NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM—1965 
measure currents,, waves, wind and water and air temperatures, The data 
collected by Public Health Service on the currents in Lake Michigan will be 
Menieea for establishing che relationships between lake and harbor currents, 
Placement of instruments is underway. i 
Lake Michigan surges and seiches will be recorded by sensitive water 
level meee dese placed on shore and on islands. Twenty-one temporary 
recorders are being installed to augment the existing permanent network of 
gages. Data from this project will be used also to correlate the current 
movement in the lake, measured by Public Health Service, with the wind 
and water level changes, thus establishing indexes for water movement in 
the lake to be used when the current measurement in the lake will be dis- 
continued, 
WAVE ACTION AND RELATED PHENOMENA. Formal projects in 
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this field are still under development. However, wave recorders will be placed in 
connection with the other projects. Three magnetic-type wave recorders will 
be placed near harbor entrances for investigation of the effect of waves on har- 
bor currents. Two recorders will be in places where accurate measurements 
of the wind and other factors will be made, one on the Lake Michigan tower and 
the other on South Manitou Island, 
SHORELINE CONSERVATION. Projects in this field are in planning stage. 
Lack of skilled manpower prevented any project from being started this summer. 
DATA PROCESSING. Plans are being developed for the storage of data , 
covering the Great Lakes, Such data must have random access and be adaptable 
