SUMMARY 



The Navy Electronics Laboratory (NEL) has constructed a 

 unique oceanographic research tower for the study of a 

 broad range of marine environmental problems. 



The tower is readily accessible from NEL. It provides 

 laboratory-like conditions (stability, quietness, extensive 

 instrumentation) for shallow-water research in the open 

 sea. It is adapted to a wide diversity of studies. It is also 

 more economical to operate than a ship anchored in the 

 same location. 



The tower is being successfully used to study water motion, 

 underwater acoustics, electromagnetic propagation, marine 

 chemistry, marine biology, and marine geology. It also 

 serves to test and evaluate newly developed techniques and 

 equipment and to furnish assistance to other Navy labora- 

 tories working on oceanographic problems. 



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