http://www.ntis.gov/rss/RSSNTISCategoryList.aspxNational Technical Reports Libraryen(c) 2008, National Technical Information Service. All rights reserved.5http://www.ntis.gov/images/logoRSS.jpghttp://www.ntis.govDuring the Indian National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 01 (NGHP01), one of the richest marine gas hydrate accumulations was discovered at drill site NGHP0110 in the Krishna-Godavari Basin, offshore of southeast India. The occurrence of concentrate ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101617The primary goal of this report is to examine both the beach erosion trends and the dynamic processes responsible for them along the South Carolina coastline. Stable beach areas and areas of critical erosion are identified on the basis of studies of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102067This is the report of the first behavioral response study to be carried out on beaked and pilot whales in which these animals were exposed to carefully measured doses of underwater sound while their responses were being measured. The study is seen as ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505860Nonindigenous species have caused substantial environmental and economic damage to coastal areas. Moreover, the extent and impacts of nonindigenous species are increasing over time. To develop predictive models and to identify which areas should be t ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101978The goal of this report is to identify key areas for research and development (R&D) that could lead to an understanding of the potential for future use of carbon sequestration as a major tool for managing carbon emissions. Under the leadership of DOE ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101981Data on the responsiveness of free-ranging cetaceans to mid- frequency sonar signals are lacking, with only a few species having been studied in relation to a few types of sonar signals, mostly SURTASSLFA. This specific project was initially motivate ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505653This document is the Final Management Plan (FMP) for Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS), resulting from a management plan review of the sanctuary, the first since the implementation of its final regulations in 1989. The National Oceanic a ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101959The National Marine Sanctuary Program, a network of 13 marine protected areas, encompasses marine and freshwater resources from Washington State to the Florida Keys and from Lake Huron to the Gulf of Mexico, American Samoa, and places in between. The ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101962A computer file of all available distributional data on the recent benthic foraminifera off the North American Atlantic Coast was constructed from 142 papers published over the last 130 years. Manipulation of this file produced 5 catalogs and 150 map ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101583Our mission--to understand and protect the coastal ecosystem and cultural resources of the Monterey Bay sanctuary--is carried out through resource protection, education and outreach, research and monitoring, and program operations. This document pres ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101966The long-term goals of this effort are to assess the effects of tonal (sonar-like) and broadband noise on underwater and in-air hearing sensitivity of individuals of three species of pinniped: the California sea lion, harbor seal, and northern elepha ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505449A submarine is an enclosed and isolated environment when submerged. Its crew works, eats, and sleeps in this environment and is exposed to air contaminants 24 h/day, unlike workers in a typical occupational environment, who have a respite from workpl ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102145The long-term goals of this project are to establish a marine mammal stranding network in the Bahamas to better understand the conservation needs of marine mammals in the Bahamas, with particular focus on the Tongue of the Ocean and the US Navy's AUT ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505654At the National Marine Sanctuary Program we use a focus on heritage resources as a tool to encourage a way of thinking. Fathoming Our Past presents the compelling role of the ocean in humanity's journey. We want to engage society's attention and to e ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101973The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposes to designate as a National Marine Sanctuary of the Flower Garden Banks, located at the due south of the Texas-Louisiana border at the edge of the continental shelf. The East Flower Garden B ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101968The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposes to designate Cordell Bank on the edge of the Pacific continental shelf, 20 miles west of Point Reyes, California as a National Marine Sanctuary. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101963This Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) systematically evaluates the short and long-term environmental and socioeconomic effects related to the implementation of seagrass restoration and seagrass injury prevention projects in the Flor ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102349This abstract describes the Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (FMP/EIS) for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Congress, recognizing the degradation of this unique ecosystem due to direct physical impacts and indirect ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101970This abstract describes the Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (FMP/EIS) for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Congress, recognizing the degradation of this unique ecosystem due to direct physical impacts and indirect ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101972This abstract describes the Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (FMP/EIS) for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Congress, recognizing the degradation of this unique ecosystem due to direct physical impacts and indirect ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101971For the Coastal Hazards Task of the Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, the USGS is leading the development of a modeling system for forecasting the impact of winter storms threatening the entire Southern California shoreline ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101782Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) is managed by the National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This Final Management Plan (FMP) is designed to replac ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101974The Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa) signed a memorandum of agreement with National Marine Sanctuary Program (NOS, NOAA) on March 28, 2005, to assist the Northwestern ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101976The Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) signed a memorandum of agreement with the National Marine Sanctuary Program (NOS, NOAA) on March 28, 2005, to assist the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve with scientific research ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101977The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary was designated by the Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary Act (HINMSA or Act), Title II, subtitle C of the Oceans Act of 1992, Public Law 102-587. The Act requires the Secretary of ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102084This report provides the results of two at-sea assessments conducted aboard the same CV/CVN class aircraft carrier. The initial assessment was conducted during a five-day underway period to observe and document topside equipment and processes and to ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADM001306The primary goal of our project is to provide advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral investigators with a broad understanding of ocean acoustics as well as the techniques used to study the ecology of marine animals in situ. By b ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506143Accurate measurements of shoreline change have become a prerequisite for coastal planning and management. Most U.S., and indeed world, sandy shores are presently eroding. It has become apparent that these shoreline changes represent long-term net coa ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102088Numerical methods for the computation of stationary free surfaces is the subject of much current research in computational engineering. The present report is directed towards free surfaces in maritime engineering. Of interest here are the long steady ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101521The long-term objective is to develop predictive models of bioluminescence potential in the coastal zone environment. As naval operations move into coastal waters, the possible impact of sporadic blooms of bioluminescent organisms on clandestine oper ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505861This document describes a new approach to monitoring for the system of 14 U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries. The primary purpose of System-Wide Monitoring (SWiM) is to ensure the timely flow of data and information to those responsible for managing an ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102354The fifth meeting of the research coordinators of the National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) was held February 2-6, 2004 in California. The first two days of meetings were held at the Chase Palm Park Center in Santa Barbara. A number of key researc ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102346This implementation handbook is intended to provide Sanctuary staff with information on how to establish, operate, and resolve problems associated with National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Councils. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102347The NAVO MSRC provides Department of Defense (DoD) scientists and engineers with high performance computing (HPC) resources, including leading edge computational systems, large-scale data storage and archiving, scientific visualization resources and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505945The NAVO MSRC provides Department of Defense (DoD) scientists and engineers with high performance computing (HPC) resources, including leading edge computational systems, large-scale data storage and archiving, scientific visualization resources and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505953The NAVO MSRC provides Department of Defense (DoD) scientists and engineers with high performance computing (HPC) resources, including leading edge computational systems, large-scale data storage and archiving, scientific visualization resources and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505627The NAVO MSRC provides Department of Defense (DoD) scientists and engineers with high performance computing (HPC) resources, including leading edge computational systems, large-scale data storage and archiving, scientific visualization resources and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505906The NAVO MSRC provides Department of Defense (DoD) scientists and engineers with high performance computing (HPC) resources, including leading edge computational systems, large-scale data storage and archiving, scientific visualization resources and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505907The NAVO MSRC provides Department of Defense (DoD) scientists and engineers with high performance computing (HPC) resources, including leading edge computational systems, large-scale data storage and archiving, scientific visualization resources and ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505943The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Spatial Bibliography (NWHI-SB) is a science-planning tool that will help the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and partners to plan for future research and project investments in the Northwestern ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102355The National Marine Sanctuary Program is making major strides in developing results-oriented resource protection, science, management and educational programs. This brochure highlights the programs key 2006 accomplishments and our progress towards de ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102353Each year in the State of the Sanctuaries Report, we try to improve how we present our accomplishments to our readers. Last year, we began describing some of the National Marine Sanctuary Programs major accomplishments in five theme areas: resource p ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102074The point spread function (PSF) describes response of a linear optical imaging system to a point light source (see Point spread function and imaging in turbid medium). This response includes the effects of both the image system itself (lens, mirror, ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505842A hydrodynamic model of Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes, Oregon, was used to explore the effects of the operation of proposed offstream storage at Long Lake Valley on transport of larval suckers through the Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes system during ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101530The long-term goals of this project are to contribute towards the development of a science-based sonar use policy for the US Navy which reduces the risk of injury to beaked whales from mid-frequency sonar. This project will also increase our understa ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505862The sixth meeting of the Research Coordinators of the National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) was held January 31-February 4, 2005 in the Everglades National Park in south Florida. A number of key research partners also attended, including represent ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102345A system of 13 National Marine Sanctuaries (NMS) protects over 18,000 square miles of U.S. waters containing nationally significant natural and cultural resources. Science activity in the NMS program promotes understanding of the changing nature of t ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102348A number of small autonomous air/sea system concepts are outlined in this paper that support and enhance U.S. Coast Guard missions. These concepts draw significantly upon technology investments made by NASA in the area of uninhabited aerial vehicles ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=N20090028806This report quantifies small boat requirements for the National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP). It updates information provided by the 2002 report, Small Boat Requirements Study, 2003-2012. During the past three years, significant changes within the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102351My thesis covers two general circulation problems that involve the stability of large scale oceanic flows and the importance of non-local effects. The first problem examines the stability of meridional boundary currents, which are found on both sides ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA506215This report provides a summary of progress made toward implementation of the Reserve Operations Plan (ROP) and the activities and accomplishments of NOAA's Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102352Over the past century, Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) and black-footed (Phoebastria nigripes) albatrosses have been subjected to high rates of mortality and disturbance at the breeding colonies and at sea. Populations were greatly reduced and many ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102202This report presents the results of the Surface Abandonment Trials held on 17 June 2008 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The trials were based upon a single, credible, pre-determined, surface abandonment scenario and followed the procedures laid down in the ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADA505929On August 14 and 15 of 2003, maritime historians and archaeologists and scientists and managers from the National Marine Sanctuary Program, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, National Undersea Research Centers, and the academic community came together ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102341Sanctuaries need seabed maps to support management, research, monitoring and education. These must be comprehensive and accurate at ecologically relevant scales to effectively meet this need. In the past, seabed mapping in the sanctuaries has been do ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101980The Oceans 2000 MTS/IEEE conference encompassed more than 350 technical presentations in 113 sessions. The papers presented are recorded on a single searchable CD. Topics cover a variety of subjects from theoretical and applied ocean technology to bu ...http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=ADM001244