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February 2010 Issue

Instrumentation:
Measurement, Processing & Analysis
Volume 51, No. 2

COVER
The Nortek (Rud, Norway) Aquadopp Z-Cell acoustic Doppler current profiler gathers data from current velocities in the sea. In this illustration, the current is represented by a stream of binary codes. (Photo courtesy of Tommy Johansen, www.graf-x.no)

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February 2010

  • ARVOR-C: A COASTAL AUTONOMOUS PROFILING FLOAT
  • EXPANDING APPLICATIONS FOR VARIABLE FLUORESCENCE FLUORIMETERS
  • ADVANCED INSTRUMENTATION FOR OPTICALLY COMPLEX WATERS
  • LONG-TERM TEST OF A NEW CONDUCTIVITY AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR
  • COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH GETS ASSISTANCE FROM AN OPEN SYSTEM TOW BODY TOOL


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    January 2010 Issue

    ANNUAL REVIEW
    & FORECAST
    Volume 51, No. 1

    COVER
    Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy RAdm. Dave Titley aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy in the Arctic. Titley has been designated director of the U.S. Navy’s Task Force Climate Change. (Photo courtesy of Lt. Laura Bond, U.S. Navy)

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    January 2010—Review & Forecast

  • NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY AND INFORMATION DOMINANCE
  • U.S. COAST GUARD FACES CHANGE, CHALLENGES HEAD-ON
  • MARINE HIGHWAYS AND SHORT SEA SHIPPING: THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT
  • USGS SUPPORT FOR A NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY: FROM THE COASTS TO DEEP OCEAN
  • SHIP-TO-SHORE CAUSEWAY SYSTEM FOR MILITARY AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
  • CLIVAR MAKES STRIDES IN OCEAN-CLIMATE RESEARCH IN 2009
  • LOOKING AHEAD IN BASIC OCEAN RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
  • SELECTED ENGINEERING HIGHLIGHTS AT MBARI
  • CLIMATE ADAPTATION EMERGES AS MAJOR THEME IN SEA GRANT NATIONAL PLAN
  • OIL, GAS INDUSTRY FINISHES CHALLENGING YEAR, LOOKS FOR SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT
  • 2009: A TURNING POINT FOR OCEAN POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES
  • FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE: OPTIMISM TEMPERED BY CHALLENGES, CONCERNS
  • FIRING LINE REPORT: OIL CONCERNS LINGER, OCEAN RENEWABLES OFFER PROMISE

    • January 2010—Features

  • MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS PICK UP STEAM
  • OCEANS’ 09 MTS/IEEE CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION


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    December 2009 Issue

    DIVING, UNDERWATER
    VEHICLES & IMAGING
    Volume 50, No. 12

    COVER
    A diver surveys an armor belt of the USS Monitor, near the stern, as part of a NOAA-led expedition to survey the Civil War-era wreck using modern high-tech equipment. (See page 25 for more information.) (Photo courtesy of Deep Explorers)

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    December 2009

  • A PERSONAL REBREATHER SYSTEM FOR RESCUE SUBMARINE OPERATIONS
  • MIR SUBMERSIBLES EXPLORE THE BOTTOM OF RUSSIA’S LAKE BAIKAL
  • HIGH-TECH MONITORING OF A NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
  • SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR EXTRACTION OF VIDEO FRAMES FOR USE IN MOSAICKING
  • ROV EDVARD PROVIDES RESEARCH, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
  • DESIGNING A DEEP-TOWED CAMERA VEHICLE USING SINGLE CONDUCTOR CABLE


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    November 2009 Issue

    UNDERSEA DEFENSE &
    ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE
    Volume 50, No. 11

    COVER
    The Aegis-class destroyer USS Hopper launches a standard missile during an exercise, successfully intercepting a subscale, short-range missile launched from the Kauai Test Facility at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, in Hawaii. For more information, see page 53. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)

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    November 2009

  • SUBMARINE HUNTING IN SHALLOWS—A TWO-STAGE APPROACH
  • COUNTERING THE TORPEDO THREAT THROUGH DETECTION AND 3D TRACKING
  • DEVELOPING A LIGHTWEIGHT, NEUTRALLY BUOYANT MCM TOWED ARRAY CABLE
  • AN IMPROVED DIVER DETECTION METHOD FOR SHALLOW-WATER PORT AREAS
  • THE SUBMARINE AS A POTENT WEAPON FOR LITTORAL WATER OPERATIONS
  • ADVANCES IN ENERGY, POWER DENSITY OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
  • A MULTITARGET TRACKING METHOD FOR BROADBAND PASSIVE SONAR
  • SUSTAINING UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPERIORITY


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    October 2009 Issue

    GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION &
    SEAFLOOR ENGINEERING
    Volume 50, No. 10

    COVER
    Geo Celtic, part of Fugro-Geoteam’s seismic fleet, undertakes a seismic survey in the Gulf of Mexico. Geo Celtic is one of the world’s most powerful and largest purpose-built 3D/4D seismic vessels, Fugro-Geoteam said. (Photo courtesy of Boris de Swan)

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    OCTOBER 2009

  • MODERN GEOPHYSICAL TECHNOLOGY AIDS IN FINDING BYPASSED OIL AND GAS RESERVES
  • CHALLENGES OF MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLING DEEPWATER PIPELINES
  • A VISION SYSTEM FOR MEASURING ABUNDANCE AND SIZE OF DEEPSEA SCALLOPS
  • MVP CAST GAUGE OPTIMIZES SEISMIC AND HYDROGRAPHIC OPERATIONS
  • ASSESSING FATIGUE LIFE OF WELDED JOINTS ON OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTIONS
  • AUTONOMOUS DAILY CTD PROFILES BETWEEN 3,700 METERS AND THE OCEAN SURFACE


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    September 2009 Issue

    OCEAN RESOURCES,
    DEVELOPMENT &
    COASTAL ZONE
    MANAGEMENT
    Volume 50, No. 9

    COVER
    This large purple seafan (Gorgonia ventilina) is common on shallow, tropical reefs of the Caribbean, Florida abnd the Bahamas. (Photo courtesy of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute)

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    SEPTEMBER 2009

  • CHALLENGES IN REGULATING THE OPEN-OCEAN ENERGY INDUSTRY
  • USING SONAR TO INVESTIGATE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MARINE LIFE, SUBSEA TURBINES
  • NORTH ATLANTIC SST IMPACTS ICE EXTENT IN THE KARA AND BARENTS SEAS
  • COASTAL ZONE MAPPING FOR OIL SPILL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
  • CANADIAN EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF DEEPWATER CORAL
  • DEMOGRAPHICS SHOULD INFORM WAVE ENERGY POLICY


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