Surveying the Ocean Environment 



program planning and coordination, system design, early implementation, 

 new technology development and implementation, and theoretical oceano- 

 graphic and applied research. 



It is anticipated that the plan will be publicly released when completed 

 to encourage broader understanding and discussion of our national efforts 

 in these fields. MAREP planning is continuing under a small, interagency 

 planning group established by the Council to strengthen development of the 

 initial plan, to commence overall system analyses and design of a composite 

 Federal program for marine environmental prediction, and to assist with 

 technical matters related to planning U.S. participation in the Integrated 

 Global Ocean Station System.^ 



The Council's Committee on Ocean Exploration and Environmental 

 Services is also preparing a Ten- Year Plan for Ocean Exploration (TYPOE) 

 that is expected to provide a framework for considering national needs for 

 and benefits from ocean exploration, goals, and priorities. Also, it should 

 provide guidance in developing Federal programs and determining when 

 exploration should be conducted, by whom, and with what milestones. When 

 completed, TYPOE should be a significant contribution in developing plans 

 for U.S. participation in the International Decade of Ocean Exploration. At 

 that time, TYPOE activities will be integrated with the planning for the 

 Decade described in Chapter IX. 



^ The Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in Octo- 

 ber 1967 endorsed development of IGOSS, with platforms such as ships, buoys, satel- 

 lites, coastal towers, etc., to provide environmental data from ocean areas to all 

 countries in a form convenient for use. Two phases are being planned: Phase I 

 (1968-71 approximately) will use existing technology. Phase II (from about 1971) 

 will increasingly incorporate modern developments, especially moored ocean buoys 

 IGOSS is to be planned and operated closely with the World Weather Watch. 



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