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 Recommendations Action through Ref. 



Expand tide and seismic monitoring network and attend- 

 ant communications and support additional research 

 on tsunami (NOAA/ESSA) Admin. 189 



Expand and improve data networks supporting Hurricane 



Warning Service (NOAA/ESSA and others) Admin. 190 



Expand research to improve sea ice forecasting, remote 



sensing of ice, and understanding energy transfers. . . Admin. 190 



Implement Federal plan for marine meteorological services . . Admin. 190 



Establish pilot buoy network as a National Project 



(NOAA/Coast Guard) Admin. 192 



Review feasibility of establishing an aircraft-of-oppor- 



tunity program Admin.. 193 



Implement plans to place oceanographic sensors on opera- 

 tional sateUites and develop advanced sensors and 

 techniques for use (NOAA/ESSA and NASA) Admin. 194 



Analyze NEMPS design trade-offs in deciding deployment 



of new systems (NOAA/ESSA) Admin. 194 



Study ocean current systems through cooperative field 



investigations under NOAA leadership Admin. 195 



Give high priority to understanding sea-air interaction proc- 

 esses with field experiments led by NOAA Admin. 196 



Study oceanic scales of motion through NOAA and use 



results in testing National Buoy Project Admin. 197 



Mount intensive research to understand ocean processes 



and biological-physical relationships (NOAA/BCF) . . . Admin. 197 



Environmental Modification 



Undertake research and development to explore beneficial 

 modification of environmental conditions and effects 

 of inadvertent interference (NOAA/ESSA) Leg./Admin. 198 



International Arrangements 



Develop NEMPS in concert with World Weather Pro- 

 gram. Charge NOAA/ESSA with coordinating U.S. 

 participation in the global system Admin. & Int'l 201 



Propose new international convention to facilitate scienti- 

 fic research in territorial waters or on and concerning 

 the continental shelf Admin. & Int'l 203 



Pending negotiation of such an agreement, seek bilateral 

 and regional agreements to encourage freedom of in- 

 ternational scientific research Admin. & Int'l 204 



