332. PROGRAMME FOR THE ANALYSIS OF WORLD ECOSYSTEMS: PAWE 



An outgrowth of the United Nations Conference on the Human 

 Environment (UNCHE), PAWE will consist of a series of subprograms 

 that are now being developed. 



333. PROJECT LITTLE WINDOW 



This was a cooperative calibration study to obtain information 

 across the air-sea interface and extending into the troposphere so 

 that that high-resolution infrared radiometer (HRIR) sensors aboard 

 the satellites observing the area could be calibrated and a check made 

 on their areal resolution. The field operations took place in March 

 1970 in the lower Gulf of California. Participants included lATTC, 

 the Mexican Navy, United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

 Administration, and United States Navy. lATTC processed the data. 



334. REGIONAL POLLUTION STUDIES IN THE LIGURIAN SEA: RAMOGE 



ICSEM sponsored RAMOGE; France, Italy, and Monaco participated. 



335. RHODAMINE EXPERIMENT IN THE NORTH SEA: RHENO 



An ICES-sponsored project in 1965, RHENO gained a deeper insight 

 into how turbulence influences the characteristics of mixing of sea- 

 water. A large amount of Rhodamine-B dye was added to the seawater 

 in the North Sea, and a number of strategically placed ships measured 

 the resulting discolored patch to determine its spread and intensity. 



336. RUMPHIUS EXPEDITION 



Organized by the National Institute of Oceanography of Indo- 

 nesia (Lembaga Oseanologi Nasional) in 1971, the expedition was 

 conducted in 1973. It received support from UNESCO. Named in honor 

 of Georgius Everhardus Rumphius (1627-1702), who contributed to the 

 knowledge of flora and fauna of Malaku, its main objective was an 

 inventory of the fauna of Malaku. Rumphius II is now being planned. 



337. SOUTH ATLANTIC COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS: SACI 



A descriptive oceanographic expedition to survey the east coast 

 of South America from 23° to 46°S, SACI was sponsored by IOC with 

 participation by the Consejo Latino-Americano de Oceanografia (CLAO), 

 Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Phases of the expedition were labeled 

 "TRIDENT." The expedition took place from 1962 to 1963. 



338. SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION 

 PROGRAMME 



This aquaculture project, also called the South China Sea 

 Project, is funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 

 and managed by the Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission (IPFC). The 

 program became operational in 1973. Participants are Indonesia, 

 Khmer Republic, Malaysia, Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, 

 Thailand, and the United Kingdom (Hong Kong). 



339. UN PROGRAMME IN MARINE AND COASTAL TECHNOLOGY: MACTECH 



A cooperative program for developing countries, MACTECH began 

 in 1973 and was formulated in 1977 into regional and national pro- 

 grams to develop coastal areas. A major concern of MACTECH is in- 

 creasing communications and coordination between existing programs. 

 A referral service, the Marine and Coastal Technology Information 

 Service (MACTIS), developed to serve as a focal point for MACTECH, 

 is now a component of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information 

 System (ASFIS). 



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