chemical oceanography. To determine where chemical oceanography 

 stands at the present time and what are the pressing problems that 

 should be attacked during the next several years (i.e., the direction of 

 the field), a group, comprising promient American chemical oceanog- 

 raphers, assembled at the Naval Postgraduate School, in Monterey, 

 California, December 11-15, 1972. Four days of deliberations and 

 discussions were conducted in three major areas of concern: (A) Pro- 

 cesses and Mechanisms Governing the Inorganic Composition of Sea- 

 water, (B) Chemical Fluxes Through the Marine Environment, Including 

 Air-Sea and Sediment-Sea Exchanges, and (C) Impact of Life Processes 

 on the Chemistry of the Ocean. The specific objectives of this confer- 

 ence were ( 1 ) to promote the exchange of information, especially among 

 ONR-supported scientists; (2) to promote any cooperative research; 

 and (3) to assess the future areas of investigation in chemical oceanog- 

 raphy and thereby make recommendations for the future direction of 

 research in this field generally, and thereby the ONR Program, specifi- 

 cally. The first two of these objectives were accomplished during the 

 gathering. The third objective, the results of the considered opinions 

 of the participants of the meeting, are contained in the subsequent 

 text. This discussion not only provides insight into the extent of con- 

 temporary understanding of the chemistry of the ocean, but also ad- 

 dresses specific problem areas requiring research to enhance this under- 

 standing. 



Neil R. Andersen 

 Workshop Convener 

 Washington, D.C. 

 February, 1973 



