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Earthquake seismograph development: A modern history—Part 2 |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 62,
Issue 25,
1981,
Page 545-548
Ben S. Melton,
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Part 1 of this history covered the development of earthquake‐type seismometers from 1948 into 1976. Part 2 covers the ancillary amplifiers, recorders, and timing systems which are required for complete observatories and which were developed over about the same time period mentioned. (The figures in this part are numbered continuously from part 1.) It is not immediately obvious how seismometer development depends on creation of appropriate amplifiers, nor how recorder improvement depends on amplifier output power available. Nor is it obvious that timing system design was initiated as an integral part of the observatory and that its functions have been modified as necessary with the advancing ar
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO062i025p00545
年代:1981
数据来源: WILEY
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Dallas Peck selected for USGS |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 62,
Issue 25,
1981,
Page 549-549
Peter M. Bell,
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Volcanologist Dallas Peck has been chosen by the Reagan administration to be the next director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Peck, chief geologist of the USGS since 1977, is a past president of AGU's section on Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology. If the Senate approves Reagan's choice, Peck will become the 11th director of the USGS, succeeding H. William Menard, who resigned in January. Doyle G. Frederick, associate director, has been serving as acting director.Dallas Peck is highly regarded throughout the Survey. His field studies include notable work in the Cascades of western Oregon, in the Sierra Nevada batholith, and at the Lava Lakes in Hawaii. He has been involved with geological projects in Alaska as well as with numerous studies in the U.S. related to geothermal and volcanic energy sources.
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO062i025p00549-01
年代:1981
数据来源: WILEY
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Langley Medal awarded |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 62,
Issue 25,
1981,
Page 550-550
Peter M. Bell,
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Robert Thomas Jones, senior scientist at the Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif., was awarded the distinguished Langley Medal by the Smithsonian Institution for his ‘extensive contributions in theoretical aerodynamics, particularly with regard to development of the swept wing, supersonic area rule and, more recently, the oblique wing.’ Jones is an internationally acclaimed expert on aerodynamics, optics, and biomechanics as well as an applied mathematician, astronomer, inventor, author, and violin maker.The Langley award has been given to just 16 recipients since it was established 73 years ago. Past recipients include Wilbur and Orville Wright, Charles Lindbergh, and Richard Byrd. Named for Samuel Pierpont Langley, aeronautical pioneer and third secretary of the Smithsonian, the medal honors ‘especially meritorious investigations in the field of aerospace sci
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO062i025p00550-01
年代:1981
数据来源: WILEY
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Nominations for new VGP award sought |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 62,
Issue 25,
1981,
Page 551-555
Anonymous,
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At the 1981 Spring Meeting in Baltimore, the VGP Executive Committee voted to establish a VGP Award. The guidelines for the award are as follows:The award is to be given for a single outstanding contribution to volcanology, 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, constitute an outstanding contribution; and (3) any other contribution that the Selection Committee considers worthy. The award will be accompanied by a suitable certificate, with the recipient's name and year of award, signed by the president of the VGP Section.
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO062i025p00551
年代:1981
数据来源: WILEY
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