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A good paper on deep stops by Erik Baker can be found multiple places on the web, including http://www.gap-software.com/pdf/deepstop.pdf .
This explains the gradient factor method of generating deep stops. You can select gradient factors in many deco programs, such as GAP and Decoplanner.
An interesting story of how Richard Pyle re-discovered deep stops can be found at http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/treks/palautz97/deepstops.html . Much more readable than the Erik Baker article.
The NAUI stops are similar to the ad hoc method publicized by Richard Pyle, but the Erik Baker method is better grounded in physics and are preferred by most divers -- probably including Richard Pyle.
Charlie
This explains the gradient factor method of generating deep stops. You can select gradient factors in many deco programs, such as GAP and Decoplanner.
An interesting story of how Richard Pyle re-discovered deep stops can be found at http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/treks/palautz97/deepstops.html . Much more readable than the Erik Baker article.
The NAUI stops are similar to the ad hoc method publicized by Richard Pyle, but the Erik Baker method is better grounded in physics and are preferred by most divers -- probably including Richard Pyle.
Charlie