Some of us do not know to what extent we need to share the 

 developmental costs in oceanographic instrumentation. We hope 

 that information which is provided you at this conference and in the 

 Proceedings of the meeting will give you an idea of what we need. 

 Perhaps this will be the beginning of the negotiations between 

 Government and Industry. We hope it will culminate in new ocean- 

 ographic instruments to benefit the Nation by more efficient utili- 

 zation of our oceanographic platforms at sea. 



One of our speakers this morning -- Dr. William S. Richardson 

 -- pointed out that somie of the individual temperature readings 

 which we are taking cost about $21 each. This is pretty expensive. 

 If we can get these cheaper by better equipment, we will. We can 

 indicate better how much of the developmient Government must 

 pay for after we find out what Industry's contribution is going to 

 cost. If you are already set up to produce certain instruments, 

 then the Government should not be required to pay very much for 

 their development. On the other hand, if no one is set up to 

 produce given instruments, then Government is going to have to 

 pay more. We are going to have to wait and see what your situa- 

 tion is after you have viewed our needs and requirements. 



Later, I presunne, there will be negotiation between us, 

 between you and Navy Department officials and those of other 

 agencies, such as, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, who are carry- 

 ing out the survey program and who will fund a great many of 

 the survey instruments required on their ships. 



MR. AUGUSTUS N. HILL (U. S. Weather Bureau): Aerological 

 soundings (radiosondes) were not mentioned in regard to meteoro- 

 logical suits. Is this data not important to oceanography, or 

 has the need for a good, portable system already been solved? 



MR. J. J. SCHULE, JR. (HO): Data for the lowest levels of the 

 atmosphere are important to oceanography, and we do not feel that 

 a good radiosonde device for providing such data has as yet been 

 developed. Recently there have been requirements for a low level 

 radiosonde expressed not only by the ASWEPS people, but by other 

 organizations in the Navy as well. The Bureau of Naval Weapons 

 has an active program in this area, and preliminary evaluation of 

 the equipment will begin soon. As far as the standard radiosonde 

 is concerned, the Weather Bureau has developed a portable 

 system which is being installed aboard more ships -of-opportunity 

 each year . 



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