44 OCEANOGRAPHY 



This task covers the constnietiou of new deep-sea sphere capable of with- 

 standing the pressures encountered at the greatest depths in tlie ocean. It 

 will be interchangeable with the existing sphere on the bathysf.-aph, Trieate, 

 thus i>ennitting two scientists t*" explore the ocean trendies. Tliis also includes 

 the cost of additional inside equipment and construction of e<piipment for 

 testing the new Dlexisrlass windows. 



XIII. Navy Purchasing Office, 8 Rathbone Place, London, England. 

 Allotmeiit 503— Cost-type contract NR 088-183b: 



Fiscal year 1959 (period : June 9 to Aug. 31, 1958) 



Fiscal year 1900 Not renewed 



This allotment is to cover the cost of crating, handling, and other miscel- 

 laneous charges that will arise in Germany in getting the new sphere shipped to 

 the United States. 



XIV. National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave., Wash- 

 ington, D.C. Nonr 2300(03)— Cost-type contract NR 083-136: 



Fiscal year 1959 (period: Nov. 1, 1958, to Oct. 31, 1959) '$65,500 



Fiscal year 1960 (period: Nov. 1, 1959, to Oct. 31, 1960) '77,500 



= .$25,500, ONR ; .$20,000, AEC : .$20,000, NSF. 



= $27,500, ONR; $20,000, AEC; $20,000, NSF; $5,000, USFWS ; $5,000, USC & GS. 



This task provides a national center for oceanography in the United States 

 where the divei'se problems of the oceans may be brought to a focus. The 

 Committee on Oceanography is supportt^i jointly by several Government agen- 

 cies. This group is to be called upon for advice on current oceanographic 

 problems and, in addition, will provide counseling, planning, and coordination 

 in long-range oceanographic research programs. 



XV. Institute of Geophysics, Univei-sity of Hawaii, Honolulu. Hawaii. 

 Nonr 2.590(00)— Cost-type contract NR aS3-139: 



Fiscal year (period: June 1, 1958, to May 31, 1959) $8, 160 



Fi.scal year 19(>0 Not renewetl 



This ta.sk is to prepare an atlas of the oceanographic properties collected on the 

 EQUAPAC Expedition of August-September 1956. 



XVI. Commanding officer and Director, U.S. Navy Electronics Labora- 

 tory, San Diego, Calif. Allotment 953 — Cost-typecontract NR 

 083-140 : 



Fiscal year 1959 (period : June 1, 1958, to May 31, 1959) $308, 500^ 



Fiscal year 1960 (period : July 1, 1959 to June 30, 1960) 500, 000 



This task is designed to cover research and oi)erations with the bathyscaph, 

 Trieste. The program includes the following areas of research: (a) Investiga- 

 tion of ambient noises and acoustic properties of the deep ocean; (ft) vi.sual 

 examination of the bottom and selective photography; (e) detennination of the 

 natural distribution and conditions of bottom dwelling and other deep water 

 organisms; (d) examination of bottom features which are too large to photo- 

 graph and too small to observe on fathograms ; (e) placing or inspecting equip- 

 ment and instrmuents on the bottom; (/) direct reading of ecpiipment in opera- 

 tion; ig) selecting samples for collection; (/() studying .sjimples and back- 

 ground of cosmic radiation at great depths; (i) measuring physical and chemical 

 properties of the water very close to the bottom; {}) study the formation and 

 occurrence of bottom fonning minerals such as manganese limonite, etc.; (fc) 

 planting instnunents cm the liottom where it is imperative to know the relative 

 spacing and orientation of the instruments; (I) investigate the factors for 

 submarine erosion and deiwsition and transportation of sediments; (m) in- 

 vestigate submarine canyons, structure of fans at the mouths of canyons, nature 

 of deep submarine channels, fault scarps, sea mounts, trenches, basins, and other 

 bottom features which may be discovered as a result of the use of the bathysc-aph. 



XV. American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, 1515 Massa- 

 chusetts Ave., Washington, D.C. Nonr 2737 ((X)) — Cost-tyi)e contract 

 NR 083-140: 



Fi.scal year 19.59 (period: July 1, 1958, to .June 30, 1959) $50,000 



Fiscal vear 1960 Not renewed 



