MR. MORRIS WEISS (Barnes Engineering Company): Please 

 comment on the function of "airborne" data gathering in the ocean- 

 ographic picture. What variables do you expect to measure from 

 the air ? 



MR. A. C. VINE (WHOI): To date there have not been many kinds 

 of survey-type measurements made from the air. Perhaps the 

 most successful have been infrared measurements of the sea sur- 

 face to discover and delineate areas and boundaries between water 

 masses of different temperatures. A great deal of valuable magnet- 

 ic work has been done from the air and more will be done. Sea 

 state observations with low flying radar is another measurement. 

 Acoustic observations, such as, ambient noise, water depth, 

 reverberation, etc. , can probably be made from aircraft except 

 costs, including sonobuoys, seem high compared with those made 

 from ships. 



The monitoring of a buoy line or field from a plane on at least 

 an experimental basis seems to be indicated. 



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