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Mineral Deposits and Global Tectonic Settings
Authors: Brett Robin 
Published: October 2011

This book aims to show how ore deposits are related to the concept of plate tectonics; it succeeds. Not too long ago, opaque minerals in a thin section were called “ore” by petrologists and then ignored, and ore deposits were freaks of nature which tended to be where you found them. Today, “ore” and ore deposits have become part of mainstream geologic studies—opaque minerals can reveal much about the evolution of a rock, and mineral deposits can reveal tectonic settings.The main value of this book to most AGU members is that it shows how ore deposits can reveal tectonic setting; ambiguously in many cases, to be sure, but a pattern is emerging. Mitchell and Garson do not stress the flip side, the application of plate tectonics to exploration, although applications are apparent, and a short chapter is devoted to this aspect.
AGU awardees and medalists
Authors: Richman Barbara T. 
Published: October 2011

The recipients of the 1984 Bowie, Ewing, and Horton medals and of the Macelwane awards have been announced by AGU. These distinctive honors recognize AGU members who make significant contributions to geophysics.The William Bowie Medal is awarded to Marcel Nicolet, of the Free University of Brussels, for outstanding contributions to fundamental geophysics and for unselfish cooperation in research.
Spring Meeting session highlights
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

On Monday afternoon in Room 2 an all‐Union session will discuss Approaches to an International Geosphere‐Biosphere Program, IGBP. The speakers in this session serve on a newly formed U.S. committee for an IGBP that is charged with defining a number of specific multi‐disciplinary problems that appear soluble through an intensive, international effort. Their presentations reflect individual views of questions and disciplines that might develop as candidates for IGPB emphasis.On Tuesday morning in Room 2, four senior scientists involved in different aspects of space research will discuss their individual views of the current and likely future status of space research. The session should prove very timely in the light of recently announced NASA plans. It follows upon earlier all‐Union sessions, such as Satellites and the Geosciences held at the 1983 Spring Meeting in Baltimore and should be of interest to many sections of AGU.
Year of ocean
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A national celebration of the oceans and their products will begin July 1 when the “Year of the Ocean” officially opens. A preliminary kickoff reception was held in March. The goal of the celebration is to increase awareness of the importance of the oceans.“It is vital that we now look toward finding workable solutions to the vast and varied issues surrounding the wise use and management of our seas,” said John V. Byrne, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and chairman of the board of the Year of the Ocean Foundation. The foundation includes public and private organizations.
AGU membership applications
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Applications for membership have been received from the following individuals. The letter after the name denotes the proposed primary affiliationSugyanto Amirwandi (H), Walter Bawiec (V), Nathan E. Bixler (H), Susan Burke (O), Chung Chan (SM), Richard B. Codell (H), Irene P. DePalma (O), Reinhard E. Flick (O), Kristen E. Franz (H), Chien‐Cheng Fu (O), Hiroyuki Fukuyama (V).
Priorities for solar and space physics
Authors: Krimigis S. M. 
Published: October 2011

The Space Science Board's Committee on Solar and Space Physics is presently preparing a report for NASA on the priorities for new space science programs in solar and space physics, much as the Astronomy Survey (NAS‐Field Report) and Solar‐System Exploration Committees (NASA‐SSEC Report) did for their respective disciplines.This National Academy report is intended to define a program of space missions and associated ground‐based activities that NASA should undertake from now through the 1990's that will make substantial advances in our understanding of the physics of the sun and heliosphere, space plasmas, magnetospheres of the earth and other planets, and the ionosphere and upper atmosphere of the earth.
Are you investing in AGU's future?
Authors: Whitten Charles A. 
Published: October 2011

A tabulation of the various levels of contribution to the AGU‐GIFT program indicates the number of members who have been “investing in the future of AGU.” More than 6,000 members have contributed to this appeal. Can you find your place in the matrix? The members of the Steering Committee for this program are very appreciative of your response and support. We thank each and all of you.The major support has come from the Individual Supporting Members and the Life Supporting Members. The lists of these donors have been increasing each year, almost doubling in number this year. More than 6,000 have now accepted the “voluntary contribution of J10” as shown on the annual dues invoices, and we are encouraged that so many have done this for 3 successive years. Those who made this contribution for the first time this year should plan ahead. The appeal will continue until 1986.
Space Environment Laboratory
Authors: Brennan William J. 
Published: October 2011

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Environment Laboratory (SEL), along with several other NOAA programs, is slated for a major budget reduction in FY 1985, a reduction which would have a serious impact upon the space environment services now provided by the laboratory.SEL, jointly with the U.S. Air Force's Air Weather Service, operates the Space Environment Services Center (SESC) in Boulder, Colorado. SESC acquires, in near real‐time, world‐wide data on solar activity, on the terrestrial magnetic field, and on energetic particles at geostationary and polar orbiting satellite altitudes. Data are available to SESC from solar observatories operated by both the Air Force and a number of nongovernment organizations, the NOAA geostationary and polar orbiting satellites, and a U.S.‐Canadian magnetometer network.
In Congress: Upcoming hearings
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The following hearings and markups have been tentatively scheduled for the coming weeks by the Senate and House of Representatives. Dates and times should be verified with the committee or subcommittee holding the hearing or markup; all offices on Capitol Hill may be reached by telephoning 202‐224‐3121. For guidelines on contacting a member of Congress, see AGU's Guide to Legislative Information and Contacts (Eos, April 17, 1984, p. 159).May 17: Hearing on the space shuttle repair of the Solar Max satellite by the Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. Russell Building, Room SR‐253, 9:30 A.M.
Salton Sea research opportunity
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Opportunities will possibly be available for research during drilling and after the completion of a deep well planned in the Salton Trough geothermal area in southern California.The Department of Energy (DOE) geothermal and hydropower technologies division has issued a request for proposals for a geothermal deep drilling project in the Salton Sea geothermal area. Evaluation of the proposals is expected to result in the award of a contract for drilling by late July. Drilling could begin in September and be completed in approximately 4 months.
Thunder day increase
Authors: Hilberg Steven D. 
Published: October 2011

A report issued by the Illinois State Water Survey concludes that annual values of thunder days for North America exhibited a general increase of about 15% from 1901 to 1945, followed by a general decrease of 10% from 1945 to 1980. A study of the variability of thunder days across North America showed a general decrease with time, particularly after 1940. A major finding of this study is that frequencies of thunderstorms over areas as large as the North American continent show major long‐term trends.The report, “Temporal Distribution of Global Thunder Days,” summarizes the results of a 1‐year study by Stanley A. Changnon, Jr., and Chin‐Fei Hsu of the temporal variations of thunder‐day records during 1901–1980 using quality weather records from weather stations scattered around the globe. A thunder day is recorded when one or more peals of thunder are heard anytime during the 24‐hour period from midnight to midnight, which is consistent with the definition of a thunderstorm used at first‐order weather stations since 1897. They found most stations in the northern hemisphere north of 45° latitude exhibited a general increase in thunder activity from 1901 to 1980. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation.
Research roundtable
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A blue‐ribbon panel of government, university, and industry leaders has been established to explore alternative approaches to strengthening their relationships.The 18 member Government‐ University‐Industry‐Research Roundtable Council, organized as an independent unit under the aegis of the council of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), will address issues affecting and limiting the vitality of science in the United States. Thirteen of the 18 members are from universities and industry; 5 are senior federal officials. Dale R. Corson, president emeritus of Cornell University, is chairman of the roundtable council.
Arctic Energy Resources: Energy Research
Authors: Gryc George 
Published: October 2011

Arctic Energy Resources is a volume of 26 papers recording the proceedings of the Comite' Arctique International Conference, held at the Veritas Centre, Oslo, Norway, September 22–24, 1982. This was the fourth of a series of meetings on the Arctic organized by the Comite', an organization established in the Principality of Monaco with the active support of H.S.H. Prince Rainer III. The fourth Conference was opened by H.R.H. Crown Prins Harald of Norway, a noble beginning for a noble objective.The North Polar Region has drawn world attention recently because of several large hydrocarbon and other mineral discoveries and because of major political and environmental actions in the North American Arctic. Since 1923 when Naval Petroleum Reserve number 4 (NPR‐4) was established, northern Alaska has been considered a major petroleum province. It was first explored systematically with modern techniques from 1943 to 1953. In 1958, Alaska became a state, and both federal and state lands in northern Alaska were available for private exploration. Building on the knowledge base provided by the Pet‐4 program and its spinoff research laboratory at Barrow, industry explored the area east of NPR‐4 and discovered the largest hydrocarbon accumulation (9.6 bbl crude oil and 26 Tcf (trillion cubic feet) gas) in North America at Prudhoe Bay. Concerns for environmental impacts, including oil spills, led to the passing of the National Environmental Policy Act in 1969. In 1970, over 9 million acres were set aside, now known as the Arctic National Wildlife Range, and in 1971 the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. The Arab oil embargo of 1973 heightened the energy crisis and changed the economic basis for further exploration in the Arctic. The convergence of these events dramatically changed the balance of power and the pace of activity in the North American Arctic.
Practical approaches to earthquake prediction and warning
Authors: Kisslinger Carl 
Published: October 2011

The title chosen for this renewal of the U.S.‐Japan prediction seminar series reflects optimism, perhaps more widespread in Japan than in the United States, that research on earthquake prediction has progressed to a stage at which it is appropriate to begin testing operational forecast systems. This is not to suggest that American researchers do not recognize very substantial gains in understanding earthquake processes and earthquake recurrence, but rather that we are at the point of initiating pilot prediction experiments rather than asserting that we are prepared to start making earthquake predictions in a routine mode.For the sixth time since 1964, with support from the National Science Foundation and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, as well as substantial support from the U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) for participation of a good representation of its own scientists, earthquake specialists from the two countries came together on November 7–11, 1983, to review progress of the recent past and share ideas about promising directions for future efforts. If one counts the 1980 Ewing symposium on prediction, sponsored by Lamont‐Doherty Geological Observatory, which, though multinational, served the same purpose, one finds a continuity in these interchanges that has made them especially productive and stimulating for both scientific communities. The conveners this time were Chris Scholz, Lamont‐Doherty, for the United States and Tsuneji Rikitake, Nihon University, for Japan.
IRAS: Other planetary systems
Authors: Bell Peter M. 
Published: October 2011

The search is on. After IRAS (Infrared Astronomy Satellite) resolved cool (85 K), thermally emitting masses apparently in orbit around the hot (10,000 K) star Vega during the spring of 1983, considerable efforts have been made to identify other solar systems and planets. Right now observers accept any size planets, even 20 μ diameter orbiting particles as in the case of the Vega system, as a step in the direction that could conceivably lead to discovery of a solar system like our own. (See Eos, March 13, 1984, p. 97.)In December 1983, IRAS results had been processed further. Among the many results, IRAS had found another solar system, again probably with only protoplanets. The star Formulhaut, like Vega, a well‐known navigational aid, has a similar protoplanetary system.
NSF Director to resign
Authors: Richman Barbara T. 
Published: October 2011

Edward A. Knapp, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) since late 1982, will resign his post later this year to return to research at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. President Ronald Reagan has announced his intention to nominate Erich Bloch, vice president for technical personnel development at the IBM Corp., as Knapp's successor.Following formal nomination by President Reagan, the Senate must confirm Bloch as NSF director. If Bloch is confirmed, he is likely to bring to NSF the greater emphasis on engineering that the agency has sought in response to requests from Congress and the engineering community during the last year.
Underground Sound: Application of Seismic Waves
Authors: Morgan Thomas R. 
Published: October 2011

J.E. White concerns himself, as stated in the Introduction, with naturally and artificially generated seismic waves, the properties of the rock they travel through, and the methods used to generate and detect them. He discusses these in terms of models of earth materials which can include the effects of porosity, layering, direction of travel, loss mechanisms, and a number of other phenomena. Although the emphasis is definitely on borehole methods, attention is given to surface problems, and many of the data examples cited are surface recordings.Some needed mathematical tools, such as Fourier transforms and convolution, are briefly introduced in chapter 1. For the most part, his stated aim is to avoid the use of vector operators and tensor notation, although the lack of these methods may cause some readers to have difficulty connecting specific relations with general presentations from other sources. He steadfastly sticks to this goal, but the book is still laden with imposing math. Following in chapter 2 is a general discussion of plane waves and plane boundaries. This section covers the groundwork with which most readers will be very familiar.
New TOR editor
Authors: Richman Barbara T. 
Published: October 2011

David A. Brooks, associate professor at Texas A&M University's oceanography department, has been appointed editor designate of The Oceanography Report (TOR). He succeeds Arnold L. Gordon of the Lamont‐Doherty Geological Observatory. Gordon, who initiated TOR in September 1981, is the new president‐elect of the AGU Ocean Sciences Section.Brooks, a physical oceanographer, has been at Texas A&M for 6 years. His research interests include waves and tides, the interaction of waves and currents, Gulf Stream fluctuations, and Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of Maine circulation. Before going to Texas A&M, Brooks was a research associate and graduate faculty member at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
Mount Wilson Telescope to be mothballed
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

As part of its plan to direct resources to its astronomical research facilities in Chile, the Carnegie Institution of Washington will mothball the Mount Wilson 2.54‐m telescope on July 1, 1985, and will gradually decrease support for the 45.7‐m and 18.3‐m solar tower telescopes. Concurrently, the Mount Wilson and Las Campanas Observatories' technical development group in Pasadena, Calif., will be expanded.New equipment will be acquired for the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, where Carnegie operates two modern telescopes. A charged coupled device camera will be added to the 1.0‐m telescope at the observatory to yield more accurate imaging of extremely faint objects. Another charged coupled device will enable the recording of spectra of extended sources, including galaxies and emitting clouds. Eventually, this device will permit fiber‐optical feeds for the simultaneous recording of many objects in a group of stars or galaxies. Also on the list is a new spectrograph that will introduce high‐resolution spectroscopy for the first time at the Las Campanas Observatory's 2.54‐m telescope. Computer facilities at the observatory will be upgraded. In addition, improvements will be made for the television viewing systems that aid in locating faint sources in the telescope field of view.
Science policy studied in Congress
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The House Science and Technology Committee will initiate a comprehensive study of science policy in the United States. Although the study will not formally begin until January, when the 99th Congress convenes for its 2‐year term, a newly appointed task force has begun to develop the agenda for the committee's work and has begun to prepare background information for the study.Don Fuqua (D‐Fla.), chairman of the Science and Technology Committee, said that the health and vitality of American science unquestionably has been a major factor in the strong performance of the American economy over the last 35 years. However, the committee is concerned that present policies and practices may not be fully adequate to the new environment facing U.S. science in the coming decades.
Space telescope studies
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Definition studies for the Advanced X Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), an orbiting X ray telescope to be launched from the space shuttle in the early 1990s, have been initiated by NASA. The space agency selected two California aerospace companies—TRW and Lockheed Space and Missiles—to conduct the 2‐year studies of spacecraft hardware and science instrument requirements, after which time one of the two will be awarded a contract to build the telescope.The AXAF facility will be the newest and most sophisticated in a series of X ray astronomical satellites dating back to the Uhuru satellite launched in 1970. Because the earth's atmosphere absorbs most incoming X ray radiation, telescopes sensitive to those wavelengths must be placed in orbit to be of value to astronomers. The AXAF will weigh ap‐ proximately 9000 kg and will measure 4.26×13 m. Orbiting the earth at an altitude of 515 km, it will carry a number of instruments suited to the study of astronomical X ray sources, among which are active galaxies and suspected black holes. The observatory is expected to see X ray sources 100 times fainter than those seen by the HEAO‐2 (High Energy Astronomy Observatory) launched in 1978, and will represent a significant improvement over the European EXOSAT now in earth orbit, particularly in its long operational lifetime, which is now expected to be about 15 years.
New directions for the National Ocean Service
Authors: Wolff Paul M. 
Published: October 2011

The National Ocean Service, which I've headed since December 1983, is one of the major line components of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA, in turn, is part of the Department of Commerce and is the leading federal agency in the oceanic and atmospheric sciences. Other agencies are involved in the earth sciences, such as the Department of the Interior's Geological Survey, or are in the business of environmental regulations, like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but NOAA is the one federal agency charged specifically with analyzing and predicting oceanic and atmospheric components of the earth's environment as a whole. The importance of this global, integrated air‐sea approach is reflected in the five NOAA line offices.This past December, NOAA line offices were reorganized to consolidate programs as part of the Reagan Administration's general government‐wide belt tightening (see Figure 1). The idea was for NOAA to grow leaner but stronger. The main thrust of the work of the Weather Service and the Marine Fisheries Service remained the same. The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research continued to provide research support to the other NOAA components. A trimmed down Environmental Data and Information Service merged with the National Environmental Satellite Service to become today's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Also, this past December the NOAA Office of Coastal Zone Management joined forces with the National Ocean Survey to become the National Ocean Service.
Seismometer washes ashore
Authors: Walker Daniel 
Published: October 2011

An ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) recently washed ashore at Wake Island and was shipped to the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics. It appears to be instrument number 4 of the Texas Instrument Mark III series, built in 1964 for the Air Force Technical Applications Center. Some leakage into the sphere is indicated by moderate corrosion of the internal components. About half of the tape was pulled across the head.Several such instruments were used and lost in experiments (recording of earthquakes and underground explosions) off the Kuril and Aleutian islands in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Some instruments (serial numbers unknown) in the Mark II series may have been lost as early as 1964. Of the 13 Mark III instruments, 11 had been lost as of July 1968; we are unaware of their use (or the use of Mark IV's or V's) in recent years.
NSF atmospheric science review
Authors: Changnon Stanley A. 
Published: October 2011

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Atmospheric Sciences (ATM) is doing extremely well, according to a recently completed review of two of its grant programs by an outside advisory committee. As a major part of NSF's activities in the physical sciences, ATM is responsible for providing more than $89.3 million annually in support of principal university research, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and the Upper Atmosphere Facilities radar network.The Advisory Committee for Atmospheric Sciences (ACAS) has both external and internal functions. The committee addresses several internal objectives including provision of oversight of program management required by NSF of individual programs within the division; provision of guidance on both shortand long‐range planning including advice on priorities of scientific needs and opportunities; and advice on the impact of ATM research support programs on the atmospheric sciences community.