CONTINUED mX SURVEY AND SECOND WORKSHOP 



It was concluded that IRT survey work should be continued and expanded where 

 possible to fill in important areas not now surveyed. For the Atlantic Shelf, extension to 

 the Gulf Stream frontal area would be desirable as would increasing the frequency of ob- 

 servations from monthly to biweekly. It was thought that the Office of Naval Research and 

 the National Academy of Science might show interest in supporting this activity. It was also 

 recommended that survey activities be coordinated through interlaboratory organizations 

 such as the SEAS Committee for the Atlantic and EPOC for the Pacific. The U.S. Coast 

 Guard was considered the best source of assistance in the aerial operation and its co- 

 operation should be requested. 



It was also concluded that a second infrared workshop should be convened in order 

 to provide for more detailed consideration of the technical problems of IRT survey. It 

 should not be held until the winter of 1964 - 65, or as soon after as possible, to take maxi- 

 mum advantage of the considerable amount of work planned for the remainder of this year. 



It was agreed that the value of a second workshop could be enhanced if the consider- 

 able amount of infrared work already done under defense contracts could be declassified. 

 It was recommended that ONR and NASCO would be the most appropriate agencies to work 

 toward declassification of infrared sea surface temperature data. 



The following persons agreed to provide liaison with certain agencies interested in 

 IRT survey work: 



Interagency Committee on Oceanography; Bernard E. Skud. 

 Eastern Pacific Oceanographic Committee: James L. Squire, Jr. 

 National Academy of Sciences Committee on Oceanography: John Clark. 

 Committee for SEAS: John Clark. 



It was recommended that the proceedings of the Workshop be brought to the atten- 

 tion of these groups and that an acknowledgement of the level of their interest in IRT 

 survey work be obtained. 



Copies of the proceedings will be sent to all other organizations thought to have in- 

 terest in the discussions of the workshop. 



John Clark 

 Sandy Hook, N, J. 

 August 20, 1964 



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