THE NEED FOR DEEPER RESEARCH 



As studies of the inshore marine environment progress, it 

 becomes necessary to extend oceanographic research into the next 

 deeper stage -- the 100-foot level. An oceanographic tower located 

 west of the present tower is required to supply essential data on 

 this deeper region. 



Utilizing the techniques developed and the instrumentation 

 employed in present tower studies, a tower at the 100-foot depth 

 would: 



1. Permit extensive studies of the relationship between the 

 marine environment and the operation of ships, submarines, 

 and deep- submersible vehicles. These studies are not prac- 

 tical with the present tower. 



2. Enable studies of motion, acoustics, chemistry, biology, 

 and geology to be continued in the new deeper water area. 



3. Make possible the study of thermocline characteristics for 

 a season up to 50 percent longer than is possible at the 

 present location. 



4. Create a stable, fixed-path range for sound and radar 

 transmission experiments between the present and new 

 tower. 



5. Allow study of the modification in characteristics of sur- 

 face and internal waves as they progress shoreward. 



6. Efficiently support the complex requirements of a sea- 

 bottom laboratory and provide an ideal base for develop- 

 ment of man-in-sea type studies. 



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