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magnetics, heat flow, bottom and sub-bottom 

 studies, signal processing, and theoretical as 

 well as experimental studies of the dynamics of 

 sound propagation. 



Experiments will be conducted from oceano- 

 graphic research ships, the research platform 

 FLIP, and the undersea research vehicle ALVIN. 

 Most of the work will be performed under con- 

 tract at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institu- 

 tion, the Marine Physical Laboratory of the Scripps 

 Insdtution of Oceanography, and the Hudson 

 Laboratory of Columbia University, and will be 

 integrated with other military oceanography pro- 

 grams and with the national effort. 



Continental Shelf Problems -Much of the ONR 

 program bears on problems of the continental 

 shelf although few of the research tasks are so 

 circumscribed as to fall entirely within this geo- 

 graphic region. Conversely, most of the tasks 

 can be expected to yield some information perti- 

 nent to the shelf. 



Some of the areas of concern in research 

 programs are associated with the she|f and slope. 



Sediments, erosion, and sedimentation. 



Geomorphology of the shelf and slope, 

 especially of submarine canyons. 



Structural geology using geophvsical tech- 

 niques. 



Ecology of marine communities with some 

 emphasis on fouling organisms. 



Biology of marshes, estuaries, and other 

 inshore areas. 



Interactions between the sea and the 

 atmosphere. 



Processes of wave modification on entering 

 shallow water. 



Internal wave phenomena. 



Turbulence and the dispersion of materials 

 in estuaries and in the open water of the 

 shelf. 



Currents and their controlling dynamics. 



Surf generation and its effectiveness in 

 moving beach material. 



Processes that shape the coast. 



It is estimated that research activities on the 

 continental shelf are being funded at a level of 

 approximately $2.3 million in FY 1966. No sig- 

 nificant change is anticipated for FY 1967. 



Naval Material Support Establishment 



FY 1965 -$4,899,000 

 FY 1966-$4,747,000 

 FY 1967-$4,887,000 



Background 



The oceanographic research programs of the 

 Bureaus of Ships and Weapons now come under 

 the cognizance of the Chief of Naval Material 

 as a part of the Naval Material System Establish- 

 ment (NMSE). The Bureau of Yards and Docks 

 and the Deep Submergence Systems Project, also 

 a part of NMSE, report their respective oceano- 

 graphic R&D efforts as "Ocean Engineering" 

 (Part Two, Section III). 



Laboratories and field activities maintained 

 by BuShips and BuWeps represent important 

 capabilities in terms of the total Navy oceano- 

 graphic program and the National Oceanographic 

 Program. Although much of the research con- 

 ducted at these laboratories is highly specialized 

 and very strongly oriented toward solving specific 

 military problems of urgent national concern, 

 very significant scientific contributions have been 

 made by BuShips and BuWeps personnel which 

 have enhanced our national understanding of 

 the ocean. Both material bureaus were among the 

 first laboratories to recognize the potential of 

 undersea vehicles, and to translate their ex- 

 perience and requirements into operational sys- 

 tems (TRIESTE II, DEEP JEEP, TV-IA). While 

 neither bureau has a continendal shelf program 

 per se, both are vitally interested in the shelf 

 environment as it affects the performance of naval 

 systems and equipment, (mine warfare, salvage, 

 submarine detection, etc.), and both have identified 

 certain portions of their total effort which will 

 further the proposed ICO Continental Shelf 

 Program. 



Bureau of Ships 



FY 1965-$3,993,000 

 FY 1966-$3,84I,000 

 FY 1967-$3,977,000 



Background 



Bureau of Ships conducts 80 percent of its 

 research effort in oceanography at two Bmeau 



