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GENERAL CO-CHAIRS
Prof. Junzo Kasahara
Earthquake Research Institute,
University of Tokyo
Dr. Alan Chave
Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution
SECRETARY OF SSC03
Dr. Kenichi Asakawa
Japan Marine Science Technology Center Natsushima, Yokosuka-shi,
Japan
asakawa@jamstec.go.jp
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Scientific Submarine Cable
2003 Workshop
25-27 June 2003
Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
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SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP
The Third International Workshop on
the Scientific Use of Submarine Cables and Related Technologies
will be held on June 25-27, 2003, at the Komaba Campus of the
University of Tokyo, Japan.
Since the Second International Workshop on the Scientific Use
of Submarine Cables was held in Okinawa, Japan, in 1997, significant
progress has been made in this field. Several new scientific
cabled observatories have been constructed, and retired co-axial
submarine telecommunication cables have been re-used for scientific
observations. Ongoing evolution of the Internet, computers and
optical submarine cables continue to present new opportunities
to develop a novel submarine cable network with a new architecture
for scientific use. This is leading to new ways of doing ocean
science that are changing, and will continue to change, our understanding
of ocean processes. It also offers unprecedented opportunities
for education and outreach that can improve public understanding
of the ocean sciences.
The Third Workshop will provide a forum for exchanging information
between scientists and engineers working in the earth and ocean
sciences and underwater technologies. Ongoing communication between
scientists and engineers is essential to the further promotion
of this field and will enable new developments. For this reason,
the workshop will cover both scientific and engineering topics.
The latest scientific results using submarine cables and new
technologies to enable a versatile submarine cable network will
be included among the topics, and should be of interest to all
participants.
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