1963 



June - November ATLANTIS II 



September 



196^ CHAIN 



March 



September 



1965 CHAIN 



March 



February - July ATLANTIS II 



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Physical and chemical studies in 

 Red and Arabian Seas and Agulhas 

 Current (Figure 8) 



Geophysics and submarine geology 

 between Socotra and Cape Agulhas 

 (Figure 7) 



Geophysics and submarine geology. 

 Cape Agulhas to Laccadives, Chagos 

 to India, India to Suez (Figure 7) 



Physical and chemical studies in 

 Red and Arabian Sea and Agulhas 

 Currents (Figure 8) 



The programs indicated for the CHAIN and ATLANTIS II respectively 

 are the primary ones. The CHAIN cruises will also include physical and 

 chemical oceanography and the ATLANTIS II cimises geophysics and submarine 

 geology. 



Key scientists involved in the above programs are: 

 J. B. Hersey, C. O'D. Iselin and A. R, Miller. 



Earl E. Hays, 



In addition, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will also 

 have scientific responsibility for the operation of the R/V ANTON BRUUN, 

 which will be devoted primarily to biological work. Under the direction 

 of Dr. John H. Ryther, assisted by Dr. Edward Chin, the following schedule 

 has been established: 



February - April 



May - July 



1963 



1. Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, and Nicobar 

 Islands, A. B. (Figure 9) 



2. Bombay-Colombo-Mauritius-Bombay, A, C. 

 (Figure 10 ) 



August - September 



3. Bombay - i<-0°S - Tamatave, A. C. (Figure 9) 



