JouThe International, Interdisciplinary Society Devotedr to Ocean andnal Marine Engineering, Science, and Policy Volume 47 Number 3 May/June 2013 Focus on DeepStar® Global Deepwater Technology Development OCEANS‘13 CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Good spaces are still left, but going fast! • Twelve Co-participating Societies • Academic Host: Scripps Institution ATTENDEES Registration opens May 20! of Oceanography/UCSD • Over 250 exhibits in two halls, plus Academic Row • Opening Plenary with Ocean VIPs • Extensive technical and scientific tracks and sessions • Ultra-Deep Ocean Track with renowned presenters • Tutorials with college credit • Student Opportunities: Discounted Rates, Session Chairs, Poster Competition • Golf Tournament • Underwater Film Festival on two nights • Gala on the Carrier U.S.S. 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Focus on DeepStar 72 Back Cover: All images can be found within this issue. 5 Anchor Drop Tests for a Submarine Top row (l-r): Schmidt et al., Figure 6; Cui, Figure 4; 2nd row: DeepStar®: 22 Years of Success Power-Cable Protector Vedachalam et al., Figure 4; 3rd row (l-r): Yoon & Na, Figure 3; Vedachalam et al., Figure 15; Cooper et al., Figure 1; DeepStar: A Global Deepwater Han-Sam Yoon, Won-Bae Na Bottom row (l-r): Jacobson, Figure 3; Peirano, Figure 2. Technology Development Program Greg Kusinski, Art J. Schroeder, Jr., 81 James E. Chitwood Elements of Underwater Glider Performance and Stability 13 Shuangshuang Fan, Craig Woolsey DeepStar 11304: Laying the Groundwork for AUV Standards for 99 Deepwater Fields Analysis of Underwater Acoustic John Jacobson, Pierce Cohen, Amin Nasr, Communication Channels Art J. Schroeder, Jr., Greg Kusinski Sadia Ahmed, Huseyin Arslan 19 118 DeepStar Metocean Studies: 15 years Wrecks on the Bottom: Useful, of Discovery Ecological Sentinels? 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