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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES 



SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY, 



GULF OF MEXICO AND THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 



HEARING ON: DUAL USE OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 



AUGUST 4, 1993 



QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD TO MR. ROBERT W. WINOKUR 



Question 1 . Beyond research applications, are there commercial uses for the 

 different data sets and technologies that you discussed in your testimony? 

 Answer: Navy data sets and technologies are utilized to generate atmospheric 

 and oceanographic products for which a number of commercial uses have been 

 developed. Among the products are analyses of ocean surface temperature, 

 wind speed, wave height, sea state, surface currents, oceanographic fronts and 

 eddies, and sea ice coverage. 



Commercial uses of these products include ocean routing forecasts to 

 maritime ship operators, oceanographic and weather forecasts for commercial 

 fishing and off-shore petroleum operations/exploration activities. 



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