README.1ST FILE


This CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) has been produced  in 
accordance  with  the ISO 9660 CD-ROM Standard and  is  therefore 
capable  of  being  read  on  any  computing  platform  that  has 
appropriate  CD-ROM  driver  software  installed. 

		Center for Marine and Coastal Geoscience
		Quissett Campus, Crawford Building
		Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
		prepared August 1996

	Technical questions about this CD-ROM may be
	directed to Chris Polloni at 508-457-2280, or 
		e-mail cpolloni@usgs.gov

	
	Questions, suggestions, and potential additions may 
	be directed to Frank Manheim at 508-457-2235, or 
		e-mail fmanheim@usgs.gov


			USING THIS CD ROM

This CD-ROM was designed to be used on computers equipped with a CD ROM 
reader and mouse, both IBM(tm) compatibles and MacIntosh(tm) hardware. It does 
not contain a built-in display software, but can be read with any 
html-compatible browser like NETSCAPE(tm), MOSAIC(tm), INTERNET EXPLORER(tm), and 
SLIPKNOT(tm) by opening the "index.htm" file included in the root directory 
of the CD ROM.



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	This  Compact  Disc-Read  Only Memory  (CD-ROM)  publication  was 
	prepared  by an agency of the United States Government.   Neither 
	the United States Government nor any agency thereof,  nor any  of 
	their  employees,  make any warranty,  expressed or  implied,  or 
	assumes  any legal liability or responsibility for the  accuracy, 
	completeness,   or  usefulness  of  any  information,  apparatus, 
	product,  or process disclosed in this report, or represents that 
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	therein to any specific commercial product,  process,  or service 
	by trade name,  trademark,  manufacturer,  or otherwise does  not 
	necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement,  recommendation, 
	or  favoring  by  the  United States  Government  or  any  agency 
	thereof.   Any  views and opinions of authors expressed herein do 
	not  necessarily  state  or reflect those of  the  United  States 
	Government or any agency  thereof or the Lake Pontchartrain Basin
	Foundation.