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Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI) has always had a diverse offering of products and services for customers.

Consumable products is it's reper- toire include leak detection modules, deep submersible GPS receivers, and support for the large numbers of cus- tomer's systems needing spares and repair services.

SonTek/YSI Inc. 9940 Summers Ridge Road, San Diego CA.921

Tel: (858) 546-8327; Fax: (858) 546 8150

Email: [email protected] www.sontek.com

President and CEO: Rick Omlor

Executive Vice President: Gayle Rominger

Number of Employees: 250

Founded in 1992, SonTek/YSI manufactures a range of affordable, reliable acoustic Doppler systems for water velocity measurement in oceans, harbors, rivers, estuaries, and laboratories. Since the invention of the Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter, the SonTek/YSI product line has grown into a diverse, multi-faceted mix of high-technology instrumenta- tion. In July, 2001, YSI Inc., of

Yellow Springs, Ohio, acquired the assets of SonTek and formed a new company, SonTek/YSI, that operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of YSI

Inc. The synergistic relationship between SonTek and YSI now makes for an integral solution to monitor- ing, testing and measuring global water ecosystems-our most important life-sustaining resource.

A strong commitment to customer service is a cornerstone of our philos- ophy. Our professional staff includes experts in fluid dynamics, oceanogra- phy, hydrology, and all the engineer- ing disciplines. Technology Profile:

SonTek's first product, the 10-MHz

Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV), was developed in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers' Waterways Experiment

Station. Originally designed for labo- ratory use, the ADV is a single-point, high-resolution Doppler current meter used for detailed studies of 3D velocity fields. The ADV product line includes laboratory and field instru- ments with options for integrated sensors (temperature, pressure, com- pass/tilt) and autonomous operation.

The SonTek product line expanded to include a wide range of current measurement instruments. The

Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP) is a current profiler with profiling ranges of up to 200 m. At its introduction in 1994, the ADP revolutionized the market for current profilers. SonTek later refined current profiling by introducing the Pulse-Coherent ADP (PCADP) - one of the highest resolu- tion acoustic Doppler current profil- ers available. With the introduction of the Argonaut-MD, SonTek pro- duced a new level in user-friendly, low-power Doppler current meters for field applications. The Argonaut line expanded to include the

Argonaut-SL and Argonaut-XR for hydrological and harbor monitoring applications and the Argonaut-ADV for single point measurements where power is limited. The flexibility of our RiverSurveyor system was expanded with the introduction of our RiverCat integrated system, which can be used in shallow streams or in areas inaccessible by boat. The

RiverCat is a self-contained, compact, discharge measurement solution that incorporates GPS, telemetry, and a shallow-water catamaran.

Washington Chain & Supply, Inc.

P O Box 3645, Seattle, WA 98124.3645

Tel: 206-623-8500, Fax: 206-621-9834

Email: [email protected]

Washington Chain has one of the largest inventories of new and used anchor chain, anchors, wire rope and fittings for towing, lashing and anchoring in the United States.

Certified testing by ABS, Lloyds,

DNV, ILO. Defense Quality Std.

MIL-I-45208A. It has testing facili- ties to 2,000,000 lbs, allowing proof testing, physical pull testing, tension testing and destruction testing. The company's latest addition is the

MarQuip Mooring and Vessel

Approach System, combining our new compact LNG release hooks with an accurate, real-time monitor- ing system developed with

Measurement Technology Northwest for vessel approach and mooring line tension resulting in improved termi- nal safety and efficiency. This com- prehensive monitoring package has been specifically designed to support a wide range of input and output requirements, providing a complete mooring solution.

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