APPENDIX 



Miscellaneous Astronomical Constants... 134 



Miscellaneous Terrestrial Constants 134 



Gross Properties Of Sea Water 134 



Heat Properties Of Sea Water 135 



Pressure In Sea Water, PSIG 135 



Water Masses Of The World Ocean 136 



Characteristics Of Individual Seas 137 



Gross Structure Of The Deep-Sea Floor 138 



Hypsographic Curve Showing The Area Of The 

 Earth's Solid Surface Above Any Given 

 Level Of Elevation Or Depth 139 



Wave And Sea Scale For Fully Arisen Sea 140 



Relative Frequency Of Waves Of Different Height 

 In Different Regions 141 



Length Of Storm Waves Observed In Different 



Oceans 141 



Deep-Ocean Surface Waves 142 



Alteration Of The Characteristics Of Waves As 



They Cross A Shoal 142 



Units Of Depth Measurement On Charts Of 



Various Nations 143 



Elements Present In Solution In Sea Water, 



Excluding Dissolved Gases 144 



Approximate Amount of Minerals In One Cubic 



Mile Of Sea Water .144 



Electromotive Force Series 145 



Classification Of Marine Environments 146 



Animal Forms In The Oceans 147 



Marine Life — Sharks 148 



Marine Life -- Other Forms 149 



Soil Classification Systems 150 



Nomograph For The Determination Of Density 



From Salinity And Temperature Of Sea Water... 151 



Velocity Of Sound In Selected Materials At 



Ambient Conditions 152 



Comparison Of Units For Underwater Sound 153 



Acoustic Absorption Coefficient Nomogram 154 



Survey Of Oceanographic Instrumentation 155 



Physical Properties Of Aluminum Alloys 



Considered For Deept Submergence 158 



Comparison Of Properties Of Low Density Solids. 158 



Bulk Moduli Of Buoyancy Materials At 10,000 



PSIG Hydrostatic Pressure 159 



Estimated Strength Ranges For Susceptibility 

 To Cracking In Sea Water, Fresh Water, Or 

 Humid Atmospheres 159 



Capabilities Of Concrete Hydrostatic 



Compressive Load Of 3000 PSI 160 



Comparison Of Low Density Liquids 160 



A Summary Of Characteristics Of Surface 



Navigation Systems 161 



U.S. Navy Standard Air Decompression Table 163 



U.S. Navy Standard Air Decompression Table 



For Exceptional Exposures 164 



"No Decompression" Limits And Repetitive Group 

 Designation Table For "No Decompression" 

 Dives 165 



Surface Interval Credit Table 166 



Repetitive Dive Timetable 167 



Oxygen Consumption And Respiratory Minute 



Volume At Different Work-Rates 168 



Per cent Change in Buoyancy Of Unicellular Foam 

 Rubber Swim Suit 168 



Scientific Information Activities Of The 



Department Of The Navy 169 



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