Table of Contents 



Letter of Transmittal ii 



Advisory Committee on Ocean Sciences (1983-1987) Hi 



Executive Summary 1 



Section I. Global Ocean Research: A Time for Action 3 



Section II. A Unified Plan 



A. The Ocean Sciences Core Research Program 9 



B. The Global Program 12 



Initiative 1. Global Ocean Studies 12 



Initiative 2. Ocean LIthosphere Studies 19 



Section III. Program Areas 



A. Physical Oceanography Program 22 



B. Chemical Oceanography Program 28 



C. Biological Oceanography Program 35 



D. Marine Geology and Geophysics Program 44 



E. Ocean Drilling Program 52 



F. Oceanographic Technology Programs 56 



G. Ship Operations, Shipboard Scientific Equipment 



and Ship Construction/Conversion 60 



Section IV. Budgets 



Composite 69 



A. Physical Oceanography 71 



B. Chemical Oceanography 72 



C. Biological Oceanography 73 



D. Marine Geology and Geophysics 74 



E. Ocean Drilling ^ 75 



F. Ocean Technology 76 



G. Ship Operations 77 



