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Bay Area earthquake instrument array completed
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

An array of instruments designed to provide uniquely useful data on earthquakes and their effects in the San Francisco Bay area has been completed. Developed by geophysicists in the Seismological Field Survey (of the Boulder, Colorado‐based Earth Sciences Laboratories, one of NOAA's Environmental Research Laboratories), the new array is among the most comprehensive strong‐motion recording systems now in use.The APEEL (Andreas‐Peninsula Earthquake Engineering Laboratory) array is positioned along a 20‐mile line running roughly northeastward some 20 miles south of San Francisco. The array crosses the San Andreas Fault, San Francisco Bay, and the Hayward Fault. Strong‐motion accelerographs are installed at 15 locations along the line, interspersed with other seismic instruments, seismographs, and seismoscopes, to record data from any future damaging earthquakes in the area.
NOAA forms new facility for Earth‐Sun data
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Data activities in the fields of seismology, geomagnetism, marine geology and geophysics, solar activity, interplanetary phenomena, the ionosphere, cosmic rays, aurorae, and airglow have been consolidated in a single data center. The newly formed National Geophysical and Solar‐Terrestrial Data Center has headquarters in Boulder, Colorado.The data center contains what amounts to an observational history of the planet's earthquake activity, fluctuations in the geomagnetic field, and the myriad interactions between radiation from the sun and the earth's outer atmosphere. Its holdings also include a wide range of gravity and geomagnetic data taken by NOAA and other ships at sea, oceanfloor sediment samples, and acoustic profiles that show cross‐sectional views of the ocean floor beneath its sediment mantle.
Oceanographers tag huge North Atlantic eddy
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

NOAA oceanographers have placed an identification ‘tag’ on a huge cold water eddy that broke through the Gulf Stream from the North Atlantic and is headed south. This eddy, another in an apparent series of massive bodies of water that may affect Atlantic coast weather, is now about 300 miles due east of Savannah, Georgia, moving south at the rate of approximately two miles a day.The new eddy is so huge that its total volume is estimated to equal the amount of water in the Gulf Stream flowing past Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, in about 10 days. The Gulf Stream's volume approximates that of 2000 Mississippi Rivers, with a flow of 100 billion tons of water per hour, 22 times as large as all the rivers of the earth.
New atmospheric sciences group formed
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The formation of a new Atmospheric Sciences Group, with responsibility in environmental research and other programs, has been announced by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory of the University of California.The Group is organizationally part of the LLL Physics Department. Headed by Joseph B. Knox, the Group is intended to consolidate a variety of atmospheric science efforts and increase communication between participating scientists. One of the Group's most powerful tools will be the numerical modeling capability of the Livermore computational facility, which is one of the world's most advanced.
New products
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Engdahl Enterprises has announced their new Peak Shock Recorder Model 1200 that senses and records the shock spectrum caused by earthquakes, storms, and explosions. The recorder is useful whenever acceleration measurements are desired at low frequencies. The plot of the recorder's twelve individual measurements is the shock spectrum of the acceleration to which the recorder was subjected.The PSR 1200 is a twelve‐channel direct‐recording accelerometer, which effectively plots a frequency spectrum of the applied shock and is completely self‐contained. Twelve reeds of different lengths and weights, one for each frequency, are fabricated from spring steel. A diamond‐ tripped stylus is attached to the free end of each reed to inscribe a permanent record of its deflection on one of twelve record plates. A calibration sheet for each recorder lists the resonant frequency and sensitivity of each reed. The Peak Shock Recorder can be used in connection with dams, high‐rise structures, nuclear power plants, mines, ships, earth studies, and oil explorations.
International Symposium on Earth Gravity Models and Related Problems
Authors: Rapp Richard R. 
Published: October 2011

The International Symposium on Earth Gravity Models and Related Problems was held in St. Louis, August 16–18, 1972. One hundred and forty‐seven scientists from the United States and nine other countries attended this meeting, which was divided into six sessions.The meeting itself was designed to bring together scientists interested in the determination of the earth's gravitational field and the geodetic and geophysical applications and implications of such determinations. This information was presented in four topical groups.
Solar planetary relationships meeting format
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

At the business meeting of the Solar‐Planetary Relationships Section during the 1972 Annual Meeting the following resolution was passed:RESOLVED, that the officers of the AGU Solar‐Planetary Relationships Section be instructed to present plans for organizing and sponsoring an AGU Space Physics meeting to the AGU‐URSI planning committee, and that the AGU Council be asked to approve such a meeting, which, if successful, might thenceforth be held on an annual basis.
Fourth International Peat Congress
Authors: Boelter Don H. 
Published: October 2011

The Fourth International Peat Congress was organized by the Finnish National Committee of the International Peat Society under the able leadership of Erkki Kivinen, Committee Chairman and IPS President. Its purpose was to promote international understanding and cooperation on all matters concerning the study and utilization of peatland, peat, and related materials.The United States delegation included 20 representatives of universities, government agencies, and the peat industry. Six of the more than 150 technical papers were presented by members of the U.S. delegation. In all, more than 450 delegates from 23 countries participated in the Congress.
The European Geophysical Society
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Since the European Earth and Planetary Physics Colloquium (EEPPC) was held at the University of Reading, England, in April 1971, investigations have been made on a multinational basis to establish the practicability of forming a European Geophysical Society (EGS) in response to the following resolutions (1–3) adopted at the Reading meeting.1. An Association of European Geophysicists should be established with individual membership making small annual subscriptions to meet the cost of producing and distributing an information sheet on future colloquia.2. The main activity of the Association shall be to promote the continuation of the European Earth and Planetary Physics Colloquia on an annual basis.3. The practical implementation of the above resolutions shall initially be the responsibility of an Executive Committee, the members of which will be determined after consultations with representatives in the concerned countries of Europe.
NSF graduate fellowships
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Science Foundation has again asked the National Research Council to advise it in selection of candidates for the Foundation's Program of Graduate Fellowships for 1973–1974. Panels appointed by the National Research Council will evaluate qualifications of applicants. Final selection will be made by the Foundation, with awards to be announced on March 15, 1973.Applicants to the Program must be beginning graduate students by the fall of 1973 or must have completed not more than one calendar year of full‐time or part‐time graduate study by the fall of 1973. Subject to the availability of funds, new fellowships awarded in the spring of 1973 will be for periods of three years, the second and third years contingent on certification to the Foundation by the fellowship institution of the student's satisfactory progress toward an advanced degree in the sciences.
Sea grant colleges
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The University of Wisconsin System has been designated a Sea Grant College by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Wisconsin becomes the fifth university in the nation named to Sea Grant College status (see ‘Land Is Just an Island—Birth of Sea Grant,’ May EOS). The designation was made ‘in recognition of exceptionally high standards of effort, performance, and innovation in marine‐related programs.’The new status assures priority funding by the federal government and represents a long‐term commitment to the University to continue working to maintain and develop the nation's marine environment and resources.
Compendium on ancient fluid “Bubbles” published
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A report on fluid inclusions, which are microscopic fluid ‘bubbles’ trapped inside mineral crystals for as much as a billion years, has been published. Geologists have found that these bubbles are useful clues in the search for ore deposits.According to the author, Edwin Roedder, the U.S. Geological Survey report is the most comprehensive summary of the subject in the English language. Roedder explained that fluid inclusions might be considered as miniature Rosetta Stones or Dead Sea Scrolls of geology. ‘They are clues to geologic events of the fat past,’ he said, ‘when ore deposits were forming in baths of salty water. Evidences of the formation of ore deposits lie in the common occurrence of microscopic droplets of fluids that became trapped in growing mineral crystals deposited by the hot water solutions moving through cracks in rocks millions or even more than a billion years ago.’
Journal on radioactive age dating expands
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Isochron West, a journal on radioactive age dating throughout the western U.S., has been expanded to cover material gathered from the western hemisphere.This periodical is published approximately three times a year by the New Mexico State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. According to Don H. Baker, Jr.. Director of the New Mexico bureau, ‘Many geologists have expressed a need for a publication that would list all isotopic age determinations in order to keep up with findings in this rapidly expanding field. Many dates are never published and, for all practical purposes, are lost, while others are not published for years.’
Geophysical research in Czechoslovakia
Authors: Liebermann Robert C. 
Published: October 2011

For one month in August–September 1971 I had the privilege of visiting geophysical institutes in Czechoslovakia. This visit was made possible through the scientific exchange program between the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (ČSAV).The purpose of this visit was to observe current geophysical research in Czechoslovakia, to become acquainted with research scientists in this field, and to exchange ideas and expertise with them. Under the terms of the exchange agreement, the U.S. Academy provided support for transportation to Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak Academy provided subsistence and travel expenses within the country.
Second Joint Conference on Sensing of Environmental Pollutants
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Second Joint Conference on Sensing of Environmental Pollutants will be held December 10–12, 1973, at the Sheraton‐Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.The conference will be concerned with exchange of information on sensing and measurement of air, water, and land pollution. Representatives of all technical disciplines involved with the development, evaluation, and use of pollution measuring techniques are expected to attend.
New land‐use classification system proposed
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

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

Applications are now being accepted by the School of Oceanography, Oregon State University, for a post doctoral fellowship in theoretical physical oceanography. Tenure will be one year with the possibility of a one‐year renewal. The stipend, depending upon experience and other qualifications, will be between $12,500 and $15,000. The appointment may begin as early as July 1, 1973, but no later than October 1, 1973.Applicants should currently be engage d in theoretical research in oceanic fluid dynamics or in geophysical fluid dynamics with oceanic applications. Applicants are preferred who have research interests compatible with ongoing programs in physical oceanography at Oregon State University.
ASEE‐NASA Summer Faculty Fellowships
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The American Society for Engineering Education and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have announced the 1973 Summer Faculty Fellowships in Engineering Systems Design and Aeronautics and Space Research.These fellowships are awarded each year by NASA to young engineering and science faculty members in programs of summer study to be undertaken by several universities in cooperation with NASA research centers. Duration of the programs is between ten and eleven weeks, and about 140 first‐year fellows will be selected. Another 100 fellows will return for a second year in the research programs.
Workshop on Environmental Problems in the Extractive Industries
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A Workshop on Environmental Problems in the Extractive Industries will be held at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, June 11–14. The workshop is being sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education of the University, the Geological Society of America, and other major national associations.The workshop is aimed at generalists and specialists involved in resource extraction, mineral processing, pollution law, and waste handling. It offers a forum where solutions to industrial pollution problems of the mining, petroleum, and water industry can be extensively discussed. Mining and petroleum engineers, geologists, resource managers, pollution control officials, university professors, and independent consultants are especially invited.
Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A solar vacuum telescope that will aid the country's manned space program by helping scientists get more information on the sun's magnetic field is being built at Kitt Peak National Observatory, 52 miles west of Tucson, Arizona.Studies of the solar magnetic field are important because they provide information about the temperature, pressure, and physical structure of the sun's outermost layers. This information will enable astronomers to know more about solar flares.
Short Course on Water Resources Syste
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A one‐week short course for engineers and public officials interested in Water Resources Systems will be held May 21–25, 1973, in Cleveland, Ohio. The course, Hierarchical Approach in the Planning, Operation, and Management of Water Resources Systems, will be cosponsored by the American Water Resources Association in cooperation with the AGU Section of Hydrology.The purpose of the course will be to present a comprehensive survey of the applications of the hierarchical approach to large complex water resources systems. In particular, the course will discuss the applications of decomposition and multilevel optimization techniques to multiobjective functions in water resources, multiregional conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water resources, modeling and identification in water resources, regional management of complex multiple purpose water resource and hydrologic systems, regional water quality control and management, flood control analysis, and recent research results and applications in current literature.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physical Oceanography
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

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

A 73‐page compendium of references appropriate for teaching introductory water courses has been published by the U.S. National Committee for the International Hydrological Decade. Its full title is, Hydrology and Water Resources: A Syllabus of References for Teaching Introductory Courses in the Water Environment.The book is organized under a potential course outline, expressed in five chapter headings: ‘Water—An Overview of Problems and Issues’; ‘The Unique and Useful Properties of Water’; ‘The Hydrological Cycle’; ‘Water Resources, Uses, Needs, and Problems’; and ‘Man's Efforts to Develop and Manage the Water Resources.’
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.
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.
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.