N00014-96-1-0893, entitled "Oceanographic and Environmental Characterization of Coastal Regions".

Provides funds for construction of RALF, initial instrumentation, and support for initial developments of Virtual RALF.

Provides support for investigation into the use of RALF as a diagnostic tool to investigate processes important in the fate of acid volatile sulfides in dynamic sediments.

OCE-9807686, entitled "Transport and Speciation of Metals at Disrupted Sediment-Water Interfaces: Coupled Modeling, Annular Flume and Field Experiments"