Oceanographic research at the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory

Abstract

The Oceanographic Studies Section of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory at San Diego, California, was organized in 1946 to continue the wartime research previously conducted by the Division of War Research of the University of California. Since one of the main efforts of USNEL is the investigation of underwater sound and the development and evaluation of sonar devices, most of the investigations of the Oceanographic Studies Section are directed toward supporting underwater sound research. In connection with this work, however, research is also done on other phases of oceanography. Assistance contracts between USNEL ana the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California and the Hancock Foundation of the University of Southern California provide close cooperation with these activities engaged in oceanographic research in Southern California.