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DISTRIBUTION OF NSF FUNDS FOR MARINE SCIENCES, FISCAL YEAR 1968, ESTIMATED 

 DISTRIBUTION BY SUBDISCIPLINE OR SUBPROJECT 



Research In biological oceanography. $7,000,000 



1. Cellular biology, dealing with studies of the structure of cells and tissues of marine organisms, in- 



cluding work in embryology, growth, and genetics 764,000 



2. Environmental, concerned with whole organisms, and the population and communities of which they 



are a part. This includes research in ecology of marine systems and limnology 3,080,000 



3. Systematic biology of marine organisms, also concerned with whole organisms, particularly their 



classification and evolutionary relationships. This includes studies in taxonomy, zoogeography, and 



paleontology _ 1,686,000 



4. Molecular biology, covering biochemical and biophysical studies of the structure and function of 



molecules and submolecules in marine organisms... 190,000 



5. Physiological processes, dealing with the study of organs and organ systems In the areas of physiology 1, 000, 000 



and matabolism. 



6. Psychobiology, concerned with the behavior and mental activity of marine animals 280,000 



Research in physical oceanography 4,900,000 



1. Physical oceanography, concerned with physical nature of ocean waters and factors that modify them, 



motion of all scales, from major current systems to local turbulence and surface waves, air-sea 



interactions 1,800,000 



2. Chemical oceanography, concerning the chemical state and reactions within the ocean, geochemical 



processes, distribution of material introduced by natural causes or pollution _ 900,000 



3. Geological oceanography, concerned with understanding the history of ocean basins, sediment 



deposition, modification, and movement 1,400,000 



4. Marine geophysics, concerned with the major physical processes that have shaped and are shaping 



theoceanbasins, including magnetics, gravity, seismics, and terrestrial heat flow 600,000 



5. Data center, contribution to interagency fundingof National Oceanographic Data Center.- 200,000 



Ship^operations 7,300,000 



Number of ships Estimated support 



University of Alaska... 



University of California. 



Columbia University.. 



Duke University. 



University of Hawaii 



University of Miami... 



University of Michigan 



University of Rhode Island 



University of Southern California 



Stanford University 



Texas A & M 



University of Washington 



Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 



University of Georgia 



Mote Marine Laboratory 



Johns Hopkins University.. 



$99, 000 



1,873,000 



605,000 



603,000 



352, 000 



582,000 



76,000 



251,000 



256, 000 



603,000 



204,000 



395, 000 



1, 139, 000 



31, 000 



31,000 



200, 000 



Specialized research facilities $4,800,000 



1. Construction of laboratory building at Marine Biological Laboratory, Massachusetts 1,900,000 



2. Rehabilitation of Oceanographic research vessel Vema for Columbia University 396,000 



3. Construction of laboratories and specialized marine facilities and equipment 2,254,000 



4. Modernization and improvement of ships operated by several institutions 250, 000 



National research programs 7, 500, 000 



1. Ocean sediment coring. -- 4,300,000 



(a) Lease of drilling vessel affixed daily rates including cost of crew and vessel operation..... 2,100,000 



(b) Drilling supplies, comprising the costs of expendable and replacement items, such as drill 



pipe and bits... -- -- - 400,000 



(c) Scientihc and administrative costs, including core analysis, storage, and other scientific 



activities undertaken by the university together with the costs of project administration. . 1, 800, 000 



2. U.S. Antarctic research program 3, 200, OOP 



(a) Research project support in chemical and physical oceanography concerned with the phys- 



ical nature of the Antarctic waters --- -.---v 125,000 



(b) Research project support in geological and geophysical oceanography concerned with mag- 



netics, gravity, seismics, terrestrial heat flow, and the history of the Antarctic ocean 



basins, including sediment deposit modification and movement... 300,000 



(c) Research project support of the biological sciences concerned with the study of the biota 



of the Antarctic continental shelf and the surrounding oceans 675,000 



(d) Operations support for the USNS Eltanin operated by MSTS and the research vessel Hero 



to be operated by contract - ^'oSn'mS 



(e) Facilities: final increment of construction costs for the Antarctic research vessel Hero 20U, QUO 



