摘要:

The Whittier Narrows earthquake of 1987 and the Northridge earthquake of 1991 highlighted the earthquake hazards associated with buried faults in the Los Angeles region. A more thorough knowledge of the subsurface structure of southern California is needed to reveal these and other buried faults and to aid us in understanding how the earthquake‐producing machinery works in this regio

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/96EO00112

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Though the budget proposed on March 18 by the Clinton Administration would provide a slight boost for many science programs in fiscal year 1997 (Eos, April 2), the realities of federal deficit cutting mean that funds for such programs will be cut sharply between 1998 and 2002. In a report released on April 17 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), policy analysts project that the budget for non‐defense research and development (R&D) will shrink by as much as 11.7% in constant 1995 dollars by the year 200

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO077i018p00174-02

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

As geophysicists, we study the Earth and its environment to understand, quantify, explain, predict. We live intimately with the power of nature. Knowing that we cannot master nature physically, we nevertheless seek to master it intellectually. And we know that the destruction caused by the forces we study is neither directed nor purposeful.But, occasionally, we may benefit from another outlook. Asked to write about a storm as part of an atmospheric education class, 14‐year‐old Guinevere Kennedy saw it quite differently. Here is her perspect

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO077i018p00175-02

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

With federal support for research becoming a concern for many scientists, this year's Spring Meeting in Baltimore offers an opportunity not to be missed. Since the U.S. Congress will be in session from May 20–23, AGU members will have a week to take the case for federal support of science directly to their elected leaders. Roughly 30 miles northeast of Washington, D.C., Baltimore is just a short train ride or drive from Capitol Hill. As Congress struggles to achieve a balanced federal budget by 2002, many programs that were once taken for granted are now being scrutinized. Every possible cut in government programs is being considered, and science programs are not exempt. Senators and Representatives have repeatedly warned scientists that unless constituents tell legislators that science programs are important, scarce research dollars might be redirected to other national and local concern

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/96EO00118

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY