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APPENDIX I 
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA TO BE COLLECTED ON 
OCEAN SURVEYS 
Obviously it will not be possible to have every ship 
engaged in Ocean Surveys make all the various types of obser- 
vations and measurements and collect all the various types of 
samples desired. There will be equipment limitations, and 
some ships will be carrying out primarily underway operations, 
whereas others will be equipped specifically for oceanographic 
station operations. In some cases, certain types of informa- 
tion may already be available from the survey area. In other 
cases desired sample spacing will limit observations to 
selected stations or to only portions of underway lines. How- 
ever, each ship, buoy, etc. will collect as much information 
as is practical. 
The following list of desirable data reflects the current 
need for oceanographic information to aid in the solution of 
specific applied oceanographic problems and certain basic 
research problems which are ocean-wide in scope. The list, 
of necessity, also reflects the present availability of 
instruments and equipment. As new and improved instrumentation 
becomes available, the list will be modified accordingly. 
No limit is placed on the types of data that can be acquired 
by Ocean Survey ships. Rather, the following list represents 
those types of data that should be obtained on an ocean-wide 
basis during the course of ar Ocean Surveys program. The list 
