NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM—1965 
for large ocean areas will be assessed. Field pro- 
grams on surveillance of sea ice will continue. 
* * * 
Bureau of Naval Weapons: $2,330,000 
In FY 1965 new oceanographic research ships 
will be used by Bureau laboratories to conduct 
experiments important to weapon system design, 
development, and predication of systems perform- 
ance. The University of Washington Applied 
Physics Laboratory, using a deep-sea unmanned 
vehicle will continue to study the horizontal varia- 
bility of physical properties. The Naval Ordnance 
Test Station, China Lake, California will use a 
recently developed sound velocity-temperature- 
pressure measuring set to study the microstructure 
of physical and chemical properties. 
* * * 
Bureau of Yards and Docks: $100,000 
In order to allow more accurate and effective 
design of piles for shallow water structures the re- 
duction and analysis of data collected on a three 
foot diameter pile, located in 100 feet of water in 
the Gulf of Mexico, will be continued. A time and 
spectral analysis of the data will be conducted to 
determine mass and drag coefficients. 
* * * 
UNITED STATES ARMY 
Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Research 
Center: $290,000 
The Corps of Engineers plans to intensify its 
study, both in the laboratory and in the field, of 
tidal flow at inlets and in estuaries in order better 
to understand the processes of silting, shoaling, 
and beach erosion. The Corps hopes to simplify 
evaluations of estuary and lagoon flushing charac- 
teristics. 
* * * 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
Coast and Geodetic Survey: $512,000 
The ships of the C&GS will operate in coastal 
waters and in the deep ocean. Data collected on 
cruises will be used for charts and atlases of ocean 
properties. C&GS will also support the research 
efforts of other Federal Agencies and scientific in- 
stitutions. 
For FY 1965, plans include participation in the 
international study of Antarctic tidal phenomena, 
as well as research in deep-ocean tides, propagation 
of tide waves along U.S. coasts, long-period tides, 
and tsunamis. 
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Coastal currents will be studied, and work will 
continue on the development of a system for auto- 
matic measuring of currents and their variations 
with time. 
Ocean survey data will continue to be utilized 
in research on general dynamics of the deep sea, 
with special emphasis on the study of oceanic 
fronts. 
* * * 
Maritime Administration: $50,000 
In order to promote safety and efficiency of ship 
Operation a research program is supported through 
contract with the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- 
nology. Experimental and theoretical studies of 
Ocean wave spectra and their effect on ship motion 
will be continued. 
* * * 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries: $2,740,000 
Because of the intimate but obscure relations be- 
tween the physical state of the sea and the pro- 
ductivity of the sea, BCF is committed to an ex- 
panding program of research on physical and chem- 
ical oceanography. 
In FY 1965, field work will start on a synoptic 
study of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean in 
which knowledge of the response of the ocean to 
the atmosphere will be an important objective. 
Also, this year, the Bureau will initiate a coopera- 
tive investigation of the oceanography of the trade 
wind zone in the Central Pacific. 
Work will continue on a fishery-oceanography 
program in the Tropical Atlantic as part of ICITA. 
Environmental investigations in the western North 
Atlantic will be intensified. 
The Bureau will increase its support of oceano- 
graphic buoy development; it will cooperate with 
other agencies in the use of buoys for collecting 
physical and chemical data and monitoring en- 
vironmental changes. 
In its continuous study to relate changes in the 
ocean climate to variations in fish occurrence and 
abundance, the Bureau proposes to support in 
every possible way the collection of more lengthy 
time series of oceanographic data. 
* * * 
Geological Survey: $142,000 
The USGS will intensify its efforts to determine 
the effects of fresh water and sediment discharge 
from land areas on the composition and physical 
properties of marine water within bays and estu- 
