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making further platforms available for research in the Arctic, but the Navy is 

 unable to immediately commit to future projects without the consideration of 

 additional funds. Cost estimates are approximately $20,000 per day for 

 submarine operations in addition to the cost of the experiments. If we are to 

 continue to conduct detailed scientific research in the Arctic, then we should 

 commit ourselves to the use of U.S. submarines and fund appropriately. 

 MECHANISMS : Interagency committees and cooperative agreements are the 

 primary mechanisms in place which facilitate the dual use of Defense 

 technology. 



The U.S. Global Change Research Prooram (USGCRP) is a cooperative 

 effort among the Federal agencies to help develop sound national and 

 international policies related to global environmental issues, particularly global 

 change. The Navy participates in the USGCRP through five focused programs: 

 ocean measurements, high latitude dynamics, regional resolving models, 

 boundary layer dynamics, and ocean ecological dynamics. The Global Chance 

 Data and Information System (GCDIS) is a coordinated effort of federal 

 agencies to facilitate access to global change data. The Navy routinely collects 

 environmental data globally in support of Navy operations and conducts mission 

 related research into environmental processes and conditions that affect 

 Defense operations, tactics, and systems. Whenever possible. Navy data 

 products are made available to the appropriate U.S. national archives for 

 inclusion in the GCDIS. Those archives include NOAA's National Climatic Data 

 Center, National Geophysical Data Center, and the National Oceanographic Data 

 Center. 



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