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Divers find unexplained sea floor craters
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A five‐man scientific team, diving in Point Mugu Submarine Canyon, the center of the February 21 earthquake that shook much of Ventura and Los Angeles counties, found a number of unexplained craters in the steep slopes of the underwater canyon. The team of experienced geologists and oceanographers could not see any massive sea floor slumping as they had expected to find. Nor could they see an actual rupture along the Sycamore fault to which the earthquake was generally attributed.

Carl Carlson, marine geologist with the Marine Services Group of Dames & Moore, organized the expedition within 48 hours after the temblor. ‘From a scientific point of view, this was an especially interesting mission because of the steep topography that exists essentially at the earthquake epicenter,’ Carlson said. ‘Also, proximity of the epicenter to the coast gave us an opportunity to observe the site in detail soon after the shake and before the sea floor was disturbed by currents or wave action.’
Sensitive camera spots water “leaking” from Long Island, N.Y.
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Fresh groundwater, leaking from Long Island, N.Y., into the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound, has been detected by air‐borne infrared cameras, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report.

The report, one of a number of studies being conducted by hydrologists of the USGS, in cooperation with Long Island water authorities and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, relates that aerial infrared images have revealed significant changes in the temperatures of Long Island streams as the result of man's activities.
Request for aid in study of short‐lived phenomena
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, sponsored by the Earth Resources Technology Satellite Project and in cooperation with the Smithsonian Center for Short‐lived Phenomena, has embarked on a combined earth‐space program to study short‐lived events by means of the ERTS 1 satellite.

The program is designed to determine the detectability of large‐scale earth events from space platforms and the amount of critical information obtainable from satellite photographs.
A Sem‐Shop on Energy, Growth, and Pollution
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Ohio University is sponsoring a Sem‐Shop on Energy, Growth, and Pollution. It will be held July 16–18 at Ohio University, in Athens. The purpose of the workshop is to develop a dialogue in order to evolve a national energy and economic policy. This workshop should be of interest to power and utility company officials, legislators, scientists, engineers, economists, and local, state, and federal agency administrators. The major topics of the workshop are: sources of energy, pollution, and energy and economic growth. For further information write Moid U. Ahmad, Ohio University, Dept. of Geology, Porter Hall, Athens, Ohio 45701.
Specht Memorial Prize
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Tatsch Associates, Sudbury, Massachusetts, has announced the establishment of an annual prize of $500 for the best paper on any aspect of a new concept for the origin, evolution, and present characteristics of the earth's internal behavior. This new concept, known as a ‘tectonospheric earth model,’ is described in the book, The Earth's Tectonosphere: Its Past Development and Present Behavior, by J. H. Tatsch (see review in November 1972 EOS).

Closing date for the submission of entries will be October 15 of each year, beginning in 1973. Entries may be written in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish. They may be pro or con, that is, they may be written either in support or in refutation of any of the geometrical, mechanical, thermal, or chemical aspects of the tectonospheric earth model. Further details are available from Tatsch Associates, 120 Thunder Road, Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776.
Arrogance determines our water use ethic
Authors: Kinney John E.
Published: October 2011

The ancient Greek understanding for ethical was the usual, the normal. Ethics encompasses a code of conduct and may be moral or physical with application according to past practice or a projection of the desires of a promoter.

Aside from the etymology, the word ethic has a strength simply because it sounds good. A proposal under the banner of an ethic is presented as positive. A denial automatically is defensive, and the more general, the more platitudinous the expression of the ethic, the more difficult the task of the objector.
Ross Ice Shelf Project
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Through a contract with the National Science Foundation, a Management Office for the Ross Ice Shelf Project (RISP) has been established at the University of Nebraska‐Lincoln with James H. Zumberge as Director and Robert H. Rutford serving as Codirector.

The Ross Ice Shelf Project evolved from the interest expressed by scientists from several countries who believed that many exciting scientific opportunities would emerge if a hole were drilled through the Ross Ice Shelf to sample the ice, the underlying water column and biome, and the bottom sediments. In 1970 the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on Polar Research established an ad hoc panel to consider the feasibility and to assess the scientific goals of such an effort. The recommendations of this panel led to the establishment of the RISP Steering Group under the Committee on Polar Research.
Participation in lunar data analysis
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Since 1963 three Rangers, an Explorer, five Surveyors, five Lunar Orbiters, and nine Apollo lunar missions have acquired a vast amount of new scientific data. Encouraging and impressive as this new information is, it represents only a beginning of the analysis and assimilation of the data. New information will continue to be received from the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Packages, the Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment, and the orbiting subsatellite. During the next decade efforts must be devoted to the systematic analysis and interpretation of this growing storehouse of data.
The oceans and national economic development
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is sponsoring a major national planning conference July 17–19, 1973, in Seattle, Washington, to take a fresh look at the oceans' potential for meeting national economic and social needs between now and the end of the century. The oceans hold the key to meeting many of mankind's and this nation's developmental and social problems, and this conference will bring together top leaders of government, industry and other interested groups to assess our current situation and evaluate our future actions. The purpose of the conference is to lay the foundation for the planning of programs that will aid in meeting the national goals for development and conservation of the ocean's resources and the preservation of the ocean environment.
IAMAP‐ICCP Conference on Nucleation
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Eighth Conference on Nucleation sponsored by IAMAP‐ICCP will be held September 23–29, 1973, in Leningrad, USSR. The conference will be devoted mainly to mechanisms of ice nucleation. Condensation phenomena will be included inasmuch as they are necessary for an understanding of ice nucleation. Specifically, the following mechanisms of ice nucleation are to 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 (such films may occur during the condensation phase, as well as during the evaporation phase on an ice nucleus). Mechanisms of epitaxy, cluster formation, the rule of surfactants and water polymerization should be discussed only as they may be necessary for an understanding of ice formation on various surfaces—crystalline or amorphous, hydrophylic or hydrophobic and on gases.
Princeton University Summer Courses
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

An introductory course on the application of numerical methods to the solution of problems involving groundwater dynamics and groundwater quality will be taught from July 23–27 at Princeton University. Emphasis will be placed on the use of finite‐difference and finite‐element methods to solve the partial differential equations describing porous media flow and mass and heat transport. Governing equations and numerical methods are developed from first principles.

The course is designed to provide geologists, hydrologists, and civil engineers with the tools necessary to quantitatively evaluate groundwater problems encountered in the field. The deadline for application is July 13.
Annual Meeting Reaction
Authors: Allenby Richard J.
Published: October 2011

I have just returned from a disappointing session of the Annual Meeting where many of the speakers carried out an esoteric monologue with incredibly cluttered slides containing overly detailed data not readable beyond the first row of seats.

Rather than waste the audience's time in this manner, I strongly suggest that AGU follow the lead of many other professional societies and establish a committee to review all visuals before each major meeting.
New products
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A new low‐power, miniaturized portable micro‐earthquake system has recently been developed by the W. F. Sprengnether Instrument Company. Designated the MEQ‐800, it is packaged in a case small enough for airplane carry‐on luggage and weighs 32 pounds.

A new high‐gain, low‐noise amplifier with multiple filter settings permits the MEQ‐800 system to be custom‐tailored for specific applications. Options include a wide selection of transducers and timing systems.
Highlights of the Council Meeting, April 15, 1973
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The spring meeting of the Council of the AGU was held on April 15 in the Sheraton‐Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. Brief highlights only are presented here.

Foreign Secretary Newell announced that President Abelson was elected Chairman of the new United States National Committee for the IUGG, Foreign Secretary Newell, Vice‐Chairman, and Executive Director Spilhaus, Secretary.
Notes and commentary
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A provisional agenda for the ‘International Conference on the Results of the International Hydrological Decade and on Future Programmes in Hydrology to be conducted by Unesco and WMO’—more often known as the ‘End‐of‐Decade Conference’ has been distributed to the various national committees for the IHD.

The Conference is to be held in Unesco House in Paris, September 2–14, 1974. The progress made in the Decade will be presented in reports from Member States, international organizations, IHD Working Groups, and WMO and Unesco.
Hydrologic Data: What to Do With It
Authors: Ruhe R. V.
Published: October 2011

I was asked to read this bulky document and perhaps unwittingly agreed to do so. How does one review a total of 551 data sheets all properly indexed from 8.1–1 to 75.4–6? If you like numbers, they are here. A question in mind is, What does one do with all these figures?
Foreign Reports Available on Loan
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Copies of the following reportsare available free on loan from theoffice of the U.S. National Committeefor the IHD.

Australia Australian Water Resources Council, Stream Gauging Information, Supplement 1970, Department of National Development, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. Australia, 39 pp., 14 maps and charts, 1972.
Symposium on Possible Relationships Between Solar Activity and Meteorological Phenomena
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A Symposium on Possible Relationships Between Solar Activity and Meteorological Phenomena will be held November 7–8, 1973, at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland.

The symposium will be sponsored by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, in cooperation with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and will bring together astronomers , meteorologists, geophysicists, and other interested scientists.
The Second International Congress on Marine Waste Disposal and Marine Pollution
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Second International Study Congress organized by the Institute of Sanitary Engineering of the Polytechnic of Milan in collaboration with other international scientific organizations, will be held at Sanremo, Italy, December 17–21, 1973, with the cooperation of the Sanremo local government authorities.

Increasing emphasis is being given to applied research and field investigations to provide adequate bases for the design of wastewater systems to upgrade and protect coastal water quality from wastewater discharge.
Special Course in Groundwater Pollution
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

An intensive three‐day course in Groundwater Pollution, directed toward professionals working in the water resources field, will be given at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, November 6–8, 1973. It is being offered as a continuation of the Water Resources Engineering Educational Series presented by University of California Extension and the University of California College of Engineering at Berkeley. Attendance at the course will be limited to 250.

Arrangements for the presentation have been made by the university in cooperation with Geraghty and Miller, Inc., consulting groundwater geologists and hydrologists, Port Washington, New York. The program is designed with special emphasis on pollution of groundwater in the northeastern states, where public agencies are becoming increasingly concerned about the deterioration of this vital resource.
Seminar on Instrumentation in Astronomy
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Society of Photo‐Optical Instrumentation Engineers will hold its second in‐depth seminar and equipment demonstration, Instrumentation in Astronomy II, at the Ramada Inn, Tucson, Arizona, March 4–6, 1974. Instrumentation will be considered for ground‐based, airborne, or space astronomy. Papers are invited on any of the following subject areas: ground‐based telescopes; airborne and space telescopes; spectrographs; photometric instruments and detectors; cameras for ground‐based telescopes; space cameras; solar observations; lunar observations; planetary observations; stellar observations; photographic data processing; processing of data from space instruments; and X ray and ultraviolet instrumentation.
Metropolitan St. Louis Branch
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Metropolitan St. Louis branch of AGU met on May 22 at 6:30 P.M. in the DMAAC dining hall. Thirty‐two dinner guests and several other members attended.

After the usual business meeting, program Chairman John Hopkins introduced Charles Chubb of McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company, who discussed the experiment integration for the Airlock Module of the Sky lab vehicle. He noted that the Sky lab manned earth‐orbit operation includes over 50 experiments in the areas of earth resources, space physics, materials processing in zero G, operational and technological experiments, and medical and biological investigations.
Water pollution instrumentation courses
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Continuing Education, Inc., announces two environmental pollution courses. In Philadelphia a Water Pollution Instrumentation Course will be held November 5–9, 1973. The course will consist of lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and a visit to a water treatment plant, totaling 34 hours of instruction. The subjects covered will include water quality, electrochemical, optical, and other sensors, data handling and control, municipal and industrial water and waste treatment instrumentation.
Scientists propose studies of underwater windmills for power generation
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Three scientists have suggested that man may one day use the energy of the northward flowing Gulf Stream to spin electric generators in systems the scientists liken to underwater windmills.

Harris B. Stewart, Jr., director of the Miami‐based Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories of NOAA's Environmental Research Laboratories Boulder Colorado; John R. Apel, a physicis; with the same laboratory; and William S. von Arx of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, propose that specialists in marine engineering, power engineering, and related fields get together to consider the economic and engineering feasibility of harnessing the Gulf Stream.
Conference on Charge Transfer
Authors: Waff H. S.
Published: October 2011

The Center for Earth and Planetary Physics of Harvard University sponsored a one‐day conference on charge transfer spectra in minerals with the aim of bringing together some of the people who have made observations, interpretations, and applications of these phenomena. Charge transfer spectra in minerals have become a topic of increasing geological and geophysical interest, both for the study of electronic processes responsible for the color of minerals and for their geophysical implications with regard to radiative heat transport. In another example, considerable effort has recently been devoted to interpretations of remote reflection spectra of planetary surfaces: for instance, the mechanism responsible for the color of the orange lunar soil recovered from the Apollo 17 flight.
Topography of California available on magnetic tape
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

An 8‐inch 9‐track magnetic tape containing data that express the topography of California plus an accompanying report was released recently by the U.S. Geological Survey. The tape and report, the result of a 3‐year cooperative effort of scientists of the USGS California Division of Mines and Geology, the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, USAF, and several universities, were originally intended to help interpret measurements of the pull of gravity being made in California.

The data on the tape will be of immediate use to oil and mining companies conducting geophysical surveys in California and may also have applications in environmental studies such as predicting wind currents and controlling air pollution.
New products
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Schonstedt Instrument Company's Model GA‐32 Magnetic Locator is designed for the detection of iron boundary markers, valve boxes, manhole covers, and other ferromagnetic objects.

The locator consists of a probe and a set of headphones. The instrument contains two Schonstedt Heli‐Flux flux‐gate sensors spaced approximately 20 inches apart. The two sensors, which are precisely matched and aligned parallel, are connected such that their individual signals oppose each other. This arrangement minimizes the production of output signals due to the earth's magnetic field.
Quantifying ignorance‐The problems of uncertainties in hydrology
Authors: Amorocho J.
Published: October 2011

In an article published in the May 1973 issue of Scientific American Wesley C. Salmon presents an excellent discussion of the processes of ‘Confirmation.’ The introductory summary of this article reads as follows: ‘For centuries, investigators have been testing, confirming and disconfirming hypotheses by observation and experimentation. Yet the logic of the process is still far from being understood.’ This situation is illustrated with a series of puzzles that brings out the shortcomings and dangers of simplistic reasoning in the empirical and experimental sciences. Salmon suggests that further research on applications of Bayes theorem, as well as the recognition of the concepts of incremental confirmation as formalized by Carnap, hold promise in elucidating and guiding the logical processes in these sciences.
Water projects design with inadequate data: Madrid, Spain June 4”9, 1973
Authors: James I. C.
Published: October 2011

The Symposium on the Design of Water Resources Projects with Inadequate Data drew 300 participants, representing more than 60 countries. The symposium was planned within the framework of the International Hydrological Decade and was convened by Unesco and WMO. Organization of the symposium was carried out by Unesco and the Spanish National Committee for the IHD in cooperation with WMO and the IAHS. These organizations are to be commended for their efforts toward ensuring the success of the symposium. The efforts of the Spanish National Committee, which handled the many local arrangements, are especially appreciated.
Deep Sea Drilling Project: Properties of igneous and metamorphic rocks of the oceanic crust
Authors: Christensen N. I. , Frey F. , MacDougall D. , Melson W. G. , Peterson M. N. A. , Thompson G. , Watkins N.
Published: October 2011

The conference was held at a critical time in the development of our knowledge of the oceanic crust as revealed by the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). The increased drilling capabilities, including a number of new systems such as heave compensation, improved bits and core recovery, and reentry capability, now allow us to explore and sample the deep oceanic crust for the first time. These new capabilities will be applied to a deep hole in basement on leg 37 in December and January 1973–1974. But what have we already learned from the numerous short cores of igneous rocks so far recovered? This conference attempted to pull together workers who had studied these early cores, give a vehicle for rapid publication of their results through the extended abstracts accompanying this summary, and examine the objectives of future drilling. In reviewing the abstracts, it appears premature to reach any but a very few meaningful generalizations. One is that drilling reveals a much greater chemical diversity of igneous rocks than would be expected from our information from dredge samples. How this diversity relates to mantle and crustal processes is so far unknown in detail. The so‐far shallow penetration places the most severe restriction on interpretations of these cores in terms of the broad patterns of earth history. Future deeper drilling may soon remove this restriction.
Tenth General Assembly of PAIGH and Symposium on Remote Sensing
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Tenth General Assembly of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH) was held in Panama City, April 22–May 9, 1973. Concurrently, there were consultative meetings of its four commissions: cartography, geography, geophysics, and history. Meetings of PAIGH are of interest to AGU because part of the content is geophysics and because the meetings serve to bring together geophysical scientists and program managers from the western hemisphere. There were over 400 registered participants at this assembly from 21 countries in the western hemisphere. There were 13 observers from Europe.
Harvard astronomers discover new molecule in space
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A team of scientists from Harvard College Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has reported discovery of sulfur monoxide molecules in space.

The discovery of the molecules, not previously known to exist in interstellar space, is important, the scientists said, because astronomers may be able to make inferences, through complicated theoretical interpretations, about the abundance of oxygen in space and about the processes by which the molecules are formed. A knowledge of these processes is important in understanding the evolution of stars and interstellar gases.
Geophysical equipment exhibition
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The U.S. Department of Commerce is offering American manufacturers and suppliers of geophysical equipment for earth‐science study, oceanography, and meteorology an opportunity to develop sales in the German market by displaying their products at a special trade exhibition to be held in Frankfurt, Germany February 11–14 , 1974.

As the German economic upswing accelerates, the prospects for the sale of U.S. equipment are increased. Germany's participation in a growing number of international geophysical programs requires the application of the most advanced methods and equipment. While German researchers have long had a local supply of excellent precision mechanical apparatus, they look to U.S. sources for the more advanced and sophisticated scientific systems and instrumentation.
The President's Page: Solid‐Earth geophysics in Latin America
Authors: Aldrich L. Thomas
Published: October 2011

Because of their topography, the regular occurrence of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions within their boundaries, and their location around the geomagnetic equator, the Andean countries have long been of worldwide interest to geophysicists. In earlier years most of the studies of the region were carried out by U.S. geophysicists, local scientists having only a minor role. The situation has changed, and now Andean geophysicists can operate independently or as partners in major undertakings. This new circumstance is of sufficient significance to merit examination of its origins and development.

One factor has been the influence of major international programs, including the International Geophysical Year (IGY), the International Upper Mantle Program (IUMP), and the International Geodynamics Project. The IGY in 1957 stimulated geoscientists to go to the area. U.S. participation in the IUMP led to research activities that in turn fostered development of critical capabilities among geoscientists of the region through education and active participation in research and also led to a recognition on the part of these scientists of their common problems. The meeting in 1970 in Buenos Aires promoted by the IUMP provided one of the first international forums at which the extent of the collaboration and the development of geophysical ‘muscle’ among our Latin American neighbors was made evident.
Vertical crustal motions and their causes: Report on the Third GEOP Research Conference
Authors: Isacks Bryan , Mueller Ivan I. , Walcott R. I. , Talwani Manik
Published: October 2011

The Third GEOP Research Conference on Vertical Crustal Motions and Their Causes was attended by 65 persons. On behalf of the GEOP Steering Committee the conference was opened by Neville Carter and Charles H. Whitten, followed by Henry W. Menard, who delivered the introductory lecture. The lecture in its entirety is printed in this issue.
Earthquake Information Service shifted to USGS
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The National Earthquake Information Service, formerly a component of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has now been shifted to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake information group, located in Boulder, Colorado, receives and analyzes worldwide seismic data, determines earthquake epicenter locations, collects earthquake damage data, and makes the data available through publications. The group also provides assistance to other federal agencies concerning studies such as seismic effects of nuclear blast testing, building vibration studies, and nuclear power plant siting.
Short Summer Course in X‐Ray Spectrometry and X‐Ray Powder Diffraction
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A two‐week short course in modern X‐ray spectrometry will be offered at the State University of New York at Albany, June 3–14, 1974. The course will be instructional and 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. Emphasis in the second week will be placed on advanced principles and techniques, absorption‐enhancement corrections by mathematical methods, computer automation of modern X‐ray spectrometers, and energy‐dispersive methods. Equal time will be devoted to lectures and laboratory problem solving sessions. Registration may be made for one week, either week, or for the entire two‐week session.
Marine Technical Assistance Programs
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Ocean Affairs Board of the National Academy of Sciences is organizing a meeting to deal with U.S. marine scientific research technical assistance programs to developing states. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., from January 27 to February 1, 1974. The meeting will explore the relationships between U.S. marine scientific research efforts and the national interests of developing states and will attempt to determine the extent and scope of existing U.S. activity in this area. It is hoped that the results of this meeting will assist in increasing the effectiveness of such efforts in the future.
U.S.‐Japan Seminar on Earthquake Prediction and Control
Authors: Kisslinger Carl , Rikitake Tsuneji
Published: October 2011

For the fourth time since 1964, seismologists and other geophysicists from Japan and the United States met to discuss in detail the past progress, current status, and future outlook of the programs of research on earthquake prediction and control in each of the two nations. The seminar, held in Boulder, Colorado, August 13–15, was an activity within the U.S.‐Japan Cooperative Science Program and was jointly sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the NSF. Eleven Japanese delegates and observers, representing 8 different research institutes and agencies, joined 28 American participants from 17 universities and government agencies for the seminar. The program consisted of 42 formal presentations and two discussion sessions. In this report we give a summary of the proceedings of the seminar. The abstracts of the papers presented are available on microfiche from the American Geophysical Union.
NBS to sponsor Flow Measurement Conference
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Practical flow measurements in the field and their relation to national needs will be the theme of the conference to be sponsored by the Mechanics Division, Institute for Basic Standards, National Bureau of Standards, February 26–28, 1974. The conference will be held in the Red Auditorium at the Gaithersburg, Maryland, laboratory of NBS.

One day will be devoted to each of three topical areas: (1) air flows, (2) gas and liquid metering, and (3) water supply and waste water flows. In open sessions, speakers will present papers representing points of view from industry and trade associations, regulatory agencies, instrument manufacturers, standards laboratories, and users of instruments.
IFYGL Symposium planned during AGU Annual Meeting
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The International Field Year for the Great Lakes is organizing a symposium that will be a part of the AGU Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., April 8–12, 1974. The symposium will be cosponsored by the Hydrology Committee of the American Meteorological Society and the Hydrology and Meteorology Sections of AGU. The symposium will give results of some of the hydrological, meteorological, and limnological studies. Invited investigators will present this information, which will be centered around the six major subdivisions of the IFYGL program: terrestrial water budget, lake meteorology, atmospheric boundary layer, energy balance, water movement, and biology and chemistry.
International Water Quality Meeting Set
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Declining Quality of Life is the theme of the Seventh International Water Quality Symposium to be held April 23–24, 1974, at the Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.

The two‐day meeting, sponsored by the Water Quality Research Council, will feature concurrent sessions devoted to medical‐health problems, water supply, and pollution and the environment. The following questions are among those to be discussed by more than eighty participants: How meaningful are drinking water standards? Does milk cause heart attacks? Is there a threshold for cancer? What can be done about backward utilities? How can commercial users customize water? Can fish and factories live together? What is the geography of death?
International Symposium on Water‐Rock Interaction
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry and the Geological Survey Prague have organized sessional meetings to be held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, September 9–13, 1974, followed on September 14–17 with a field trip to sources of CO2‐rich waters in the northwestern part of the Bohemian massif. The symposium will consider such diverse topics as criteria for distinguishing thermal and mineral waters of different origins; dilute, low temperature water‐rock interactions in relation t o weathering and nutrient migration;; experimental, kinetic, and computer modeling of water‐rock interaction and fluid compositions, active geothermal systems;water‐rock interactions in magmatic and metamorphic environments; and interstitial waters, diagenesis, and membrane filtration. Other relevant subjects may be considered if time permits.
Wastes and water under the ground: New Orleans, Louisiana, September 26”29, 1973
Authors: Johnson A. I.
Published: October 2011

The International Symposium on Underground Waste Management and Artificial Recharge was sponsored by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS).

Forty‐seven international experts presented papers on the state of the art, regional history, concepts, current problems, laboratory and field investigations, and operational case histories for the management of waste products and artificial recharge in deep underground space. Eight papers were by foreign authors‐two each from England and Israel and one each from Canada, West Germany, and Switzerland.
Common Waters, Separate Interests and The Knowledge Machine—Information Systems
Authors: Peckham Allan E. , Baskin C. R.
Published: October 2011

Columbia River Interstate Compact, Politics of Negotiation, H.R. Doerksen. State of Washington Water Research Center Report No. 11, Washington State University, Pullman, 1972. 196 pp.

H.R. Doerksen's review of Columbia River negotiations is exceedingly well organized and well written; it describes clearly many of the principal problems of interstate river compact negotiations. Doerksen has obviously gained considerable insight into the complexities of negotiating water resources agreements among the several states involved with the Columbia River and its tributaries.
The President's Page: Communication of geophysics
Authors: Abelson Philip H.
Published: October 2011

Geophysics is in process of improving its modes of communication internally and to the public and policy makers. In the coming years new or updated methods will be employed that could serve as a model for other disciplines. The pattern that is emerging results from discussions involving the Geophysics Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. National Committee for Geophysics, and the Council of the AGU.
Start of new solar cycle reported by astronomers
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Kitt Peak National Observatory astronomers report the first evidence that a new 11‐year cycle of solar activity has begun. Observations with the McMath Solar Telescope late last August revealed an active region at high latitudes on the solar disk with magnetic polarity opposite to that of active regions during the present cycle. This and two other types of magnetic evidence of the onset of a new cycle were reported in the December 1, 1973, issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Third Solar Wind Conference Scheduled
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Third Solar Wind Conference, cosponsored by the University of California and the University of Arizona will be held at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, Calif., March 25–29, 1974. Topics selected for emphasis at the conference include solar abundances, history and evolution of the solar wind, structure and dynamics of the corona, macroscopic and microscopic properties, spatial gradients, cosmic rays as probes of the solar wind, stellar winds, and interactions with bodies in the solar wind.
New energy and ore finds possible through ERTS
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Geologists have known for years that oil arid gas can often be found in traps controlled by fractures or faults in the earth's surface. They are learning now, however, that there are many regional fractures or ‘linears’ that have escaped detection in aerial photographs or in ground mapping.

Through its multispectral scanner, the Earth Resources Technology SateUite (ERTS) photographs the entire earth every 18 days, and the images produced are showing many faults and fractures that were previously unknown. These new creases in the world's crust may some day help, solve the current energy crisis.
International Conference on Planetary Satellites Set
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A conference covering all aspects of natural satellites of the solar system will be held June 18–21, 1974, at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, under International Astronomical Union and COSPAR sponsorship.

IAU Colloquium 28 will bring together specialists in the various fields of satellite astronomy: celestial mechanics, physical properties, origin, and evolution. Invited review papers will be given by leading authorities; these papers will compile, discuss, and interpret the masses of data that have been accumulated recently and will then attempt to develop a broad understanding of the origin and subsequent evolution of the natural satellites.
1974 Meeting of DPS/AAS announced
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The 1974 meeting of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society will be held April 2–5, 1974, at Rickey's Hyatt House in Palo Alto, Calif.

The program committee consists of Joe Veverka, Cornell, Chairman; Frank Drake, Cornell; Carl Sagan, Cornell; and Fred Whipple, Harvard/SAO. Four days of working sessions are scheduled. Special Jupiter/Pioneer and Mariner Venus/Mercury sessions are planned.
Call for papers for 1974 ISA International Conference announced
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A call for papers for the 1974 Instrument Society of America (ISA) International Conference to be conducted October 28–31 at the Sheraton Hotel, New York City, was announced by, L.M. Branscomb, general chairman. An associate instrumentation and automation exhibit will be held at the nearby New York Coliseum.

The conference theme is ‘Instrumentation Challenges of Today.’ Papers are invited on significant current advances and key contributions in all major sectors of instrumentation and automatic control. Areas of interest include aerospace, biomedicine, cryogenics, marine sciences, and mining and metallurgy.
Physics Today–Geophysics issue
Authors: Spilhaus A. F.
Published: October 2011

A special issue of Physics Today devoted to geophysics is to be published by the American Institute of Physics in March 1974. The AIP has offered to send this issue to all members of AGU. I hope each member will find something interesting in the issue. We can all be pleased that our research is attracting such attention in the physics community.
The sneak preview abstract
Authors: Morse S. A.
Published: October 2011

Save paper! Start now! Stop printing abstracts of papers soon to appear. It is enough for the ‘busy reader’ to have to read and cope with the abstract when it is attached to the relevant corpus of information, the article. It is utterly wasteful of time and paper to serve it up as a sneak preview. Let those who crave abstracts scan the complete journal. I address this double‐barreled blast to GSA and AGU alike; we commit the same sins in Geology and EOS.
The geoid and ocean surface: Report on the Fourth GEOP Research Conference
Authors: Chovitz B. , Mueller Ivan A. , Rapp R. H. , Sturges W. , Weiffenbach G.
Published: October 2011

The Fourth Geodesy/Earth and Ocean Physics (GEOP) Research Conference was held on August 16 and 17, 1973, at the University of Colorado, Boulder. It was attended by about 65 persons. John Apel, general chairman, opened the conference, followed by Richard H. Rapp of the Ohio State University, who delivered the keynote address. The keynote address in its entirety is printed elsewhere in this issue. This address and the following summaries of the sessions constitute a report on this conference.
Ocean Remote Sensing Laboratory established by NOAA
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A laboratory dedicated to studying the oceans from satellites, aircraft, and other remote platforms has been created in Miami, Florida, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The new Ocean Remote Sensing Laboratory will be one of the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories (part of NOAA's Environmental Research Laboratories, with headquarters in Boulder, Colorado), which occupy a major oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key near Miami.
Symposium to consider problems of geodetic networks
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

An international symposium will be held on the campus of the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, on May 20–25, 1974, to consider ‘Problems Related to the Redefinition of North American Geodetic Networks.’

Sponsors of the symposium are the International Association of Geodesy, National Research Council of Canada, Canadian International Development Agency, Canadian Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Canadian Institute of Surveying, and University of New Brunswick.
IAG Sympsium to be held in Sweden
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

At the invitation of the Swedish National Committee of Geodesy and Geophysics, the International Association of Geodesy will hold a symposium on ‘Terrestrial Electromagnetic Distance Measurements and Atmospheric Effects on Angular Measurements’ at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, August 19–24, 1974.

The scientific program will be built up around a number of invited papers. The proceedings of the symposium will be published.
The President's Page: Scientific and technical advice for the Federal Government
Authors: Abelson Philip H.
Published: October 2011

Many of the most important problems that this nation will encounter in future will have large components of science and technology. As demonstrated by the energy crisis, the government's ability to foresee and avoid such problems is limited. The federal government lacks an effective focus for science and technology.

The departure of Edward David as the President's science adviser and the dismantling of the Office of Science and Technology early last year came at a moment when it was obvious that we were headed into an energy crisis. Yet in the months prior to the October Arab‐Israeli war the government dawdled with no sense of urgency in developing alternatives to foreign oil.
Course offered on solid waste management
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

‘Solid Waste Management and Secondary Water Processing,’ a one‐credit graduate course will be offered from May 20 through May 24 by Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey.

The intensive five‐day course is intended for those interested in waste treatment, including those already actively working in this area as well as those who contemplate entry into the field.
International Symposium on Lake Hydrology: Otaniemi, Finland, July 23”27, 1973
Authors: McCulloch J. A. W.
Published: October 2011

The International Symposium on the Hydrology of Lakes was sponsored by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The organizing Committee had strong support from both the Finnish National Committee for IAHS and the Finnish National Committee for the International Hydrological Decade (IHD).
USNC/IHD holds Thirteenth Meeting: Washington, D.C., October 29”30, 1973
Authors: Heindl L. A.
Published: October 2011

At its thirteenth meeting, the U.S. National Committee for the International Hydrological Decade(USNC/IHD) concentrated on work needed to complete the U.S. commitment to the Decade and on preparing for U.S. participation in the International Hydrological Program (IHP). USNC/IHD chairman H.G. Hershey, former director of the Office of Water Resources Research in the Department of the Interior, presided at the meeting.
Notes and commentary
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The Fourteenth meeting of the U.S. National Committee for the IHD will be held in Washington, D.C, April 29–30, 1974, at the National Academy of Sciences. (See the Meeting Reports section of this IHD Bulletin for a review of the thirteenth meeting, held in October 1973.)
“Hydrology and fate on Great Salt Lake” and “Numbers and flow in the Great Lakes”
Authors: Feth J. H. , Brutsaert Wilfried
Published: October 2011

The Great Salt Lake and Utah's Water Resources, Proceedings of the First Annual Conference of the Utah Section of the American Water Resources Association, November 1972, Salt Lake City, Utah, 214 pp., 1973.

The theme of this symposium is stated, perhaps unintentionally, by one of the authors (D. L. Thompson), who said ‘Great Salt Lake is a victim of incredible bad luck in its physical characteristics, environmental setting, and political management.’ The 19 papers that make up the volume rather well document Thompson's evaluation.
Molecules of ethane and acetylene found in Jupiter's atmosphere
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Discovery of two new organic molecules in the atmosphere of Jupiter has been announced by a Kitt Peak National Observatory astronomer. Observations of the planet made in the 10‐μ wavelength range of the infrared spectrum have revealed the presence in Jupiter's upper atmosphere, above a temperature inversion, of ethane and acetylene.

They are the first new gases to be detected in the Jovian atmosphere since the discovery of molecular hydrogen in 1950. The other two known constituents, methane and ammonia, were identified in the 1930's.
International Water Resources Seminar–New dates announced
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The International Water Resources Association has announced new dates for its International Exposition and Seminar on Water Resources Instrumentation, which was previously scheduled for February 25–27, 1974. It will be held June 4–6, 1974, at the Pick‐Congress Hotel in Chicago.
Heat and Mass Transfer Seminar planned
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

A Seminar on Heat and Mass Transfer in the Environment of Vegetation will be held August 25–30, 1974, in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. The seminar is sponsored by the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer, with headquarters in Belgrade.

There will be nine sessions, each of which will consist of one or more lectures and several papers. General topics for the sessions are Soil, Lower Atmosphere, Plants, Bio‐Engineering of Plant Growth and Productivity, and Pollution of Soil, Water in the Soil, and Vegetation.
USNC/URSI‐IEEE Meeting announced
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

The 1974 joint meeting of the U.S. National Committee of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) and the Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) will be held October 14–17, 1974, at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Technical sessions will be held by the Commissions on Radio Measurement Methods and Standards, Radio and Non‐Ionized Media, the Ionosphere, the Magnetosphere, Radio and Radar Astronomy, and Radio Waves and Transmission Information.
Newsletter on Solar Industry instituted
Authors: Anonymous
Published: October 2011

Given our present oil crisis, many look on utilization of solar energy as the industry of the future.

The Solar Utilization Network (SUN) in Philadelphia has announced publication of a newsletter that will report on the latest ideas, developments, and opportunities in utilizing the sun as an energy source. It will cover both government and private industry.