2. December 12, 1976 to January 10, 1977, equatorial 

 Indian Ocean 



3. NODC Reference No. R392459 



4. J. Luyten (WHOI), Grant:NSF/OCE75-03962 



5. Program: INDEX 



Dynamics: Current meters-5 for 210 days, drifters-7, 

 profiling current meters-28 

 Physical/Chemical Oceanography: STDs-28 

 Geology/Geophysics: Bathymetry-6,000 nmi 



Seabed Assessment Program 



Plate Tectonics and Metallogenesis Studies 



1. RV KNORR (WHOI) Cruise K-64 Leg 2 



2. February 8 to March 1, 1977, eastern equatorial Pacific 



3. NODC Reference No. R392460 



4. R. von Herzen (WHOI), R. Ballard (WHOI), Grant:NSF/ 

 OCE76-00389 



5. Program: Galapagos Spreading Center 

 Physical/Chemical Oceanography: STDs-2, seafloor 

 water samples-250 



Geology/Geophysics: Cores-6, photos-12, geothermy- 

 100 



1. RV KNORR (WHOI) Cruise K-64 Leg 3 



2. March 5 to 24, 1977, eastern equatorial Pacific 



3. NODC Reference No. R392241 



4. J. Corliss (OSU), R. Ballard (WHOI), Grants:NSF/ 

 OCE75-23352, NSF/OCE76-00389 



5. Program: Galapagos Spreading Center 

 Geology/Geophysics: Cores-10, drilling— 6, bottom photo- 

 6,000 frames, heat flow-160, bottom movies (ALVIN)-15 to 

 20 min 



1. RV THOMAS WASHINGTON (SIO) Cruise INDOPAC 

 Leg 4 



2. June 22 to July 4, 1976, equatorial western North 

 Pacific 



3. NODC Reference No. R391870 



4. J. W. Hawkins (SIO), Grant:NSF/OCE75-19148 



5. Program Metallogenesis 

 Physical/Chemical Oceanography: XBTs-15 

 Geology/Geophysics: Dredge-9, core-1, geothermy-1, 

 bathymetry-2,494 nmi, seismic reflection-2,299 nmi, gravi- 

 metry-2,494 nmi, magnetism 2,351 nmi 



1 . RV WECOMA (OSU) Cruise WELOC-77 Leg 2 



2. May 18 to June 28, 1977, eastern equatorial South 

 Pacific 



3. NODC Reference No. R392135 



4. E. Suess (OSU), L. D. Kulm (OSU), Grant: NSF/OCE76- 

 05903 



5. Program: Continental Margin off Western South Amer- 

 ica 



Physical/Chemical Oceanography: Optics-23 

 86 



Geology/Geophysics: Dredge-13, cores-67, bathymetry- 

 3,800 nmi, seismic reflection-3,800 nmi 



Studies in East Asia Tectonics and Resources (SEATAR) 



1. RV THOMAS WASHINGTON (SIO) Cruise INDOPAC 

 Leg 5 



2. July 8 to 26, 1976, Philippine Sea 



3. NODC Reference No. R391871 



4. G. G. Shor (SIO), Grant:NSF/OCE75-19387 



5. Program: INDOPAC Expedition 



Physical/Chemical Oceanography: XBTs-33, continuous 

 surface temperature-1,000 nmi 



Biology: Zooplankton-1, neuston-19, nekton-1, pelaqic 

 fish-1 



Geology/Geophysics: Cores-5, bathymetry-3,010 nmi, 

 seismic reflection-2,600 nmi, seismic refraction-32 sta- 

 tions, gravimetry-3,083 nmi, magnetism-2,233 nmi, sono- 

 buoys-12 



1. RV THOMAS WASHINGTON (SIO) Cruise INDOPAC 

 Leg 8 



2. September 2 to 29, 1976, Arafura Sea, Ceram Sea, 

 Timor Sea, Philippine Sea 



3. NODC Reference No. R391874 



4. G. G. Shor (SIO), Grant:NSF/OCE75-19387 



5. Program: INDOPAC Expedition 

 Physical/Chemical Oceanography: STDs-13, ocean sta- 

 tions-14, XBTs-25 



Biology: Zooplankton-1, neuston-24, nekton-1 

 Geology/Geophysics: Cores-11, bathymetry-4,588 nmi, 

 seismic reflection-3,770 nmi, seismic refraction-27 

 stations, gravimetry-4,639 nmi, magnetism-3,900 nmi 



Manganese Nodule Program (MANOP) 



1. RV MELVILLE (SIO) Cruise PLEIADES Leg 3 



2. July 15 to August 15, 1977, equatorial eastern North 

 Pacific 



3. NODC Reference No. R391875 



4. W. M. Berger (SIO), Grant: NSF/OCE77-01157 



5. Program: MANOP 



Physical/Chemical Oceanography: Ocean stations-20, 

 continuous temperatures-2,300 nmi 

 Geology/Geophysics: Cores-58, seafloor temperature-15, 

 bathymetry-5,661 nmi, seismic reflection-2,955 nmi, mag- 

 netism-5,214 nmi 



Biology: Iron isotopes in zooplankton-6, plankton pump- 

 5,000 nmi 



1. RV MELVILLE (SIO) Cruise PLEIADES Leg 4 (MN7601) 



2. August 20 to September 23, 1976, equatorial eastern 

 North Pacific 



3. NODC Reference No. R391 876 



4. F. N. Spiess (SIO), J. Greenslate (SIO), Grants: NSF/ 

 OCE76-05262, NSF/OCE75-12968 



5. Program: MANOP 



Dynamics: Current meters-2 for 10 days 

 Physical/Chemical Oceanography: Discrete temperatures 

 and salinities-2; oxygen, phosphates, nitrates, nitrites, 

 silicates, alkalinity, pH, trace elements, radioactivity-2 

 each 



