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Proceedings INMARTECH 2004

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Research Vessels

• RRS Charles Darwin evolves into James Cook
  Edward Cooper (SOC)
• The new RV G.O. Sars - a multipurpose research vessel.
  Hans Peter Knudsen (Inst. Marine Research, Norway)
• RRS James Clark Ross - time for a mid-life refit.
  David Blake (BAS)
• Ship operations within NIWA.
  John Hadfield (NIWA)

• ROV and navigation facilities on RV G.O.Sars
  Asgeir Steinsland (Inst. Marine Research, Norway)
• Loss of the full ocean depth ROV Kaiko - search for the Kaiko vehicle.
  Tetsuji Maki (JAMSTEC)
• Loss of the full ocean depth ROV Kaiko - The cause of secondary cable fracture
  Noriyasu Yamauchi (JAMSTEC)
• The SOC ISIS ROV.
  Peter Mason (SOC)

• The Triton buoy array.
  Atsuo Ito (JAMSTEC)
• Recovery of a Triton buoy by Indonesian ship.
  Koichi Takao (Marine Works, Japan Ltd.)

• Initial test of the Sentry AUV.
  Barrie Walden (WHOI)

• Design and deployment of the RAPID 26.5N array.
  Ian Waddington (SOC)
• Mooring deployment techniques
  Jack Schilling (Royal NIOZ)
• Introduction to the Royal NIOZ Dept. of marine technology and recent projects
  Marck Smit (Royal NIOZ)

• Undulating Towed Body Operations (FlyingFish VPR)
  Andrew Girard (WHOI)
• Advances in sediment profiling technology.
  Peter Bennett (Konigsberg Simrad)
• New developments in acousticreference systems.
  Nigel Kelland - Operations Director Sonardyne)
• Instrumentation and data handling on WHOIs new coastal research vessel Tioga.
  Barrie Walden (WHOI)
• A look into Moored Observatory and its components.
  Andrew Girard (WHOI)
• Need for Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations from Research and Support vessels operating in the Polar Oceans
  Shawn R. Smith and Phil McGilivary (COAPS)

• IT systems on RRS James Clark Ross.
  Jeremy Robst (BAS)

• Geophysical data management 2004 in JAMSTEC - Bathymetry data management and method of processing.
  Shinichi Hosoya (Nippon Marine Enterprises)
• Some quality control procedures of RV Mirai data.
  Yasutaka Imai (Global Ocean Development Inc.)
• Handling of Bathymetric data at BAS.
  Rob Larter (BAS)

• Ship to ship/shore wireless mesh networking in the UNOLS fleet.
  Toby Martin (Oregon State University) and Val Schmidt (Lamont-Doherty earth Observatory)
• VSAT communications within the British Antarctic Survey.
  Chris Hill (BAS)

• Calibration of conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) instruments.
  Paul Ridout (OSIL, UK)