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Mahdi S. Hantush 1921”1984
Authors: Ahmad M. U. , Gross G. W. , Marino M. A. , Papadopulos S. S. , Saleem Z. A. 
Published: October 2011

Mahdi Salih Hantush, Professor of Hydrology at the University of Kuwait, died on January 14, 1984 from complications following heart surgery.A hydrologist, scientist, and great teacher, Mantush specialized in the application of mathematics to the solution of transient groundwater flow problems. His particular expertise in the development of well‐flow equations led the late R.W. Stallman of the U.S. Geological Survey to refer to him as “The Master of Radial Flow.” Hantush's numerous scientific publications contributed greatly to the present theories of flow in leaky aquifers, unconfined aquifers, and anisotropic aquifers. He derived the mathematical equations of flow to fully and/or partially penetrating wells in such aquifer systems, and devised methods for the analysis of pumpingtest data to determine their hydraulic properties. He was not only a researcher, but also a practicing hydrologist, deriving the equations he needed to solve practical problems.
April streamflow
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Heavy spring rains that fell across the nation frequently during April and early May pushed streamflows in many states to record or near‐record high levels, according to a regular month end check on water resources by the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior.USGS hydrologists said new record high flows for April were measured at streams in Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Nebraska, and Nevada. Near‐record high flows for the month were recorded on streams in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Missouri.
1984 VGP Award nominations
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Nominations are being sought for the 1984 VGP Award, which will be presented at the AGU Fall Meeting this coming December in San Francisco, Calif.The award is given for a single outstanding contribution to volconology, geochemistry, or petrology made during the preceding 5 years. The contribution may be (1) a single outstanding paper published in any journal, (2) a series of papers which, taken together, contribute an outstanding contribution, or (3) any other contribution that the selection committee considers worthy.
Physics of shallow estuaries and bays
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The objective of the symposium is to promote the exchange of information on recent developments in estuarine physics between physical oceanographers and coastal engineers. Emphasis will be on shallow estuaries and bays (well‐mixed and partially mixed) and reef lagoons.The symposium stresses results of field and laboratory measurements and the formulation of the governing equations and boundary conditions as opposed to numerical techniques. Both well‐mixed and partially mixed estuaries are included. The following topics will be covered: (1) large‐scale transport processes (mixing); (2) tide and wind‐induced residual flow; (3) small‐scale turbulence; (4) suspended sediment transport; and (5) exchange between ocean and estuary/bay.
Viking Lander 1: New exhibit
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) transferred ownership of the Viking Lander 1, which landed on Mars in 1976, to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.Requested by museum director Walter Boyne, the transfer includes the loan of the official Viking Lander plaque, which renames the lander the Thomas A. Mutch Memorial Station in memory of the Viking Lander imaging team leader and NASA associate administrator for space science. Mutch died in a climbing accident in the Himalayas in 1980. The plaque is scheduled to be placed on Mars by U.S. astronauts at some indefinite time. NASA retains reclaimant rights of the lander for scientific purposes.
In Congress: Upcoming hearings
Authors: Richman Barbara T. 
Published: October 2011

The following hearings and markups have been tentatively scheduled for the coming weeks by the Senate and House of Representatives. Dates and times should be verified with the committee or subcommittee holding the hearing or markup; all offices on Capitol Hill may be reached by telephoning 202‐224‐3121. For guidelines on contacting a member of Congress, see AGU's Guide to Legislative Information and Contacts (Eos, April 17, 1984, p. 159).June 26: Hearing on the National Minerals and Materials Policy Coordination Act (H.R. 3717) by the Mining, Forest Management, and Bonneville Power Administration Subcommittee of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee. Longworth Building, Room 1324, 9:45 A.M. (Date changed from June 25.)
New climate center
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A center to direct what has been called the most broadly based scientific effort to predict the world's climate has been established at Columbia University. The goal of the new center is to predict with increasing certainty specific climate changes aroud the planet over periods of decades.Formed by the Goddard Institute of Space Sciences (GISS) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Lamont‐Doherty Geological Observatory, the new Center for Climate Research was launched by a $1 million gift from the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation.
In Congress: Upcoming hearings
Authors: Richman Barbara T. 
Published: October 2011

The following hearings and markups have been tentatively scheduled for the coming weeks by the Senate and House of Representatives. Dates and times should be verified with the committee or subcommittee holding the hearing or markup; all offices on Capitol Hill may be reached by telephoning 202‐224‐3121. For guidelines on contacting a member of Congress, see AGU's Guide to Legislative Information and Contacts (Eos, April 17, 1984, p. 159).June 26: Hearing on contracts by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for mapping and charting services by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the National Ocean Policy Study. Russell Senate Office Building, Room SR‐253, 10 A.M.
Indian Ocean proposed drilling
Authors: Curray Joseph R. 
Published: October 2011

Tentative plans for the Ocean Drilling Project (ODP) are for the drilling vessel SEDCO/BP 471 (Eos, March 13, 1984, p. 97) to work in the Indian Ocean during all or parts of 1987 and 1988. The Indian Ocean Advisory Panel of ODP solicits letters of intent or proposals for possible scientific ocean drilling during that period. All areas within the Indian Ocean and any important problems, including tectonics, nature of the lithosphere, paleoceanography, and sedimentary processes will be considered.Please send proposals, with appropriate charts and copies of pertinent data, in triplicate to the Office of Joint Oceanographic Institutions Deep Earth Sampling (JOIDES Office, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149) and, if possible, also send one copy to the chairman or to any other members of the panel. Proposals and letters received before September 1 will be reviewed at the panel meeting scheduled for the first week of September.
Shuttle mission to study Halley
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A series of astronomy missions slated to be carried aboard the space shuttle will lead with a special look at Halley's Comet.The missions, dubbed Astro, consist of three ultraviolet telescopes that will be used to study stars and galaxies. To study Halley's Comet, a pair of visible‐light cameras have been added to the Astro payload's first flight, scheduled for March 1986.
Geodynamics study in Israel
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The origin of Mediterranean earthquakes and the precise determination of very small movements of the earth's crust will be the focus of a joint study by the Israeli Space Agency and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Israel will join 11 other countries conducting laser ranging activities with NASA as part of the agency's geodynamics program.As part of a global network striving for determining with a precision of 3 cm small movements in the earth's crust, the Israeli Space Agency will build a ground station that will beam low‐power laser pulses to several satellites, including LAGEOS (the Laser Geodynamics satellite) and the French satellite Starlette. NASA's annual budget for the global network is roughly $30 million.
Anne Burford to NACOA
Authors: Richman Barbara T. 
Published: October 2011

Anne Burford, who resigned as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in March 1983, has been appointed chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (NACOA). Seven others have been appointed to the 18‐member committee, which advises the president on ocean and atmosphere policy.Burford succeeds John A. Knauss as NACOA chairman. Knauss, whose term of office on NACOA officially expired on July 1, had been on the committee for 6 years. Burford resigned from EPA following controversy over hazardous wastes.
Congressional capsule
Authors: Richman Barbara T. 
Published: October 2011

Several geophysics‐related bills were passed as the House of Representatives and the Senate each scrambled to complete as much business as possible before the recess for the Independence Day holiday and the Democratic National Convention. The House and Senate will reconvene July 23.The Senate ratified the compromise version of the Land Remote‐Sensing Commercialization Act (H.R. 5155) (Eos, July 3, 1984, p. 425) in the final hours before recessing. The bill was expected to be sent to President Ronald Reagan for his signature as Eos went to press.
Archean geochemistry
Authors: Phinney William C. 
Published: October 2011

A cross section of the Archean crust provided the focus of the 1983 Archean Geochemistry and Early Crustal Genesis Workshop that convened in Ottawa on August 10, 1983. Forty‐six geoscientists registered: 24 from the United States, 16 from Canada, three from Australia, and one each from West Germany, the Peoples' Republic of China, and Zimbabwe. The workshop was sponsored jointly by the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), the International Geological Correlation Project (IGCP), the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Ontario Geological Survey (OGS).The workshop was divided into an opening day of 16 formal papers, followed by a 6‐day field trip. Expanded abstracts of the 16 presented papers and four more that were not presented were included with the 70‐page field trip guide given to each registrant.
Wind shear test
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Techniques for forecasting and detecting a type of wind shear called microbursts are being tested this month in an operational program at Denver's Stapleton International Airport as part of an effort to reduce hazards to airplanes and passengers.Wind shear, which can be spawned by convective storms, can occur as a microburst. These downbursts of cool air are usually recognizable as a visible rain shaft beneath a thundercloud. Sometimes, however, the rain shaft evaporates before reaching the ground, leaving the downdraft invisible. Although thunderstorms are traditionally avoided by airplane pilots, these invisible downdrafts also harbor hazards in what usually appear to be safe skies. When the downdraft reaches the earth's surface, the downdraft spreads out horizontally, much like a stream of water gushing from a garden hose on a concrete surface, explained John McCarthy, director of the operational program. Airplanes can encounter trouble when the downdraft from the microburst causes sudden shifts in wind direction, which may reduce lift on the wing, an especially dangerous situation during takeoff.
Ocean climate research
Authors: Webster Ferris 
Published: October 2011

A recently published report, An Ocean Climate Research Strategy [Webster, 1984] reviews ocean research that will lead to or support an ability to predict year‐to‐year natural variations in climate one season in advance. The study was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is intended to guide NSF in its lead role for ocean climate research. This article summarizes that study. As with the original report, I here give my personal conclusions derived from the review. Copies of An Ocean Climate Research Strategy are available from the Board of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20418.Oceanographers and meteorologists have proposed research programs to enhance our understanding of climate variability [Committee on Climatic Changes and the Oceans], 1983a; Board on Ocean Science and Policy, 1983]. Parts of these programs are already underway. The report reviews proposals for two largescale research programs: the Interannual Variability of the Tropical Ocean and the Global Atmosphere (TOGA) and the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE). In addition, it reviews plans for large‐scale ocean heat flux experiments, ocean climate monitoring, and ocean climate research that are not explicitly included in the existing proposals for large‐scale experiments. The report offers advice on strategies for use by NSF.
Emerging ocean issues
Authors: Richman Barbara T. 
Published: October 2011

Seven topics have been identified by the topics committee of the Year of the Ocean as focal points of discussions as part of the Year of the Ocean celebration. The Year of the Ocean (Eos, June 19, 1984, p. 402, and April 24, 1984, p. 326) is a year‐long commemoration and celebration, begun on July 1, of the oceans. The commemoration has been endorsed by Congress and by President Ronald Reagan.The topics committee is composed of nearly 20 representatives from government, industry, and academia. Thomas Maginnis, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's office of policy and planning, is the chairman of the topics committee.
Valles Galdera research opportunity
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Potential opportunities for research will be available after the completion this summer of a 650‐m, 7.6‐cm‐diameter scientific core taken from the southern ring‐fracture zone of Valles Caldera, New Mexico. (See Figure 1.)The Valles Caldera coring effort stems from three primary objectives: to study the hydrogeochemistry of a subsurface geothermal outflow zone of the caldera near the source of convective upflow; to obtain structural and stratigraphic information from intracaldera rock formations under the southern ring‐fracture zone; and to obtain continuous core (6.25 cm) samples through the youngest volcanic unit in Valles Caldera, the Banco Bonito obsidian (approximately 0.1 to 0.05 million years).
NACOA: Burford steps down
Authors: Richman Barbara T. 
Published: October 2011

Anne M. Burford, who had been appointed early last month by President Ronald Reagan to chair the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (NACOA), asked the president on August 1 to withdraw her appointment. John A. Knauss, of the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography, will retain his position as NACOA chairman. He has been on the committee for 6 years.President Reagan agreed to her request the afternoon before Burford was to chair her first meeting. The new NACOA members (Eos, July 17, 1984, p. 442) were sworn in on August 2, although the meeting was postponed until September 20, a NACOA official told Eos.
Bacon‐Bercey Award to Dignon
Authors: Richman Barbara T. 
Published: October 2011

Nancy E. Dignon, a graduate student at Florida State University in Tallahassee, is the recipient of the 1984 June Bacon‐Bercey Scholarship for Women in Atmospheric Sciences. The scholarship, administered by AGU, is provided through a gift from the noted meteorologist June Bacon‐Bercey.Dignon's interest in meteorology developed during her undergraduate studies at the State University of New York at Oneonta. While working there on her bachelor of science degree in meteorology, which she completed in May 1983, she developed a strong interest in severe storms and hurricanes. During the past year at Florida State, she has taken courses in tropical meteorology, mesoscale meteorology, numerical weather prediction, and atmospheric circulations. She hopes to work for a government research group following completion of a master's degree and possibly a Ph.D. She is currently working under the guidance of T.N. Krishnamurti on research involving detailed diagnoses of past hurricanes.
Long Valley volcanic update
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A relatively low level of earthquake activity and reduced rates of ground deformation during the past year have led U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists to conclude that the likelihood of imminent volcanic activity at Long Valley, Calif., is reduced from that of mid‐1982 through 1983.In a letter dated July 11, 1984, USGS Director Dallas Peck advised the California Office of Emergency Services that, based on the assessment of the current situation, a volcanic eruption does not pose an immediate threat to public safety in the Long Valley region.
Antonio Marussi 1908”1984
Authors: Chovitz Bernard H. 
Published: October 2011

Antonio Marussi, one of the most prominent geodesists of this century, died in Trieste, Italy, on April 24, 1984, at the age of 75. Blessed with good health and a robust physical constitution for most of his life, he was struck down by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) which he had contracted in 1982.Marussi is best known among geodesists as the father of modern three‐dimensional geodesy. Following an initial presentation at the 1948 Oslo General Assembly of the IUGG, he published in 1949 in the Bulletin Géodésique an article entitled “Fondements de géométrie differentielle absolue du champ potential terrestre,” acknowledged now as one of the seminal works of the geodetic literature. In this and subsequent papers, Marussi developed in a general, rigorous, mathematical setting a unified approach to the solution of both geometric and physical problems in geodesy, obliterating the artificial distinction between horizontal and vertical which had been built up by geodesists over many years because of observational difficulties. He thus introduced many geodesists to the 20th century by demonstrating the value and, indeed, the necessity of advanced mathematical techniques like the tensor calculus and by anticipating useful data to be obtained by observations on close extraterrestrial objects like satellites.
U.S. polar icebreakers
Authors: Brigham Lawson W. 
Published: October 2011

An interagency study of the nation's polar ice‐breaking requirements through the end of the century was recently completed. The Polar Icebreaker Requirements Study (PIRS) Group presented fleet size alternatives and recommended that the Icebreaker User Council define the capabilities required for new icebreakers. The User Council consists of representatives from the U.S. Navy, National Science Foundation, the Maritime Administration, and the U.S. Coast Guard.Polar icebreakers are needed for three basic purposes: (1) resupply of Antarctic and Greenland stations, (2) logistical support of polar operations, and (3) scientific research. One of the PIRS recommendations was that any new icebreaker designs should enhance science support while meeting the requirements for escort and logistics. The U.S. Coast Guard will soon begin the preliminary design for a new class of polar icebreakers.
Antarctic research season
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

As the 1984–1985 Antarctic research season gets underway, more than 300 geologists, astronomers, oceanographers, biologists, atmospheric scientists; and other researchers are preparing to travel to the south pole to study everything from solar “seismology” to the fossils of long‐buried mammals. Approximately 96 science projects are scheduled for this, the 30th consecutive year of U.S. scientific activity at the south pole.Atmospheric scientists will benefit from a new research facility at Arrival Heights, approximately 2 miles north of McMurdo Station, which replaces older, smaller facilities with a one‐story building that will house at least six experiments after it is completed in January. Arrival Heights was chosen as the building site because it is an area of low electromagnetic noise, making it ideally suited to studies of the earth's magnetosphere. Instruments at the new facility will study naturally generated radio wave emissions, auroras, and ultra‐low frequency wave activity.
Hillslope hydrology
Authors: Germann Peter F. 
Published: October 2011

A broad area of hydrology was discussed during the session on Hillslope Hydrology at the AGU Spring Meeting in Cincinnati. This is obvious by glancing through the abstracts, published in Eos (April 17, 1984, p. 215–216).C.R. Amerman outlined the various flow processes at hillslopes observed in the North Appalachian Experimental Watersheds (Coshocton, Ohio). There the sequences of geological strata primarily determine the existence or absence of shallow water tables, subsurface flow, and springs in space and time. J. A. Lynch and E. S. Corbett (School of Forest Resources, Pennsylvania State University and NEFES, U.S. Forest Service, respectively) demonstrated the importance of antecedent soil moisture with respect to the run‐off producing areas. Their experimental system allowed for sprinkling various parts or the whole area of a 7.9 ha forested watershed. The response hydrographs showed two peaks, their timing depending on antecedent soil moisture (ASM) as determined with a neutron probe. At low ASM the first peak occurred shortly after the cessation of rainfall, whereas at high ASM, peak flow lagged several hours behind the cessation of rainfall. Both presentations demonstrated once more the strenuous work involved in collecting reliable field data and making them available for further investigation. T. Dracos (ETH Zuerich, Switzerland) used two‐dimensional sand tank experiments to investigate fast groundwater response upon infiltration. He stressed the importance of hysteretical effects of the water‐content‐pressure relationship in the capillary fringe immediately above the water table. R. E. Smith (USDA, Fort Collins) and R. H. B. Hebbert (University of West Australia) presented their model on flow processes at the hill slope scale and compared its performance with piezometer response data that were observed in an Australian watershed. They also outlined some model applications including the assessment of soil salinity. C. B. Burke (Harza Engineering Co., Chicago) and D. D. Gray (West Virginia University, Morgantown) introduced a finite element computer model that combines subsurface, overland, and open channel flow. They discussed the effects of layered soils on the resulting stream hydrograph as well as the impacts of rainfall characteristics and antecedent moisture conditions on it. K. M. Loague and R. A. Freeze (University of British Columbia) concluded the session with disenchanting comparisons of three different rainfall‐runoff modeling techniques (i.e., regression model, unit hydrograph model, and quasi‐physically based model) on small upland catchments. They hope to improve the performance of the three models by refining the spatial arrangement of the rain gauges.