Surveying the Environment 



A broad range of marine forecasting services for defense forces has been 

 developed by the Navy in response to world-wide national security require- 

 ments. These include : 



— sea surface and water column temperature, salinity, and sound veloc- 

 ity prediction for antisubmarine warfare ; 

 — sea ice observation and forecasting for fleet operations and seaborne 



logistics; 

 — sea state prediction for fleet operations and spacecraft recovery at 



sea and for Coast Guard activities on the Great Lakes ; 

 — nearshore environmental prediction, including beach breaker and 



surf forecasts, for mine warfare and amphibious operations; 

 — high seas and coastal marine weather forecasts to support fleet 

 operations. 



Table VIII. 1— Funding for Ocean Observation and Prediction 



(In millions of dollars) 



Agency 



Estimated, 

 FY 1968 



President's 

 Budget, 

 FY 1969 



Department of Defense : 



Navy 



Army 



Depairtment of Commerce : 



ESSA 



Department of Transportation : 



Coast Guard 



National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

 Atomic Energy Commission 



Total 



10.4 

 0.3 



6. 1 



5.5 



1.3* 



.9 



11.0* 

 0.3 



6.3* 



6.8 

 1.3* 

 .8 



24.5 



26.5 



•ESSA budgets an additional $8.2 million to support upper air sounding programs, hurricane reconnais- 

 sance research, and operational satellite programs that also contribute to goals described in this Chapter- 

 Navy budgets an additional $8.9 million for sunilar.efforts not reported as part of the Marine Sciences Pro- 

 gram. In addition, NASA is funding $5.3 million and $10.2 million in FY 1968 and FY 1969, respectively, 

 for remote sensor surveying aircraft that may acquire oceanographic data. Further, NASA is funding 

 approxunately $2 million in FY 1968 and FY 1969 for remote sensor research and development. These studies 

 are designed to lead to research and development of the Earth Resources Survey Program which includes 

 the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS). 



For civilian use, environmental prediction services operated by ESSA 

 include : 



— high seas, coastal, and Great Lakes marine weather forecasts; 

 — tropical storm, hurricane, and storm surge warnings and forecasts; 



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