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role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other ships with the same name, see <a href="/wiki/USNS_Thomas_G._Thompson" title="USNS Thomas G. Thompson">USNS Thomas G. Thompson</a>.</div> <table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_G._Thompson,_Fremantle,_2019_(03).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Thomas_G._Thompson%2C_Fremantle%2C_2019_%2803%29.jpg/300px-Thomas_G._Thompson%2C_Fremantle%2C_2019_%2803%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Thomas_G._Thompson%2C_Fremantle%2C_2019_%2803%29.jpg/450px-Thomas_G._Thompson%2C_Fremantle%2C_2019_%2803%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Thomas_G._Thompson%2C_Fremantle%2C_2019_%2803%29.jpg/600px-Thomas_G._Thompson%2C_Fremantle%2C_2019_%2803%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5023" data-file-height="3288" /></a></span><div><i>Thomas G. Thompson</i> in <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Harbour" title="Fremantle Harbour">Fremantle</a>, Australia</div> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">History</th></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/54px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="54" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/80px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/107px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span></span><span style="padding-left:1em">United States</span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td><i>Thomas G. Thompson</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Namesake</td><td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Gordon_Thompson" title="Thomas Gordon Thompson">Thomas Thompson</a>, Oceanographer</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Operator</td><td>University of Washington</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td>Halter Marine Inc.</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Cost</td><td>$20.9 million</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>March 29, 1989</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>July 27, 1990</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Completed</td><td>July 8, 1991</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Homeport</td><td>Seattle, Washington</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Identification</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/IMO_number" title="IMO number">IMO number</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/imo:8814419">8814419</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Mobile_Service_Identity" title="Maritime Mobile Service Identity">MMSI number</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/mmsi:366345000">366345000</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Maritime_call_sign" title="Maritime call sign">Callsign</a>: KTDQ</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Official Number: 976826</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Status</td><td>Active</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Tonnage</td><td>3,095 <a href="/wiki/Gross_tonnage" title="Gross tonnage">GT</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td>2,155 tons light; 3,051 full load</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td>274 ft (84 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>52.5 ft (16.0 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draft</td><td>19 ft (5.8 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td><a href="/wiki/Diesel-electric" class="mw-redirect" title="Diesel-electric">diesel-electric</a>, two 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) z-drives</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Crew</td><td>23, up to 36 scientists</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>RV <i>Thomas G. Thompson</i> (AGOR-23)</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Oceanographic_research_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Oceanographic research vessel">oceanographic research vessel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lead_ship" title="Lead ship">lead ship</a> of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_G._Thompson-class_oceanographic_research_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas G. Thompson-class oceanographic research ship">her class</a>, owned by the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Research" title="Office of Naval Research">United States Office of Naval Research</a> and operated under a bareboat <a href="/wiki/Charterparty" title="Charterparty">charterparty</a> agreement by the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">University of Washington</a> as part of the <a href="/wiki/University-National_Oceanographic_Laboratory_System" title="University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System">University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System</a> (UNOLS) fleet. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Construction_and_characteristics">Construction and characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RV_Thomas_G._Thompson_(T-AGOR-23)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Construction and characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> issued bid solicitations to the shipbuilding industry for a new <a href="/wiki/Oceanographic_research_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Oceanographic research vessel">oceanographic research vessel</a> on May 27, 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/VT_Halter_Marine" title="VT Halter Marine">Halter Marine, Inc.</a> won the contract for the construction of <i>Thomas G. Thompson</i> in June 1988. Her original contract price was $20.9 million. She was built in Moss Point, Mississippi.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her <a href="/wiki/Keel" title="Keel">keel</a> was <a href="/wiki/Keel_laying" title="Keel laying">laid down</a> on March 29, 1989, and she was <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_ship_launching" title="Ceremonial ship launching">launched</a> on July 27, 1990. <i>Thomas G. Thompson</i> was christened by Dr. Dora Henry, Oceanography Professor Emeritus at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">University of Washington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ship was completed and delivered to the Office of Naval Research on July 8, 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-manual-intro_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manual-intro-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Thomas G. Thompson</i> is 274 feet (84 m) long, with a <a href="/wiki/Beam_(nautical)" title="Beam (nautical)">beam</a> of 52.5 feet (16.0 m) and a full-load <a href="/wiki/Draft_(hull)" title="Draft (hull)">draft</a> of 19 feet (5.8 m).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hull is of welded steel plate construction. She displaces 3,051 <a href="/wiki/Long_ton" title="Long ton">long tons</a> (3,100 <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">t</a>) at <a href="/wiki/Full_load_displacement" class="mw-redirect" title="Full load displacement">full load</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her <a href="/wiki/Gross_tonnage" title="Gross tonnage">gross tonnage</a> is calculated at 3,095 and her <a href="/wiki/Net_tonnage" title="Net tonnage">net tonnage</a> is 928. She is <a href="/wiki/Ship_classification_society" title="Ship classification society">classed</a> by the <a href="/wiki/American_Bureau_of_Shipping" title="American Bureau of Shipping">American Bureau of Shipping</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She has a cruising speed of 12 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (22 km/h; 14 mph) and a maximum speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). She has six diesel generators, three 1,500 kW and three 750 kW, which provide electrical and propulsion power to the ship. The generators, in turn, power two 3,000 hp <a href="/wiki/Direct_current" title="Direct current">DC</a> electric motors which provide the ship's main propulsion. The DC motors power two 360-degree azimuth <a href="/wiki/Z-drive" title="Z-drive">z-drives</a> with four-bladed fixed-pitch propellers. The ship also has a 360-degree azimuth Tees White Gill <a href="/wiki/Pump-jet" title="Pump-jet">water jet</a> <a href="/wiki/Manoeuvring_thruster" class="mw-redirect" title="Manoeuvring thruster">bow thruster</a> driven by a separate 1,100 hp DC motor.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Controls are installed to integrate the z-drives and bow thruster into a <a href="/wiki/Dynamic_positioning" title="Dynamic positioning">dynamic positioning</a> system. Engineers can select fuel-efficient combinations of generators to power the ship whether she is towing an instrument at 1 knot, transiting at 15 knots, or anywhere in between.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her fuel tanks can hold up to 280,000 US gallons (1,100,000 L) giving her an unrefueled range of 12,000 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nautical miles</a> (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 15 knots.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Thomas G. Thompson</i> normally sails with 21 civilian officers and crew, 2 marine technicians, and up to 36 scientists.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The crew is unionized, represented by the Inland Boatmen's Union of the Pacific.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To support her research activities she has 4,000 square feet (370 m<sup>2</sup>) of wet and dry laboratory space, multi-beam mapping sonar and other sensors, and a number of cranes and winches to lower and tow various instruments. The A-frame on her stern, the largest crane aboard, is rated for a 15-ton static load.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The University of Washington won the right to operate <i>Thomas G. Thompson</i> through a competitive bidding process. Invitations to bid were issued on June 5, 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the qualifications for bidders specified by the Office of Naval Research was the return of an earlier generation AGOR-3-class oceanographic vessel that the Navy could retire when the new ship was delivered. As a practical matter, this limited bidding to the University of Washington, the <a href="/wiki/Scripps_Institution_of_Oceanography" title="Scripps Institution of Oceanography">Scripps Institution of Oceanography</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Lamont%E2%80%93Doherty_Earth_Observatory" title="Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory">Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory</a> of <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a>. The Office of Naval Research announced in November 1987 that it had selected the University of Washington to operate the then unnamed AGOR-23.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Contacts were signed with the Navy in June 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ship is named for <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Gordon_Thompson" title="Thomas Gordon Thompson">Thomas Gordon Thompson</a>, who founded the University of Washington's Oceanographic Laboratories in 1930. The ship is designated by the Navy as an AGOR or "Auxiliary General-purpose Oceanographic Research" ship. She is the second research vessel named after Dr. Thompson. The first, <a href="/wiki/USNS_Thomas_G._Thompson_(T-AGOR-9)" title="USNS Thomas G. Thompson (T-AGOR-9)">USNS <i>Thomas G. Thompson</i> (T-AGOR-9)</a>, also operated by the University of Washington, was launched in 1963.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_ships">Sister ships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RV_Thomas_G._Thompson_(T-AGOR-23)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Sister ships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Thomas G. Thompson</i> is the lead ship in her class which also includes <a href="/wiki/RV_Roger_Revelle" title="RV Roger Revelle">RV <i>Roger Revelle</i></a>, operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, <a href="/wiki/RV_Atlantis_(AGOR-25)" title="RV Atlantis (AGOR-25)">RV <i>Atlantis</i></a>, operated by the <a href="/wiki/Woods_Hole_Oceanographic_Institution" title="Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution</a> and <a href="/wiki/NOAAS_Ronald_H._Brown" title="NOAAS Ronald H. Brown">NOAAS <i>Ronald H. Brown</i></a>, operated by <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a> (NOAA). The first three are owned by the US Navy while the last ship is a NOAA-owned vessel. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operating_history">Operating history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RV_Thomas_G._Thompson_(T-AGOR-23)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Operating history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RV_Thomas_G._Thompson_in_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/RV_Thomas_G._Thompson_in_2018.jpg/220px-RV_Thomas_G._Thompson_in_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/RV_Thomas_G._Thompson_in_2018.jpg/330px-RV_Thomas_G._Thompson_in_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/RV_Thomas_G._Thompson_in_2018.jpg/440px-RV_Thomas_G._Thompson_in_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><i>Thomas G. Thompson</i> in 2018 after her mid-life renovation</figcaption></figure> <p><i>Thomas G. Thompson</i> is designed for long-endurance research missions in deep ocean waters and typically spends 260 to 300 days a year at sea.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While she has sailed around the Earth on almost every sea and ocean, she has spent the bulk of her career in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hull is not ice-strengthened. </p><p>While the civilian crew is assigned to the ship permanently, the scientists rotate aboard in support of specific research programs. These have been quite varied, and include global warming,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hydrothermal_vent" title="Hydrothermal vent">hydrothermal vents</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Neutrino_detector" title="Neutrino detector">neutrino detection</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> mapping ocean currents<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and seamounts,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> abyssal phytoplankton,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> underwater volcanic eruptions,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> algal blooms,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and monsoons in the Indian Ocean,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> among many others. </p><p>The vessel also serves as an educational platform for science students of all types from elementary to graduate levels.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The University of Washington funds 45 days of ship time for its own students each year.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004 this cost just over $1 million .<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Thomas G. Thompson</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s expected service life was 30 years, which would have seen the ship retired in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, on October 16, 2014, the University of Washington issued a request for proposals for a mid-life refit. The contract was awarded to the <a href="/wiki/Vigor_Industrial" title="Vigor Industrial">Vigor Industrial</a> shipyard in Seattle. Her renovation began in June 2016. The project ultimately cost $52 million, jointly funded by the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation, and the University of Washington. The work is expected to extend the vessel's life by 10 to 15 years. During the refit the propulsion system was largely replaced with new diesel generators, overhauled propulsion motors, and new switchboards, control systems, and alarms, electrical cable and pipework was replaced as well as the air-conditioning, refrigeration, sewage, and freshwater systems. New research and navigation instruments were also added.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project was completed in December 2017. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RV_Thomas_G._Thompson_(T-AGOR-23)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:1-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:1_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.unols.org/sites/default/files/04161805.PDF"><i>Meeting Minutes 9-10 November, 1987</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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Thompson</i></a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">University of Washington</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RV_Roger_Revelle" title="RV Roger Revelle">RV <i>Roger Revelle</i></a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Scripps_Institution_of_Oceanography" title="Scripps Institution of Oceanography">Scripps Institution</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RV_Atlantis_(AGOR-25)" title="RV Atlantis (AGOR-25)">RV <i>Atlantis</i></a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Woods_Hole_Oceanographic_Institution" title="Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution">Woods Hole</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RV_Sikuliaq" title="RV Sikuliaq">RV <i>Sikuliaq</i></a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/University_of_Alaska_Fairbanks" title="University of Alaska Fairbanks">University of Alaska Fairbanks</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RV_Marcus_G._Langseth" title="RV Marcus G. 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