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IASPS Satellite Symposium on Statistical Hydrology: Tucson, Arizona, August 31–September 2, 1971
Authors: Kisiel C. C.
Published: October 2011

During the past summer, the International Association for Statistics in Physical Sciences (IASPS), an autonomous section of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), organized Satellite Symposia in the United States concerning applications of probability and statistics. These symposia were a spin‐off of the biennial meetings of ISI In Washington, D.C., and covered the areas of geology, hydrology, metallurgy, point processes, turbulence, and pollution. The meetings were designed to promote Interchange of ideas between statisticians and specialists in these areas.
IAH Committee on the Hydrology of Karst: Montpellier, France, September 27–October 2, 1971
Authors: LeGrand H. E.
Published: October 2011

The annual meeting of the Committee on the Hydrology of Karst of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, was held at the Center d'Etudes et de Reherches Geologiques et Hydrologiques at the Universite de Montpellier, France. The participants were: André Burger, President, Neuchâtel; Tivadar Boeker, Budapest; Carlo Felice Boni, Rome; Louis Dubertret, Secretary General of IAH, Paris; Laszlo Kiraly, Neuchâtel; Miomir Komatina, Belgrade; Borivoje Mijatovic, Belgrade; Henri Paloc, Montpellier; Branko Stepanovic, Belgrade; Philip F. LaMoreaux, USA; Harry E. LeGrand, USA; Paolo Bono, Rome; and Jacques Avias, France. LaMoreaux and LeGrand also represented the USNC/IHD Work Group on the Hydrology of Carbonate Rocks.
Numerical‐dynamical modeling workshop: Burlington, Ontario, August 23–24, 1971
Authors: Simons T. J. , Rao D. B.
Published: October 2011

The workshop originated out of private communications of scientists involved in hydrodynamic lake modeling at the Great Lakes Conference held in Toronto, April 19–21, 1971. In view of the recent explosion of numerical models of the Great Lakes, it was felt that it would be desirable to assemble the respective projects into a more coordinated modeling program As a first step toward this goal a workshop on the numericaldy narnical modeling of the Great Lakes was planned for August 23–24, 1971, at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington.
Information exchange on water resources research
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Institute for Water Resources (IWR) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is engaged in a continuing program of research, study, and evaluation aimed at achieving effective public involvement in Corps of Engineers' water resources programs. The institute is interested in establishing informal liaison with any college, anrversity, agency, consulting firm, or individual in the U.S. or Canada engaged in research or practice in this relatively new area of water resources concern to exchange information and insights regarding these activities that might be of mutual benefit.
Conference on Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Fleventh Annual Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Conference, sponsored by Vanderbilt Unhersitv and the Tennessee Department of Public Health, will be held June 1 and 2, 1972, at the new Sheraton Motor Inn in Nashville, Tennessee.
Grumman PRAESEE Program
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

In mid‐March twenty‐one former aerospace engineers will have completed a retraining program in environmental engineering at Grumman Aerospace facilities in Bethpage, New York. This Program for Retraining Engineers and Scientists in Environmental Engineering (PRAESEE), which focuses on water quality as a specific, critical issue in the environment, is a six‐month period of intensive study of environmental chemistry; environmental microbiology; hydrology modeling and hydraulics design; analytical instrumentation; computer‐based environmental data processing; water supply and waste water treatment systems design, and unit operations and processes.
Environmental Studies Institute
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Carnegie‐Mellon University has established an institute for the study of environmental problems and to advance the education of researchers and practitioners in the field.

Known as the Environmental Studies Institute (ESI), the new interdisciplinary organization is offering graduate study programs in the environmental area and will develop technology and methods of implementing it for the solution of specific problems.
Summer institute in fluid mechanics of the environment
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Summer Institute in Fluid Mechanics of the Environment will be offered from June 12 through August 4, 1972, at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, under support of the National Science Foundation. J.E. Cermak, Professor‐in‐Charge of the Fluid Mechanics Program, will direct the Institute with the assistance of R.N. Meroney. The subject matter will he focused on the description, analysis, and measurement of atmospheric and oceanic motions affecting air and water pollution, local weather modification, soil and water conservation, wind forces on structures, and urban planning. Courses to be offered include geophysical fluid mechanics, turbulent diffusion, data processing, numerical analysis, and instrumentation and measurements. Twenty‐five university faculty in engineering and science will be selected as NSF‐supported participants.
Course on situation and evolution of the cleaning of polluted water
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

An advanced course on situation and evolution of the cleaning of polluted water will be held October 9–13, 1972, at the Bavarian Biological Research Institute. For further information, write H. Liebmann, Kaulbaehstrasse 37, 8 Munich 22, Federal Republic of Germany.
Artifacts wanted
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Harry Lundeberg Museum, Inc., of Piney Point, Maryland, is seeking memorabilia dealing with the history of the Merchant Marine. The museum plans to exhibit and preserve these items in a memorial to the American maritime tradition. Anyone interested in donating ships models, shipboard implements or instruments, or other related maritime items such as books, documents, and pictures can write to Charles C. Mollard, Chairman, Museum Acquisition Committee, Suite 403, 2000 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
The President's Page: The surveyor geodesist (guest editorial)
Authors: Orlin Hyman
Published: October 2011

The dichotomy in science education, the development of specialized or interdisciplinary scientists, is also a dilemma for the science administrator when he attempts to form an effective scientific staff. Proponents each school of thought find numerous examples to support their point of view. Yet, it is the cross‐fertilization of knowledge, whether provided by the interdisciplinarian or by interdisciplinary‐oriented specialists with a need to solve common problems, and not technical or scientific tubular vision that has produced the quantum jumps in science and technology. This interchange between specialists is certainly evident in the history of geodesy; but as the applicable science and technology progressed, new actors emerged to play the leading roles.
Short summer course in X‐ray spectrometry
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A two‐week short course in modern spectrometry will be offered at the State University of New York at Albany June 5–16, 1972. The course will develop the basic theory and techniques starting from elementary principles. No previous knowledge or experience is required. The first week will cover basic principles and techniques, and the second week will continue with further fundamentals and practical applications. The latter part of the second week will emphasize n on dispersive analysis, advanced techniques, mathematical methods, and computer automation of modern X‐ray spectrometers. Registration may be made for one week (either week) or for the entire two‐week session.
Solar eclipse
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

There will be an eclipse of the sun on Monday, July 10, 1972, with a path of totality passing from northern Alaska southeastward across Canada to Nova Scotia. Much of its path crosses sparsely inhabited parts of Canada, but the province of Prince Edward Island is directly in the path The capital city of Charlottetown is nine miles from the line and will have 128 seconds of totality (compared with a maximum of 156 seconds in the Hudson Bay area).

For this reason the Department of Tourist Development of Prince Edward Island welcomes as many astronomers as possible to be present for this occasion. Plans are underway to build a planetarium on the Island tor the use of visiting scientists, which will remain as a permanent facility after the eclipse. The government of Prince Edward Island is prepared to assist in acquiring hotel reservations and generally expedite all other arrangements for visiting astronomers (although no financialassistance can be offered).
Two meetings study hydrology
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Second International Symposium in Hydrology will be held September 11–13, 1972, at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. The symposium will cover floods, droughts, and decision‐making with inadequate hydrologic data. The first two topics of the symposium, floods and droughts, will critically review existing concepts and methodologies used in water resources applications, and will introduce new ideas, concepts, and methods to solve problems. The third topic, decision making with inadequate hydrologic data, is important because inadequate data are the rule rather than the exception. Old and new methods of decision‐making with inadequate data will be examined.
IAHS publications
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

One of the principal functions of the International Association of Hydrologic Sciences (IAHS) is the publication and sale of symposia proceedings and the quarterly Bulletin. The publication program was temporarily delayed in November 1970 with the sudden illness and resignation of L.J. Tison, former Secretary General of IAHS. The publication program is again in full operation. The Secretary General, with the assistance of others, has published and distributed copies of the first three issues of the 1971 Bulletin and expects to have the last issue in the mail soon. Starting with the first issue for 1972, organization and publication of the Bulletin will be handled by the new Editor, John C. Rodda, Institute of Hydrology, Wattingford, Berkshire, England. All manuscripts for the Bulletin should be submitted to the Editor through the respective National Committees of IAHS. The 1971 and 1972 subscription price of the Bulletin has been established at $10 per year.
GEOP Research Conferences
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Geodesy/Solid‐Earth and Ocean Physics research conferences are established to stimulate interdisciplinary research in the fields of geodesy, solid‐earth and ocean physics within universities, research foundations, industrial and governmental organizations. This is to be achieved by an informal type of meeting consisting of invited speakers and a discussion panel supplemented by a small number of contributing speakers, when sufficient time is available to stimulate discussion among the members of each conference. This type of meeting is a valuable means of disseminating information and ideas to an extent that could not be achieved through the usual channels of publication and presentation at scientific meetings. In addition, scientists in these related fields become acquainted, and valuable associations are formed that often result in collaboration and cooperative efforts.
Hydrology of fractured rocks: October–November 1971
Authors: Heindl L. A.
Published: October 2011

The recent high level of interest in the hydrology of fractured, and particularly fractured carbonate, rocks was again demonstrated at the 1971 annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. A field conference, which dealt with the hydrogeology and land‐use problems in fractured carbonate rocks in south‐central Pennsylvania, was conducted on October 30–31, and a Symposium on the Hydrology of Fractured Rocks was held on November 1 in Washington, D.C.

Both events were initiated by the U.S./IHD Work Group on the Hydrology of Carbonate Terranes (V.T. Stringfield, Chairman) as complementary parts of a single, over‐all presentation of current thinking in the hydrology of fractured rocks.
IFYGL
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Third Workshop on the International Field Year for the Great Lakes (IFYGL), was held at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., from January 18–21, 1972.

The purpose of the Washington Workshop was twofold: (1) to assess the status of projects and scheduling in IFYGL and to evaluate the significance of any apparent problems in the program; and (2) to update and validate the 1972 Technical Plan for the data collection phase of the Field Year.
Dry Valley Drilling Project
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

As a consequence of recent meetings held in New Zealand and Antarctica by science and administrative coordinators from Japan. New Zealand, and the United States, a three‐year drilling project (1972–1975) in the Dry Valleys region of Antarctica has been proposed and approved. The project (Dry Valley Drilling Project) is to be funded, in part, by the National Science Foundation and by antarctic research groups from Japan and New Zealand, using McMurdo station as a base of operations. The project, in addition to the advantages of having international support, will be multidisciplinary and will include ten boreholes drilled to a maximum depth of 600 meters. Recommended drill sites include: Ross Island into McMurdo volcanics; McMurdo Sound into interbedded marine, glacial, and volcanic deposits; Marble Point metamorphics; Lake Vida in Victoria Valley; Don Juan Pond in Wright Valley; Lake Vanda in Wright Valley; mouth of Taylor Valley near the coast; Lake Fryxell in Taylor Valley; Lake Bonney in Taylor Valley; and Walcott glacier area It is hoped that collection of continuous core from these site locations will enable scientists to develop a better working knowledge of the physical and biological history of the antarctic continent, from Precambrian time to the present.
1973 USGS budget focuses on Earth science data
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

During fiscal 1973, the U.S. Geological Survey will step up efforts to acquire basic earth science knowledge needed for the wise management of land, energy, and mineral resources.

V.E. McKelvey, USGS Director, said that ‘if the nation is to cope successfully with clashing resource‐environmental problems arising from the need on one hand for vast amounts of natural resources, while, at the same time, recognizing the need to avoid environmental degradation, such data are fundamental requisites.’
Symposium on the planning of water resources
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

An International Symposium on the Planning of Water Resources will be held December 4–8 , 1972, at the Seeretaria de Recursos Hidraulicos, Mexico City. The symposium is endorsed by the Ministry of Water Resources of the government of Mexico and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences.

The topics of the symposium will include: present techniques used in the planning of water resources; data compilation systems and current methodologies of data analysis; methods of integrating and coordinating water resources plans with other national programs; an analysis of results contained in the planning of water resources, based on the experience of the participating countries; ecological interrelationships of water resources development and planning criteria to avert undesirable effects; uses of secondary water and augmentation through transfer, desalting, climate modification, and so forth; and formation of a world technical organization designed to encourage international collaboration through an interchange of information and experiences in water resources planning.
Workshop on numerical‐dynamical modeling of Great Lakes
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The second Workshop on the Numerical‐Dynamical Modeling of the Great Lakes will be held August 24–25, 1972, at the Center for Great Lakes Studies of the University of Wisconsin‐Milwaukee. The participants actively engaged in physical, biological, or chemical modeling will deliver short presentations of their recent work. Discussions will then be held regarding a variety of topics related to numerical modeling. The published agenda will be modified to favor those subjects that promote the most active and fruitful exchange.
Symposium on remote sensing
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Fighth International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment will be held on the campus of The University of Michigan, October 2–6, 1972. The symposium is open to all who have an interest in remote sensing.

Contributed papers will make up the bulk of the program, and all investigators are encouraged to submit contributions related to work planned, in progress, or completed. Although the symposium is not tutorial in nature, the presentations should be designed for maximum interest to the potential user community rather than directed soley to the remote sensing community.
Second international conference on permafrost
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Second International Conference on Permafrost will be held in Yakutsk, USSR, July 16–28, 1973.

The conference program will include the following topics for the main sessions: Thermophysical fundamentals of the processes of the formation and development of the cryolithosphcre; regional geocryology; genesis, composition, and structure of permafrost and ground ice; physics, physico‐chemistry and mechanics of permafrost and ice; groundwater of the cryohthosphere; geocryological surveys and predicitons; and principles of controlling geocryological conditions during construction in areas of permafrost.
New product
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Logitech concern of Scotland has developed an automatic system that will enable technicians to treble their output of 30‐micron rock sections for geological research. The system revolves around a Logitech Model LP 30 production lapping machine with a capacity for lapping at three work stations providing facilities for automatic feed of abrasives, variable speed control and vacuum supply for vacuum chuck location of specimens. Three sets of conditioning/retaining rings and flat pressure blocks are used for primary thinning and flat lapping of unmounted rock slices. The lapped slices, typically of 2mm thickness, are cemented to glass microscope slides of uniform lapped thickness by means of a special bonding jig so that the cement layer thickness is of the order of one micron.
The President's Page: Time of change
Authors: Newell Homer E.
Published: October 2011

The past two years have been a period of considerable activity for the American Geophysical Union. During those two years, the Union participated in the Fifteenth General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, developed plans for separating from the National Academy of Sciences, prepared amended Statutes and Bylaws for consideration by the membership, worked with the NAS on the development of a new constitution for the U.S. National Committee for IUGG, and set in motion efforts to develop closer working relationships with the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Scientific Radio (URSI). Since this activity implies significant changes for AGU and its relations to the NAS, IUGG, and other scientific societies, it seems appropriate to give members a brief accounting.
Geodetic location of acoustic ocean‐bottom transponders from surface positions
Authors: Mourad A. G. , Fubara D. M. , Ruck G. T. , Hopper A. T.
Published: October 2011

In late 1969, Battelle Memorial Institute‐Columbus Laboratories (Battelle‐Columbus) was involved in a NASA experiment in the Bahamas, the over‐all objective of which was to determine the feasibility of using C‐band radar for ship positioning and for establishing marine geodetic control points.

The use of C‐band radar for marine measurements is desirable for several reasons: (1) C‐band radar can be operated in a ranging mode by measuring distances from ship to satellites and provides a particular advantage in that errors in ship velocity are not as critical as they are with the Doppler satellite technique; (2) several ships already have C‐band radar systems on board; and (3) it provides an additional satellite system for geodetic measurements at sea.
Eighth International Conference on Nucleation
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Committee on Nucleation of the International Commission on Cloud Physics, IAMAP, will sponsor the Eighth International Conference on Nucleation to be held in Leningrad, USSR, in July 1973.

The conference will be devoted mainly to mechanisms of ice nucleation. The following topics will be discussed: ice nucleation from vapor by deposition nuclei; ice nucleation of water by freezing nuclei, both by contact and immersion; homogeneous ice nucleation of supercooled water; and ice nucleation from thin water films.
Solar terrestrial relations conference
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A Conference on Solar Terrestrial Relations will be held August 28–September 1, 1972, at The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It will cover the areas of solar physics, interplanetary medium, magnetospheric physics and auroral physics.
Fifty‐Third Annual Meeting 1972
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Fifty‐Third Annual Meeting was held on April 17–21, 1972, at the Sheraton‐Park Hotel, in Washington, D.C. Total registration was 2384, including 1594 members, 295 student members and 495 nonmembers. This registration was just short of last year's total of 2504.

During the five‐day meeting 101 invited papers and 1093 contributed papers were scheduled to be given in a total of 100 scientific sessions. This is the same total number of papers as given in 1971 and m11% fewer than the all‐time high of 1230 papers given at the Golden Anniversary Meeting in 1969. Thus it appears that the Annual Meeting has remained on a plateau that contrasts sharply with the rapid growth experienced between 1965 and 1969.
NOAA tests sounds as air pollution monitoring technique
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Scientists of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are testing a system designed for observing and forecasting air pollution conditions through the use of sound. A special instrument called an acoustic echo sounder enables them to see with unprecedented accuracy the height and undulations of the atmospheric inversion, a region of cold air topped by a warm layer that traps and concentrates pollutants.

These data together with conventional meteorological methods, enables local authorities to improve their air pollution control warnings and decisions.
International Symposium on Atmospheric Trace Gases
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics and the American Meteorological Society will sponsor an International Symposium on Atmospheric Trace Gases to be held at Mainz, Germany, on April 2–4, 1973.
The President's Page: Stockholm and Sequelae
Authors: Abelson Philip A.
Published: October 2011

Many geophysicists are professionally interested in environmental matters and hence followed the preparations for and the conduct of the Stockholm Conference. They were aware of broad international activity in advance of the conference. Some have expressed disappointment that U.S. geophysicists generally were not more broadly involved in the preparations.

Published accounts of the Stockholm Conference did little to increase the prestige of the occasion. From this side of the water Stockholm seemed like a rather dull show. True there were histrionics at some of the plenary sessions, but much of the propaganda and self‐serving statements were stale or ridiculous.
New field regions announced by U.S. Geological Survey
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The U.S. Geological Survey has established, for overall administrative purposes, three regions each of which encompasses approximately onethird of the nation.

The three regions, Eastern, Central, and Western, will replace the four regions previously maintained by the Geological Survey. Each of the three regions will include several of President Nixon's ten administrative regions and have common boundaries with them.
Bay Area earthquake instrument array completed
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

An array of instruments designed to provide uniquely useful data on earthquakes and their effects in the San Francisco Bay area has been completed. Developed by geophysicists in the Seismological Field Survey (of the Boulder, Colorado‐based Earth Sciences Laboratories, one of NOAA's Environmental Research Laboratories), the new array is among the most comprehensive strong‐motion recording systems now in use.

The APEEL (Andreas‐Peninsula Earthquake Engineering Laboratory) array is positioned along a 20‐mile line running roughly northeastward some 20 miles south of San Francisco. The array crosses the San Andreas Fault, San Francisco Bay, and the Hayward Fault. Strong‐motion accelerographs are installed at 15 locations along the line, interspersed with other seismic instruments, seismographs, and seismoscopes, to record data from any future damaging earthquakes in the area.
NOAA forms new facility for Earth‐Sun data
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Data activities in the fields of seismology, geomagnetism, marine geology and geophysics, solar activity, interplanetary phenomena, the ionosphere, cosmic rays, aurorae, and airglow have been consolidated in a single data center. The newly formed National Geophysical and Solar‐Terrestrial Data Center has headquarters in Boulder, Colorado.

The data center contains what amounts to an observational history of the planet's earthquake activity, fluctuations in the geomagnetic field, and the myriad interactions between radiation from the sun and the earth's outer atmosphere. Its holdings also include a wide range of gravity and geomagnetic data taken by NOAA and other ships at sea, oceanfloor sediment samples, and acoustic profiles that show cross‐sectional views of the ocean floor beneath its sediment mantle.
Allied research forms new subsidiary
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Allied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), has announced the formation of a new, wholly‐owned subsidiary named Terratek, Inc. The formation of this new company is part of ARA's program for consolidation of traditional areas of business while expanding into related growth areas. Terratek absorbed ARA's former Geophysics Division, the Aracon Geophysics operation, and other associated components of the Systems and Engineering Division. The new company will continue its active participation in satellite meteorological programs, and will utilize its extensive experience in system design, analysis and exploitation of satellite‐acquired imagery for application to problems concerned with the growing worldwide commitment for development of earth resources and control of the environment.
Oceanographers tag huge North Atlantic eddy
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

NOAA oceanographers have placed an identification ‘tag’ on a huge cold water eddy that broke through the Gulf Stream from the North Atlantic and is headed south. This eddy, another in an apparent series of massive bodies of water that may affect Atlantic coast weather, is now about 300 miles due east of Savannah, Georgia, moving south at the rate of approximately two miles a day.

The new eddy is so huge that its total volume is estimated to equal the amount of water in the Gulf Stream flowing past Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, in about 10 days. The Gulf Stream's volume approximates that of 2000 Mississippi Rivers, with a flow of 100 billion tons of water per hour, 22 times as large as all the rivers of the earth.
New atmospheric sciences group formed
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The formation of a new Atmospheric Sciences Group, with responsibility in environmental research and other programs, has been announced by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory of the University of California.

The Group is organizationally part of the LLL Physics Department. Headed by Joseph B. Knox, the Group is intended to consolidate a variety of atmospheric science efforts and increase communication between participating scientists. One of the Group's most powerful tools will be the numerical modeling capability of the Livermore computational facility, which is one of the world's most advanced.
New products
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Engdahl Enterprises has announced their new Peak Shock Recorder Model 1200 that senses and records the shock spectrum caused by earthquakes, storms, and explosions. The recorder is useful whenever acceleration measurements are desired at low frequencies. The plot of the recorder's twelve individual measurements is the shock spectrum of the acceleration to which the recorder was subjected.

The PSR 1200 is a twelve‐channel direct‐recording accelerometer, which effectively plots a frequency spectrum of the applied shock and is completely self‐contained. Twelve reeds of different lengths and weights, one for each frequency, are fabricated from spring steel. A diamond‐ tripped stylus is attached to the free end of each reed to inscribe a permanent record of its deflection on one of twelve record plates. A calibration sheet for each recorder lists the resonant frequency and sensitivity of each reed. The Peak Shock Recorder can be used in connection with dams, high‐rise structures, nuclear power plants, mines, ships, earth studies, and oil explorations.
International Symposium on Earth Gravity Models and Related Problems
Authors: Rapp Richard R.
Published: October 2011

The International Symposium on Earth Gravity Models and Related Problems was held in St. Louis, August 16–18, 1972. One hundred and forty‐seven scientists from the United States and nine other countries attended this meeting, which was divided into six sessions.

The meeting itself was designed to bring together scientists interested in the determination of the earth's gravitational field and the geodetic and geophysical applications and implications of such determinations. This information was presented in four topical groups.
Solar planetary relationships meeting format
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

At the business meeting of the Solar‐Planetary Relationships Section during the 1972 Annual Meeting the following resolution was passed:

RESOLVED, that the officers of the AGU Solar‐Planetary Relationships Section be instructed to present plans for organizing and sponsoring an AGU Space Physics meeting to the AGU‐URSI planning committee, and that the AGU Council be asked to approve such a meeting, which, if successful, might thenceforth be held on an annual basis.
Fourth International Peat Congress
Authors: Boelter Don H.
Published: October 2011

The Fourth International Peat Congress was organized by the Finnish National Committee of the International Peat Society under the able leadership of Erkki Kivinen, Committee Chairman and IPS President. Its purpose was to promote international understanding and cooperation on all matters concerning the study and utilization of peatland, peat, and related materials.

The United States delegation included 20 representatives of universities, government agencies, and the peat industry. Six of the more than 150 technical papers were presented by members of the U.S. delegation. In all, more than 450 delegates from 23 countries participated in the Congress.
Radiation measurement manual published
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The second in the IFYGL Technical Manual Series, Radiation Measurement, by J. Ronald Latimer, has been published by the Secretariat of the Canadian National Committee for the IHD.
The President's Page: Freedom of science at sea (guest editorial)
Authors: Maxwell A. E.
Published: October 2011

During the Fourth Preparatory Meeting of the U.N. Seabed Committee in July and August, the subject of marine science research became a substantive issue that will be on the agenda for future conferences on the Law of the Sea. Although it is much too early to predict the outcome of international negotiations on this issue, it is already clear that the recommended policy of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences will not prevail. This is not surprising because this policy represents a liberal approach of scientists from a highly developed country, and it cannot be expected that developing nations within the present international political climate will necessarily share this position. In general, the Academy policy favored the maximum freedom of open scientific research in the three zones of jurisdiction that seem to be emerging: territorial waters, an intermediate or resource zone, and the remaining open ocean. It seems unlikely at this stage that within the territorial waters and the intermediate zone future scientific research will be conducted without first obtaining permission from the coastal state. This situation is not insignificant since these areas might constitute as much as 30% of the world ocean. Moreover, there is concern that even on the open ocean, permission for scientific research will require prior approval from some as yet undefined international authority.
The European Geophysical Society
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Since the European Earth and Planetary Physics Colloquium (EEPPC) was held at the University of Reading, England, in April 1971, investigations have been made on a multinational basis to establish the practicability of forming a European Geophysical Society (EGS) in response to the following resolutions (1–3) adopted at the Reading meeting.

1. An Association of European Geophysicists should be established with individual membership making small annual subscriptions to meet the cost of producing and distributing an information sheet on future colloquia.

2. The main activity of the Association shall be to promote the continuation of the European Earth and Planetary Physics Colloquia on an annual basis.

3. The practical implementation of the above resolutions shall initially be the responsibility of an Executive Committee, the members of which will be determined after consultations with representatives in the concerned countries of Europe.
NSF graduate fellowships
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The National Science Foundation has again asked the National Research Council to advise it in selection of candidates for the Foundation's Program of Graduate Fellowships for 1973–1974. Panels appointed by the National Research Council will evaluate qualifications of applicants. Final selection will be made by the Foundation, with awards to be announced on March 15, 1973.

Applicants to the Program must be beginning graduate students by the fall of 1973 or must have completed not more than one calendar year of full‐time or part‐time graduate study by the fall of 1973. Subject to the availability of funds, new fellowships awarded in the spring of 1973 will be for periods of three years, the second and third years contingent on certification to the Foundation by the fellowship institution of the student's satisfactory progress toward an advanced degree in the sciences.
Sea grant colleges
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The University of Wisconsin System has been designated a Sea Grant College by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Wisconsin becomes the fifth university in the nation named to Sea Grant College status (see ‘Land Is Just an Island—Birth of Sea Grant,’ May EOS). The designation was made ‘in recognition of exceptionally high standards of effort, performance, and innovation in marine‐related programs.’

The new status assures priority funding by the federal government and represents a long‐term commitment to the University to continue working to maintain and develop the nation's marine environment and resources.
Compendium on ancient fluid “Bubbles” published
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A report on fluid inclusions, which are microscopic fluid ‘bubbles’ trapped inside mineral crystals for as much as a billion years, has been published. Geologists have found that these bubbles are useful clues in the search for ore deposits.

According to the author, Edwin Roedder, the U.S. Geological Survey report is the most comprehensive summary of the subject in the English language. Roedder explained that fluid inclusions might be considered as miniature Rosetta Stones or Dead Sea Scrolls of geology. ‘They are clues to geologic events of the fat past,’ he said, ‘when ore deposits were forming in baths of salty water. Evidences of the formation of ore deposits lie in the common occurrence of microscopic droplets of fluids that became trapped in growing mineral crystals deposited by the hot water solutions moving through cracks in rocks millions or even more than a billion years ago.’
Princeton revitalizes water resources program
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

After 12 years of modest efforts, Princeton University has taken several major steps to revise and strengthen its educational and research programs in Water Resources. Last October the president of the University, Robert Goheen, appointed a new faculty committee from three departments with broad interests to reorganize and investigate Princeton's resources and commitment in this area. The committee, drawn from the departments of Civil and Geological Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Sciences, and Chemical Engineering, is headed by W.E. Bonini.
Journal on radioactive age dating expands
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Isochron West, a journal on radioactive age dating throughout the western U.S., has been expanded to cover material gathered from the western hemisphere.

This periodical is published approximately three times a year by the New Mexico State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. According to Don H. Baker, Jr.. Director of the New Mexico bureau, ‘Many geologists have expressed a need for a publication that would list all isotopic age determinations in order to keep up with findings in this rapidly expanding field. Many dates are never published and, for all practical purposes, are lost, while others are not published for years.’
New products
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Logitech Precision Lapping System, centered on the LP 30 Production Lapping Machine, provides a unified automatic method whereby finished rock sections of high quality may be produced at a considerably enhanced production rate. The LP 30 machine has a reported capacity for lapping at three work stations and provides facilities for automatic feed of abrasive, variable speed control, and vacuum supply for vacuum chuck location of specimens. Conditioning‐retaining rings and flat pressure blocks are used for primary thinning and flat lapping of unmounted rock slices. The lapped slices, typically of 2‐mm thickness, are cemented to glass microscope slides of uniform lapped thickness by means of a special bonding jig so that the cement layer thickness is effectively zero.
Geophysical research in Czechoslovakia
Authors: Liebermann Robert C.
Published: October 2011

For one month in August–September 1971 I had the privilege of visiting geophysical institutes in Czechoslovakia. This visit was made possible through the scientific exchange program between the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (ČSAV).

The purpose of this visit was to observe current geophysical research in Czechoslovakia, to become acquainted with research scientists in this field, and to exchange ideas and expertise with them. Under the terms of the exchange agreement, the U.S. Academy provided support for transportation to Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak Academy provided subsistence and travel expenses within the country.
Second Joint Conference on Sensing of Environmental Pollutants
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Second Joint Conference on Sensing of Environmental Pollutants will be held December 10–12, 1973, at the Sheraton‐Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.

The conference will be concerned with exchange of information on sensing and measurement of air, water, and land pollution. Representatives of all technical disciplines involved with the development, evaluation, and use of pollution measuring techniques are expected to attend.
New land‐use classification system proposed
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A new national land‐use classification system has been proposed for testing and review by geographers of the U.S. Geological Survey.

The system has been developed to meet the needs of federal and state agencies for an up‐to‐date overview of land use throughout the nation on a basis that is uniform in date, scale, and categorization. The system is designed to accommodate the wealth of natural resource and environmental data being returned from satellite and high‐altitude aircraft.
Post Doctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Physical Oceanography
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Applications are now being accepted by the School of Oceanography, Oregon State University, for a post doctoral fellowship in theoretical physical oceanography. Tenure will be one year with the possibility of a one‐year renewal. The stipend, depending upon experience and other qualifications, will be between $12,500 and $15,000. The appointment may begin as early as July 1, 1973, but no later than October 1, 1973.

Applicants should currently be engage d in theoretical research in oceanic fluid dynamics or in geophysical fluid dynamics with oceanic applications. Applicants are preferred who have research interests compatible with ongoing programs in physical oceanography at Oregon State University.
Forum
Authors: De Bremaecker Jean‐Claude
Published: October 2011

In our guest editorial that appeared on the President's Page of the December LffiS urging that AGU hasten its conversion to SI metric units, we stated that besides the U.S., the only other countries not already metric or in the process of changing were some ‘former British colonies such as Jamaica, Guyana, Uganda, and Malaysia.’
ASEE‐NASA Summer Faculty Fellowships
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The American Society for Engineering Education and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have announced the 1973 Summer Faculty Fellowships in Engineering Systems Design and Aeronautics and Space Research.

These fellowships are awarded each year by NASA to young engineering and science faculty members in programs of summer study to be undertaken by several universities in cooperation with NASA research centers. Duration of the programs is between ten and eleven weeks, and about 140 first‐year fellows will be selected. Another 100 fellows will return for a second year in the research programs.
Workshop on Environmental Problems in the Extractive Industries
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A Workshop on Environmental Problems in the Extractive Industries will be held at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, June 11–14. The workshop is being sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education of the University, the Geological Society of America, and other major national associations.

The workshop is aimed at generalists and specialists involved in resource extraction, mineral processing, pollution law, and waste handling. It offers a forum where solutions to industrial pollution problems of the mining, petroleum, and water industry can be extensively discussed. Mining and petroleum engineers, geologists, resource managers, pollution control officials, university professors, and independent consultants are especially invited.
Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A solar vacuum telescope that will aid the country's manned space program by helping scientists get more information on the sun's magnetic field is being built at Kitt Peak National Observatory, 52 miles west of Tucson, Arizona.

Studies of the solar magnetic field are important because they provide information about the temperature, pressure, and physical structure of the sun's outermost layers. This information will enable astronomers to know more about solar flares.
Referee's report
Authors: Radoski Henry R.
Published: October 2011

Recently, I came across the following verse which I composed several years ago. Since it deals with an almost universal condition of scientists in general and contributors to the JGR in particular, I thought it might be of interest to the readers of EOS.
Short Course on Water Resources Syste
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A one‐week short course for engineers and public officials interested in Water Resources Systems will be held May 21–25, 1973, in Cleveland, Ohio. The course, Hierarchical Approach in the Planning, Operation, and Management of Water Resources Systems, will be cosponsored by the American Water Resources Association in cooperation with the AGU Section of Hydrology.

The purpose of the course will be to present a comprehensive survey of the applications of the hierarchical approach to large complex water resources systems. In particular, the course will discuss the applications of decomposition and multilevel optimization techniques to multiobjective functions in water resources, multiregional conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water resources, modeling and identification in water resources, regional management of complex multiple purpose water resource and hydrologic systems, regional water quality control and management, flood control analysis, and recent research results and applications in current literature.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physical Oceanography
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Applications are now being accepted at Oregon State University for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physical Oceanography.

The fellowship is for research in Coastal Upwelling in association with the Coastal Upwelling Ecosystems Analysis Program (CUEA). The fellow would be expected to participate in the analysis and interpretation of data from moored current meters and hydrographic measurements. The fellow would be part of the Mesoscale Descriptive Physical Oceanography component of CUEA. Opportunities for participation in field work and theoretical studies exist.
Notes and commentary
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A 73‐page compendium of references appropriate for teaching introductory water courses has been published by the U.S. National Committee for the International Hydrological Decade. Its full title is, Hydrology and Water Resources: A Syllabus of References for Teaching Introductory Courses in the Water Environment.

The book is organized under a potential course outline, expressed in five chapter headings: ‘Water—An Overview of Problems and Issues’; ‘The Unique and Useful Properties of Water’; ‘The Hydrological Cycle’; ‘Water Resources, Uses, Needs, and Problems’; and ‘Man's Efforts to Develop and Manage the Water Resources.’