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II. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La 

 Jolla, Calif. Nonr 2216 ( 01 ) —Cost-type contract NR 083-005 : 



Fiscal year 1959 (period : Nov. 1, 1958, to May 30, 1961) $805, 000 



Fiscal year 1960 (period : Nov. 1, 1959, to May 30, 1962) 1, 400, 000 



This task is defined in general terms to permit investigation of all phases of 

 oceanography. Alajor emphasis is placed ou : (1) waves, (2) descriptive ocea- 

 nography, (3) deep anchored buoys, (4) military applications, (5) deep sea 

 soundings. (6) shelled micro-organisms in sediments, (7), chemical oceanog- 

 raphy, (8) geochemistry, (9) large pattern circulation systems, (10) sediment 

 transport, (11) sediments in shallow water. (12) the geomagnetic field, (13) 

 instrumentation, (14) general oceanography and (15) supporting activities. 

 This task is representing the basic continuing study of the Pacific Ocean, its 

 adjacent waters and boundaries. Past work supported by this contract has been 

 of inestimable value to the Navy, both in ASW and amphibious operations. 



III. University of Washington, Department of Oceanography, Seattle, 

 Wash. Nonr 477 ( 10) —Cost-type contract NR 08.3-012 : 



Fiscal year 1959 (period : Oct 1, 1958, to Oct. 14, 1961) $305, 000 



Fiscal year 1960 (period : Oct. 1, 1959, to Oct. 14, 1962) 400, 000 



This task supports research on inshore and coastal studies, open sea studies, 

 physical oceanography which involves theoretical studies in this field (particu- 

 lar attention is being given to problems arising in the explanation and inter- 

 pretation of data collected in the observational programs), chemical oceanog- 

 raphy (attention is being given to geochemical implications as well as to im- 

 proving analytical and field procedures and methods), biological oceanography, 

 marine biology, model studies and instrumentation (attention is on salinity 

 bridge recently developed under this contract and to autonmtic and semiauto- 

 matic devices for collecting water; measuring water properties and analyzing 

 collected data.) 



IV. Chesapeake Bay Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 

 Nonr 24S (20)— Cost-type contract, NR 08.3-016 : 



Fiscal year 19.59 (period : Sept. 1, 1958, to Aug. 31, 1961) $58, 000 



Fiscal year 1960 (period : Sept. 1, 1959, to Aug. 81, 1962) 166, 800 



This task conducts research to include studies of the kinematics and dynamics 

 in coastal plain estuaries ; chemical investigations of inshore and estuarine 

 environments ; study of extinction of light in estuarine waters ; development 

 and construction of instruments, and study of spectra of incipient and early 

 stage gravity waves in inshore waters. 



V. Texas Agricultural & Mechanics College, Department of Oceanogra- 

 phy and Meteorology, College Station, Tex. Nonr 487 (02) — Cost-type 

 contract NR 083-036 : 



Fiscal year 1959 (period: May 1, 19.58) $320,000 



Fiscal year 1960 (period: May 1, 1959, to Apr. 30, 1960) 292, 000 



The oceanographic research being carried out under this task is part of a 

 general project designed to furnish pertinent information concerning the various 

 oceanic areas around our continent. Military applications of this task are 

 mainly concerned with the buildup of a background of information of the gen- 

 eral characteristics of the Gulf of Mexico. Pai-t of the task has as its objective, 

 an exhaustive study of the thermal structure of the upper layers of the oceanic 

 water and the heat transfer processes operative between the ocean and atmos- 

 phere. The objective of this study is the development of an ability to forecast 

 changes in the characteristics of the thermocline, with such thermocline forecast 

 will come an ability to make realistic forecasts of sonar ranges. 



VI. New York University, Department of Meteorology and Oceanogra- 

 phy, New York, N.Y. NR 285(03)— Cost-type contract NR 083-046: 



Fiscal year 1959 (period : Sept. 1, 1958, to Aug. 31, 1959) ^$45, 000 



Fiscal year 1960 (period: Sept. 1, 1959, to Aug. 31, 1960) 55,000 



iPIus $25,00, MARAD. 



Work under this task is directed toward the further development of the theory 

 of ocean currents and waves, and a study of the problems of anomalous fluctua- 

 tions of the stratification of the upper water layers. Particular emphasis is 

 placed on improvement of a complete statistical description of the properties 

 of real ocean waves. 



