Plume Predictive Study • Geostatistical Assessment of Sewage Outfall Discharges • Spatial Distribution of a Sewage Outfall Plume Observed with an AUV RAN, Maohua • An Adaptive Differentially Coherent Detection and Phase Compensation Algorithm in Underwater Acoustic Communication RAPP, Ronald • History of Undersea Telecommunications Technology RAUCH, Chris • AUV Deployed Marking and Homing to Targets • Ship of Opportunity Launch and Recovery of REMUS 600 AUV's RAUCH, Samuel • Oil and Gas Development in the Arctic Ocean - Understanding the Legal and Regulatory Framework RAVELING, Jason • 20 kW Ocean Current Turbine

Papers by Authors RAVENNA, Shirley • 20 kW Ocean Current Turbine RAVINDRA, Vishal • Removing Ping Timing Ambiguity via Data Association REINEN, Tor • The Trondheim harbour: Acoustic propagation measurements and communication capacity RENDAS, Maria-João • Low overlap image registration based on both entropy and mutual information measures RETALLACK, Dale • Decoupling Design Techniques for Dynamically Coupled Systems: Application to the Canadian Remote Minehunting and Disposal System RICHARDSON, Anthony • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change RIGBY, Paul • Towards Image-based Marine Habitat Classification RIGOR, Ignatius • The International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP): A Cornerstone of the Arctic Observing Network ROBINSON, Emma • Methodology for Modelling Tidal Turbine Characteristics ROCHON, Andre • Isotopic and micropaleontologic evidence for sea ice conditions and paleoceanography in last 15,000 years on the Mackenzie/ Beaufort sea slope and Amundsen Gulf, Canada ROCK, Stephen • Estimating Inertial Position and Current in the Midwater • Low-Cost Terrain Relative Navigation for Long-Range AUVs RODRIGUEZ, Orlando • A time-reversal suboptimal detector for underwater acoustic barriers. ROGERS, Jeffrey • Passive Broadband Source Localization in Shallow-water Multipath Acoustic Channels ROPARS, Yann • Wave and Current Measurements in the St-Lawrence Estuary near Gros-Cacouna, Quebec: Implication on Sediment Transport ROSS, Edward • Upward Looking Sonar-Based Measurements of Sea Ice Keels and Ocean Waves ROUGHAN, Moninya • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change ROUND, Adrian • Design and Operation of a Multi Node Cabled Observatory ROWE, Shawn • Visitor Interactions with 3-D Visualizations on a Spherical Display at a Science Museum

Papers by Authors ROWLEY, Jack • COBIA: The Next Generation Buoy - A Modular Approach ROZENFELD, Alejandro • Experimental tests on underwater pipeline inspections with • Synchronization path following control of multiple underactuated marine crafts RUFINO, Russell • Morphing Hull Concepts for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles RYAN, Michael • A Demonstration of Absorption Controlled Isolation for Underwater Networks • Identification of neighbors in a long delay network using un-slotted and slotted protocols RYNNE, Patrick • A Wind and Solar-Powered Autonomous Surface Vehicle for Sea Surface Measurements RZHANOV, Yuri • Software tools for extraction of video frames used in mosaicing SABINE, Chris • Time series measurements of atmospheric and oceanic CO2 and Oxygen in the Western Gulf of Maine SÆBØ, Torstein • High fidelity synthetic aperture sonar products for target analysis SAKAI, Shinichi • A New Compact Ocean Bottom Cabled Seismometers System for Spatially Dense Observation on Sea Floor SAKAMAKI, Takashi • Large-area visual mapping of an underwater vent field using the AUV SAKATA, Masao • Classification of Sperm Whale Clicks and Triangulation for Real-Time Localization with SBL Arrays SALVI, Joaquim • A Particle Filter Approach for AUV Localization • Adaptive mission plan diagnosis and repair for fault recovery in autonomous underwater vehicles • Visual SLAM for Underwater Vehicles using Video Velocity Log and Natural Landmarks SAMMUT, Karl • Fully Coupled 6 Degrees-of-Freedom Control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles • Improving Navigational Accuracy for AUVs using the MAPR Particle Filter SAMPEI, Makoto • Winter pulses of Pacific-origin water and resuspension events along the Canadian Beaufort Slope revealed by a bottom-moored observatory SANDERSON, John • Advances in High Brightness Light Emitting Diodes in Underwater Applications SANGEKAR, Mehul • Hardware Architecture for a Modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle STARFISH SANGFELT, Erland • Multicarrier spread spectrum for covert acoustic communications

Papers by Authors SANO, Minoru • Marine Broadband Framework for Coastal Fishing SANO, Osamu • A New Compact Ocean Bottom Cabled Seismometers System for Spatially Dense Observation on Sea Floor SANTOS, Nuno • Navigation of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in a Mobile Network SANYAL, Jibonananda • 3D Immersive Visualization and Evaluation of Mesoscale Model Outputs Simulating Hurricane Lili's(2002) Rapid Weakening SAOUDI, Samir • Interpolation based channel estimation methods for DS-CDMA systems in Rayleigh multipath channels SAUTER, Eberhard • Methane discharge from a submarine mud volcano - a multiple-method approach SAWA, Takao • Improvement and sea test of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle "URASHIMA" for practical use SCHELLL, Trecia • Isotopic and micropaleontologic evidence for sea ice conditions and paleoceanography in last 15,000 years on the Mackenzie/ Beaufort sea slope and Amundsen Gulf, Canada SCHIRTZINGER, Carl • Update on the Development and Testing of a New Long Duration Solar Powered Autonomous Surface Vehicle SCHLOSSER, Peter • The U.S. Arctic Observing Network (AON): a component of the Study of Environmental Arctic Change SCHMIEDEKAMP, Mendel • High-Performance Visualizations and Simulations for Ocean Environments and the Mine Countermeasure Mission Using C3L SCHNEIDER, David • SCIENTIFIC GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USAGE OF SCHNEIDER, Toby • Autonomous Surface Craft Provide Flexibility to Remote Adaptive Oceanographic Sampling and Modeling SCHUBEL, Jerry • From Ocean Issues to Solutions: The Role of Public Ocean Literacy SCHUBEL, Kathryn • From Ocean Issues to Solutions: The Role of Public Ocean Literacy SCHURGERS, Curt • Design of Self-Localization Strategies for Networks of Underwater Drifters SCOTT, David • Isotopic and micropaleontologic evidence for sea ice conditions and paleoceanography in last 15,000 years on the Mackenzie/ Beaufort sea slope and Amundsen Gulf, Canada SE, Stephen • Underwater 3D mapping and pose estimation for ROV operations

Papers by Authors SEARS, Ian • Report on the Great Coastal Gale of 2007 from Coastal Storms Program Buoy 46089 SETO, Mae • Decoupling Design Techniques for Dynamically Coupled Systems: Application to the Canadian Remote Minehunting and Disposal System • Modelling Variable Length Tows and Altitude-Keeping with the Canadian Remote Minehunting and Disposal System SEURONT, Laurent • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change SHAFER, Andrew • Autonomous Cooperation of Heterogeneous Platforms for Sea-Based Search Tasks SHAHABUDEEN, Shiraz • Recent Advances in Underwater Acoustic Communications & Networking SHAHBAZI, Hossein • Design and Analysis of Low Frequency Communication System in Persian Gulf SHARP, Kenneth • Application of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Systems in Distributed Ocean Observing Networks • Battery System for the SEAHORSE AUV • More Tools in the Toolbox: The Naval Oceanographic Office's SHELLITO, Shawn • Time series measurements of atmospheric and oceanic CO2 and Oxygen in the Western Gulf of Maine SHIBA, Hisashi • Attitude estimation from noisy sonar images SHIMAMURA, Tsuyoshi • Experimental Research on Horizontal Rotation of ROV Induced by External Forces near Sea Surface SHIMURA, Takuya • A Positioning of AUV with Data Transmission Using SS Acoustic Signal. SHINOHARA, Masaano • A New Compact Ocean Bottom Cabled Seismometers System for Spatially Dense Observation on Sea Floor SHIOBARA, Hijime • A New Compact Ocean Bottom Cabled Seismometers System for Spatially Dense Observation on Sea Floor SHIOJI, Genki • Experimental Research on Horizontal Rotation of ROV Induced by External Forces near Sea Surface SHOJI, Kuniaki • Increasing Ship Roll Stability by Using Anti-rolling Tanks SHUSTA, jonathan • A Modular Data Link Layer for Underwater Networks SIEGEL, Eric • Evaluation of current and wave measurements from a coastal buoy

Papers by Authors SILDAM, Jüri • Passive Tracking and Detection of Underwater Narrow-band Acoustical Spectral Signatures SILVA, Antonio • OFDM Demodulation in Underwater Time-Reversed Shortened Channels SILVA, Sergio • AN ALGEBRAIC APROACH TO SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION • SHALLOW WATER HEIGHT MAPPING WITH INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR • SUB-BAND PROCESSING OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR DATA SIMARD, Yvan • Listening at climate change in ice-covered seas: example with AURAL autonomous hydrophones in the Arctic SIMEONI, Patrick • Automatic classification of deep benthic habitats: detection of microbial mats and siboglinid polychaete fields from optical images on the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano. SIMMONS, Jon • Advances in High Brightness Light Emitting Diodes in Underwater Applications SIMPSON, Jim • An Underwater Optical Communication System Implementing Reed-Solomon Channel Coding SINGH, Hanumant • Hemispherical Refraction and Camera Calibration in Underwater Vision • Human-Guided Autonomy for Acoustically Tethered Underwater Vehicles SINGH, Hanumant • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Oceanic Engineering Society Technology Committee: SINGHAL, Gaurav • Wave Forecasting in Prince William Sound (Alaska) SINTES, Christophe • Analysis of Vernier interferometers for sonar bathymetry SJOTANOVIC, Milica • Recent Advances in Underwater Acoustic Communications & Networking SKEMP, Susan • FAU's Center for Ocean Energy Technology SKINNER, Jeffrey • A Networked/Autonomous Receiving Array System SLATER, Michael • Connect or Terminate: How CONOPS Drives Design of Subsea Network Systems SLOCUM, Daryl • HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION MAPPING OF WATER QUALITY AND BATHYMETRY WITH A PERSON-DEPLOYABLE, LOW COST AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHCILE SMITH, Cheryl • Robust search for structured object placement using unmanned vehicles SMITH, Kevin • A Full Spectrum Solution to Wave Propagation Prediction

Papers by Authors SNELGROVE, Paul • SCIENTIFIC GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USAGE OF SNYDER, Jennifer • Connect or Terminate: How CONOPS Drives Design of Subsea Network Systems SOBIN, Jacob • Diving behavior of female loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) during their internesting interval and an evaluation of the risk of boat strikes SONG, Aijun • Multi-Channel Combining and Equalization for Underwater Acoustic MIMO channels • Time Reversal Receivers for Underwater Acoustic Communication Using Vector Sensors SORIA-FRISCH, Aureli • Fast phytoplankton classification from emission fluorescence spectra based on Self-Organizing Maps SOUSA, Andre • Experimental tests on underwater pipeline inspections with SOUSA, Renato • Joint Positioning and Navigation Aiding System for Underwater Robots SOYLU, Serdar • Development of a Coordinated Controller for Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator Systems SPALDING, Marsha • History of Undersea Telecommunications Technology SPEARS, Diana • A Physicomimetics Control Framework for Swarms of Autonomous Surface Vehicles SPEARS, William • A Physicomimetics Control Framework for Swarms of Autonomous Surface Vehicles SPENCE, Silas • Study of Vessel Wakes in Sensitive Inland Waterways SPRUANCE, John • HERMES - A High-Speed Acoustic Modem for Real-Time Transmission of Uncompressed Image and Status Transmission in Port Environment and Very Shallow Water ST. ONGE, Guillaume • Isotopic and micropaleontologic evidence for sea ice conditions and paleoceanography in last 15,000 years on the Mackenzie/ Beaufort sea slope and Amundsen Gulf, Canada STALDER, Severin • Terrain Based Navigation for Underwater Vehicles using Side Scan Sonar Images STEINBERG, Craig • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change STENVERS, Danielle • Some Recent Development of Rope Technologies ? Further enhancement of high performance synthetic ropes

Papers by Authors STOJANOVIC, Milica • A Comparative Performance Evaluation of MAC Protocols for Underwater Sensor Networks • A Physical Layer Implementation on Reconfigurable Underwater Acoustic Modem • Adaptive MIMO Detection of OFDM Signals in an Underwater Acoustic Channel • Distributed Power Control for Underwater Acoustic Networks • Further Results on MIMO-OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications STOKEY, Roger • AUV Deployed Marking and Homing to Targets STOLKIN, Rustam • Sense the Hudson - Student developed environmental sensors classroom project STREET, Thomas • Climate Change, Offshore Wind Power, and the Coastal Zone Management Act STRIZ, Andrea • Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Undergraduate Engineering Education SUGIMATSU, Harumi • Classification of Sperm Whale Clicks and Triangulation for Real-Time Localization with SBL Arrays • Underwater behavioral study of Ganges river dolphins by using echolocation clicks recorded by 6-hydrophone array system SUKIZAKI, Shunji • Research Activities by the Marine Environment Survey and Assessment subgroup in the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources (MH21 project) in Japan SUKIZAKI, Shyunji • Overview of the R&D program for an Environmental Impact Assessment of Methane Hydrate Exploitation in Japan SUSTERSIC, John • High-Performance Visualizations and Simulations for Ocean Environments and the Mine Countermeasure Mission Using C3L SUZUKI, Hiroyoshi • Experimental Research on Horizontal Rotation of ROV Induced by External Forces near Sea Surface SUZUKI, Shinya • Research Activities by the Marine Environment Survey and Assessment subgroup in the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources (MH21 project) in Japan SWEEN, Richard • Web Access of Meteorological and Oceanographic Data SWENSON, Erick • Optical Properties of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter Along a Transect in the Barataria Bay, Louisiana SZMANIA, Donald • Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory TAATIAN, Ali • 3-D Motion and Structure Estimation for Arbitrary Scenes from 2-D Optical and Sonar Video • Bundle Adjustment for 3-D Motion and Structure Estimation from 2-D Optical and Sonar Views

Papers by Authors TAHARA, Junichiro • Experimental Research on Movability Characteristic of Crawler Driven ROV TAKAGI, Ken • Experimental Research on Movability Characteristic of Crawler Driven ROV TAN, Jolyn • Enabling Humans to Hear the Direction of Sounds Underwater - Experiments and Preliminary Results TAN, Soo Pieng • Enabling Humans to Hear the Direction of Sounds Underwater - Experiments and Preliminary Results TANG, Jiansheng • Underwater Communication Goes Cognitive TAO, Hailiang • Field Directionality Synthesis from Multiple Array Orientations: A Least Squares Approach TAO, Jun • Time-Domain Receiver Design for MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications TAY, Harold • Enabling Humans to Hear the Direction of Sounds Underwater - Experiments and Preliminary Results TAYLOR, Chris • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth TAYLOR, Richard • Evolution of a benthic imaging system from a simple towed camera • Using a Towed Optical Habitat Mapping System to Monitor the Invasive Tunicate Species Didemnum sp. Along the Northeast Continental Shelf TAYLOR, S. • Strategic and Business Planning for the VENUS and NEPTUNE Canada Ocean Observing Systems TENDER, Leonard • Low Power Control Systems for Microbial Fuel Cell Batteries TENG, Chung-Chu • Quality of Archived NDBC Data as Climate Records TERHELL, Dave • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change THERIAULT, Jim • Synthetic Virtual Array Processing of GPS Sonobuoys for Underwater Target Tracking THOMAS, Stephen • Visual SLAM for Underwater Vehicles using Video Velocity Log and Natural Landmarks THOMPSON, Peter • A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change THOMSON, Hugh • DESIGN OF A DEEP WATER SUB SURFACE MOORING FOR A HIGH GAIN RADIATED NOISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM • INSTALLATION OF A DEEP WATER SUB SURFACE MOORING FOR A HIGH GAIN RADIATED NOISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

Papers by Authors THORNTON, Blair • Combined energy storage and three-axis attitude control of a gyroscopically actuated AUV THUMBECK, Steven • Utilizing Pressure Balanced Oil Filled (PBOF) Hose Cable Assemblies for Use with Electric and Fiber Optic Connectors. A review of the History and Current Advances of PBOF Cabling for use in Subsea Deployments. TIMMS, Gregory • Benthic Habitat Mapping with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles TIVEY, Maurice • Toward High-Spatial Resolution Gravity Surveying of the Mid-Ocean Ridges with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles TODA, Masashi • Extraction Method of Scallop Area in Seabed Images for Fishery Resources Investigation • Marine Broadband Framework for Coastal Fishing TOMASI, Beatrice • A Comparison Between the Tone-Lohi and Slotted FAMA MAC Protocols for Underwater Networks TORRAS, Josep • Source localization on a single hydrophone TORRECILLA, Elena • Stray-light correction of in-water array spectroradiometers. Effects on underwater optical measurements TRIZNA, Dennis • A Bistatic HF Radar for Current Mapping and Robust Ship Tracking • A Coherent Marine Radar for Decametric-Scale Current Mapping and Direct Measurement of Directional Ocean Wave Spectra TRUBUIL, Joël • Synchronization and Channel Coding in Shallow Water Acoustic Communication TRUONG, Phuong • Salinity Sensor System for Estuary Studies TSUCHIYA, Takenobu • ANALYSIS OF CHARACTERISTICES OF SOUND PROPAGATION IN THE ANTARCTIC OCEAN BY PARABOLIC EQUATION METHOD TSUKIOKA, Satoshi • Improvement and sea test of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle "URASHIMA" for practical use TUCKER, James • Target Detection in M-Disparate Sonar Platforms using Multichannel Hypothesis Testing TUCKER, Tony • Diving behavior of female loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) during their internesting interval and an evaluation of the risk of boat strikes TUNNICLIFFE, Verena • SCIENTIFIC GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USAGE OF TURNER, A. • Analytical Techniques for the Calculation of Leeway as a Basis for Search and Rescue Planning

Papers by Authors TURNER, Naomi • A study of annulus lubrication for oil well completion using scale model tests • Modelling Tidal Turbines TUSONI, Paolo • Covert Underwater Communications with Multiband OFDM TYCE, Robert • Low Power Control Systems for Microbial Fuel Cell Batteries URA, Tamaki • Classification of Sperm Whale Clicks and Triangulation for Real-Time Localization with SBL Arrays • Combined energy storage and three-axis attitude control of a gyroscopically actuated AUV • Large-area visual mapping of an underwater vent field using the AUV • Terrain Based Navigation for Underwater Vehicles using Side Scan Sonar Images • Underwater behavioral study of Ganges river dolphins by using echolocation clicks recorded by 6-hydrophone array system USHIO, Shuki • ANALYSIS OF CHARACTERISTICES OF SOUND PROPAGATION IN THE ANTARCTIC OCEAN BY PARABOLIC EQUATION METHOD UTADA, Hisashi • A New Compact Ocean Bottom Cabled Seismometers System for Spatially Dense Observation on Sea Floor VAIDYA, Aditya • Salinity Sensor System for Estuary Studies VALKOV, G. • Field measurements of ship waves along the St. Lawrence river waterway, Canada VAN LUXEMBORG, Paul • Decoupling Design Techniques for Dynamically Coupled Systems: Application to the Canadian Remote Minehunting and Disposal System VAN WALREE, Paul • Acoustic channel characterization in the Baltic Sea and in the North Sea • Covert Underwater Communications with Multiband OFDM • Multicarrier spread spectrum for covert acoustic communications VANDEMARK, Douglas • Time series measurements of atmospheric and oceanic CO2 and Oxygen in the Western Gulf of Maine VARMER, Ole • United States Arctic Ocean Management & the Law of the Sea Convention VENKATESAN, Ramachandran • A study of channel capacity for a seabed underwater acoustic sensor network VERHEIN, Korey • Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory VESTGÅRD, Karstein • Payload sensors, navigation and risk reduction for AUV under ice surveys VILASECA, Meritxell • Stray-light correction of in-water array spectroradiometers. Effects on underwater optical measurements

Papers by Authors VILLENEUVE, Marc • Wave and Current Measurements in the St-Lawrence Estuary near Gros-Cacouna, Quebec: Implication on Sediment Transport VINE, Norman • Evolution of a benthic imaging system from a simple towed camera • Using a Towed Optical Habitat Mapping System to Monitor the Invasive Tunicate Species Didemnum sp. Along the Northeast Continental Shelf VON ELLENRIEDER, Karl • A Wind and Solar-Powered Autonomous Surface Vehicle for Sea Surface Measurements WACHOWSKI, Neil • Buried Underwater Target Classification using Frequency Subband Coherence Analysis WADA, Masaaki • Extraction Method of Scallop Area in Seabed Images for Fishery Resources Investigation • Marine Broadband Framework for Coastal Fishing WAGE, Kathleen • Interpolation methods for vertical linear array element localization WALDMANN, Christoff • Creation and Operation of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems WALLINGA, John • Retrospective and Prospective Views of the Ocean Observing System WALPERT, John • Wave Heights from a 3-m Discus Buoy During Hurricane Katrina WALROD, John • Development and Test of IEEE-1588 Precision Timing Protocol for Ocean Observatory Networks WALSH, John • High Frequency (HF) Radar Cross Sections of the Ocean Surface Incorporating a Continuous Wave Frequency Modulated Source WALSH, Michael • Search Performance Prediction for Multistatic Sensor Fields WANG, Guoyo • An approach of 3D information real-time display for detection of underwater target based on laser digital scanning grid WANG, Jianhua • Study on the wireless data transmission of an autonomous water vehicle for ocean observation WANG, Lan-Ting • Calibration Techniques of Underwater Acoustic Signals and Its Application to Target Imaging • Underwater Acoustic Localization by Eigenspace based Probabilistic Approach WANG, Shengping • Study on key technologies of Construction of Marine Geomagnetic Filed Model Based on Polynomial Method WANG, Yonggang • Underwater Communication Goes Cognitive

Papers by Authors WAPLES, James • Real Time Observation of the Thermal Bar and Spring Stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Coastal Observatory WARD, Larry • Correcting and Validating Moored Oxygen Time-Series Observations WARE, Jonathan • Diffuse High Bandwidth Optical Communications WATANABE, Kojiro • Improvement and sea test of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle "URASHIMA" for practical use WATANABE, Yoshitaka • A Positioning of AUV with Data Transmission Using SS Acoustic Signal. WATSON, John • Underwater Optics and Imaging: Recent Advances WEBER, Peter • Advances in High Brightness Light Emitting Diodes in Underwater Applications WEBSTER, Jody • AUV-assisted surveying of Relic Reef sites WEBSTER, Sarah • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth WEINBECK, Robert • AMS Ocean Studies: A dynamic, introductory college-level oceanography course emphasizing real-world data and investigations WEIR, Robert • Quality of Archived NDBC Data as Climate Records WEISSMAN, David • Measurements of the Effect of Rain-Induced Sea Surface Roughness on the QuikSCAT Scatterometer Radar Cross Section and Wind Stress • Ocean Remote Sensing: a challenge for the future WEN, Zhihui • Marine Mineral Tailings Use in Anticorrosive Coatings WETTERGREEN, David • Active Localization on the Ocean Floor with Multibeam Sonar WETTERGREN, Thomas • Robust search for structured object placement using unmanned vehicles • Search Performance Prediction for Multistatic Sensor Fields WHEAT, Geoff • Development and Initial Testing of a SWATH Boat for Shallow-water Bathymetry WHITCOMB, Louis • Demonstration of the Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Light Fiber Tether System • Preliminary Results in Experimental Identification of 3-DOF Coupled Dynamical Plant for Underwater Vehicles • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth

Papers by Authors WHITE, Randy • More Tools in the Toolbox: The Naval Oceanographic Office's WIDDER, Edith • A Physicomimetics Control Framework for Swarms of Autonomous Surface Vehicles WIEGERT, Roy • Improved Magnetic STAR Methods for Real Time, Point-by-Point Localization of Unexploded Ordnance and Buried Mines WILLETT, Peter • Further Results on MIMO-OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications • Removing Ping Timing Ambiguity via Data Association WILLIAMS, Albert • Technology of Water Flow Measurement Represented by Thirty Years of CMTC Workshops WILLIAMS, Christopher • Analysis of Horizontal Zigzag Manoeuvring Trials from MUN Explorer AUV • Modelling the Hydrodynamic Sway Force Exerted on the Bare-Hull of an Axisymmetric Underwater Vehicle in Lateral Acceleration Manoeuvres • Progress in Predicting the Performance of Ocean Gliders from At-Sea Measurements WILLIAMS, Stefan • AUV-assisted surveying of Relic Reef sites • Towards Image-based Marine Habitat Classification WILLIS, Zdenka • US IOOS - Program Update WILSON, Doug • Evaluation of current and wave measurements from a coastal buoy WILSON, Richard • Seakeeping System Trades for Coordinated Air-Surface-Underwater Operations WILSON, William • The Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System WILTSHIRE, John • Marine Mineral Tailings Use in Anticorrosive Coatings WOOD-PUTNAM, Jody • A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF DIVING GARMENTS WHEN USING ARGON AS A SUIT INFLATION GAS WOODROFFE, Adrian • Design and Operation of a Multi Node Cabled Observatory • Power Delivery to Subsea Cabled Observatories WRINCH, Michael • Power Delivery to Subsea Cabled Observatories WU, Chao • USS: An Underwater Self-reconfigurable System WU, Minzhong • Progress in Developing a Device for Measuring Heat Flux from the Hydrothermal Vent in Deep Ocean using Acoustic Method

Papers by Authors WU, Yongting • Study on key technologies of Construction of Marine Geomagnetic Filed Model Based on Polynomial Method WU, Youfeng • Progress in Developing a Device for Measuring Heat Flux from the Hydrothermal Vent in Deep Ocean using Acoustic Method WYBER, Ron • Mapping the acoustic reflectivity of underwater objects using reconstructive tomography XIAO, chengshan • Frequency-Domain Equalization for Single Carrier MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications • Time-Domain Receiver Design for MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications XU, Xiaomei • A method for efficient underwater acoustic networking in strong noisy environment YABE, Itsuka • Prediction of impacts of discharged dissociated water in methane hydrate on environment. • Research Activities by the Marine Environment Survey and Assessment subgroup in the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources (MH21 project) in Japan YAMADA, Tomoaki • A New Compact Ocean Bottom Cabled Seismometers System for Spatially Dense Observation on Sea Floor YAMAZAKI, Katsuyuki • A New Compact Ocean Bottom Cabled Seismometers System for Spatially Dense Observation on Sea Floor YAN, Zhenhua • An Adaptive Differentially Coherent Detection and Phase Compensation Algorithm in Underwater Acoustic Communication YANAGISAWA, Masao • Classification of Sperm Whale Clicks and Triangulation for Real-Time Localization with SBL Arrays YANG, Liuqing • Basis Expansion Model for Underwater Acoustic Channels? YANG, T.C. • Time-Domain Receiver Design for MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications YANG, Tsih • Low probability of detection underwater acoustic communications between mobile platforms • Toward continuous underwater acoustic communications YANG, Wen-Bin • A Comparative Study of Differential and Noncoherent Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum over Underwater Acoustic Channels with Multiuser Interference • Low probability of detection underwater acoustic communications between mobile platforms • Time-Domain Receiver Design for MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications YAPA, Poojitha • Modeling the Impact of Accidental Releases of Methane Gas in Deepwater • Research Activities by the Marine Environment Survey and Assessment subgroup in the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources (MH21 project) in Japan

Papers by Authors YAPUR, Martin • NOAA'S Integrated Observations and Data Management Tools YEO, Richard • Deployment Under Ice: Challenges for the North YEO, Soon Keat • Enabling Humans to Hear the Direction of Sounds Underwater - Experiments and Preliminary Results YERRAMALLI, Srinivas • On Optimal Resampling for OFDM Signalling in Doubly Selective Underwater Acoustic Channels YEUNG, L • Towards a 3-dimensional model of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, Hong Kong YOERGER, Dana • Demonstration of the Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Light Fiber Tether System • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth • Toward High-Spatial Resolution Gravity Surveying of the Mid-Ocean Ridges with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles YORK, Amber • Design, Installation, and Operation of the PLUTO Observatory, Isla de Canales de Tierra, Panama • Evolution of a benthic imaging system from a simple towed camera • Using a Towed Optical Habitat Mapping System to Monitor the Invasive Tunicate Species Didemnum sp. Along the Northeast Continental Shelf YOSHIDA, Hiroshi • Experimental Research on Movability Characteristic of Crawler Driven ROV YOUNG, Chris • Demonstration of the Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Light Fiber Tether System • The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth YOUNG, Victor • Reconstruction and fusion of perceptual features for automatic classification of sonar echoes YU, Hai • Deep sea Unrepeatered Video Transmission System over 10 km Coaxial Tow Cable based on SHDSL YUNGEL, James • Update on the Development and Testing of a New Long Duration Solar Powered Autonomous Surface Vehicle ZARZHITSKY, Dimitri • A Physicomimetics Control Framework for Swarms of Autonomous Surface Vehicles ZHAN, C • Towards a 3-dimensional model of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, Hong Kong ZHANG, Hongmei • Determination of Time Delay for Precise Bathymetric Survey • Improving Instantaneous Height Quality of Transducer in Precise Bathymetric Measurement Based on Multi-information Fusion ZHANG, Jian • Frequency-Domain Equalization for Single Carrier MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications

Papers by Authors ZHANG, Jianjun • High Frequency (HF) Radar Cross Sections of the Ocean Surface Incorporating a Continuous Wave Frequency Modulated Source ZHANG, Lijie • Performance analysis of DOA estimation for MIMO sonar based on experiments ZHANG, Qunfei • Performance analysis of DOA estimation for MIMO sonar based on experiments ZHANG, Song • 3D Immersive Visualization and Evaluation of Mesoscale Model Outputs Simulating Hurricane Lili's(2002) Rapid Weakening ZHANG, Xue • SINS initial alignment method using Robust filtering for Towed Ocean Bottom Magnetometer ZHANG, Xue-ting • Towed Ocean Bottom Magnetometer to measure geomagnetic vector based on AMR sensor and SINS ZHAO, Jianhu • Determination of Time Delay for Precise Bathymetric Survey • Improving Instantaneous Height Quality of Transducer in Precise Bathymetric Measurement Based on Multi-information Fusion • Study on Building Local Marine Geomagnetic Field Model Based on Interpolation Method • Study on key technologies of Construction of Marine Geomagnetic Filed Model Based on Polynomial Method ZHENG, Bing • An approach of 3D information real-time display for detection of underwater target based on laser digital scanning grid ZHENG, Y • Time-Domain Receiver Design for MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications ZHENG, Yahong • Frequency-Domain Equalization for Single Carrier MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications ZHOU, Fengnian • Determination of Time Delay for Precise Bathymetric Survey ZHOU, Jing • Detection of Karenia Brevis Harmful Algal Blooms in the West Florida Shelf using Red Bands of MERIS Imagery ZHOU, Shengli • A Comparative Study of Differential and Noncoherent Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum over Underwater Acoustic Channels with Multiuser Interference • Further Results on MIMO-OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications • Removing Ping Timing Ambiguity via Data Association ZIMMERMAN, Evan • Rapid Risk Assessment for Temporarily Moored MODUs ZINGARELLI, Robert • A Wedge Diffraction Based Scattering Model for Acoustic Scattering from Rough Littoral Seafloors

Papers by Authors ZORZI, Michele • A Comparison Between the Tone-Lohi and Slotted FAMA MAC Protocols for Underwater Networks • Effective Heuristics for Flexible Spectrum Access in Underwater Acoustic Networks ZYSK, Tom • Merging Ocean/Maritime Models and Arctic Operations using Mission Planning Tookits and Augmented Reality

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