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Tuesday
Sep 20
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
(REMS-1)
Passive Polarimetric Ocean Observations
(Godin,R; Gaiser,P)
The WindSat Polarimetric Radiometer and Ocean Wind Measurements
Dr. Peter Gaiser
WindSat Ocean Surface Wind Vector and Sea Surface Temperature Retrievals
Michael Bettenhausen
Ocean Retrievals for WindSat: Algorithm, Radiative Transfer Model, and Validation
Dr. Thomas Meissner
(MAG-1)
Underwater Magnetic Target Localization
(Carroll,P; Purpura,J)
Unscented particle filter for tracking a magnetic dipole target
Dr. Marius Birsan
Generalized Magnetic Gradient Contraction Based Method for Detection, Localization and Discrimination of Underwater Mines and Unexploded Ordnance
Dr. Roy Wiegert
An Information-Theoretic Approach to Underwater Magnetic Dipole Localization
Aditya Gadre
(IPMS-7)
Ocean Exploration Data Management: No Data, No Information, No Nobel!
(Mesick,S; Rutz,S)
Ocean Exploration Data Management: A Success Story
Sharon Mesick
An Ocean Data Archivist's Perspective During an Ocean Exploration Cruise
Steven Rutz
NOAA Video Data Management System (VDMS): No Video, No Oscar!
Ms. Anna Fiolek
The NODC Archive Management System: Archiving Marine Data for Ocean Exploration and Beyond
Mr. Donald Collins
The Digital Atlas and the NOAA Library Catalog: Data, Information, Nobel! - Site Demonstration
Sharon Mesick
(OOS-1)
Ocean Observing: Data Management and Communications for the IOOS I
(Lever,J; Hankin,S)
NOAA's Contributions to the Integrated Ocean Observing System
Ms. Emily Larkin
Integrated Architectures and Modeling Tools
Mr. Ramon Williams
Data Access Interoperability within IOOS
Peter Cornillon
The Southeastern University Research Association Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction Program: Integrating Marine Science and Information Technology
Dr. Philip Bogden
(UWV-1)
AUV New Vehicle Designs
(Brancart,C; Ura,T)
Development of the Remus 600 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Mr. Roger Stokey
The development of a free-swimming UUV for mine neutralization
Mr. Bryan Schulz
Development of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Observation of Underwater Structures
Mr. Satomi Ohata
Workhorse AUV - A cost-sensible new Autonomous Vehicle for Surveys/Soundings, Search & Rescue, and Research
Bob Anderson
(OCMET-1)
Physical Oceanography and Meteorology I
(Wynne,T; Ransibrahmanakul,V)
Bathythermograph Error Analysis and Reduction (BEAR)
Mr. Donald DelBalzo
Long-term regional marine surface water measurements in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Straits of Florida.
Ms. Elizabeth Williams
Tuesday
Sep 20
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
(SP-1)
Matched Field and Time Reversal Processing I
(Gaumond,C; Rendas,M)
Detection enhancement using multiple time-reversed guide sources in shallow water
Dr. David Calvo
The effect of coherence and noise on the decomposition of the time reversal operator
Dr. David Fromm
Robust Tracking of Longitudinal Objects Lying on the Sea Floor with an AUV equipped of a Scanning Sonar
Dr. Christian Barat
(CCBT-1)
Buoy Technology I
(Paul,W; Cole,R)
A New Generation of TABS II Buoy for the Texas Automated Buoy System
Mr. John Walpert
TRIAXYS Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Comparison Study
Mr. Randolph Kashino
Satellite data link buoy for wave-current measurement in very shallow waters
Dr. Lavinio Gualdesi
The Evolution of Radio/Acoustic Communication Gateway Buoys
Mr. Bill Marn
(OEA-1)
Ocean Exploration and Archaeology I
(Phaneuf,B; Broadwater,J)
Investigating the Unknown: Converting the USNS CAPABLE to Explore the World's Oceans
Mr. John McDonough
A 19th Century Shipwreck and the Myth of Deep Ocean Preservation
Mr. Hawk Tolson
An Overview of Stabilization and Storage of Deep Water Iron Encrustations
Mr. Wyatt Yeager
(UEO-3)
Diving and Life Support Systems
(Balk,D; Dorin,H)
The Use of Metal Hydrides as a Cooling Source for Divers
Dr. Marshall Nuckols
Life Support Breathing System for First Responders and Homeland Security: TACR  Tactical Rebreather
Mr. Mark Johnson
Marine Forensics -- Historic Shipwrecks, Determination of the Root Cause
Mr. William Garzke
(CNS-1)
Communications, Navigation, and Safety: DP and Nav Methods
(Gardner,J; Eustice,R)
Control of ship replenishment by output feedback synchronization
Ms. Anne Karin Bondhus
Formation Control of Marine Craft using Constraint Functions
Mr. Ivar-Andre Ihle
Positioning of an Underwater Vehicle Based on Model-Known Vision System
Dr. Shuo Li
(CHAB-1)
Conserving and Restoring Coastal Habitat I
(Goldberg,J)
Assessing the potential for natural recovery and coral restoration techniques for enhancing coral habitat in Jamaica
Dr. Norman Quinn
Structural Reef Restoration and Coral Transplantation to the R/V Columbus Iselin Grounding Site in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Mr. J. Hudson
Rivers to Reefs - Watersheds Affect Ocean Reefs
Ms. Cathy Sakas
Tuesday
Sep 20
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
(MLP-1)
Marine Law and Policy I
(McLean,C; Blaydes,M)
Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards in the African Coastal and Ocean ENvironment: Need for Holistic, Pragmatic Early Warning System and Management Approach
Dr. Larry Awosika
Prospects and Obstacles to Large Marine Ecosystem-based Management in the Benguela Current Region
Mr. Jesse Mechling
Strengthening Federal Interagency Collaboration in the Ocean Policy Arena: Learning from Experience
Mr. Gerhard Kuska
NOAA's Ecosystem Approach to Management
Mr. James Burgess
(IPMS-1)
Information Networks
(Fox,W; Kenny,M)
One-Day Wave Forecast Using Buoy Data and Artificial Neural Networks
Dr. Shreenivas Londhe
Multiple-UUV Approach for Enhancing Connectivity in Underwater Ad-hoc Sensor Networks
Dr. Winston Seah
(UWA-1)
Underwater Propagation and Scattering I
(Foote,K; Soukup,R)
Acoustic Detection of Thermohaline Staircases in the Ocean and Laboratory
Dr. Raymond Schmitt
A Finite Element Model for Acoustic Scattering from Objects Near the Ocean Bottom
Dr. Joseph Shirron
Low-Frequency Resonant Scattering from Fish in Littoral Environments
Mr. Raymond Soukup
(OHH-1)
Oceans and Human Health I
(Collier,T; Smith,W)
Connecting the Oceans and Human Health through Research and Education
Susan Lovelace
An Ecosystem Approach to Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in Cuba: Preliminary Results
Ms. Karen Morrison
Estimation of Disease-Induced Mortalities in Outmigrant Salmon Associated with Environmental Stressors in the Columbia River Basin
Dr. Frank Loge
(MOE-1)
Marine and Ocean Education I
(Keener-Chavis,P; Walker,S)
NOAA'S Discovery Center: Critically Reviewed Education Models For Presenting Earth And Ocean Science
Mr. Bruce Moravchik
The effects of a marine and coastal resource education project on urban science teachers' curricula, pedagogical practices, and sense of place
Prof. Ross Nehm
The COMET® Program: Satellite Education and Training Resources for the Meteorology and Ocean Communities
Mr. Patrick Dills
(OOE-1)
Ocean Observation Education - Getting Organized
(Meeson,B; Cook,S)
Using Ocean Observing Systems to Promote Lifelong Ocean Education
Dr. Blanche Meeson
The ORION Education Plan: Prioritizing and Planning for Education and Outreach for the Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks initiative.
Dr. Susan Cook
Developing Education and Outreach Programs in Regional Ocean Observing Systems
Dr. Mike Spranger
Utilizing the data from NOAA's observing systems to achieve environmental literacy
Dr. Carrie McDougall
Tuesday
Sep 20
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
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Tuesday
Sep 20
1:45 PM
to
3:15 PM
(REMS-2)
Combined Active and Passive Microwave Techniques
(Jones,W; Monaldo,F)
A Novel Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing Technique for Measuring Ocean Surface Wind Vector
Dr. W. Linwood Jones
Joint Processing of the Signals Backscattered from and Emitted by the Sea Surface
Dr. Astghik Hambaryan
Sea Surface Radar-Radiometer Joint Image's Natural Origin Signatures Radio Contrast and Spatial Size's Distributions Properties for Various Meteorology and Seas
Prof. Artashes Arakelyan
A Measuring Complex of Polarimetric, Combined Radar-Radiometers of S-, and Ku-Band of Frequencies for Vessel and Airborne Application
Dr. Astghik Hambaryan
(MAG-2)
Underwater Buried Mine Detection, Localization and Classification
(Carroll,P; Clem,T)
Initial Evaluation of the New Real-time Tracking Gradiometer Designed for Small Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
Mr. George Allen
Real-Time Tracking Gradiometer for use in an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Buried Minehunting
Dr. Sankaran Kumar
The magnitude and distribution of ambient fluctuations in the scalar magnetic field.
Dr. Zahir Daya
Initial Demonstration of the Laser Scalar Gradiometer for Buried Minehunting
Ted Clem
(INSTR-1)
Ocean Instrumentation I: CTD and Bathymetry
(Cronin,D; Alleman,P)
IMI-30: A 30 kHz Imaging and Mapping Instrument
Mr. Mark Rognstad
Instrumentation for the measurement of shallow seabed topography by a fishing echo sounder
Dr. Katsumori Hatanaka
A New Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Device for High Resolution Oceanographic Measurements
Mr. Robert Petitt
A fouling protected conductivity sensor for long-term salinity measurements in the upper ocean.
Dr. Raymond Schmitt
(OOS-2)
Ocean Observing: Data Management and Communications for the IOOS II
(Lever,J; Hankin,S)
Construction of Marine Vocabularies in the Marine Metadata Interoperability Project
Dr. Luis Bermudez
The Data Acquisition and Control Network (DACNet) Ocean Observing Operating System
Mr. R. Adams
Learning Approaches for Data Management, IOOS and GEOSS
Dr. John Lyon
(UWV-2)
AUV Enabling Technology
(Brancart,C; Horner,D)
Alumina Ceramic 3.6in Flotation Spheres for 11 KM ROV/AUV Systems
Steve Weston
Battery Arrays, Rechargable li-ion power sources for marine applications
Mr. Jon Crowell
Development of an Underwater Manipulator mounted for an AUV
Mr. Makoto Ishitsuka
Optimal Thrust Characteristics of a Synthetic Jet Actuator for Small Underwater Vehicles
Prof. Kamran Mohseni
(OCMET-2)
Physical Oceanography and Meteorology II
(Aikman,F; Crout,R)
Instantaneous Current Prediction for Naval Operations
Prof. Peter Chu
Observations of Downward and Upward Propagating Near-Inertial Waves in the Western Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Bruce Magnell
Redetermining the Tidal Current Predictions for the Hudson River, NY
Ms. Laura Rear
Seasonal Characterization of Currents of Northern California's Humboldt Bay
Ms. Karen Earwaker
Tuesday
Sep 20
1:45 PM
to
3:15 PM
(SP-11)
Matched Field and Time Reversal Processing II
(Rendas,M; Gaumond,C)
Robust adaptive matched-field localization based on a subspace projection distance estimator
Dr. ShiXin Zou
Adaptive matched field processing with mismatch environment and moving sources
Dr. Kunde Yang
Matched field processing in a mismatch and multi-source environment
Dr. Kunde Yang
(CCBT-2)
Buoy Technology II
(Cole,R; Paul,W)
From Alaska to the South Pacific in One-Hop
Mr. Rick Cole
The Use of Snubbers as Strain Limiters in Moorings
Mr. Mark Chaffey
On Compliance in Coastal Moorings
Dr. James Irish
(OEA-2)
Ocean Exploration and Archaeology II
(Søreide,F; Phaneuf,B)
Comparative Photometric Analysis of Structural Degradation on the Bow of RMS Titanic
David Bright
Experimental deep-water archaeology
Mr. Neil Dobson
Ormen Lange: Investigation and excavation of a shipwreck in 170m depth
Dr. Fredrik Søreide
Recovering the Lost Treasures of Ipiutak (Pt. Hope), Alaska
Dr. Philip McGillivary
(UEO-1)
Seafloor Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering
(Herrmann,H; Blumenberg,M)
Design and Installation of Suction Piles for Breakwater Foundation
Prof. Sangchul Bang
Lateral Holding Capacity of Skirted Foundations on Soft Seafloor Soil
Mr. David Thompson
Updated Foundation Stability Model for Soft Clay
Dr. Daniel True
(CNS-2)
Communications, Navigation and Safety: Safe Navigation Technology
(Nyberg,J; Stokey,R)
An Energy-Efficient MAC Protocol for Wireless Underwater Acoustic Networks
Prof. Volkan Rodoplu
High-Data-Rate, Line-of-Site Network Radio for Mobile Maritime Communications
Mr. Christopher Moffatt
Laser Range Lights
Dr. Gennady Kaloshin
(CHAB-2)
Conserving and Restoring Coastal Habitat II
(Miner,D)
Conserving Coastal Habitats One Partner at a Time
Susan Mangin
Design of Sustainable Tidal Creeks for Beneficial Use (Created) Marshes in Galveston Bay
Dr. Thomas Ravens
From the mountains to the sea: restoring shaded coffee plantations to protect tropical coastal ecosystems
Mr. Leopoldo Miranda-Castro
Scallop Dredging in the New York Bight: Substrate Changes and Associated Recovery Rates
Dr. William Phoel
Tuesday
Sep 20
1:45 PM
to
3:15 PM
(MLP-2)
Marine Law and Policy II
(Goldberg,J)
Effectively Addressing Ecosystem Understanding: Solutions to the Limitations of Current Fisheries and Oceans Policy
Dr. Richard Thorne
Bridging biodiversity and tourism towards sustainable development of sandy beaches
Dr. Marcin Jedrzejczak
NOAA's Ocean Acoustics Program -- Supporting Science, Management, and Public Education
Dr. Brandon Southall
The Law Governing Autonomous Undersea Vehicles: What an Operator Needs to Know
Ms. Stephanie Showalter
Environmental Risks and Ocean Industries
Dr. James Marsh
(IPMS-2)
Data Management Algorithms
(Fox,W; Creed,E)
From Raw Data to Observing Products with SSDS: Fishes and Wishes
Mr. Kevin Gomes
Multi-Satellite Cloud Product Generation over Land and Ocean using Canonical Coordinate Features
Ms. Amanda Falcone
(UWA-11)
Underwater Transducers and Sonar Systems I
(DelBalzo,D; Foote,K)
AQS-20 Through-the-Sensor (TTS) Performance Assessment
Mr. Michael Harris
A Versatile System-Independent Echo-Repeater System
Mr. Richard Menis
(OHH-2)
Oceans and Human Health II
(Vogt,B; Collier,T)
Colonization of shellfish by pathogenic Vibrios
Dr. Rohinee Paranjpye
Artisanal Fishing: Environment Education as Prevention of Occupational Risks
Ms. Evelyn Albizu
(MOE-2)
Marine and Ocean Education II
(Walker,S; Moulton,E)
ROV'ing Into the National Marine Sanctuaries
Ms. Kate Thompson
Systematics as a Hypothesis-Based Science and its Fundamental Role in Understanding Oceans
Allen Collins
(OOE-2)
Ocean Observation Education - New Courses for High School and Post Secondary
(Meeson,B; Geer,I)
Online Ocean Studies: An Undergraduate Distance-Learning Course Utilizing Ocean and Coastal Observing Systems
Dr. Ira Geer
Ocean Surface Currents
Ms. M. Tweedie
Educational Needs in the Changing Field of Operational Oceanography: Training the People that will Sustain Munk's 1+1=3 Scenario
Dr. Scott Glenn
A New Master of Sciences Degree in Ocean Observing System at Texas A&M University
Dr. Steven DiMarco
Tuesday
Sep 20
1:45 PM
to
3:15 PM
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Tuesday
Sep 20
4:00 PM
to
5:25 PM
(REMS-3)
Active Microwave Ocean Observations
(Weissman,D; Monaldo,F)
Hurricane Wind Retrievals Using the SeaWinds Scatterometer on QuikSCAT
Mr. Ian Adams
QuikSCAT Radiometer Rain Rates for Wind Vector Quality Control
Dr. W Linwood Jones
Corrections to Scatterometer Wind Vectors: Removing and Calibrating Rain Induced Errors Using High Resolution NEXRAD Radar Measurements
Dr. David Weissman
Oceanic Rain Identification using Multi-Fractal Analysis of QuikSCAT Sigma-0
Ms. Vasud Torsekar
The Application of QuikSCAT Winds in the NOAA Ocean Prediction Center
Joseph Sienkiewicz
(MAG-3)
Underwater Electromagnetic Target Detection
(Carroll,P; Birsan,M)
The effects of seawater on the EMI response of UXO
Bill SanFilipo
Magnetic Field Measurements of Limpet Mines Attached to a Ship's Steel Hull
Jessica Linck
Using the Bayesian theory to design the ocean floor electromagnetic sounding experiment
Dr. Marius Birsan
(INSTR-2)
Ocean Instrumentation II: Current Sensing and Stability
(Cumbee,S)
Analysis of band-passed directional wave data
Torstein Pedersen
A Comparison of Two Measurement Systems Designed to Provide Real-Time Current Information In Support of Navigation
Dr. Kathryn Bosley
Design and Simulation of a Two Stage Towing System
Dr. Craig Woolsey
The 2nd Generation Environmental Sample Processor: Evolution of a Robotic Underwater Biochemical Laboratory
Mr. Brent Roman
(OOS-3)
Ocean Observing: Oceanographic Information Processing I
(Lever,J; Hankin,S)
A Comparison of NOAA Hydrographic Data Processing Methods Old and New
Ms. Crescent Moegling
Ocean Surface Feature Extraction and Targets Detection From SAR Images Using Neural Network
Prof. Mingxin Nie
Designing a Quality Oceanographic Data Processing Environment
Mr. Chris Paternostro
(UWV-3)
AUV Applications and Recent Results
(Parry,J; Ura,T)
Results from MBARI's Integrated Mapping System
Mr. William Kirkwood
Observation Behavior of an AUV for Ship Wreck Investigation
Prof. Hayato Kondo
AUVs for ANSWRS - ANtarctic Studies of the Western Ross Sea
Dr. Philip McGillivary
First Sea Trial of Underwater Observation System Using Autonomous Towed Vehicle
Mr. Tetsuya Shiraishi
(OCMET-3)
Physical Oceanography and Meteorology III
(Myers III,E; Crout,R)
Assessment of Ocean Prediction Model for Naval Operations Using Acoustic Preset
Prof. Peter Chu
The integration of a hurricane wind hazard model with deep-water and nearshore wave models
Dr. Zhanxian Wang
Effects of surface waves on wind-driven current in a shallow water
Dr. Zhenhua Huang
Tuesday
Sep 20
4:00 PM
to
5:25 PM
(SP-3)
Classification of Underwater Targets I
(Dobeck,G; Azimi-Sadjadi,M)
A Probabilistic Model for Score-based Algorithm Fusion
Dr. Gerald Dobeck
Cascaded Volterra Fusion of Processing Strings for Automated Sea Mine Classification in Shallow Water
Dr. Tom Aridgides
(IND-2)
Ocean Industry II
(Munier,R)
M3: Multi-Mach Maglev Transport In Sub-Surface Ocean Tubes
Dr. James Powell
Application of the scattering matrix theory to the hydrodynamic forces on a multi-hull structure in waves
Prof. Ken Tkagi
(OEA-3)
Ocean Exploration and Archaeology III
(Phaneuf,B; Irion,J)
Update on the Mica Shipwreck Excavation Project
Mr. Brett Phaneuf
International Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage
Mr. Robert Blumberg
Development of a Real-Time GIS Mapping System for Deep-Sea Excavation of Shipwrecks
Mr. Brett Phaneuf
(UEO-2)
GIS Applications and Site Assessment in Seafloor Engineering
(Thompson,D; True,D)
Friction Angle of Sand from Minicone Soundings at Shallow Depth
Prof. Mark Tufenkjian
Development of Near Real Time Software to aid in At-Sea Seafloor Engineering Decision Making with a GIS interface
Ms. Diane Beasley
(CNS-3)
Communications, Navigation and Safety: AUV and UW Vehicle Nav
(Curtin,T; Hobson,B)
Towards Bathymetry-Optimized Doppler Re-navigation for AUVs
Dr. Ryan Eustice
A New Procedure for Simultaneous Navigation of Multiple AUV's
Mr. Bradley Baker
Spatial Relationship Surveys of Navigation and Survey Instrumentation of NOAA Hydrographic Ships and Launches
Mr. Kendall Fancher
(POL-3)
Ocean and Coastal Water Pollution
(Jackson,T)
Development of a new acoustic communication technology for ballast water exchange compliance
Dr. Kushal Talukdar
Measurement of oil related pollution in the coastal region of Sultanate of Oman
Dr. Ahmad Sana
Tuesday
Sep 20
4:00 PM
to
5:25 PM
(IPMS-3)
Mathematical Models
(Fox,W; Candy,J)
Wave field generation with controlled instantaneous and spectral statistics
Ms. Sara Cosme
Identification of Frequency Dependent Viscous Damping
Mr. Andrew Ross
Comparative study of algorithms obtaining reduced order state-space form of radiation forces
Ms. Kari Unneland
Analysis on the characteristics of phase difference sequence in super wide coverage multi-beam echo sounder
Dr. Haisen Li
(UWA-3)
Underwater Transducers and Sonar Systems II
(Foote,K; DelBalzo,D)
Oceanographic Effects on Optimized Multistatic Sonobuoy Fields
Mr. Donald DelBalzo
Calculation Method of the Velocity Weighting Vector for a Conformal Array of Underwater Acoustic Projecting Transducers
Mr. Zhengyao He
Sound Field Calculation for Underwater Acoustic Projecting Transducer Array of Arbitrary Shape
Mr. Zhengyao He
(OCMET-4)
Physical Oceanography and Meteorology IV
(Gross,T; Williams 3rd,A)
Bridging the Policy and Technology Gap: A Process to Instantiate Maritime Domain Awareness
Mr. George Galdorisi
Building a Global Ocean Observing System for Climate
Dr. Diane Stanitski
The acquisition of real time full water column current profiles in depths exceeding 6,000ft using ADCPs.
Mr. Jan van Smirren
(MOE-3)
Marine and Ocean Education III
(Zande,J; Keener-Chavis,P)
One Ocean - One Global Classroom
Ms. Mellie Lewis
Reaching Out in New Ways: Working with Alternative Schools and Underrepresented Groups to Improve Ocean Literacy Through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean Exploration
Ms. Catalina Martinez
The Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
Mr. Mark Rognstad
(OOE-3)
Ocean Observation Education - Opportunities for K-12 Educators I
(Meeson,B; Hotaling,L)
NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries Live!
Michiko Martin
Using Ocean Observing Systems Data in K-12 Classrooms
Ms. Janice McDonnell
Coastal Ocean Observing Technology Transfer to Educators
Dr. Lundie Spence
High School Oceanography and Technology: Bringing the Ocean to Class
Ms. Maxine Packheiser
Tuesday
Sep 20
4:00 PM
to
5:25 PM
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Wednesday
Sep 21
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
(REMS-4)
Remotely Sensed Ocean Optics-Algorithms
(Arnone,R; Bayler,E)
Use of the first and second chlorophyll absorption bands for marine biogeochemical patch recognition
Prof. Karl Heinz Szekielda
Modeling of the fluorescence retrieval from reflectance spectra using polarization discrimination
Dr. Alexander Gilerson
Estimating Absorption Due to Detritus and Colored Dissolved Organic Material From Satellite and Its Potential Applicability as Tracer for the Mississippi Plume
Dr. Varis Ransibrahmanakul
(REMS-7)
Microwave Remote Sensor Calibration and Validation
(Ebuchi,N; Gottshall,E)
Calibration/Validation of the SeaWinds Radiometer
Mr. Pet Laupattarakasem
Satellite Calibration and Validation Utilizing the Airborne Polarimetric Microwave Imaging Radiometer (APMIR)
Mr. David Dowgiallo
Evaluation of marine surface winds observed by active and passive microwave sensors on ADEOS-II
Prof. Naoto Ebuchi
(INSTR-3)
Ocean Instrumentation III: Monitoring and Telemetry
(Warren,D)
Versatile use of MetOcean Systems for safety, environmental monitoring, science and recreation.
Dr. Anders Tengberg
Low Cost, Low Power, Undersea Sensor Telemetry Design
Mr. Michael Holt
Compact Shipboard Antenna System for Simultaneous Communication with Three Separate Satellites
Dr. Eric Walton
(OOS-6)
The Integrated Ocean Observing System Coastal Module II
(Klemas,V; Christian,R)
Global Observing System for the Other Side of the Coast
Prof. Robert Christian
The Carolinas Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System: A User-Driven System
Dr. Madilyn Fletcher
Bio-physical Interactions in Ocean Margin Ecosystems (BIOME): Understanding Coastal Dynamics in the Southern Mid-Atlantic Bight
Dr. Tiffany Moisan
The ocean view from the COOL room: Lessons learned after a decade building the shelf-wide New Jersey Shelf ocean observing system
Prof. Oscar Schofield
(UWV-4)
AUV Control I
(Ura,T; Leonard,J)
Design of output-feedback control system for high speed maneuvering of an underwater vehicle
Mr. Jon Refsnes
A Fuzzy Controller for Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator Systems
Mr. Bin Xu
Adaptive Output Feedback Control of a Spheroidal Underactuated Underwater Vehicle
Vahram Stepanyan
Nonlinear Output Feedback Controller Design For Tracking Control of ODIN In Wave Disturbance Condition
Mr. Liu Shuyong
(UWV-12)
ROV Enabling Technology
(Manley,J; Eustice,R)
SHARPS: Precision Ranging Complimenting ROV Navigation
Dr. Brian Bingham
A Kalman Filter for the Navigation of Remotely Operated Vehicles
Mr. Dean Steinke
Development of Advanced Secondary Cable for the Full Ocean Depth ROV Kaiko
Mr. Tetsuji Maki
The IWROV: The Intelligent Future
Mr. Richard Gross
Wednesday
Sep 21
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
(SP-4)
Classification of Underwater Targets II
(Dobeck,G; Azimi-Sadjadi,M)
Forward-Looking Sonar Target Tracking and Homing From a Small AUV
Mr. James Cobb
Multi-frequency Backscatter Variations for Classification of Mine-like Targets from Low-resolution Sonar Data
Dr. Jason Stack
Efficient Constitution of a Vector-Hydrophone for Boundryless Direction-Finding
Mr. Javad Ahmadi-Shokouh
(CCBT-3)
Buoy Technology III
(Paul,W; Chaffey,M)
Development and Testing of an A-Sized Rapidly Deployable Navigation and Communication GATEWAY Buoy
Dr. Frederick Driscoll
Medusa: the design and development of a TCP/IP communications nexus for the MOOS Portable Ocean Observatory Program
Mr. Timothy Meese
COMPS, SEACOOS and Near-Shore Waves
Mr. Rick Cole
MTS Buoy Technology Committee Meeting
Walter Paul
(IND-1)
Ocean Industry I
(Munier,R)
Project ENDEAVOR: A Distributed System for Marine Vehicle Performance Analysis
Mr. Donald Fabozzi II
Improving Ship Maneuverability Standards as a Means for Increasing Ship Controllability and Safety
Mr. Ye Li
(MGEOD-1)
Marine Geodesy I
(Parsons,R; Kumar,M)
An Experiment Designed to Develop the Next Generation Tsunami Detection and Warning Buoy
Dr. George Maul
GPS Surveyed Time-Invariant Ellipsoidal Depths of the Sea Floor for Safe Navigation
Dr. Muneendra Kumar
Review of Progress on VDatum, a Vertical Datum Transformation Tool
Dr. Edward Myers III
(HOMSEC-2)
Homeland Security Operations II
(Bannon,B; Hurst,P)
Use of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) for Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)
Brian Tetreault
Operational Availability Based On Wave Climatology, Concept Of Operations, And Hull Form
Mr. Sean Kery
Fatigue Life Prediction Modeling In Support Of The Development Of Ship Board Exposed Equipment
Mr. Sean Kery
(MLR-1)
Marine Living Resources I
(Gerstein,E; Thorne,R)
Acoustic monitoring of the juvenile pink salmon food supply and predators in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Dr. Richard Thorne
Estimating Chinook Salmon Escapement on the Copper River
Mr. Keith van den Broek
Monitoring Pacific herring abundance with combined acoustic and optical technologies
Dr. Richard Thorne
The Opportunities and Constraints of using Satellite Remote Sensing Platforms for Biodiversity Monitoring
Mr. William Crosse
Wednesday
Sep 21
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
(MLP-4)
Marine Law and Policy IV
(Raymond,R; Harris,A)
Offshore Project Economics and Resource Convergence
Mr. Brian Braginton-Smith
What was Old is New Again: Economic Potential of Deep Ocean Minerals the Second Time Around
Ms. Caitlyn Antrim
Integrated Sustainable Community Infrastructure
Mr. Brian Braginton-Smith
Ocean Energy Development and US Marine Law and Policy
Ms. Carolyn Elefant
(IPMS-5)
Operations Models II
(Fox,W)
Seawater Desalination: A Generalized Model for Feedwater Intakes
Dr. Anthony Jones
Some Practical Ways to Determine Coastal Current's Vertical Structure
Dr. Colin Shen
Bayesian Estimation of Mean Shipping Densities from Multiple Data Sources
Mr. Yvan Gauthier
(UWA-4)
Underwater Environment
(Dial,K; Kracker,L)
Measurements of velocity dispersion in marine sediments during Boundary04 Malta Plateau experiment
Dr. Altan Turgut
Sanctuary Sounds - Monitoring Underwater Sounds in the National Marine Sanctuaries
Ms. Cathy Sakas
Sound Speed Estimation from Sparse Environmental Measurements With Application To Mode Filtering
Mr. Eric St. Pierre
(UWA-8)
Underwater Communications I
(Freitag,L; Stojanovic,M)
Experimental study on variable adaptive equalizer for underwater communication system
Prof. Yingmin Wang
Generalized Equalization for Underwater Acoustic Communications
Dr. Aijun Song
Blind Cancellation of Wideband Frequency Modulated Interference in a Wideband Acoustic Communication Channel
Dr. Jasdeep Dhanoa
Undersea Communication Network as a 3-D UUV Navigation Aid
Mr. Sean Ouimet
(MOE-4)
Marine and Ocean Education IV
(Lovelace,S; Walker,S)
Advancing collaboration: Analysis of the effectiveness of research and education partnerships at sea using real-time technology and professional development
Dr. Rachel Reed
Ocean Literacy through Science Standards
Ms. Sarah Schoedinger
Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE): A National Network Success Story!
Dr. Sharon Walker
MATE ROV Competitions: Partnering with MTS and other professional societies to engage students in hands-on ocean education
Ms. Jill Zande
(OOE-4)
Ocean Observation Education - Opportunities for K-12 Educators II
(Meeson,B; Hotaling,L)
Preparing Educators with Practical Science: Ocean Observing in the Classroom
Ms. Amy Cline
The Maury Project and Datastreme Ocean: AMS Teacher Enhancement Programs for the Ocean Sciences
Dr. David Smith
The Gulf Stream Voyage: Using Real Time Data in the Classroom
Ms. Liesl Hotaling
Follow the World's Ocean Currents with NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program
Dr. Diane Stanitski
Wednesday
Sep 21
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
01 02 03 04 05 06   07 08 09 10 11 12   13 14 15 16 17 18  
Wednesday
Sep 21
1:45 PM
to
3:15 PM
(REMS-5)
Remotely Sensed Ocean Optics-Applications
(Ripley,H; Crout,R)
Short-Term Forecast of the Quality of Water in the New York Coastal Zone Using Multispectral Satellite Data
Prof. Boris Shteinman
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Two SeaWiFS Algorithms in Case I and Case II Waters
Mr. Timothy Wynne
ALB Technical Development - Object Detection
Mr. Rhys Barker
(REMS-8)
Remotely Sensed Data Assimilation and Application
(Gottshall,E; Mineart,G)
Measurement of sea-surface velocities from sequential satellite images using the Hopfield neural network
Dr. Adrian Tatnall
An SST-Buoy Matchup System
Dorlisa Hommel
(UWNA-2)
Image Processing in Biological Applications
(Watson,J; Schechner,Y)
Real-time monitoring of fish species activity on an inshore coral reef
Ms. Robin Bradbeer
Development of a Free-Drifting Submersible Digital Holographic Imaging System
Don Pfitsch
(OOS-5)
The Integrated Ocean Observing System Coastal Module I
(Klemas,V; Schofield,O)
Design and Deployment of the Bonne Bay Observatory (B2O)
Prof. Brad deYoung
The Marine Environmental Prediction System (MEPS) - A New Generation of Moored Ocean Observing Systems
Mr. Scott McLean
(UWV-5)
AUV Control II
(Leonard,J; Ura,T)
Identification of a Low-Complexity Flow Field Model for AUV Applications
Mr. Jan Petrich
AUV Experiments in Obstacle Avoidance
Mr. Douglas Horner
A Low-Speed Control Module for a Streamlined AUV
Dr. Craig Woolsey
Dynamics Modeling and Control of a Variable Length Remotely Operated Vehicle Tether
Mr. Sairam Prabhakar
(UWV-13)
ROV Applications and Challenges
(Parry,J; Camilli,R)
Development of the 'ThaiXPole' Underwater Robot for the Antarctica Exploration
Dr. Jackrit Suthakorn
Cable & Pipeline Burial at 3,000M
Mr. Fred Hettinger
The Development Of Ocean Surface Wave Climatology in Support of Continental Shelf Projects
Mr. Sean Kery
Wednesday
Sep 21
1:45 PM
to
3:15 PM
(SP-5)
Sonar Signal Processing
(Candy,J; Sullivan,E)
Passive Sonar Array Sub-space Processing based on Modal Decomposition
Prof. Lisa Zurk
Enhanced Processing for a Towed Array Using an Optimum Noise Canceling Approach
Dr. Edmund Sullivan
Comparison between whitened generalized cross correlation and adaptive filter for time delay estimation with scattered arrays for passive positioning of moving targets in Baltic Sea shallow waters
Ms. V. Zetterberg
AQS-20 Sonar Processing Enhancement for Bathymetry Estimation
Mr. Costin Barbu
(CCBT-4)
Buoy Technology IV
(Chaffey,M; Cole,R)
The experimental unified communications system for the buoy to localize the whale
Prof. Chan-Wang Park
Assessment of Sub-Surface Mooring Dynamics with ADCP in High Speed Environments
Ms. Jennifer Ewald
(UEO-4)
Ocean Structures and Analysis
(Vitale ,P; Dorin,H)
Research on the flange plate of the comb-type caisson
Dr. Tao Zhang
Structural Response of Impact-Damaged Composite Panels
Prof. Sarah Mouring
(MGEOD-2)
Marine Geodesy II
(Kumar,M; Parsons,R)
Mosaicing of 3D Sonar Data Sets - Techniques and Applications.
Dr. Rolf Hansen
Kumar Mapping (KMap) System 2005 for Nautical Charts
Dr. Muneendra Kumar
Marine Information System: Suggested Improvements
Dr. Francis Derby
Marine Geodesy Committee Meeting
Dr. Muneendra Kumar
(HOMSEC-1)
Homeland Security Operations I
(Hurst,P; Bannon,B)
Naval Maritime Port and Harbor Security Test and Evaluation Site (NMSTES)
Mr. Stephen James
CENTURION Harbor Surveillance Test Bed
Ted Bick
Project Centurion: A Pasive Acoustic Underwater Harbor and Port Security System
Mr. David Warren
(OENG-1)
Today's Designs, Tomorrow's Alternatives
(Jones,A; Braginton-Smith,B)
Realistic Ocean Energy Alternatives to Fossil Fuels
Dr. John Craven
The Hydrogen Economy of 2050: OTEC Driven?
Dr. Joseph van Ryzin
Ocean Energy Design Projects at the U.S. Naval Academy
Dr. Jennifer Waters
Wednesday
Sep 21
1:45 PM
to
3:15 PM
(IPMS-6)
Ocean Mapping
(Vogt,B; McDonough,J)
UN Atlas of the Oceans
Dr. John Everett
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Information System: A One-Stop Source for Coral Reef Data and Information
Ms. Karen Taylor
Creating a GIS from NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts
Mr. Matthew Austin
(UWA-5)
Synthetic Aperture Sonar I
(Sternlicht,D; Commander,K)
Synthetic Aperture Processing of Buried Object Scanning Sonar Data
Prof. Steven Schock
Acoustic Modeling for Sea-Mine CAD/CAC Development
Dr. J. Harbaugh
Height Estimation on Wideband Synthetic Aperture Sonar: Experimental Results from INSAS-2000
Mr. Torstein Sæbø
(UWA-9)
Underwater Communications II
(Freitag,L; Stojanovic,M)
Channel Q function and capacity
Dr. TC Yang
Estimating Mutual Information for the Underwater Acoustic Channel
Dr. Paul Gendron
Higher Order Nonlinear Combination Tones Applied to Underwater Digital Communications
Mr. Stephen Fogg
Measurements of spatial coherence, beamforming gain and diversity gain for underwater acoustic communications
Dr. TC Yang
(MOE-5)
Marine and Ocean Education V
(Cook,S; Meeson,B)
An MTS student chapter hosting a High School ROV competition: A model for technology education
Mr. Brennan Phillips
Data, data everywhere: Guidelines for developing effective educational ocean sciences websites for non-scientific audiences
Vicki Clark
The STAR Program: An Innovative Approach to Teaching the Scientific Method to High School Students
Ms. Amy Erb
Living Classrooms: Teaching Ocean Education through National Marine Sanctuaries
Michiko Martin
(INSTR-4)
Ocean Instrumentation IV
(Diercks,A; Schmidt,W)
Waves and Seiches in Flathead Lake, Montana: Measurements of a Quiet Lake by Acoustic Travel-Time Current Measurements
Dr. Albert Williams 3rd
A New Vehicle for Measuring Deep Ocean Mixing
Ellyn Montgomery
Wednesday
Sep 21
1:45 PM
to
3:15 PM
01 02 03 04 05 06   07 08 09 10 11 12   13 14 15 16 17 18  
Wednesday
Sep 21
4:00 PM
to
5:30 PM
(REMS-9)
Bathymetry From Space I
(Mineart,G; Smith,W)
Bathymetry from Space: Technologies and Applications
Mr. Gary Mineart
Bathymetry from Satellite Altimetry: Present and Future
Dr. Walter Smith
Resolution and Precision of a Delay-Doppler Radar Altimeter
Dr. R. Keith Raney
(UWA-2)
Underwater Propagation and Scattering II
(Soukup,R; Foote,K)
Effect of surface wave variability on mid-to-high frequency acoustic propagation in shallow water
Mr. Luc Lenain
A Low- and Mid-Frequency Bistatic Scattering Model for the Ocean Surface
Dr. Roger Gauss
Bottom Backscattering Strengths Measured at 2-5 kHz in Shallow Water West of Scotland
Mr. Edward Kunz
Mode Equalization at Megameter Ranges
Mr. Tarun Chandrayadula
(UWNA-4)
Non-Acoustic Mosaic I
(Rish,J; Singh,H)
Underwater Mosaic Creation using Video Sequences from Different Altitudes
Dr. Nuno Gracias
Monocular-Based 3-D Seafloor Reconstruction and Ortho-Mosaicing by Piecewise Planar Representation
Prof. Shahriar Negahdaripour
Calibration of DIDSON Forward-Scan Acoustic Video Camera
Prof. Shahriar Negahdaripour
On Search Data and Search Space Strategies in Image Registration
Mr. Anthony Amankwah
(OOS-12)
Ocean Observing Systems for Surveying and Warning
(Maul,G)
Evaluating a Global Wide Area Differential GPS System for Hydrographic Surveying
Mr. Elliot Arroyo-Suarez
GPS-Tracked Buoy for Hydrographic Survey Applications
Dr. Marshall Earle
Technology Developments in Real-Time Tsunami Measuring, Monitoring and Forecasting
Mr. Christian Meinig
Analyses of Hurricane Ivan Wave in the Gulf of Mexico
Prof. Vijay Panchang
(UWV-6)
AUV Interactive Vehicles
(Brancart,C; Camilli,R)
Network Centric Warfare with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles - Results from Experimentation with the HUGIN 1000 AUV
Mr. Per Espen Hagen
Remote Delivery of Unmanned Systems Technologies
Mr. Douglas Freeman
SCOUT- A Low Cost autonomous surface platform for research in cooperative autonomy.
Joseph Curcio
A Design of Tiny Basin Test-bed for AUV Multi Agent
Prof. Keisuke Watanabe
(SP-10)
Classification of Underwater Targets III
(Azimi-Sadjadi,M; Dobeck,G)
Echo- waveform classification using model and model free techniques: experimental study results from central western continental shelf of India
Dr. Bishwajit Chakraborty
Estimation of a Coupling Feature for Target Classification Using Passive Sonar
Dr. Tanmay Roy
Wednesday
Sep 21
4:00 PM
to
5:30 PM
(SP-6)
Target Recognition and Identification
(Tatum,J)
Buried Underwater Target Classification using the new BOSS and Canonical Coordinate Decomposition Feature Extraction
Prof. Mahmood Azimi-Sadjadi
High Resolution Sonar Processing for Autonomous Identification
Dr. Frank Crosby
A Novel Process for Littoral Target Recognition: Preliminary Analysis Results
Dr. Robert Jannarone
Study of Feature Discrimination Effects due to Time Varying Channel for Passive Sonar
Mr. Arnab Das
(CCBT-7)
Cables and Connectors
(Coughlin,T; Sandwith,C)
High Reliability, Modular Ocean Cable Termination
Ms. Ruth Simpson
Breakthrough Advances in Cable Termination Technology
Mr. Robert Lindberg
Mechanisms, Procedures, and Instruments to Detect Faults and Defects in Electro-Optical Oceanic Cable Arrays in SSW vs. FW
Prof. Colin Sandwith
Reliability and economic considerations for connector applications in undersea system designs.
Mr. John Toth
(IND-3)
Ocean Industry III, Aquaculture
(Munier,R)
KRAKEN: A New Approach for Ultra Low Cost Oceanic Transport of Fresh Water, Natural Gas and Thermal Energy.
Dr. James Powell
Factors affecting the underwater noise of commercial vessels operating in environmentally sensitive areas.
Raymond Fischer
(MGEOD-3)
Marine Geodesy III
(Derby,F; Kumar,M)
Concept for Military Surveys to IHO Standards Without Shore Stations using the Real Time Gipsy (RTG) Global Positioning System (GPS)
Mr. Maxim van Norden
The Application of GPS to High Frequency Oceanic Detecting Radar
Prof. SHI Zhenhua
(HOMSEC-3)
Homeland Security Policy Issues
(Kenul,P; Mendlow,L)
Homeland Security and the Global Ocean
Heather Gilbert
Underwater Technology for Commercial Port & Vessel Security: Who is going to pay for it?
Mr. Michael Smookler
One Ocean Initiative and Future Generation Vessels
Mr. Abdolkhalegh Dehziri
(OENG-2)
Ocean Energy Issues
(Jones,A; Braginton-Smith,B)
Effects of a Submerged Vertical Plate and a Wave Energy Absorption Air-chamber to a Hydroelastic Response Reduction of VLFS
Dr. Tomoki Ikoma
Cross Sector Partnership Results in Increased Marine Biodiversity Information, Awareness, and an Initial Biodiversity Action Plan in the Gulf of Paria, Venezuela.
Mr. Fernando Rodriguez
Wednesday
Sep 21
4:00 PM
to
5:30 PM
(MLP-5)
Marine Law and Policy V: Marine Protected Areas: State, National and International Initiatives
(Kuska,G; Averyt,K)
Envisioning A National System of Marine Protected Areas
Mr. Joseph Uravitch
Scientific Foundation for a National System of MPAs
Dr Charles Wahle
State of Massachusetts Marine Protected Area Efforts.
Susan Snow-Cotter
Developing a global Network of Marine Protected Areas by 2012
Mr. Scott Smith
(IPMS-4)
Operations Models I
(Fox,W; Kenny,M)
Ship Motion Prediction for Launch and Recovery of Air Vehicles
Mr. Ameer Khan
Operational Estuarine and Coastal Forecast Model Systems in NOAA's Ocean Service
Dr. Frank Aikman
An Ecosystem Management Model System for the Satilla River Estuary, Georgia
Dr. Changsheng Chen
Real-time Narrative Summaries for NOAA's PORTS®
Ms. Jennifer Werner
(UWA-6)
Synthetic Aperture Sonar II
(Commander,K; Sternlicht,D)
Concepts for Synthetic Aperture Sonar Performance Prediction and Mission Planning
James Campbell
Detection and imaging of moving targets in wide band SAS using fast time back projection combined with STAP
Dr. Mats Pettersson
Reconstruction of Under-sampled SAS Data Using the WIPE Algorithm
Angela Putney
(UWA-7)
Underwater Communications III
(Freitag,L; Stojanovic,M)
An Underwater Acoustic Telemetry Modem for Eco-Sensing
Dr. Ronald Iltis
Multi-Band Acoustic Modem for the Communications and Navigation Aid AUV
Mr. Lee Freitag
The WHOI Micro-Modem: An Acoustic Communications and Navigation System for Multiple Platforms
Mr. Lee Freitag
(MOE-6)
Marine and Ocean Education VI
(Meeson,B; Day,E)
What Busy Scientists Need To Know: Engaging Ocean Scientists in Education and Outreach through Partnerships with On-going Programs
Prof. Teresa Greely
EstuaryLive: Linking Classrooms to Estuaries over the Internet
Ms. Atziri Ibanez
Engaging Teenage Girls from Diverse Backgrounds in the Ocean Sciences via the Oceanography Camp for Girls: Barriers, Solutions, and Successes
Angela Lodge
Applying GLOBE Measurements and Resources to the Study of Marine Environments
Mr. John McLaughlin
Tomales Environmental Learning Center -- A Gateway to the Ocean
Bill McMillon
(CNS-4)
Communications, Navigation and Safety: Systems
(Kracker,L; Riley,J)
Demystifying the Maritime Zones and Other Marine Boundaries on NOAA's Nautical Charts
Mr. Ole Varmer
Navigating the Nation's Marine Managed Areas: Incorporation of MMA Information into the Nation's Navigational Products
Mr. Aaron King
An Integrated Navigation System for Underwater Vehicles Based on Inertial Sensors and Pseudo LBL Acoustic Transponders
Dr. Pan-Mook Lee
Wednesday
Sep 21
4:00 PM
to
5:30 PM
01 02 03 04 05 06   07 08 09 10 11 12   13 14 15 16 17 18  
Thursday
Sep 22
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
(REMS-6)
Future Space-Based Ocean Observation Sensors and Systems
(Grano,V; Miller,E)
Spatial and Temporal Resolution Requirements for Coastal Remote Sensing from Geostationary Satellite Orbit
Dr. Victor Klemas
New Ocean Observations Capabilities Provided by CMIS
Dr. Thomas Meissner
Sea surface temperature - a key EDR from NPOESS VIIRS
Dr. Andrew Harris
A new capability for Monitoring the Coastal Ocean from Geostationary Orbit
Dr. Curtiss Davis
NOAA Ocean Surface Topography Mission Jason-2 Project Overview
Mr. Walid Bannoura
(INSTR-5)
Ocean Instrumentation V
(Schmidt,W; Harris,M)
MEMS based Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) Sensor for Harsh Oceanic Environment
Mr. Shyam Aravamudhan
Performance of a New Submersible Tide-Wave Recorder
Dr. Frank Johnson
Disdrometer calibration using an adaptive signal processing algorithm
Mr. Achilleas Kourtellis
(OOS-9)
Transitioning Ocean Observing Systems from Research to Operations
(Zilkoski,D; Milne,P)
Moving to an Operational Systems for Forecasting Harmful Algal Blooms
Dr. Richard Stumpf
NOAA's HF Radar Surface Current Mapping Activities and Plans
Dr. Jack Harlan
The US Integrated Ocean Observing System
Prof. Mark Luther
Employing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as an Element of the Integrated Ocean Observing System
Mr. Andrew Lomax
(UWV-7)
AUV Navigation
(Parry,J; Horner,D)
Experiments in Moving Baseline Navigation using Autonomous Surface Craft
Joseph Curcio
SP3003D Digital Compass
Mr. Jim Lackemacher
(UEO-5)
Seafloor Observing System Design and Performance I
(Palmer,H; Janaitis,T)
Assessing the Potential Deep-Sea Biogeo-Chemical Hazards to Submarine Fiber-Optic and Ocean Observatory Cables
Dr. Brian Parsons
Deployment of Mobile and Real-time Deep Seafloor Observatory
Dr. Katsuyoshi Kawaguchi
A Leveling System for an Ocean-Bottom Seismometer
Dr. Fred Thwaites
Thursday
Sep 22
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
(SP-7)
Sonar Imaging and Visualization
(Kirsteins,I)
Video Intensity Mapping for Fair Receiver Comparison
Dr. Ivars Kirsteins
ReFOCUSD: A Technique for Real-Time Enhancement of Low-Frequency SONAR Images in Dynamic Situations
Dr. Robert Minniti, III
Effect of Suspended Sediment on Acoustic Detection Using the Navy's CASS-GRAB Model
Prof. Peter Chu
(CCBT-5)
Ropes and Tension Members-I
(Davis,G; Flory,J)
High Modulus Fibers Bring New Strength To Ropes
Mr. Gale Foster
Evaluation of New and Used Fiber Ropes
Mr. Henry McKenna
Fibre Ropes for Station Keeping - Engineering properties and Qualification procedures
Mr. Michel François
MTS Ropes and Tension Members Committee Annual Meeting
Mr. John Flory
(MGEOD-4)
Marine Geodesy IV
(Kumar,M; Derby,F)
Implementation of a Positioning and Telemetry Buoy to Determine Chart Datum for Hydrographic Survey Applications
Mr. Elliot Arroyo-Suarez
The impact of varying seafloor topographies, and object geometries on resolution for multibeam echosounders and multi-angle swath bathymetry systems
Mr. Richard Tidd
(HOMSEC-4)
Homeland Security Technology
(Hurst,P; Bannon,B)
Innovative Security Assessment During the Facility Design Stage: Protecting People, Assets and the Marine Environment in the Gulf of Paria, Venezuela.
Mr. Fernando Rodriguez
Broadband toxicity sensing for rapid surveys of drinking water storage facilities
Mr. Bryan Schulz
(MLR-2)
Marine Living Resources II
(Thorne,R; Gerstein,E)
Acoustical Masking and Manatees
Dr. Edmund Gerstein
The Acoustics of Vessel Collisions with Marine Mammals
Dr. Edmund Gerstein
Integrated Marine Mammal Monitoring and Protection System (IMAPS)
Irena Lucifredi
Thursday
Sep 22
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
(UWA-10)
Sonar Calibration
(Foote,K)
Calibrating multibeam sonar by the standard-target method: extending limited measurements
Dr. Kenneth Foote
Scheme for parametric sonar calibration by standard target
Dr. Kenneth Foote
In-Situ Acoustic Calibration Technique for Range and Bearing Arrays
Mr. Marv Watson
(SP-2)
Localization and Tracking
(Barat,C)
Source Localization with an Acousto-Optic, Spatio-Temporal Dynamic Array
Dr. Fletcher Blackmon
Broadband beamspace DOA Estimation with application to interfering sources suppression
Dr. Shefeng Yan
(POL-2)
Ocean and Coastal Water Pollution
(Shapiro,A)
Seawater Leaching Investigation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls from Solid Matrices
Dr. Robert George
A Comparison of PAHs in Produced Water Discharges and Flared gas Emissions to the Ocean
Dr. Kelly Hawboldt
Experiment on Purification of the Water Quality by using of Cohesion Powder
Dr. Kyoichi Okamoto
(UWA-12)
Underwater Communications IV
(Freitag,L; Stojanovic,M)
Performance of coded OFDM in very shallow water channels and snapping shrimp noise
Mr. Mandar Chitre
Phase Tracking Loop in the Underwater QPSK Transmission
Dr. Seung-Geun Kim
Wideband Underwater Acoustic CDMA : Adaptive Multichannel Receiver Design
Dr. Milica Stojanovic
(MOE-7)
Marine and Ocean Education VII
(Haynes,S; Schoedinger,S)
Using Observing Systems to Enhance Ocean Science Education
Dr. Laura Murray
Santa Clara University's Marine Education Program
Mr. Jeffrey Ota
Effectiveness of NOAA's Ocean Exploration Professional Development for Teachers - A Summary of Evaluation Results
Ms. Cindy Renkas
(OILSP)
Oil and Chemical Spills
(Jones II, REM,G; Camilli,R)
Development of a Non-Contact Oil Spill Detection System
Mr. Christopher Chase
Emergency Response in National Marine Sanctuaries
Lisa Symons
Resources and UnderSea Threats: A database tool to assist in response and prevention of multi-hazard events.
Mr. Michael Overfield
Thursday
Sep 22
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
01 02 03 04 05 06   07 08 09 10 11 12   13 14 15 16 17 18  
Thursday
Sep 22
1:45 PM
to
3:15 PM
(REMS-10)
Bathymetry From Space II
(Smith,W; Mineart,G)
Connections Between Ocean Bottom Topography and the Earth's Climate
Dr. Steven Jayne
Accuracy of the 2500 m Isobath from Satellite Bathymetry
Dr. Karen Marks
On the Question of Using an Altimeter Designed for Bathymetry for Monitoring Ocean Mesoscale Variability.
Dr. Francis Monaldo
NGA's Analysis of the Smith and Sandwell Bathymetry Model (topo_8.2) and Implications for Bathymetric Modeling
Dr. Ronald Trimmer
(REMS-12)
Surface-Based Radars
(Trizna,D; Harlan,J)
Microwave and HF Multi-frequency Radars
Dr. Dennis Trizna
Polarimetric, C - Band, Narrow Pulse Doppler-Scatterometer for Platform Application
Prof. Artashes Arakelyan
Surface current response of Hudson River plume to wind forcing
Dr. Josh Kohut
Seamless Access to Surface Current Vectors from the IOOS HF Radar Backbone
Mr. Daniel Holloway
(UWNA-3)
Laser Imaging Methods and Applications
(Kocak,D; Caimi,F)
Underwater Video Spot Detector
Mr. Anton Mamaenko
Structured Light Methods for Underwater Imaging: Light Stripe Scanning and Photometric Stereo.
Prof. Srinivasa Narasimhan
EODES-3: An Electro-Optic Imaging and Performance Prediction Model
Dr. Thomas Giddings
Use of a Video and Laser System to Quantify Transect Area for Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Rockfish and Abalone Population Surveys
Ms. Deanna Pinkard
(OOS-10)
Enabling Technologies and Platforms for Ocean Observatories
(Isern,A; Clark,A)
A Solar Powered Ocean Observatory Using Acoustic and Iridium Links
Mr. Jonathan Ware
High-speed optical telemetry system with 310 Mb/s Raman modulators for scientific underwater cable networks
Mr. Toshiyuki Tokura
ROV Serviceable Science Node for Cabled Ocean Observatories
Mr. Nazeeh Shaheen
Optical Modem Technology for Seafloor Observatories
Mr. Norm Farr
(UWV-8)
AUV Advanced Controllers and Applications
(Ura,T; Eustice,R)
A Comparison of Two Approaches for Adaptive Sampling of Environmental Processes Using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Mr. Christopher Cannell
Hydrodynamic/Autopilot Design of an AUV
Mr. Michael Graves II
Ship Hull Inspection by Hull-Relative Navigation and Control
Dr. Jerome Vaganay
(UEO-6)
Seafloor Observing System Design and Performance II
(Palmer,H; Wilson,J)
Operational Support of Regional Cabled Observatories
Mr. Thomas Dawe
LEO-15 Observatory  The Next Generation
Elizabeth Creed
Thursday
Sep 22
1:45 PM
to
3:15 PM
(SP-8)
Sonar Detection Systems I
(Candy,J; Terry,J)
Passive Sonar Harmonic Detection Using Feature Extraction and Clustering Analysis
Ms. Jane Terry
Optimum GLRT detector based on the statistical model of reverberation
Dr. Yixin Yang
Optimal array pattern synthesis with desired magnitude response
Dr. Shefeng Yan
(CCBT-6)
Ropes and Tension Members-II
(Hudon,T; Flory,J)
Design Modifications to Increase Fatigue Life of Fiber Ropes
Dr. Forrest Sloan
Emerging Technology: DPX Jacketed Mooring Lines
Mr. Jonathon Miller
The Importance of Properly Representing Line Stiffness In Mooring Analysis
Mr. John Flory
(OOS-8)
Data Products and Visualizations
(Powell,J; Irish,J)
Examples of practical mechanisms for improving the coordination of operational oceanography at a national and international level
Dr. Ralph Rayner
A Methodology for the Efficient Storage and Processing of Coastal Point Data
Mr. Timothy Kearns
(HOMSEC-5)
Homeland Security Acoustic Technology
(Kracker,L; Bannon,B)
High resolution real-time 3D sonar inspection of vessel hulls and below the waterline port and harbor structures in zero visibility conditions using the Echoscope 3D sonar
Mr. Angus Lugsdin
Multi-platform, sonar-based systems for protecting coastal zones from submerged threats
Dr. Joseph Whalen
Recent Developments in Sonar for EOD Applications
Mr. Bruce Johnson
Homeland Security & Public Safety Dive Teams: How Technology Can Help
Mr. David Mortimer
(MLR-3)
Marine Living Resources III
(Foote,K; Thorne,R)
Testing of Filter Technologies for Ballast Water Treatment
Scott Riley
A Key to Copepod Nauplii
Dr. John Fornshell
Restoring the Lobster Stock Near Rhode Island: The North Cape Lobster Restoration Program
Warren (Ted) Colburn
Thursday
Sep 22
1:45 PM
to
3:15 PM
(POA-2)
Public Outreach and Awareness II
(Cooper,S; Moravchik,B)
Smithsonian's Ocean Science Initiative: a partnership between the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Ms. Sharon Cooper
Ocean Hall: Dynamic partnership between the Nation's Ocean Agency and the National Museum of Natural History
Ms. Joanne Flanders
Smithsonian's Ocean Hall - overall statement of purpose, educational goals, and 65% design phase
Ms. Jill Johnson
Smithsonian's Ocean Science Initiative: a partnership between the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Carol Fiertz
(MOE-10)
Marine and Ocean Education X
(Lovelace,S; Zande,J)
Education Standards and Ocean Science - Gray's Reef Ocean Science Course
Ms. Cathy Sakas
The Laboratory for Ocean Color Users (LOCUS)  Merging Research with Oceanographic Education
Dr. James Acker
(POL-1)
Ocean and Coastal Water Pollution
(Garber,N; Hartwell,S)
Temporal and Spatial Patterns for Surfzone Bacteria Before and After Disinfection of the Orange County Sanitation District Effluent
Mr. George Robertson
The Presence and Near-Shore Transport of Human Fecal Bacteria in Lake Michigan Beaches
Stephanie Molloy
Valuation of water quality and consumer choice and recognition of beach eco-certification
Mr. Andrew Krueger
Evaluating Storm Water Impacts- Monitoring the Receiving Environment Using a Floating Bioassay Laboratory System
Mr. Chuck Katz
(MOE-8)
Marine and Ocean Education VIII
(Moulton,E; Cook,S)
Communicating Ocean Sciences: A College Course That Improves Education & Outreach
Craig Strang
Do you know EVERYTHING you would like to know about Ocean Careers?
Ms. Deidre Sullivan
Thursday
Sep 22
1:45 PM
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3:15 PM
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Thursday
Sep 22
4:00 PM
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5:30 PM
(REMS-11)
Bathymetry From Space III
(Mineart,G; Corson,M)
Maritime Hyperspectral Imaging and Bathymetry of the Coastal Ocean
Dr. Michael Corson
A New Data-Driven Approach to Modeling Coastal Bathymetry from Hyperspectral Imagery Using Manifold Coordinates
Dr. Charles Bachmann
Bathymetry of shallow coastal regions derived from space-borne hyperspectral sensor
Dr. ZhongPing Lee
(REMS-13)
Aircraft-Based Ocean Sensors
(Schuler,D; Ripley,H)
Utilization of Fully-Polarimetric SAR Data for the Improved Measurement of Directional Ocean Wave Spectra
Dr. Dale Schuler
Time-Series Imaging of Ocean Waves with an Airborne RGB and NIR Sensor
Dr. Brett Hooper
Comparisons of Remotely-Retrieved Directional Wave Spectra over a Large Area with a Shoaling-Wave Model
Dr. Zandy Williams
High-Resolution Passive Microwave-Imaging Concept for Ocean Studies
Dr. Victor Raizer
(UWNA-1)
Image Processing and Detection
(Rzhanov,Y; Hassan,G)
Non-Acoustic Optical Vulnerability Assessment Software
Mr. Kenneth Matulewski
Zero Latency Image Compression for Real Time Logging While Drilling Applications
Gamal Hassan
Estimation of Surface Wave Parameters from Image Processing of Video Data
Mr. Mykola Vysotskyy
A Wavelet Based Method for the Extraction of Sea Wave Orientation
Dr. Rand Chandler
(OOS-4)
Ocean Observing: Oceanographic Information Processing II
(Lever,J; Hankin,S)
Web Services: Evolving Techniques in Net-Centric Warfare
Dr. Roy Ladner
(UWV-9)
Manned Underwater Vehicles
(Brancart,C)
Hydrostatic Testing of a Manned Underwater Vehicle using Fiber Optic Sensors
Dr. Jason Kiddy
A developed Ethernet-based inter-communication system for manned submersible vehicle
Mr. Xianwei Meng
Exploring the Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on Dinoflagellate Bioluminescence
Mr. Robert McCown
(OCMET-5)
Climate and Environmental Change
(Myers III,E; Williams 3rd,A)
Engineering Development of the Free Ocean CO2 Enrichment (FOCE) Experiment
Mr. William Kirkwood
Response of Extreme Storm Tide Levels to Long-Term Sea Level Change
Dr. Chris Zervas
The Development Of Ocean Surface Wave Climatology In Support Of Ship To Ship Connected Transfer Of Cargo And Personnel.
Mr. Sean Kery
Thursday
Sep 22
4:00 PM
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5:30 PM
(SP-9)
Sonar Detection Systems II
(Candy,J; Terry,J)
Improving CFAR detection through adaptive determination of reference window extents
Mr. Ashwin Sarma
Frequency Agile Detection Performance for a Fast-Moving Forward-Looking Active SONAR
Mr. Adam Mirkin
A trace extract technique for fast moving underwater target
Prof. Qihu Li
(UWV-14)
AUV XIV
(Manley,J; Thwaites,F)
Ceramic 10 in Spherical Floatation Units for 11 km ROV/AUV Systems
Jerry Stachiw
Diffusion-based outlier rejection for underwater navigation
Dr. Jerome Jouffroy
Guidance-Based Path Following for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Mr. Morten Breivik
(OOS-11)
Ocean Observing Systems Role in the Census of Marine Life (CoML)
(Fippinger,P)
A Discrete Model of Fish Scale Pattern and its Application to the Development of the World Ocean Ichtyological Observation Network
Dr. Igor Smolyar
Organism occurrences in an ocean observing system
Dr. Daphne Fautin
A continental-scale ocean observation system to gather biological as well as physical and chemical oceanographic data for marine resource management
Peggy Tsang
New Solid-State Fluorescence Sensor Used to Monitor Photosynthetic Parameters and Algan Biomass
Ms. Chelsea Donovan
(HOMSEC-6)
Homeland Security - Maritime Safety
(Bannon,B; Hurst,P)
Applying Today's Technology to Coastal Security Solutions
Dr. Seymour Shapiro
Simulating Test of Ship Navigation Safety Evaluation Using Ship Handling Simulator
Ms. Zhang Xiufeng
The Rescue Wing: Design of a Marine Distress Signaling Device
Mr. Tomas Melin
(MLR-4)
Coral Reefs
(Gerstein,E; Foote,K)
Smithsonian Institution Coral Reef Research
Mr. Michael Lang
Smithsonian Institution Marine Science Network
Mr. Michael Lang
The OceanWatch Live Access Server: a Demonstration Project Delivering Satellite-derived Environmental Products for Application toward the Stewardship of Living Marine Resources
Mr. David Foley
Thursday
Sep 22
4:00 PM
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5:30 PM
(UWV-10)
AUV Docking
(Leonard,J; Downs,R)
Investigation of Autonomous Docking System Elements
Alexander Scherbatyuk
Recovering Unmanned Undersea Vehicles with a Homing and Docking Sonar
Mr. Grant deGoede
(POA-1)
Public Outreach and Awareness I
(Morrison III,A; Goldberg,J)
Customer Outreach Using an Authoritative Hydrographic Survey Metadata Database
Mr. Daniel Neumann
Does government really reach out to the public on ocean issues? - Instituting a new outreach paradigm to the public
Mr. Michael Murphy
Public outreach and education as part of a commercial cruise liner and academic partnership on Explorer of the Seas.
Ms. Elizabeth Williams
(GCE)
Global Cooperation and Outreach
(Moravchik,B)
GLOBE : A world-wide science, education, and outreach program
Sandra Henderson
U.S.-Portugal Collaborations in Ocean Science and Education
Ms. Melissa Ryan
(MOE-9)
Marine and Ocean Education IX
(Schoedinger,S; Armstrong,A)
The Naval Seafloor Research Program at California State University, Los Angeles
Prof. Mark Tufenkjian
The New Explorers: Providing an Intellectual Compass for Student Research
Lisa Wu
A Tale of Two Competitions: The Role of Academic Teams in Challenging Students To Pursue Greater Academic Excellence
Lisa Wu
8th International Submarine Races (ISR)
Mr. Kurt Yankaskas
Thursday
Sep 22
4:00 PM
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5:30 PM
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