APPENDIX VIII

OCEAN SCIENCES DIVISION

  Estimated
  FY 1993 FY 1994 FY 1995
Ocean Sciences Division $177.7M $188.9M $193.4M
Ocean Sciences Research 92.5M 100.0M 102.9M
Ocean Drilling Program 36.0M 38.7M 39.9M
Oceanographic Facilities 49.2M 50.2 M 50.6M

OCEANOGRAPHIC FACILITIES DETAIL

Operations

Ship Operations 29.4 M* 32.7 M* 35.2 M*
ALVIN, Aircraft, etc. 1.4 M 2.2 M 2.4 M
MarineTechs 4.2 M 4.2 M 4.2 M
  $35.0 M $39.1 M $41.8 M

*Plus $1.6 M from ODP (1993 and 1994), $1.8 M (1995)

Infrastructure

Science Instruments 1.3 M 2.5 M 2.3 M
Shipboard Equipment 2.1 M 2.1 M 1.4 M
Ships, Upgrades 7.2 M 2.6 M 0.4 M
UNOLS Misc. 0.5 M 0.5 M 0.6 M
  $11.1 M $7.7 M $4.7 M

Centers and Reserves

AMS 1.0 M 1.2 M 1.4 M
Cross Directorate/Reserves 2.1 M 2.2 M 2.7 M
  $3.1 M $3.4M $4.2 M

(Apr. 1995)

NSF FY 1996 BUDGET REQUEST

OCEAN SCIENCES

Request is $205.6 Million

Increase of $12.2 Million or 6.3%

  FY 1994 FY 1995 FY 1996
OCEAN SCIENCES RESEARCH $100.0M $102.9M $110.3M
OCEANOGRAPHIC CENTERS & FACILITIES 50.3M 50.6M 54.2M
OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM 38.7M 39.9M 41.1M
  $189.0M $193.4M $205.6M

Major Research Initiatives

GLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAMS $53.7M $57.7M $59.8M
BIOTECHNOLOGY 4.0M 3.6M 3.8M
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 0.4M 0.8M 1.0M
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 7.3M 7.7M 8.3M
SMETE (EHR) 2.1M 2.1M 2.2M
  $67.5M $71.9M $75.1M
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES $121.5M $121.4M $130.5M

(April 1995)


POSSIBLE UNOLS FLEET ALIGNMENT - 1997 - 2002

ATLANTIC/GULF REGION

KNORR GENERAL PURPOSE GLOBAL WOODS HOLE
ENDEAVOR GENERAL PURPOSE NORTH ATLANTIC RHODE ISLAND
EWING MCS/MGG/GP GLOBAL LAMONT
ATLANTIS SUBMERSIBLE GLOBAL WOODS HOLE
CAPE HATTERAS GENERAL PURPOSE NORTH ATLANTIC DUKE ET AL
CAPE HENLOPEN GENERAL PURPOSE CHESAPEAKE BAY DELWARE
WEATHERBIRD II GENERAL PURPOSE BERMUDA BERMUDA
SEWARD JOHNSON GP/SUBMERSIBLE N. ATLANTIC HBOI/MIAMI
EDWIN LINK SUBMERSIBLE CARIBBEAN GULF (BOTH SHIPS)
BLUE FIN GENERAL PURPOSE S.E. LOCAL WATERS GEORGIA
SEADIVER SUBMERSIBLE FLORIDA WATERS HBOI
CALANUS GENERAL PURPOSE FLORIDA LOCAL MIAMI
PELICAN GENERAL PURPOSE LOUISIANA GULF LUMCON
LONGHORN GENERAL PURPOSE TEXAS GULF U.TEXAS

PACIFIC REGION

OCEANUS GENERAL PURPOSE N.E PACIFIC, BEARING ALASKA
THOMPSON GENERAL PURPOSE GLOBAL U. WASHINGTON
WECOMA GENERAL PURPOSE NORTHERN PACIFIC OREGON
PT. SUR GENERAL PURPOSE N.E. PACIFIC MOSS LANDING
MELVILLE GENERAL PURPOSE GLOBAL,WEST PAC. HAWAII
REVILLE GENERAL PURPOSE GLOBAL SCRIPPS
NEW HORIZON GENERAL PURPOSE NORTH PACIFIC SCRIPPS
SPROUL GENERAL PURPOSE N.E. PACIFIC SCRIPPS
BARNES GENERAL PURPOSE PUGET SOUND U. WASHINGTON

REQUIRED UNOLS FLEET CHANGES 1997-2002

A MODEST PROPOSAL

RETIRE MOVE
ISELIN (1996) OCEANUS
GYRE MELVILLE
MOANA WAVE  
ALPHA HELIX  
ATLANTIS II (1996)  

FLEET PROFILE

ATLANTIC/GULF PACIFIC
3 LARGE SHIPS 3 LARGE SHIPS
3 INTERMEDIATES 3 INTERMEDIATES
3 REGIONAL 2 REGIONAL
5 LOCAL 1 LOCAL

MAJOR PLAYERS

NSF

ONR

INSTITUTIONS

FLEET COSTS - 1997

1995 ESTIMATED FUNDING - $48.3 MILLION

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