FIGURE 3. 2 

 ARGUS ISLAND 



Installed 30 miles 

 southwest of Ber- 

 mucia on top of an 

 extinct underwater 

 volcano, thi? tow- 

 er is used as a 

 relay point for 

 hydrophones placed 

 on the ocean floor 

 and for other 

 ocfianographic ob- 

 servations. 



they will play in research depends heavily upon the imagination 

 that is used in their instrumentation programs (figs. 3.3 and 3.4). 

 At the other end of the spectrum we find that aircraft are being 

 put to increased use in oceanographic research. The rapid search 

 rate of the airplane, if properly instrumented, makes it more 

 satisfactory for some purposes than the research ship. It can be 

 anticipated that the development of these platformis and their 

 associated sensor, recording, and telemetering systems will 

 represent a major interest of our research programs. 



Now that I have outlined some of the areas in which Industry 

 might participate in oceanographic research, I would like to 

 mention how I feel Industry can be of assistance. First, the prob- 

 lem of what instrumentation needs to be developed is known best 

 by the scientist, not by an administrator sitting in Washington. 

 I do not mean by this remark that you should invade the private 

 laboratories, for this would hinder rather than help the situation. 

 What needs to be done is to develop some mechanism whereby the 

 scientist can be made aware of your capabilities and interests and 

 also a mechanism! whereby the same scientist can get funds to 

 pursue his requirements. In my opinion, neither mechanism now 

 exists in an adequately coordinated form. I hope the establishment 

 of such a mechanism will be one of the results of this Symposium. 



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