Brookhaven National Laboratory, and dozens of other
leading research institutions. A periodical “Atoll Research
Bulletin” was initiated in 1950 for publishing new scientific findings on atolls, and the U.S. Geological
Professional Paper series was expanded to accommodate
the results of extensive geological research.
In 1954, Dixie Lee Ray, Director of the Atomic Energy
Commission, provided funding for a marine biological
Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, Figure 3 Islands of Enewetak Atoll with Marshallese names shown on the lagoon side and the
English U.S government code names on the ocean side (Helfrich and Ray, 1987).
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leading research institutions. A periodical “Atoll Research
Bulletin” was initiated in 1950 for publishing new scientific findings on atolls, and the U.S. Geological
Professional Paper series was expanded to accommodate
the results of extensive geological research.
In 1954, Dixie Lee Ray, Director of the Atomic Energy
Commission, provided funding for a marine biological
Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, Figure 3 Islands of Enewetak Atoll with Marshallese names shown on the lagoon side and the
English U.S government code names on the ocean side (Helfrich and Ray, 1987).
ENEWETAK ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS
385