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Geodynamics of the Betica Range and the Alboran Sea
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A Symposium on the Geodynamics of the Betica Range and the Alboran Sea was held May 13 and 14 at the University of Granada, Granada, Spain, and was sponsored by the Spanish National Committee of the Geodynamic Project.Four sessions were held: deep seismic sounding, general tectonic trends, regional geological studies, and geophysical studies. Papers presented at these sessions will be published before December 1976, and the publication can be obtained free of charge from M. Orozco, Departamento de Geologia, Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.
Solar output workshop held in Boulder
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Forty scientists working in solar physics and related fields met in Boulder recently to produce a summary of present scientific knowledge of the energy output of the sun and the possibility that this output may vary with time.The three‐day (April 26–28) Solar Output Workshop, which included a number of Boulder scientists as well as researchers from universities, government agencies, and other organizations across the country, was designed to produce a reference book that will include a tabulation of all available data on the output of the sun as well as discussions of historical inferences and important future issues concerning solar output. In addition to solar physicists the workshop included scientists who are studying related subjects such as planetary atmospheres, stellar evolution, climatic change, and the earth's upper atmosphere.
Clarification of the news
Authors: Timothy Adrienne F. 
Published: October 2011

A news item entitled ‘Satellite Observations of Sun Planned’ was recently published on page 451 of EOS (June 1976). The article concerned the plans of the High Altitude Observatory (HAO) of the National Center for Atmospheric Research to study the sun during the coming period of maximum activity (1979–1981).Although it was not explicitly stated, a distinct impression was given that the satellite on which the HAO coronagraph/polarimeter will fly was sponsored or initiated by that organization. This is not the case. The satellite in question, the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM), is an element of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Fiscal Year 1977 program, which is currently awaiting Congressional approval and authorization.
Irrigation and hydropower
Authors: Armstrong Ellis L. 
Published: October 2011

The pairing of irrigation and h y d r o p o w e r in a discussion of progress in the hydrospheric sciences may seem an incongruity. In many ways the use o f water for irrigation or for the generation of electric power is in conflict, the first requiring seasonal use only and the latter a steady supply year around with only daily fluctuations to meet demands. Initially, the water resource projects were single purpose, built and operated to provide irrigation or to generate power.However, to make efficient use of water, both require water control structures involving the same basic scientific principles. Also, in areas of limited water supply, such as the western half of the United States, it soon became evident that water development projects must be multipurpose for the best overall returns. The pioneering work in the application of science to large‐scale water control for irrigation and power generation has largely taken place in the large multipurpose water development programs of the West.
Manganese nodules off Australian coast
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Australian geologists have discovered a huge deposit of manganese nodules on the ocean floor off the Western Australian coast. The deposit covers about 600,000 km2.Similar finds in other parts of the world have been found to contain iron as well as manganese and also traces of copper, cobalt, nickel, gold, uranium, and platinum. Those deposits, however, are far from port and transport facilities and are sparsely scattered. The Australian find is heavily concentrated and close to Fremantle, the shipping port for the state capital, Perth.
AGI Minority Scholarships
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The American Geological Institute will again offer scholarships for geoscience majors who are U.S. citizens and members of the following ethnic minority groups: American‐born Blacks, American Indians, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans. Approximately 40 such awards (ranging from $500 to $1250) were granted in 1976–1977. About the same number (and amounts) will be awarded in 1977–1978.The term ‘geoscience’ is used broadly to include major study in the fields of geology, geochemistry, geophysics, hydrology, meteorology, oceanography, and space and planetary sciences. Monies for support and funding of this program are administered by the institute's Minority Participation Program Advisory Committee and have come from six member societies, more than 14 mining, petroleum, geological supply, and geophysical companies, and many individuals.
AGI Scholarship Program
Authors: Honkala Fred S. 
Published: October 2011

I want to thank each AGU member for his share of the $800 check forward to the American Geological Institute's Minority Participation Program. You have been kind and generous. Your gift will go directly for the scholarship grants with no overhead of any type charged against it.We appreciate your gift for several reasons. From a pragmatic viewpoint there is much talent in our young minority people, and the profession, industry, and our country would be that much the poorer for not availing ourselves of this talent.
Worldwide growth of geophysics and astrophysics research since 1967
Authors: Ellyett Clifton D. 
Published: October 2011

A simple indicator of research activity throughout the world in any particular specialty within physics is the number of journal references in Physics Abstracts that are classified under that specialty. I have compiled these numbers for most of the classification groups covering geophysics and astrophysics by using each issue of Physics Abstracts from the beginning of 1967 to the end of June 1975. There was a total of 75,245 abstracts. The compilation of the data is described at the end of this paper.The yearly totals of all geophysics papers processed are given in Table 1. The rise in output is steep through 1971, but thereafter, the overall rate of research output has remained relatively steady at almost 4 times the 1967 rate.
Offshore gas: “Prize worth pursuing”
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Offshore gas has been and will continue to be an important source of energy and represents a prize well worth pursuing, according to V. E. McKelvey, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, in remarks made last November before an annual meeting of the Institute of Gas Technology.McKelvey said that of 550,000 square miles of potentially productive continental margin out to a water depth of 200 meters, less than 4% has ever been explored.
Glomar Explorer
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Science Foundation has authorized a study of the feasibility of converting and operating the ship Glomar Explorer for deepsea scientific research drilling. The study will be undertaken by Global Marine Development, Inc., of Newport Beach, California, at a cost of about $75,000 and is expected to take three months.If the study shows use of Explorer to be practical, the NSF may consider recommending to the administration and to the NSF's congressional committees conversion of Explorer for use in the Deep‐Sea Drilling Project (DSDP), part of the NSF's Ocean Sediment Coring Program. The program is designed to increase understanding of the earth's crust beneath the oceans by studying cores of sediments and hard rocks taken from the ocean floor.
University of Wyoming elected to UCAR membership
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The University of Wyoming has been elected to membership in the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), the nonprofit consortium of universities that operates the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation.The election of the University of Wyoming brings the total number of UCAR member universities to 45. To be eligible for UCAR membership, a university must have made a strong commitment to progress in the atmospheric sciences, must offer a graduate program leading to the doctorate in the atmospheric sciences or a closely related field, and must be prepared to participate actively in UCAR and NCAR activities.
New state‐level advisory body
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The only state‐level scientific advisory body which is both legislatively chartered and privately funded will undertake an extensive program in its initial effort to apply technological expertise to problems of public concern in Connecticut.The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, Inc. (CASE), was established by a special act of the Connecticut General Assembly in May 1976. CASE is to provide guidance to the people of Connecticut and to industry and commerce; initiate reports when advances in science and engineering raise implications that impact on public policy; and encourage, foster, and promote interest in science and engineering on the part of the public, especially young people.
Quake predictions by the public
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

As part of an attempt to separate facts and fallacies about earthquake predictions, the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, is keeping score on all earthquake predictions brought to its attention. The program is outlined in the September–October 1976 issue of the USGS Earthquake Information Bulletin in an article written by Roger N. Hunter, geophysicist, of the USGS National Earthquake Information Service, Denver.Says Hunter, ‘We are simply keeping score on those who claim to be able to predict earthquakes. Those individuals will stand or fall on their own records.’
National Water Information Network
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The U.S. Geological Survey has established a new service, the National Water Data Exchange (Nawdex), which will provide local assistance to governmental agencies and the public in identifying, locating, and acquiring available water data.Centrally managed by a program office at the USGS National Center in Reston, Virginia, Nawdex now provides local services through a national network of 51 local assistance centers located in 45 states and Puerto Rico. These centers, linked by computer terminals, provide rapid access to information about the availability of more than 1 billion measurements of streamflow, groundwater levels, sediment discharges, and the quality of surface water and groundwater for thousands of stations operated by more than 300 organizations across the country.
Report on the 1976 Fall Meeting
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The 1976 Fall Meeting was held in San Francisco, California, December 6–10. Sessions were at the Jack Tar Hotel and the Holiday Inn‐Golden Gateway. During the 5‐day meeting, approximately 1190 papers were presented, an increase of nearly 150 over 1975.Total registration was 1707, of whom 1224 were members, 207 were students, and 276 were nonmembers. Total registration for 1975 was 1535. One hundred twenty‐eight new members joined AGU at this meeting, the largest number ever to join during an AGU meeting.
Fulbright‐Hays awards in Geology
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

About 500 Fulbright‐Hays awards will be available in 92 countries for 1978–1979; a number have been programed in geology: Australia, fission track dating; Ivory Coast, geology (French required); New Zealand, earthquake prediction; Norway, prognostic mathematical modeling, Quaternary geology of the United States, paleontology; Pakistan, geology; Senegal, geology (French required); USSR, mathematical modeling of ocean dynamics; Uruguay, sedimentology (Spanish required).Those desiring a copy of the 1978–1979 announcement of Fulbright‐Hays award opportunities for university teaching and advanced research abroad should immediately send their name, address, highest degree, specialization, and country interest to the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), 11 Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. 20036. Applications are due for the American Republics, Australia, and New Zealand by June 1, 1977, and for Africa, Asia, and Europe by July 1, 1977.
USGS and the metric system
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The U.S. Geological Survey is committed to a complete conversion of its topographic mapping program to use of the metric system, although it will delay conversion in states that want the USGS to first complete current mapping programs using conventional units of measurement.‘Common use of the metric units of measurement in the United States has been a long time coming,’ said Robert H. Lyddan, chief of the USGS Topographic Division. It was 111 years ago that Congress first authorized its use. The trend toward metrification has gained momentum with passage of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, even though the act does not make conversion mandatory, nor does it specify a timetable.
SEAN report
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The following geophysical events were reported by the Scientific Event Alert Network (SEAN), Smithsonian Institution, NHB Stop 129, Washington, D.C. 20560.A 6‐ to 7‐km tephra column was erupted from Bezymianny Volcano (Kamchatka Peninsula, USSR) on March 25, following a series of earthquakes registered on the preceding day. Subsequent explosions on March 25 and 31 produced eruption clouds as high as 15 km and caused heavy ashfall. No damage has occurred to populated areas. The present activity at Bezymianny, which last erupted March 1965 to March 1970, is reportedly the strongest since the great eruption of 1955–1957.
New digital compass
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Brunton Company of Riverton, Wyoming, has developed a digital readout compass which should be available by July 1.The compass uses an electronic display for horizontal angle, is the 0°–360° type, and reads in ½° increments. This instrument is approximately the same size as conventional pocket transits and weighs about 280 grams. Electronic components and the compass itself are housed in a leather case which attaches to the user's belt. The instrument is easily adjusted for declination angle.
Report of the treasurer
Authors: Aldrich L. T. 
Published: October 2011

Below you will find a description of the activities of the AGU distilled from the dollar transactions involved in its operations. For those of you concerned with such a distillation, a presentation is made which demonstrates the current financial state of the Union, the changes from 1975, and the proposed expenditures for this year. It was decided that the evolutionary pattern presented was a necessary service to the membership.This presentation is made in a format which is felt to be most informative to the membership rather than one required by auditors. The numbers in the two reports are equivalent and may be recovered from the other by a suitable linear transformation. The audited report is available to any member on written request to the AGU office. The ‘new’ item in the 1976 statement under liabilities recognizes long‐term obligations on the part of the Union to staff, to life members, and to those who paid for three years of membership and journals last year.
Lustbüraz Observatory opens
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Lustbühel‐Graz Observatory (latitude, ∼47°4′N; longitude, ∼15°30′E; altitude, ∼480 m ), located on the eastern outskirts of Graz, Austria, opened in December 1976. The observatory is at the disposal of several institutes of the two universities of Graz and the Institute of Space Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.Extending over 38 m east to west, the observatory has a cupola at each end. The eastern cupola houses the 40‐cm reflecting telescope of the Astronomisches Institut. The instrument is used mainly for photometric research on asteroids. Study of their rotation periods and phase relationships will lead to knowledge of the sizes and axial positions of the tiny albedos.
Rings around Uranus
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Rings orbiting the planet Uranus, the first major structures in the solar system to be found since the discovery of the planet Pluto in 1930, have been identified by Cornell University researchers flying aboard the NASA Ames Research Center Kuiper Airborne Observatory.Uranus is the seventh planet out from the sun, one of the giants of the outer solar system. It is almost 1.6 billion km beyond Saturn, until now the only ringed planet, and is unique in ‘lying on its side’ with its rotation axis almost in its orbit plane.
New product: Resistivity system
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Bison Instruments, Minneapolis, has announced model 2390, a deep‐penetration earth resistivity system for locating and delineating ground‐water aquifers, salinity contamination, pollution, rock, sand, or gravel and ore deposits.A signal enhancement feature is said to give the 2390 increased sensitivity and accuracy as well as greater depth penetration than conventional systems. Small successive coded signals are electronically summed over a long time period to produce a more clearly readable signal with less power consumption. Voltage interference from natural earth currents is electronically canceled, allowing highly accurate studies for difficult applications requiring deep penetration. Other features include a liquid crystal digital readout that automatically displays the voltage value of the received signal.
Alaska Pipeline is 11,000‐km conductor
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Since the Alaska pipeline has been in operation the character of environmental questions surrounding it has changed somewhat. Focusing on the pipeline as a long electrical conductor that stretches an enormous distance, S. I . Akasofu, at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska, reports that magnetic storms may generate sufficiently large electric currents along the pipeline to be a fire hazard. During a magnetic storm the usual 2‐A current flowing from the pipeline has peaked as high as 200 A .James Kane of the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) recently testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee saying, ‘The discovery that very large electrical currents will be generated in the Alaskan pipeline by sun‐induced magnetic storms will permit corrective actions to avoid serious corrosion problems and fire hazards prior to full operation of the pipeline.’
Hourly solar radiation
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Energy consumption analyses and solar building construction require detailed information on solar radiation at specific sites. For the first time this information is available through the National Bureau of Standards (NBS).Average day hourly solar radiation data for 80 locations at eight different orientations is available in NBS publication building science series 96, Hourly Solar Radiation Data for Vertical and Horizontal Surfaces on Average Days in the United States and Canada, S.D. stock 003‐003‐01698‐5 from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. The cost is $4.65.
Awards Presented at the Spring Meeting: Sixteenth Presentation: James B. Macelwane Award to Paul G. Richards in Recognition of Significant Contributions to the Geophysical Sciences by a Young Scientist of Outstanding Ability
Authors: Brune James N. , Richards Paul G. 
Published: October 2011

Paul Richards's important, elegant, and thorough contributions to theoretical seismology, in topics ranging through seismic wave propagation in inhomogeneous media, full‐wave theories, and seismic source theory, have made him eminently qualified to receive the Macelwane Award.Paul received his B.A. degree in mathematics from Cambridge in 1965 and his Ph.D. from Cal Tech in 1970. His thesis topic concerned high‐frequency wave propagation and the shadow of the earth's core. He spent a year as a research geophysicist at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UCSD, where he extended his work on the theory of wave propagation and wrote a paper on the pressure wave radiation from ocean bottom earthquakes. He became assistant professor at Lamont‐Doherty Geological Observatory in 1971 and associate professor in 1976. He was a Sloan Foundation research fellow from 1973 to 1976. Since 1973 he has been American Editor of the Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Comment [on Review of “Composition and petrology of the Earth's mantle”]
Authors: Ringwood A. E. 
Published: October 2011

I wish to draw your attention to an unfavorable review by B. Mysen of my book. Composition and Petrology of Vie Earth's Mantle, published in the March 1977 issue of EOS (pp. 133–187). It seems to me that the publication of this review raises some serious issues of principle.The first concerns the objectivity of the reviewer. It is well known in petrological circles that during the last few years, Mysen has beén involved in an intense public disputation with myself and colleagues concerning the conditions under which andesitic magmas might or might not be formed by hydrous melting of peridotite in the mantle. In view of this record it is questionable whether Mysen should have accepted an invitation to review the book. It is just possible that he may have been unable to fulfill the responsibility of a reviewer to his readers to be objective. Whether or not this is so 1 leave for others to judge. I should point out, however, that Mysen's review presents a remarkable contrast to reviews of the book published in other journals. I have also been impressed by the number of U.S. colleagues who have approached me and volunteered their opinion that the review was unfair.
Wind tunnel helping solve pollution problems
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Liquid nitrogen is helping researchers at Calspan make sufficiently steep temperature gradients to produce realistic inversions over modeled cities in their Atmospheric Simulation Facility (ASF). ASF is a 36‐meter‐long wind tunnel with a 2‐ meter‐wide turntable where a scale model of the area and buildings to be studied can be installed. The tunnel is capable of creating wind speeds from less than 1.6 to about 96 km/hour.In recent studies for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Calspan modeled a large industrial area of about 110 km2 around Pittsburgh to study the dispersion of effluents from 49 model stacks of steel mills and power plants near the Monongahela River.
New supernova remnant sighted
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A new optical supernova remnant has been found in the constellation Cygnus where 2 others—gamma Cygni and the Cynus Loop —were already known. This new optical supernova was discovered by 3 scientists observing at Kitt Peak National Observatory.Theodore Gull (Lockheed Electronics Company), Robert Kirshner (University of Michigan), and Robert A. R. Parker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) discovered the new supernova, a huge egg‐shaped shell that measures about 220 light years in diameter. As it expands at a rate of more than 160,000 km/hour, the remnant is pushing a much larger shell of neutral hydrogen through the interstellar medium.