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STATUS REPORT
Oregon Ocearographic Studies
Office of Naval Research
Contract Nonr 1286(02)
Project NR 083-102
Ref. 58-5
Sept. 1958
Wayne V. Burt
Bruce McAlister
October 18, 1958
Mr. Gordon G. till, Read
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Washington 25, D. C.
Referenoe:
Dear
Office of Naval Research
Contract Rohr 1286(02)
Project
083-102
Mr. tllt
This is a status report as of this date for the months of
June, July Aunt, and September for the above contract. The
nature of the work undertaken has included current research
and preparation of papers and reports for publication. This
includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
I Research in Progress.
1.
The continuing quarterly survey of the Oregon estuaries
made during duly for the summer quarter for the Coos,
a, Siuslaw, Alsea Silets, Tilllamoo; Nehalem, and
Netarts estuaries. This is the last regular survey
that is scheduled in which salinity and temperature are
the primary factors examined.
Lure surveys will be
scheduled for the purpose of athering supplementary
and special data in individual estuaries.
The program of semi-monthly stations in the Yaquina
estuary was completed during the quarter to give a
year c s data on conditions in this typical estuary.
was
2.
A 24, :hour station was occupied In the Coos estuary during
September and the Taquina during June and September for
the purpose of estimating photosynthesis, respiration, and
diffusion of oxygen. This is a continuation of the
pollution research designed to estimate the potential
of the estuaries for oxidising possible pollutants.
^acn-ntj STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS
A start was made on the study of local coastal oceanography
with three one day cruises aboard a Coast card boat
stationed at I ulna. One trip was made each month of
the quarter. Stations were run in a line perpendicular
Salinity,
to the coast for about 20 miles off shore.
temperature, and oxygen data were gathered.
Dr. John Isaacs of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
visited Corvalli.s. He is quite interested in the above
data in order to correlate these data with that gathered
has suggested that
by 310 on the Marine Life Program.
5IC will aid us by furnishing equipment and moral support.
For this reason, we intend to increase the data gathering
program to Include the standard data gathered by $10 ss
the ML 7 ships. It is hoped that we also may be able to
increase the distance of the sections in the future.
4.
Chemical analysis of the E1$ T .OPIG filtered material
progressed through the quarter. (See last two quarterly
reports.) The graduate student doing the analysis has
not submitted a report on the results as yet, although
the analyses have been completed. Preliminary reports
indicate the possibility of marginal red is from the
standpoint of publication.
II Reports and Papers Published.
1.
Reprints of "Can Mid-Latitude Storms be as were an
Tropical Typhoons and Rurricanes?" were sent out to
the ONR
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iographio distribution list.
III Reports and Papers in
1.
Preparation.
Estuarine hydrographic data taken between June 1956 and
the end of this quarter (September 30, 1958) are in the
being typed for a data report which
lest stages of
should be completed next quarter.
2. Yr. Moklister is currently spending most of his time on
the compilation of an "Atlas of Rydrographio Conditions
in Oregon
Estuaries".
The atlas will represent a
m=mary
of all available information on the hyeirogz aphic 'conditions in the Oregon estuaries and their variations.
IV Miscellaneous.
1.
Dr. Burt participated in the
last half of
Scripps Institution
of Oceanography's IG! Cruise Doldrums during September 1958.
.
Dr. Ptirt
was
appointed Commanding Officer of
red Research Reserve Co. 13-5 on duly 1, 1958.
. Richard Callavay began part time work on the contract
during September.
He has a 83 degree in Oceanography
from the University of Washington, and recently completed
two years with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife POM project
at 8
1. No to working toward an
degree here in
General Science with emphasis on oceanography
truly yours,
Associate
Burt
Bruce $oAlister
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