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Acknowledgments 



This report has been prepared with sponsorship from the National Science Foundation, 

 the Office of Naval Research, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 

 Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Department of Energy. 



Considerable investments of time and effort were made by a large number of 

 individuals. We are grateful to all participar s in the Coordinating Group, the Steering 

 Committee and the Working Groups. Without their contributions this project would 

 not have progressed successfully. Special thanks go to the Chairs of each of the 

 working groups: Mel Briscoe, Eric Hartwig, Len Pietrafesa and Dick Pittenger. Arthur 

 Nowell's Chairmanship of the Steering Committee also deserves special mention. 

 Additionally, John Delaney's activities early during the development of this initiative 

 have proven valuable. We also thank Anita Whitney and Faye Brooks for providing 

 much needed assistance and guidance in Seattle and Raleigh, respectively. 



CORE staff deserve special thanks for their efforts. Chris Carmody, Johanna Pasquier, 

 Marc Suddleson and Jamie Knox ensured that the working groups and the drafts of the 

 report were completed in a timely and efficient manner. Valuable editorial comments 

 and changes were made to the report by Terry Schaff and Lynne Claflin; their 

 professionalism is evident in the quality of this report. Thanks also to Macy Moy for 

 ensuring that all aspects of the activity v/ere carried out in an efficient and effective 

 manner. 



We look forward to continued involvement by these and other highly regarded 

 members of the ocean sciences community during future partnership activities. 



Richard W. Spinrad ^ /James D. Watkins 



January 1996 



