Lord Browne of Madingley, one of the global oil industry's leaders, is to deliver a Distinguished Lecture at this gathering of the world's leading figures from the marine science and ocean technology community. Lord Browne is President of The Royal Academy Of Engineering and the former group Chief Executive of oil and energy giant BP plc.
Oi08 will focus on the key themes of climate change, meeting future energy needs and ensuring environmental and civil security. Details of the full conference programme compiled by joint organisers Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) and the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) are available to view via the weblink below.
Members of the US Geological Survey were filmed while out on the Missouri River at Williston, North Dakota, USA, performing a hydrographic survey to monitor the state of riverbed erosion. They were using a multibeam echo sounder which transmits sound energy and analyses the return signal (echo) that has bounced off the riverbed or other objects. Multibeam sonars emit sound waves from directly beneath a ship's hull to produce fan-shaped coverage of the riverbed.
