bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Research proposals solicited
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The U.S. Geological Survey requests proposals for research grants and contracts under the third year of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. The general areas of interest are evaluation and mapping of geologic hazards associated with earthquakes; earthquake prediction research and implementation; physics of crustal deformation and failure; and ground motion prediction and related studies.Written inquiries concerning this program and requests for Proposal Information Package RFP 217 W should be addressed to Contracting Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, Building 1, Room 201, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025.
Workshop on centrifugal testing
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A workshop on various aspects of centrifugal methods of testing soil, rock, and other models will be held under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, on December 16 and 17, 1975.Centrifugal soil and rock testing has been widely used to study geotechnical problems in Europe and the USSR but has found little use in the United States. The workshop is intended to inform participants about the method and the results which have been obtained in various studies. Sessions will be devoted to centrifuge construction, instrumentation, and test performance and analysis of various materials and configuration. Guest speakers will discuss their work.
JILA Fellowships and Associateships
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) is accepting applications for Visiting Fellowships and Postdoctoral Research Associateships for 1976–1977. Requests for application materials should be made to David Norcross, Secretary, Visiting Scientists Program , JILA, Boulder , Colorado 80302.Applications for Visiting Fellowships must be received before January 16, 1976, the awards to be announced February 16, and Research Associateship applications should be submitted by mid‐February, appointments to be announced in the spring.
Workshop on cracks in rocks
Authors: Hoenig Alan 
Published: October 2011

An informal workshop on the effect of cracks and voids in rocks on various elastic and transport properties was held at the Center for Earth and Planetary Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, all day Thursday, January 30, 1975. The workshop developed from a conversation between Ted Madden and T. J. Shankland and was organized by Shankland together with R. J. O'Connell.Motivation for the workshop lay in observations, both theoretical and experimental, that the shape and volume of cracks in rocks exert a strong influence on the effective elastic wave velocities, on electrical and thermal conductivities, and on the fluid transport of rocks. These observations are in turn of interest because of their application to earthquake prediction, to the location of crustal fluids, and to the circulation of fluids near and in geothermal reservoirs. At the meeting, however, attention was focused on the rocks themselves rather than on these applications, and thus talks were concerned with the modeling of physical properties of rocks in terms of the theory of composites, with the direct observation of cracks and voids, and with the estimation of the distributions of certain crack properties.
Center for field research
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Members of AGU who are looking for volunteer manpower and financial support for their field research activities might apply to the Center for Field Research for aid. This non‐profit organization fosters private sponsorship for field research in the natural and social sciences (including geology, meteorology, and marine sciences) that involves field work.The center attempts to arrange financial support for researchers who can effectively use nonprofessional assistants in the field. Selection is based on the merit and expected significance of the proposed research. Other criteria include the principal investigator's publication history, teaching experience, and contributions to his specialized discipline; a feasible budget; and the soundness of plans for instructing amateur assistants in research procedures and making use of their skills in field activities.
Summer courses at the State University of New York
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The State University of New York at Albany is offering two short courses, X‐ray spectrometry June 7–18, 1976, and X‐ray powder diffraction June 21 to July 2, 1976.The modern X‐ray spectrometry course will cover basic principles and techniques and will demonstrate wavelength dispersive and energy dispersive methods. In the second course, X‐ray powder diffraction, principles and practice of instrumentation, specimen preparation, identification of powder patterns, and practical consideration on the use of computer retrieval and computer‐assisted identification will be covered in depth. For both courses, time is divided equally between lectures and problem‐solving sessions.
Symposium on finite elements in water resources
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A conference on Finite Elements in Water Resources will be held July 12–16, 1976, at Princeton University. Although much work has been done in this field in the past by independent research groups, this will be the first scientific meeting to focus on the topic.Papers are invited in subsurface flow simulation (seepage, transport problems, well hydraulics, multiphase flow, aquifer simulation, and geothermal reservoir analysis), surface flow simulation (estuary and lake modeling, ocean dynamics, and river and channel flow), hydrodynamics, atmospheric simulation, and basic finite element techniques. Additional shorter papers will be given. The organizing committee, C. A. Brebbia (Southampton University, United Kingdom), J. J. Connor (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and W. G. Gray and G. F. Pinder (Princeton University), are accepting 500‐word abstracts from prospective authors until January 15, 1976. For further information write Water Resources Program, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.
Symposium on Antarctic geology and geophysics
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Academy of Sciences will host the Third Symposium on Antarctic Geology and Geophysics on August 22–27, 1977, at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. This symposium, sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), the International Union of Geological Sciences, and the Inter‐Union Commission of Geodynamics and organized by the National Research Council through its Polar Research Board, U.S. National Committee for SCAR, will cover a broad range of recent work in Antarctic geology and geophysics. Included among the subjects to be discussed are charnockites and enderbites, Phanerozoic orogens and tectonics, Paleozoic and Mesozoic paleogeography, paleontology, Cenozoic history, volcanism, radiometric dating, the Scotia arc, and reconstructions of Gondwanaland.If symposium participants express sufficient interest, several field trips will be offered, such as a five‐day trip preceding the symposium to study the Precambrian and Quaternary geology of the Lake Superior region in Wisconsin and Michigan, a one‐day trip following the symposium to study the classical Precambrian and Paleozoic geology of the Baraboo Range, and short trips to nearby points of interest for spouses during the symposium week.
Conference on Hydrometeorology
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The American Meteorological Society will sponsor a conference on hydrometeorology April 20–22, 1976, in Ft. Worth, Texas, with AGU as the cosponsor. The theme of the conference will stress work in hydrometeorological relationships, specific areas of concern being severe local storms, hurricanes, remote sensing of meteorological parameters and network design for convective precipitation, and meteorological forecasting, all in relation to hydrology.At least one session is planned for addressing general topics in hydrometeorology, and a special feature of the conference will be the Robert E. Horton Lecture in Hydrology.
Chlorofluorocarbon aerosol bill
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The New York State Legislature has passed a fluorocarbon aerosol bill (assembly bill 21037) that amended the environmental conservation law to restrict the distribution and sale of articles containing certain chlorofluorocarbon compounds allegedly hazardous to human health and the environment, principally through depletion of ozone in the stratosphere. New York and Oregon are the only two states to have passed such bills.The amendment requires that aerosol spray cans containing any chlorofluorocarbon compound sold in New York state be labeled by January 1, 1976, and that regulations limiting or prohibiting their sale be implemented by January 1, 1978.
Active experiments in space plasma
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A symposium on Active Experiments in Space Plasmas, cosponsored by COSPAR, URSI, and IAGA, will be held June 3–5, 1976, in Boulder, Colorado.The topics to be discussed will range from the results of controlled active experiments in the ionosphere and magnetosphere to detailed considerations of the plasma physics problems which may be studied in the future with active experiments. Apart from the presentation of several invited review papers, contributed papers will be presented. Papers on definitive experiments that may be conducted in space plasmas and which cannot be performed in terrestrial laboratories will be particularly welcomed by the program committee.
Pacific Northwest regional meeting
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The twenty‐second Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting of AGU was held at the Lake Wilderness Continuing Education Center of the University of Washington on October 9–10, 1975. Besides several contributed sessions, there were two special sessions on subjects of timely interest. The meeting stirred significant interest to attract over 150 registrants, the largest turnout for this region's annual meeting.Of particular interest was a special session on the ‘Impact of Oil on Puget Sound,’ which succeeded in informing the attendees about other than geophysical aspects of a complex problem. The probable increase in tanker traffic on Puget Sound will have major impact on the region. A panel made up of individuals from several organizations concerned with this problem represented a broad spectrum of views. The panel members were Dave Jamison (Washington State Department of Ecology), Robert Stakes (Marine Sciences Institute, University of Washington), Glen Ledbetter (Oceanographic Commission of Washington), and Eugene Collias (Department of Oceanography, University of Washington). Their expertise covered the impact of oil on the biological and hydrological systems of Puget Sound as well as the effects on the economic, social, and political institutions of the Puget Sound region.
Standard Earth model committee invitation
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Standard Earth Model Committee (SEMC) was entrusted with the choice of a Reference Earth Model, not as an optimum but purely for reference. The model was intended to be useful as background against which proposed modifications could be compared and anomalous regions within the earth described.The committee recognizes the difficulty of the task. Such a choice of model demands compromises and sacrifices of fidelity to the complex detail of the real earth. But the committee accepts the need for a single reference model for common use and therefore issues the following invitation.
Study of nuclear power and alternative energy systems
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Research Council (NRC) has created the Committee on Nuclear Power and Alternative Energy systems to analyze and evaluate the role of nuclear power within the context of alternative energy systems in the United States. This study, which was requested by the Energy Research and Development Agency (ERDA), will be carried out within the Assembly of Engineering of the NRC. Heading the committee as co‐chairmen will be Harvey Brooks, Peirce professor of technology and public policy at Harvard University, and Edward L. Ginzton, chairman of the board of Varian Associates, Palo Alto, California.The committee, which will concern itself with a 35‐year time span, will look at the consequences of various strategies for developing alternative energy sources in the face of declining oil and gas supplies and rising demands for energy. The study will deal with all aspects of nuclear power systems and fuel cycles, including safety, economics, reliability, and environmental acceptability as well as identify the research and development steps needed to permit timely energy policy decisions to be made.
Nansen drift station
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences‐National Research Council Polar Research Board invites comment from U.S. and foreign scientists on scientific opportunities, including opportunities for international participation and cooperation, that may be opened by using an old icebreaker as a drifting research platform along the Arctic Ocean path of pioneer oceanographer Fridtjof Nansen's ship Fram.Nansen, a Norwegian, deliberately put the Fram into the Arctic ice in the northern Laptev Sea in 1893 in order to drift with the ice and study winds and currents. In 1896, after drifting more than 2000 km across the Arctic the Fram broke out of the ice between Spitsbergen and Greenland. The Nansen expedition was epic in courage and scientific productivity, and there have been suggestions in recent years to follow the Nansen drift path with a modern platform. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences Committee on Polar Research, now the Polar Research Board, recommended in 1963 that support be given to a plan to freeze a ship into the Arctic pack ice.
Marine resource management
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Oregon State University (OSU) has initiated a program of specific training helpful to persons interested in marine resource management.The issue of proper marine resource management first received public attention in Oregon when the ‘beach bill’ was passed in 1967. Later in 1971 the Oregon legislature passed a law which established the Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission, an agency responsible for preparing a coastal zone management program for Oregon. National and international interest in marine resources has increased as a result of the Coastal Zone Management Act, which was passed in 1972, and the Law of the Sea conferences in 1974–1975.
Disposal of radioactive waste
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A comprehensive study to determine whether sediments in deep ocean basins would be suitable sites for disposal of high‐level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants is being conducted by Sandia Laboratories for the Energy Research and Development Administration.Deep ocean waste disposal differs markedly from land disposal schemes in that water, which must be avoided in land disposal sites, is considered an inherent part of the barrier system. Indications are that burial of the waste in the sediment up to 20,000 ft (6080 m) below the surface of the water would prevent the long‐lived transuranic elements from migrating to new sites where they could reconcentrate, threatening life and human activity.
Awards presented at the Spring Annual Meeting: First Presentation Maurice Ewing Medal to Walter H. Munk for Outstanding Leadership in Global Geophysics and Oceanography and Inspired Contributions to Studies of the Rotation of the Earth, Tides, Internal Waves, and Ocean Dynamics
Authors: MacDonald G. J. F. , Wunsch C. , Munk Walter H. 
Published: October 2011

The first recipient of the Maurice Ewing Medal is Walter H. Munk, in recognition of his major contributions to geophysics and oceanography for over 35 yearsWalter H. Munk uniquely deserves this award because he has explored nearly all of geophysics while he has maintained a central interest in the oceans. By being both a generalist and a specialist, Walter Munk has done more to bring together the fluid aspects of the geophysical sciences with those of the solid earth than any man of his generation.
Spring Annual Meeting 1976
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The 1976 Spring Annual Meeting was held at the Sheraton‐Park Hotel in Washington, D.C , April 12–16; approximately 1025 papers were presented during the 4‐day meeting. Total registration was 1906, of which 1357 were members, 284 were students, and 265 were nonmembers. An unprecedented 118 scientists joined AGU during the meeting.The meeting program, including abstracts of the papers presented, was published in the April 1976 E0S, pages 224–361. The present report includes program changes and postdeadline and revised abstracts.
USRA moves
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Universities Space Research Association (USRAJ has moved its headquarters from Charlottesville, Virginia, to Houston, Texas. This move follows the appointment of Alexander J. Dessler as the new President of USRA. The new executive director of USRA is David Cummings.USRA is an international consortium of nearly 50 universities. It was formed in 1969 to facilitate interactions among the academic community, industry, and the federal government in cooperative research efforts in the areas associated with space sciences and technology. Under contracts from NASA, USRA operates the Lunar Science Institute in Houston and the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering at the NASA Langley Research Center. USRA also provides technical support and assistance to the Marshall Space Flight Center for its Space Processing Program and the Atmospheric Cloud Physics Laboratory. Recently, the longduration exposure facilityl university space experiments (LDEF/USE) were added. USRA will assist in the development of university‐generated experiments to be flown on LDEF. The program office for this project will be located in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Seismic data available
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Geophysical and Solar‐Terrestrial Data Center has recently acquired additional multichannel common depth point (CDP) seismic reflection data. Survey lines as shown in the accompanying figure are now available.These data are being collected from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Alaskan coastal areas as part of a program by the U.S. Geological Survey to gain a better understanding of the general geologic framework of the continental shelf, slope, and rise and its relationship to onshore geology and to help assess the petroleum potential of the continental margin.
President's page: Chapman conference
Authors: Maxwell A. E. 
Published: October 2011

Many Union members are unaware that each incoming president must select a new set of committee members to assist in carrying out AGU's varied functions. Contrary to some impressions, committee membership is not continuing but coincides with the tenure of the president. Every two years there is the opportunity to bring new leadership into Union activities. Consequently, last April as presidentelect I solicited input from members who desired to participate more actively in Union affairs through serving on its committees.In selecting individuals for committee service an effort has been made to balance the committees from several standpoints. Obviously there is a need to retain some who have had experience in Union affairs as well as to bring in new people with new ideas. Both geographical location and disciplinary interests have been considered on most committees. Special attention has been given to the involvement of younger people, women, and minorities. Above all there has been an overriding priority to ensure that the committees are effective and willing to serve.
Tsunami warning system
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Through extensive communications networks a warning system detects powerful high‐speed tsunami waves and alerts Pacific countries to possible impending disasters.The network was established in 1948 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and has been operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since 1973. A dozen Pacific nations participate in the system's network of 31 seismological stations to detect earthquakes and 50 tide stations to monitor ocean activity for tsunami generation. The stations are scattered from Alaska to the tip of South America and west to Hong Kong, with stations on numerous islands in between.
Guide to field research funds
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Center for Field Research is a private nonprofit organization that arranges financial support for research investigators whose projects can constructively use nonspecialists in the fields. While the center does not supply funds, it reviews and evaluates research proposals in a wide range of disciplines and assigns those accepted to other institutions that sponsor the research. The funds are raised from carefully selected nonspecialists who collectively finance the projects in return for the opportunity to work as assistants to research scholars in the field.The center considers proposals for field research in any recognized academic discipline and invites scholars of all nationalities to apply. Postdoctoral research is favored, and preference is given to projects whose staffs include graduate students of the discipline. The sizes of grants are limited by the number of nonspecialists participating, since they are the source of funds. Depending on time and costs in the field, the per capita contribution of participating nonspecialists ranges from $200–$600, exclusive of transportation costs.
Call for award nominations
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Nominations are invited for the 1977 AAAS‐Rosenstiel Award in Oceanographic Science. Consisting of $5000 and a certificate, this annual award is funded by the Rosenstiel Foundation through the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences of the University of Miami. Its purpose is to honor outstanding achievement and distinction in oceanographic science, including relevant aspects of ocean engineering in which significant new principles are concerned and aspects of atmospheric science with important implications for understanding of oceanic processes.Because of the multidisciplinary nature of oceanographic science the award recognizes achievement in three broad areas on a rotating basis. The award will emphasize physics and chemistry of the water column and atmosphere in 1977, geology, physics, and chemistry of the seabed in 1978, and biology and living resources in 1979. The 1977 award will be presented at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., February 12–18, 1978. The recipient will also be invited to spend a week at the Rosenstiel School for lectures and discussions with faculty and students.
New earthquake monitoring system
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Alyeska Pipeline Service Company has developed a new earthquake monitoring system which will provide almost instantaneous analysis of earthquake activity along the 1290‐km pipeline once it goes into operation.Conceived by Douglas Nyman, Alyeska seismic engineer, the system will sense the occurrence of an earthquake along the line, determine how severe it is, and fix the approximate location of its epicenter—all within a matter of seconds.
Groundwater modeling
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Groundwater modeling techniques, using mathematical equations and electronics to simulate and predict the behavior of the nation's vast underground water resources, have advanced rapidly in recent years and are now standard tools of the hydrologist, according to Charles A. Appel and John D. Bredehoeft in their report, ‘Status of Ground‐Water Modeling in the U.S. Geological Survey’ (USGS Circular 737).The brief report summarizes the history of groundwater modeling and the methods of modeling presently in use or under development by the USGS for groundwater studies.