DESCRIPTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 

 AND OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES 



BATHYMETRY 



In 1965 the Naval Oceanographic Office was designated as the 

 official Department of Defense repository for bathymetric data. 

 Data obtained in the field must be translated into products useful 

 to the operating forces, merchant marine, and others with 

 requirements. This consolidation of bathymetric information 

 permits translation and application of immediate survey data in 

 the light of all applicable information contained in this extensive 

 archive. The location and description of submarine physiographic 

 features are indispensible to surface or submarine navigation; 



The U. S. Navy is a principal contributor to the General Bathymetric 

 Chart of the Oceans sponsored by the International Hydrographic Bureau. 



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