640 NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM—1965 
DATA REQUESTS (Reimbursable) 
During the Fiscal Year 1962 the NODC completed 27 reimbursable requests for data ata 
cost of $23,503.95. As the scientific community became increasingly aware of the facilities available 
at the Data Center, the diversity of requests increased. Although requests for basic data predomi- 
nated, requests for information which require analysis and special handling were especially notable 
during the last quarter. It is expected that the need for these more complex ‘‘specialized’’ requests 
will increase significantly during the coming Fiscal Year. Funds expended during this Fiscal Year 
increased 6 times over Fiscal Year 1961. Reimbursable requests completed during Fiscal Year 1962 
are summarized in Table 2, and itemized in Table 3. 
EXCHANGE WORK (Non-Reimbursable) 
The NODC encouraged and developed oceanographic data exchange programs with all 
activities in any country indicating a desire to participate. Punch cards for about 8,000 Japanese 
oceanographic stations were added to the archives of Pacific holdings. Approximately 2,500 stations 
from the North Polar Front Survey were forwarded, in publication format, to the International Council 
for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) in exchange for receipt of these data. The relocation of WDC-A 
for Oceanography, in facilities adjacent to-NODC in the last quarter of Fiscal Year 1962, will help 
in centralizing the United States foreign exchange effort. The survey activity in two international 
oceanographic programs (IIOE and ICITA) during the next fiscal year will significantly increase the 
amount of oceanographic station data to be exchanged; we also expect to begin the exchange of 
biological and geological data during Fiscal Year 1963. Exchanges of data are summarized in 
Table 4, and given in detail in Table 5. 
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS (Non-Reimbursable) 
About 35 inquiries requesting either small amounts of data or answers to single questions 
were answered during the fiscal year and were provided at no cost. In general, data and informa- 
tion costing less than $25.00 to supply were provided at no cost. 
Data inquiries involving only nominal costs are answered without reimbursement. 
