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International Symposium on the Hydrology of Lakes
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

An international symposium is being organized within the framework of the International Hydrological Decade (IHD). The symposium is being organized by the Finnish National Committee for the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), in cooperation with the Finnish National Committee for IHD and the IAHS. The meeting will be held at the Otaniemi International Congress Center, near Helsinki, Finland, July 23–27, 1973.The symposium topics will include physico‐geography, water balance, hydrometeorology, hydraulics, sedimentation, and water management.
JILA's Visiting Fellowships and Postdoctoral Research Associateships
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) is devoted to research, study, and teaching in theoretical astrophysics, low‐energy atomic physics, and other closely related areas. Primary interest now is in the areas of stellar atmospheres, solar physics, stellar stability and the interstellar medium, atomic and molecular collisions, spectroscopy and spectral line broading, and laser physics. Laboratory and theoretical studies conducted at JILA often complement results obtained by observational programs at astronomical and space research facilities.To enable persons actively contributing to these fields to come to the Institute to continue their studies and research, JILA operates a Visiting Scientists Program. In addition to provision of certain facilities to visitors with independent financial support, approximately seven stipends are available each year for Visiting Fellowships. The Visiting Fellowships are normally awarded to scientists with extensive research experience beyond the doctoral degree. An additional Visiting Fellowship in the field of space physics, jointly sponsored by JILA and the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, is available.
Pacific Northwest Region
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Region was held October 16 and 17, 1972, on the campus of the University of British Columbia. The informal setting provided a very pleasant backdrop for the 79 registrants. The program consisted of 47 contributed papers and 8 invited papers.A symposium entitled ‘Social and Environmental Aspects of Geophysics’ was arranged and chaired by R.M. Ellis of the University of British Columbia. It examined both some of man's involuntary influences on the atmosphere, oceans and solid earth, and man's conscious activities with beneficial results such as local climate modification and earthquake control. (See below for titles and affiliations of the speakers.)
New product
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A new series of data scanners that is reportedly capable of sampling outputs from as many as 1000 sensors has been developed by Consolidated Controls Corporation, a subsidiary of Condec Corporation.Designed for use in digital data acquisition systems to select measurement points one at a time and to connect their outputs, along with channel identification, to data processing and recording equipment, the Series 70GP Scanners are available in two models. Model 70GP3 is for use in systems having 10 to 100 inputs; Model 70GP10, up to 1000 inputs.
U.S. geomagnetic observatories
Authors: Lanzerotti L. J. 
Published: October 2011

We are writing to express our concern about the future plans for the United States geomagnetic observatories. It is our understanding that negotiations are presently under way between NOAA (in the Department of Commerce) and the U.S. Geological Survey (in the Department of the Interior) to transfer the jurisdiction of the observatories from NOAA to USGS. Our concern primarily arises because of the great usefulness of a number of the present observatories in solar‐terrestrial research and the importance of the recognition of this usefulness by a department concerned with topics of solid‐earth studies.We would like to stress that a number of the United States observatories, as presently established, contribute importantly to national and international programs in studying and monitoring solar‐terrestrial phenomena. Measurements at the observatories at San Juan and Honolulu are among those from worldwide nearequatorial stations that are used to compile the extensively used geomagnetic index Dst. The observatories at Fredericksburg and Sitka are included in the worldwide network from which the Kp index is derived. The observatories at College and Barrow in Alaska are the only U.S. stations in the auroral zone. Records from these observatories are extensively used for studies, and monitoring, of magnetic storms and provide data for the auroral electrojet (AE) index.
New products
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The GeoMetrics G‐816 Pushbutton Portable Magnetometer is a simple, low‐cost instrument designed for field survey work. According to news releases, the basic G‐816 system weighs only 1½ pounds, including, battery‐powered console, sensor, cable and 8‐foot aluminum staff, and offers 1‐gamma sensitivity.As a proton precession magnetometer, the G‐816 reportedly offers absolute, drift‐free measurements of total magnetic field, directly in gammas, anywhere in the world. Measurements are repeatable to the limits of sensitivity throughout the instrument's 20,000 to 90,000 gamma range. Measurements can be made in the field with no compensation for temperature drift, no setup for leveling, and no adjustments for orientation, field polarity or arbitrary reference levels. Each measurement is displayed on a 5‐digit high‐brightness numeric readout. Power is supplied by common D‐cell flashlight batteries in an internal battery pack. Battery life is sufficient for more than 10,000 readings, with replacement signaled in advance by a flashing indicator light. For further information write GeoMetrics, 914 Industrial Ave., Palo Alto, California 94303.
Tunneling by stress and water jet
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A method of high speed underg round tunneling, involving the combination of thermally induced stresses and water jet impact, is being studied by Systems, Science & Software, La Jolla, California, under a contract from the National Science Foundation.According to T, David Riney, Principal Investigator at Systems, Science and Software, ‘The employment of liquid jets has proven to be of interest and a number of investigations have shown the effectiveness of this type of mechanical disintegration. Initial experimental studies at the U.S. Bureau of Mines have indicated that the combined action of thermally induced stresses and water jet impact will reinforce each other and induce efficient fracture of large blocks of rock. The purpose of the new contract is to perform a theoretical study of these interacting physical phenomena, providing a base on which to correlate and direct allied experimental programs,’ Riney said.
IBM Wallace J. Eckert Visiting Scientist Program (Environmental Sciences)
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center is now accepting applications for appointment as the Wallace J. Eckert Visiting Scientist in Environmental Sciences for the academic year 1974–1975.The Visiting Scientist Program is specifically intended for persons on sabbatic leave from universities and government laboratories, but applications from any scientist prepared to carry out independent research will be seriously considered. Visiting Scientists will normally be appointed for a period of one year. Their only duty will be to carry out their individual research programs at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center. They will receive salaries comparable to those of permanent staff members and in addition will be reimbursed for travel expenses during the tenure of their appointment and for relocation expenses.
NSF Graduate Fellowships for 1974”1975
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Science Foundation is selecting candidates for the Graduate Fellowships Program. Panels of eminent scientists 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, 1974.Initial NSF Graduate Fellowship awards are intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate study. In general those eligible to apply will be college seniors or first‐year graduate students this fall; eligibility is limited to individuals who by fall 1974 will have completed not more than one year of full‐time or part‐time graduate‐level study. Subject to the availability of funds, new fellowships awarded in the spring of 1974 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.
New products
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A new, lightweight earth drill for auger and core drilling, penetration tests, drive‐tube sampling and mud rotary drilling is now available from the Johnson Division, Universal Oil Products Company, St. Paul, Minnesota.The versatile, all‐hydraulic drill is called the MR‐24 ‘Prospector.’ It can be easily mounted on any light fourwheel drive truck to make it highly mobile and maneuverable, according to the Johnson Division.
First Annual Meeting of the European Geophysical Society
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The First Annual Meeting of the European Geophysical Society was held on September 25–28, 1973, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland. The total registration was 482, of which 59 were students under 26 years of age.The idea of holding annual meetings for geophysicists in Europe could be traced to a proposal at a geophysical meeting in Madrid some 4 years ago. Keith Runcorn made the first step when he helped organize the First European Earth and Planetary Physics Colloquium at Reading in the spring of 1971. At a general assembly of that colloquium the question of the future was discussed. Although the participants unanimously wished for a periodical gathering of European geophysicists, considerable difference of opinion existed concerning the ways and means of implementing the concept. Idealists argued against an organized society and hoped that future EEPP colloquiums could be organized on an ad hoc basis by volunteers from various countries. However, the majority voted in favor of the proposal to establish a dues‐assessing European Geophysical Society.
Oahu used to measure water motions
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Researchers with the U.S. Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are using Hawaii's island of Oahu to obtain unique measurements of large‐scale water motions in the central North Pacific Ocean area.Three pairs of electrodes are planted in 105‐foot‐deep holes drilled down to the salt water, which underlies the island's fresh‐water table, on the grounds of NOAA–s Honolulu Observatory site at Ewa Beach. These buried sensors sense the electromagnetic fields produced by electrically conducting sea water moving in the earth's magnetic field. Scientists can translate these sensations into measurements of such large, relatively slow motions as tides, planetary waves, some types of turbulence, and tsunamis.
Graduate Program in Remote Sensing of Coastal Environment offered
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Graduate study programs in remote sensing of coastal resources and environment have been established in the College of Marine Studies at the University of Delaware.Currently six students are working toward M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, performing basic and applied research in interdisciplinary areas such as mapping coastal vegetation, land use, current circulation, and water properties. Satellites, aircraft, helicopters, and boats are used in the student research.
ASTM forms Subcommittee on Meteorology
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A new subcommittee on meteorology formed by the American Society for Testing Materials will have as its purpose the definition of meterological variables and formulation of standard methods for sampling and analyzing them. The subcommittee will be responsible for selection of relevant nomenclature and stimulation of research to accomplish its purpose.Methods of measuring atmospheric pressure, wind velocity, and turbidity will receive the subcommittee's first attention, the ASTM indicates, because these variables ‘are being measured with increasing frequency by people who are not trained in the techniques of making meteorological measurements.’
University of Alaska External Degree Program
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The University of Alaska is offering a graduate level external degree program leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The program includes geophysics and closely related fields, e.g., geology, geochemistry and certain branches of engineering and environmental science.Under the external degree program, a candidate is not required to attend the university and take a formal program of study. There is no residence requirement.
International Colloquium on Drops and Bubbles
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology are sponsoring an International Colloquium on Drops and Bubbles—Their Science and the Systems They Model, August 28–30, 1974, in Pasadena, Calfornia.Interest in the science of liquid drops and bubbles extends beyond those who work in fundamental fluid dynamics. Workers in meteorology, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and space processing have an evident and very practical concern with this science. Workers in nuclear physics and in astrophysics use liquid drops and bubbles as models for phenomena in atomic nuclei and in self‐gravitating astronomical systems.
Energy‐related abstracts in new publication
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Engineering Index, Inc., has announced a new monthly publication devoted to abstracts of material dealing with the energy field. The first issue was scheduled for April 1974.Energy Abstracts is the first publication of its kind in the United States to deal exclusively with energy‐related information and was created to help deal with increasing demands from business, educational, and government sectors for information about energy resources and development.
New products
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

A new direct‐reading, portable salinity/conductivity/temperature meter for use in analysis of water and waste water is available from Ecologic Instrument Corporation, manufacturers of water pollution measurement and control instruments, systems, and equipment.Known as the ECOLAB Model 103 S‐C‐T Meter, the instrument measures conductivity over three selectable ranges: 0–500, 0–5000, and 0–50,000 micromhos. Temperature is measured from 0° to 50°C; salinity is measured from 0 to 40 parts per thousand. All measurements are made with one sensor and incorporate dial‐in temperature compensation to 25°C.
Younger scientists in the EGS
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

One of the main aims of the European Geophysical Society is to destroy the European tradition that young scientists, like little boys should be seen but not heard. This was made quite explicit in early comparisons of the EGS with the American Geophysical Union.Over two years ago, for example, I wrote (Nature, 230, 213, 1971): ‘The really impressive thing about the AGU annual meeting is the way that both in and out of the formal program the young and comparatively inexperienced mix with the older and more experienced on an equal personal footing to the benefit of both. The research student, for example, is not only supported financially to attend the meeting in the first place but is freely given precious time to present his results and ideas before as critical an audience of his discipline colleagues as he will probably ever find.’
Energy‐Related Research Office established at NSF
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

An Office of Energy‐Related General Research has been established at the National Science Foundation to coordinate internally all energyrelated research in the foundation's Research Directorate and to coordinate such research with programs in other federal agencies.Frederick H. Abernathy, former director of NSF's Division of Engineering,has been named head of the new office. The staff will consist of six task coordinators located in various NSF divisions who will be charged with keeping abreast of scientific problems faced by actual or proposed energy systems.
Joint Oceanographic Assembly 1976 dates announced
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The organizers have announced that the 1976 Joint Oceanographic Assembly will be held September 13–24 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The meeting is the fourth in a series of international oceanographic conferences.The joint assemblies are sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO), International Association of Biological Oceanography (IABO), Commission for Marine Geology (CMG), Advisory Committee on Oceanic Meteorological Research (ACOMR), Engineering Committee on Oceanic Resources (ECOR), and the Royal Society of London.
Third International Congress on Rock Mechanics
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

An interesting program has been arranged for the Third International Congress on Rock Mechanics to be held in Denver, Colorado, September 1–7, 1974.Thirty outstanding authorities from around the world have prepared comprehensive reports on the topic Recent Advances in Rock Mechanics. In addition, 250 technical papers have been submitted by engineers and scientists working in the broad field of rock mechanics around the world. Preprints of these have been published and are available in advance of the congress so that participants can prepare for discussions at the meeting sessions.
Fifty‐Fifth Annual Meeting 1974
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Fifty‐Fifth Annual Meeting of AGU was held April 8–12, 1974, at the Sheraton‐Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Total registration was 2775, of whom 2050 were members, 325 were student members, and 400 were nonmembers. Last year's registration was 2502.The meeting program, including abstracts of papers presented, was published in the April 1974 issue of EOS, pages 209–498. The present report highlights various features of the meeting and delineates postdeadline program changes.
The President's Page: Law of the Sea Conference: Implications for Research [Guest Editorial]
Authors: Knauss John A. 
Published: October 2011

The Consensus of many who attended the Law of the Sea Conference in Caracas this past summer includes the following: (1) the chances of reaching agreement are at best fair when the conference reconvenes in Geneva in mid‐March 1975; (2) if agreement is not reached in 1975, the chances of reaching agreement in subsequent years is even less likely; and (3) scientific research issues received a somewhat more sympathetic hearing in Caracas than during the three years of preparatory meetings that led to the conference.I do not wish to mislead anyone by the last statement. If a vote had been taken at Caracas, the agreed‐upon regime would have included both an economic zone and an International Seabed Authority. The economic zone would extend 200 miles seaward of national boundaries and encompass 37% of the ocean, an area approximately equal to the emerged land mass of the earth. Within the 200‐mile economic zone it would be necessary to receive explicit permission from the coastal nation to conduct any scientific research. The primary mission of the internationally controlled International Seabed Authority is the regulation of mining manganese nodules in the ocean beyond the economic zone. It is possible that this authority would have been voted at least token control over research on the deep seabed.
IAG General Assembly in Grenoble, France
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The International Association of Geodesy will hold its 1975 general assembly from August 18 to 23 in Grenoble, France.The meeting will precede the Sixteenth General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics from August 24 to September 6, 1975, with its administrative meetings and interassociation symposiums.
Sea Grant for research awarded to Woods Hole
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Secretary of Commerce Frederick B. Dent has announced the award of a $431,700 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sea Grant to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts.Among the Sea Grant research projects being carried out at Woods Hole is one to develop a marine poly‐culture system based on natural food chains and utilizing the effluent from secondary sewage treatment, agricultural wastes, wastes from fisheries, and commercial fertilizer as nutrient sources. Also under study are pheromones, which, along with other natural substances, are used by animals for chemical communication in the marine environment. The aim of the research is to synthesize the compound and to understand its role in the animals' behavior. In another series of studies, tests are being made to determine the effects of petroleum contamination on marine animals.
Resolutions adopted at ICSU General Assembly
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

At its Fifteenth General Assembly, held in Istanbul, Turkey, September 23–26, 1974, the International Council of Scientific Unions adopted sixteen resolutions and recommendations, including those quoted below.“The Fifteenth General Assembly ”Considering(l) the progress made in the field on lunar and planetary research by scientists of different disciplines and (2) the desirability to avoid duplication of scientific activities and meetings of the various bodies of ICSU in this field,Recommends that (1) the IUCM be dissolved in September 1975 and (2) an ad hoc committee be formed of representatives of IAU, IUGG, IUGS, URSI, IUCr, and COSPAR to discuss the formation of an interunion commission for the moon and planets and define its terms of reference, to be submitted for approval at the 1975 meeting of the General Committee.
IAH holds Tenth Congress
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Approximately 300 participants from some 25 countries attended the Tenth Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH). Principal topics discussed included (1) pollution and protection of groundwater and subsoil, (2) contributions of hydrogeology to the representativity of analog and mathematical models, (3) regional hydrogeology and recent progress in hydrogeology, and (4) remote sensing applied to hydrogeology.A preprint volume of the papers given at the congress was available under the title: Communications of the Congress of Montpellier, France, 1974, Memoir 10 of the International Association of Hydrogeologists. Memoir 10 was published by the French Committee for IAH with the cooperation of the (French) National Center for Scientific Research. Of the 59 papers included, 19 are in English, and 3 of these were from the United States. All the other papers are in French.