will have three large ships capable of doing geophysical investigations 

 in any oceanic area with the exception of the Arctic „ The South Pacific 

 and Indian Oceans will be the ^ireas of concentration by the Scripps 

 Institution o The Universities of Wisconsin and Michigan will cooperate 

 with the Lamont Geological Observatory and the Arctic Research Laboratory 

 in the geophysical investigation of the Arctic basin „ Ice islands and 

 sea floe stations will be utilized. It is hoped that a ship can also 

 be "frozen in" as a semipermanent laboratory, 



A concerted effort will be made to improve geophysical techniques. New 

 methods of sub-bottom exploration will be examined. Magnetic and gravity 

 instruments will be improved- by making them more sensitive and more 

 reliable. An attempt, will be made to integrate the output of many of 

 these sensors on punched or magnetic tape for digital use along with 

 providing the conventional analog display. Computer techniques for 

 analyzing seismic records will be investigated. 



Non-routine ideas for exploring the ocean bottom will be supported. 

 These will include scientific investigation made by the TRIESTE and 

 ALUMENAUT, In addition s the Navy will continue to support, along with 

 the National Science Foundation, the program of deep ocean drilling in 

 Project MOHOLE, 



Hydrograph ic Office FT-62 $100,000 



FY-63 $130,000 

 The Hydrographic Office program for FY-63 includes research leading 

 to improvements in survey equipment and techniques for application 

 on, above and beneath the surface of the sea, and to the development 

 of new and improved methods of data analysis programmed to the max- 

 imum possible utilization of electronic computer technology. The 

 conversion of oceanographic information into appropriate military 

 terms and the prediction of environmental conditions in both time and 

 space are major research objectives. Improved capabilities for naval 

 operations through improved knowledge of the interactions of the 

 marine environment with naval systems will be emphasized. 



In its FY-63 program the Hydrographic Office will devote considerable 

 research effort to the description and understanding of the sea floor 

 and associated geophysical and geological phenomena, A number of tasks 

 will be concerned with longer range objectives leading to the scien- 

 tific extrapolation of geophysical and geological conditions and the 

 conversion and display of these predicted conditions into forecasts 

 of military significance. 



The use of data concerning sea floor and related phenomena depends to 

 •a large extent on the ability to position accurately at sea. Analysis 

 of present navigation system capabilities, accuracies, and limitations 

 •will be undertaken along with other Naval activities, and the data 

 obtained will be use ; d ,to provide guidance for improving present capa- 

 bilities and in evaluating new systems. Capabilities for rapid and 



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