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Symposium on atmospheric ozone and related topics
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A symposium on Atmospheric Ozone and Related Topics sponsored by the International Ozone Commission and the Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution of the International Association of Atmospheric Physics and Meteorology and cosponsored by the World Meteorological Organization will be held August 9–17, 1976, at Dresden, German Democratic Republic.The symposium will treat a wide variety of topics: ozone distribution and variations on different scales and their causes; ozone photochemistry and anthropogenic influence on the ozone layer; theoretical models involving ozone transport and photochemistry and radiation and possible climatic effects; observations and photochemistry of other trace substances; transport and chemistry of ozone and other trace substances in the troposphere; satellite observation of ozone on earth and other planets; biological effects of ozone variations; and new developments in ozone measurements.
AGI Scholarships awarded to 37 minority students
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The number of minority scholarship recipients supported by the American Geological Institute, its member societies, companies, and individuals increased from 23 to 37, an increase of 61%, from the academic year 1974–1975 to 1975–1976. The dollar amount of the scholarships awarded increased from $13,050 to $31,800, an increase of 141%.Six minority scholars were selected for support for the academic year 1975–1976 at the November 1974 meeting of the Advisory Committee to the AGI Minority Participation Program. Thirty‐one additional scholars were picked when the Advisory Committee met at the Geological Society of America Headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, on May 22–23, 1975.
Scientific upward mobility training program
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has developed and implemented four new scientific upward mobility training programs (SUMTP) on a nationwide basis in the past year. Of an initial pool of 485 applicants for the program, 95 were selected and are now completing training; the majority were NOAA employees. An additional 75–95 trainees will be chosen this year.The purpose of SUMTP is to achieve better utilization of available manpower in NOAA, discover and train men and women with a high degree of potential for contributing to NOAA's missions, and improve upward mobility and equal employment throughout the agency.
The second decade of Soviet hydrology: Selected papers
Authors: Browzin Boris S. , Durum Walter H. 
Published: October 2011

The publication Soviet Hydrology: Selected Papers began over a decade ago. The first issue appeared in 1962. Papers for translation and inclusion are chosen from the hydrologic research publications of various USSR government agencies, institutes, and universities. The main sources for selected papers are the various publications of the Main Administration of the Hydrome‐teorological Service of the USSR. The institutions reporting to this administration produce a variety of hydrologic publications. Certain journals are devoted entirely to particular subjects. The journals are published at irregular intervals.The multitude of journals on hydrology and related subjects offer a wide range of papers for translation.
Comments on use of anomalous stations for IMS
Authors: Camfield P. A. , Gough D. I. 
Published: October 2011

One of us has recently reviewed the general problem of the effects of induction in the earth upon the measurement of external time‐varying magnetic fields [Gough, 1974]. In this context we are concerned about the inclusion of Rapid City, South Dakota, and Alert and Mould Bay, N.W.T., Canada, in magnetometer networks for the International Magnetospheric Study, as described by Lanzerotti et al [1976]. Inhomogen eities in the electrical conductivity of the earth's crust cause drastic distortions in the variation fields recorded at these stations.Rapid City is on top of an anomaly which more than doubles the D component variations, at periods of tens of minutes; Zis also anomalous [Alabi et al., 1975]. At Alert the horizontal variation vector is strongly confined in the northwest‐southeast direction [Niblett et al., 1974]. Observations at Rapid City and Alert will certainly be dominated by the very large anomalies caused by induced currents channeled in the underlying crust. At Mould Bay the vertical variations are unusually attenuated by crustal layers of anomalously high conductivity [DeLaurier et al., 1974].
New reviews associate editors
Authors: Chamberlain J. W. 
Published: October 2011

The editorial policy of Reviews is to maintain a reasonable balance of articles pertaining to all disciplines within AGU. Members of AGU who may be interested in writing a review article—whether it be a ‘topical review’ of a few pages on a subject of special current interest or a major overview that sorts, distills, and updates the status of a subject area—should write or talk to the editor or the appropriate associate editor. They can advise potential authors on whether similar projects are currently being undertaken.Since the function of Reviews is rather different from that of JGR and WRR, the associate editors' main responsibilities lie in identifying areas of active interest where review articles are especially needed. In many cases they also solicit the articles from potential authors. Associate editors also recommend referees and, in the rare cases necessary, assist the editor in adjudicating disputes between referees and authors.
Sunflower transmitting data
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Data from the Japanese Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS) Himawari (Sunflower) are to be delivered routinely to the Meteorological Satellite Center and are available directly or through the World Data Center C‐2 for Rockets and Satellites.GMS is part of the Global Atmospheric Research Program and is primarily a meteorological satellite. However, its payload also includes a 16‐channel solar energetic particle monitor. Its data formats are expected to be similar to the SMS/Goes format for the same type of information. At least hourly mean values of each channel will be published monthly.
Sea grant tackles beach problems
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

In the first effort of its type, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched a longrange research project into the national problem of shoreline preservation.The team of researchers on Sea Grant funds will investigate sand movement along selected coastal areas in the first multidisciplinary effort to carry out coordinated research over a 4‐ to 5‐year period. With a better understanding of the mechanics and physics of sediment entrainment and transport along with specially developed engineering data, the Sea Grant researchers hope to correct some of the problems of shoreline preservation. They also expect to create engineering models for predicting sediment transfer along a straight coastline where significant financial losses have been suffered.
Helen J. Peters: A vignette
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Helen J. Peters was born and raised in Sacramento, California, and attended local schools through junior college, completing her education at the University of California at Berkeley with a B.S. in civil engineering with an irrigation and drainage option in 1951. Her interest in water started early, since her family activities centered around camping, swimming, and other athletics. Swimming and badminton were her major sports in college; she was a member of the Conference Champion badminton and swimming teams at junior college and swam the mile for Berkeley in meets with local colleges.At Berkeley, she served as secretary and vice‐president of the Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and was awarded the Woman's Badge in Tau Beta Pi. Her interest in hydrology led to specialization in groundwater and geology through selection of optional research units.
Comment [on “Prediction of the Haicheng Earthquake”]
Authors: Huebsch Ian O. 
Published: October 2011

The article, ‘Prediction of the Haicheng Earthquake,’ in the May EOS (pp. 236–272), by members of the American seismological delegation to China, displays an uncritical and naive attitude toward the alleged accomplishments of Chinese Communist seismology under the guidance of Chairman Mao. The reports of successful prediction would be more convincing had they been noted before, rather than after, the event, and had they been made by visitors fully free to travel and able to converse in the language of the country. The Americans may have received a Potemkin village tour of a type often provided foreign visitors to totalitarian countries.Conspicuously omitted from the article is any mention of the disastrous Tangshan earthquake of July 28, 1976. One would have expected Maoist seismology to have foreseen this event. But we now learn (see California Geology, June 1977) that the evil ‘Gang of Four’ obstructed the prediction of this earthquake.
Carbon dioxide on the rise
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The longest, most nearly continuous record of measured atmospheric carbon dioxide taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at Mauna Loa Observatory shows a small persistent rise in global carbon dioxide concentrations.There are also minuscule, hard‐to‐explain fluctuations in the rate at which this increase is occurring, according to Kirby Hanson, director of NOAA's Geophysical Monitoring for Climatic Changes program. He said that understanding these fluctuations is necessary for us to adequately discriminate between the human and natural factors causing the carbon dioxide increase. Such accurate assessment is also needed to predict future concentrations of carbon dioxide that may result from differing scenarios for burning fossil fuels, Hanson says.
USGS reports now available by mail
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Copies of most U.S. Geological Survey reports may now be purchased by mail from a single centrally located facility at Denver, Colorado. Previously, copies of USGS open file reports were made available for public inspection only, or copies could be obtained at purchaser's expense, not by mail, only at designated Survey libraries, public inquiries offices, or other facilities.USGS open file reports may be ordered from the Open‐File Services Section, Branch of Distribution, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25425, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 (phone: 303‐234‐5888).
Seismic soundings enhanced
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Jon F. Claerbout at Stanford University has developed a way to enhance seismic soundings to gain a remarkably clear picture of underground strata and geologic formations.Claerbout uses a wave equation migration technique in a computer model to reconstruct confused seismic data. In effect, this technique makes it seem as though the explosive charges and seismic receivers were buried in the earth rather than placed on the surface. The computer‐enhanced seismograms show the geologic structure down to 10 km, a depth more than twice that of usual interest to petroleum prospectors.
Wide Field Camera Team for space telescope named by NASA
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A scientific team led by James Westphal of the California Institute of Technology is designing the Wide Field Camera for the Space Telescope. Designed to detect a wide spectrum of light from ultraviolet to infrared, the camera will use charge‐coupled devices (CCD's) as its fundamental light‐gathering units.Four square arrays of CCD's, each 800 units by 800 units in size, will receive the image from the telescope and beam it to earth as a string of radio impulses. The other camera aboard the space telescope will be the Faint Object Camera, which will have a higher resolution but a smaller field of view.
Very rare carbon‐bearing meteorites found in Antarctica
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Two specimens of meteorites found last December in the Transantarctic Mountains may be the first carbonaceous chrondrites ever found under conditions of minimum terrestrial contamination.Only 25 of the world's supply of some 2000 meteorites are carbonaceous chrondrites, representative of a celestial mix very much like that from which the planets must have been formed. Collected by a U.S.‐Japanese team under National Science Foundation sponsorship, the meteorites arrived in the United States for study sealed in uncontaminated stainless steel lunar canisters locked in lunar transfer cases.
New water quality manuals available from USQS/GPO
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Two new manuals describing standard techniques for water quality analysis work ‘reflect the nation's growing concern over our many manmade pollutants and their effects on both aquatic life and man himself,’ according to R. J. Pickering of USGS. The manuals reflect the changing needs in water quality analysis, covering such subjects as sampling and measuring radioactive substances and aquatic life in surface and underground water and sediments.The latest in the 34‐volume series Techniques of Water Resources Investigations, the two volumes are the first in a new loose‐leaf format designed for speedy updating. Because of the new format and the automatic distribution of future supplements and revisions, the two new manuals are available only from the Superintendent of Documents.
Nitrogen levels in ice and solar activity reported linked
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Four antarctic researchers have reported finding a correlation between the amount of ‘fixed’ nitrogen in various levels of ice at the south pole and the 11‐year cycle of sunspots, auroral activity, and cosmic ray intensity. The researchers suggested that their finding could provide a new technique to help scientists determine the relationship of past solar activity to global climate.The findings are based on the fact that increased solar activity causes a corresponding increase in auroral activity, which in turn increases nitrate production. The fixed nitrogen levels measured by the antarctic researchers were in the form of nitrates and ammonium. Bruce C. Parker of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI) and Edward J. Zeller of the University of Kansas reported these results in the Antarctic Journal of the United States. The researchers, assisted by Lawrence E. Heiskell and William J. Thompson, graduate students at VPI, obtained their data by analyzing a firn core—snow accumulations that have not yet been compacted into ice—collected near the geographic south pole in November 1974.
No “Ice Age” in Earth's history
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The sun is brighter now than it was at the birth of the solar system 4.7 billion years ago, according to theories of stellar evolution. Furthermore, the solar flux then was only about 70% of the present‐day solar flux.If the climate of the earth is as sensitive to solar change as the latest models propose, the earth of 4.7 billion years ago would have been covered with ice. However, there is much geological evidence to suggest that the earth never has been covered by ice and that in fact the climate has remained relatively stable.
Measurement of ocean wave heights with a satellite radar altimeter
Authors: Barrick Donald E. , Fedor Leonard S. 
Published: October 2011

The launch of Geos 3 on April 9, 1975, by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) represented the first step toward the goal of ocean surface remote sensing from space. Microwave radars and radiometers orbiting aboard a network of unmanned satellites are expected ultimately to offer an all‐weather capability for routinely monitoring sea state, ocean surface topography, temperature, currents, and (indirectly) surface winds on a global scale. The availability of such data in real time should produce a quantum increase in the quality of long‐term weather forecasts, as well as provide needed information for the efficient and safe conduct of burgeoning maritime operations.Geos 3 is the first unmanned satellite to carry a radar system for observations of the sea. In particular, it carries a microwave short‐pulse altimeter capable of measuring rms ocean wave height along its nadir track. Although the instrument can measure other quantities of geodetic and oceanographic interest (such as the instantaneous mean sea level from which currents and geoidal features can be extracted), we consider here only the measurement of sea wave height; this is without a doubt the most important single parameter characterizing that general but often used term, ‘sea state.’ The mathematical model and physical principles describing the sea echo have been understood for years. This paper, however, presents some of the first wave height plots made from a spacecraft radar. These wave height plots are shown versus distance along the satellite track; they agree reasonably well with ocean wave hindcasts and laser profilometer measurements of wave height, the errors being consistent with system resolution and internal and tracking loop noise.
Guy Bomford Prize for geodetic research
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

To mark the contributions to geodesy by Brigadier G. Bomford, formerly head of the Department of Surveying and Geodesy of the University of Oxford, chairman of the Geodesy Subcommittee of the Royal Society's British National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics, and President of the International Association of Geodesy from 1963 to 1967, the IAG has agreed to the inauguration of a Guy Bomford Prize for distinguished contributions to geodesy. The prize is awarded at intervals of four years on the occasion of the Assembly of the International Association of Geodesy during the General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics.The Guy Bomford Prize is awarded to a young scientist (defined as being under 40 years of age on December 31 of the year preceding the Assembly at which the award is made) for outstanding individual contributions to geodetic studies, particularly in the four‐year period preceding the General Assembly at which the award is made. Exceptionally, the prize may be shared between two or more young scientists who have been jointly responsible for a particular geodetic study.
Proposed change in the AGU Bylaws
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

On April 16, 1978, the AGU Council approved a change in bylaw 21 which will stabilize the number of Fellows that can be elected each year.In accordance with article 12b of the statutes, which requires proposed amendments to the bylaws to be published in an AGU publication of general circulation no less than 30 days prior to action at a succeeding council meeting, bylaw 21 is shown below as it currently reads and as it will read if the proposed amendment is adopted.
Geologic hazard map of Cotopaxi is test of such assessments
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Evaluating hazards in advance of a potentially dangerous situation is of continuing interest to geological researchers. Robert I. Tilling described a recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessment of Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador that should help prove the value of such hazards assessments.Cotopaxi has erupted more than 50 times in the last 250 years. In November 1975, when the volcano began emitting heat and steam, Ecuadorian officials requested assistance in assessing the nature of the potential hazards posed by the 5897‐m‐high volcano located 56 km south‐southeast of the capital city of Quito.
Recent changes in the Chinese intellectual community and oceanographic exchanges
Authors: Chew Frank L. , Chew Katherine L. 
Published: October 2011

We are Americans of Chinese ancestry who visited the South China Sea Institute of Oceanography in Tsingtao during a 30‐day trip throughout China in May and June. We also visisted other research and teaching institutions in China. Based on conversations with many teachers and scientists, we will describe some recent changes in the Chinese intellectual community as well as aspects of the organization, facilities, and work being accomplished at the two oceanographic centers.To gain a proper perspective on China's recent rejuvenation of scientific research, one must delve a bit into the role of intellectuals in Chinese history. Chinese intellectuals, such as teachers, scholars, and scientists, have always filled large and special roles. Teachers, such as Confucius, have enjoyed a respect unequaled in anyother culture. Yet despite their prestige and power, intellectuals have, from time to time, been feared and detested. In a head long drive to unify China, the founder of the Ch'in Dynasty (221‐209 B.C.) buried dissident scholars alive.
Geysers Field Trip
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Geology and Geophysics of the Geysers Geothermal Area Field Trip on Sunday preceding the 1978 Fall Meeting was full. The bus trip to the area 70 miles north of San Francisco featured detailed discussion of the geology of the area, glimpses of differing strata in road cuts, and a useful summary/handout on the Geysers area.The AGU bus was met by two representatives of the Union Oil Company, which operates numerous generating plants on the geothermal steam. The Union representatives provided everyone with copies of a July 31, 1978, Fortune article detailing Union's continuing geothermal development plans. Currently drilling the Imperial Valley and the Los Alamos area, Union is western states.
Geophysical tools find wide application
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Instances of application of geophysical tools to societal problems are growing. In one recent example, a three‐agency scientific team successfully integrated Landsat satellite information, data from a global meteorological network, and a computer model to estimate future crop yields. Dubbed LACIE for Large‐Area Crop Inventory Experiment, the project is being conducted jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Jerry D. Hill, of NOAA, explains that satellite imagery permits estimation of the proportion of cropland in a country devoted to growing wheat, while weather data are used to estimate crop growth state, vigor, and potential yield. A computer model developed to estimate wheat yield projected total wheat production for the Soviet Union in 1977 at approximately 91.4 million metric tons. This compares very well with USSR reports of 92 million metric tons, released at the end of that year.
Future Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A group made up of university and government researchers has recently been formed to explore actively the possibility of redirecting the ongoing project Gametag (Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment on Tropospheric Aerosols and Gases). This new program, involving a highly expanded format, would be labeled ‘Gametag phase II.’It is now anticipated that a ‘selected’ global field sampling operation involving both aircraft and oceanographic sampling platforms will be utilized in phase II. The operational philosophy of making simultaneous measurements involving as many as 70 chemical and meteorological variables will again receive maximum attention in the program. The ultimate objective of this effort will be that of providing answers to numerous scientific questions related to global atmospheric chemical sources and sinks, chemical transformations, and global atmospheric chemical distributions. In this context, both in situ concentration measurements as well as flux measurements will be emphasized. Tentative planning by the steering committee would call for the submission of a well‐integrated proposal to the National Science Foundation by the end of August 1979.