UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE ALASKA OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REGION 949 EAST 36TH AVENUE, SUITE 308 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99508-4363 JULY 2003 CDREADME.TXT MMS OCS PERMIT 77-25, BEAUFORT SEA ThIS set of 2 CD's contain scanned images of velocity plots. The plots are part of the available data being released to the public from Outer Continental Shelf Permit 75-25, Contracts No. 14-08-0001-0001-17648, 14-12-0004-60105, 14-35-0002- 40253, 1435-02-96-CT-40285, and Purchase Order 1435-02-96-PO-25220, for multi-channel seismic reflection data from the Beaufort Sea, Alaska, as described Minerals Management Service's Data Announcement. A copy of the Announcement is included on Disc 1 of the set in a PDF file and is viewable with Adobe Acrobat Viewer v3 and higher. See the Announcement for a map of the data location and more detailed description of the data available. The velocity image files are in a compressed TIF format. The data was scanned at a resolution of 200 dpi. The lowest and highest shotpoints of each line on the CD are listed in the file names. A text file of stacking velocities is also included on disc 1 of the set. For questions regarding data or format, contact Gerald Shearer Minerals Management Service 949 East 36th Avenue, Third Floor Anchorage, Alaska 99508-4363 FAX: (907) 271-6565 PHONE: (907) 271-6029 Email: Gerald.Shearer@mms.gov Additional data release announcements may be found at http://www.mms.gov/alaska/re/relgg/INDEX.htm