The National Oceanographic Data Center is sponsored by six 

 government agencies having an interest in the marine environ- 

 ment; it is governed by an Advisory Board composed of 

 representatives of these activities and the National Academy 

 of Sciences. The U. S. Navy Hydrographic Office is assigned 

 responsibility for management of the National Oceanographic 

 Data Center. 



The sponsoring agencies axe: 



ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION 



BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 



COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 



DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 



NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 



WEATHER BUREAU 



Printed by 



U. S. NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE 



WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 



1962 



Price 90 cents 



