993 



S-39 



X.4.3.2 Development of the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific 



$40,6 50 1 - b 



Activities of the International Coordination Group for the 

 Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific including annual meeting 

 in U.S. in 1984; coordination with Program X.2; missions to 

 countries of the Pacific to advise on national warning systems, 

 meetings. 



X.4.3.3 Ocean Mapping 



$4 8,150 1 - a 



Meetings of the Joint lOC/IHO Guiding Committee for the 

 General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) , other 

 meetings of experts for the preparation of atlases. 



X,4.3.4 Development of the International Oceanographic Data Exchange 

 $82,250 1 - a 



lODE meetings on new data collection systems; exchange of 

 oceanographic data; development of data centers; meeting of 

 Joint FAO/IOCAJN Experts on the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries 

 Information System (ASFIS) . 



X.4.3.5 Dissemination of Oceanographic Research Results 



$57,400 1 ~ a/t^ 



Publications on oceanographic research; newsletter with UN, 

 FAO, IMO and WMO; technical papers; cooperation with FAO on 

 ASFIS publications. 

 SUBTOTAL ; $283,750: 



$226,350 (IOC) 



52,100 (Division of Marine Sciences) 

 5,300 (Other) 



Comment ; Data on subsurface ocean temperatures and salt content 

 obtained by merchant and research ships of many nation's are collected 

 and transmitted through IGOSS; only a small fraction is obtained by U.S. 

 ships. The IGOSS is of value but it needs improvement and expansion of 

 coverage, particularly in the developing world. The lODE is important 

 as a source of foreign marine data through the World Data Center (ocean- 

 ography) programs, especially in terms of access to Soviet data through 

 WDC-B located in Moscow. All programs except 4.3.5 are conducted by the 

 IOC. U.S. support of these IOC activities is about $120,000 (project 

 plus staff) and could be provided directly to the IOC Trust Fund; about 

 $30,000 might be provided to the Division of Marine Sciences as a dona- 

 tion or contribution. Additional resources might be allocated to coop- 

 erating UN agencies based on recommendations of a U.S. agent such as 

 PIPICO. 



X.4.4 Strengthening of National and Regional Capacities for Marine 

 Research, Ocean Services, and Training 



