4OS4S2 S EA R E »4 SEA - AIR EXCHANGEPROGRAM tt : a8 NOUTING SLIP University of Rhode Island University of Conrecticut California institute of Technology a pet Re c J ootkes Ve. Jota Ass Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Scripps Institute of Oceanography Texas A & M University University of Miami po CFER/CNRS, France i oreegan Exploration . Te ‘ lu. jagtpn, D.C. 20850 fi S ie oye dF Fee Po Yale University - | BT ER | Sponsored by: ipnaReeie hce Foundation he Intar@ational Decade Pe Participating Institutions: Ap nap Mr. Joseph Merrill Department of Energy Pacific Area Support Office P.O. Box 29939 Honolulu, HI 96820 Se Dear Joe, ( sh sh ahs i Enewetak has A ue As you are no doubt aware, the SEAREX“Field Program in reached its conclusion. Analysis of both air and rain samples collected there. VP have now begun and we have every reason to believe that the program based “At Sand Island was a success. It is not to soon however, for the SEAREX Program members to start weitf about the American Samoa Field Experiment which will begin in November 1980 As was the case in Enewetak, there are some "tough nuts to crack" in American Samoa. Not the least of our problems will be the housing of at least fourteen scientists as well as a few of the families of those scientists who will be there for longer periods of time. It is our hope that perhaps the possibility of procuring government housing exists near the village of Pago Pago. If government housing is not possible, we would be interested in investigating the options of house and apartment rentals. Another problem which we are up against once again is the lack of adequate electrical power at the sampling site located at the NOAA GMCC Station on Cape Matatula. At present, we are thinking of re-using as much of our Enewetak submarine cable as is practical. However, not having been to the sampling site yet, the solution to this problem is not yet in focus. Best regards, AwOLISOSSU Thank you for your cooperation. NOWIATION As I mentioned during the meeting with you, Bill Stanley, and Don Brush in Honolulu on 6 August, I plan on visiting American Samoa sometime in October. At that time, if it is appropriate, I would like to speak with you further with regards to these problems. Any help you might be able to give toward the solution of these problems would be greatly appreciated. ae \ —he A Roger J. Cayer, Jr. SEAREX Coordinator cc: W. Stanley, Dir. PASO/DOE; R. Duce Coordinating Office: Graduate School of Oceanography, Bax 3, University of Rhode Isiand, Kingston, Rhode {sland 02881 (Phone 40 A TOC, —— oS/IAL a