RESEARCH ASPECTS OF THE OCEANOGRAPHIC 



PROGRAM 



Rear Admiral L. D. Coates 



Office of Naval Research 

 Washington, D. C. 



It is a genuine pleasure for me to be here this morning 

 to discuss with you the research aspects of the oceanographic 

 program. 



As you may have noted from the agenda, we are making 

 a distinction between research and surveys in connection with the 

 problem of improving oceanographic instrumentation. I would like 

 first to explain why we are making this distinction, and also 

 where the two aspects of oceanography overlap and in what ways 

 they differ, because these factors have a bearing on Industry's 

 approach to assisting us in this instrumentation problem. 



One reason for discussing research separately from sur- 

 veys comes about because each function is pursued, to a large 

 extent, as the primary mission of different Federal agencies. 

 For example, the majority of the survey work is performed by 

 the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Navy Hydrographic Office. 

 You will hear more about the Survey program from the next 

 speakers, Rear Admiral Pierce, United States Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey, and Rear Admiral Stephan, the Hydrographer . Similarly, 

 we find the research program conducted throughout a number of 

 agencies such as the National Science Foiuidation, Atomic Energy 

 Commission, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, and the Office 

 of Naval Research, as well as the Coast and Geodetic Survey and 

 Hydrographic Office. In general, much of the research is sup- 

 ported at private institutions and laboratories in contrast to the 

 nearly complete governmental operation of the survey program. 

 This diffusion of research effort adds to the difficulty in provid- 

 ing an integrated and coordinated instrumentation development 

 program. 



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