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Excerpt from Introduction to the National Oceanographic Data Center A new dimension in interagency cooperation within the United States Government is represented by the establishment of the National Oceanographic Data Center (ncdc). Its sponsors include those agencies of government having a primary interest in the marine environment; namely, the Department of the Navy, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, the Weather Bureau, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the National Science Foundation. In addition to providing the funds for operation of the Center, each agency is represented on the National Oceanographic Data Center Advisory Board which determines the opera tiancl policies of the Center. The scientific com munity is represented by two individuals appointed by the National Academy of Sciences. The spirit of cooperation between agencies has influenced the Data Center's relations with the international scientific community as well. The ncdc has fostered exchange programs with many nations, as of January 1962, data exchange with one or more institutions in 18 countries and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ices) has been inaugurated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.