November 2008 Issue

Feature Articles

NEW SUBMARINE RESCUE SYSTEM IS FIRST DEPLOYED DURING INTERNATIONAL EXERCISE
Capt. Gary H. Dunlap (Naval Sea Systems Command Advanced Undersea Program Office) and James E. Halwachs (Oceanworks International Corp.) introduce the U.S. Navy’s next-generation submarine rescue system, which brings advanced capability to replace the DSRV.

DEPENDABLE AND ACCURATE SURVEYING OF HYDROPHONES
Larry A. Anderson and Joseph K. Smalley (Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Keyport) show how when attention is given to the basic design of survey processing methods, it pays off in many practical ways.

APPLICABILITY OF NEURAL NETWORK TECHNIQUES TO UNDERWATER NAVAL TACTICS
Clement Petres (French Atomic Energy Commission) assesses neural network capabilities in a practical case: the antisubmarine warfare operation.

OCEANS ’08 MTS/IEEE CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
—Conference Review

SUBMERSIBLE MARINE MARKER BUOY COULD INCREASE SAFETY ON THE SEA
Rachael Foggitt (Fiomarine) explains how Fiomarine applies submerged buoy technology to defense, fisheries and other marine industries.

MEASURING ALGAL FLUORESCENCE FROM SPACE IN OPTICALLY COMPLEX COASTAL WATERS
David McKee and Alex Cunningham (University of Strathclyde) explain the effect of non-algal materials on sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence.

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