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Norman Stuart heaps 1928”1986 |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 68,
Issue 3,
1987,
Page 33-33
David E. Cartwright,
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Dr. Norman Heaps died on June 26, 1986, in a hospital near his native town of Prescot, U.K., a suburb of Liverpool, after a long illness punctuated by bouts of painful medical treatment for lung cancer. He was the pioneer in Britain of the numerical modeling of tides and storm surges in shelf seas.He graduated at the University of Liverpool in 1949 with honors in mathematics with subsidiary physics and oceanography. Many years later the same university awarded him a doctorate on the basis of his published work. Norman's first 10 postgraduate years were spent as mathematician in the aircraft industry, but he never felt at home in the industrial world and sought a more academic career. While lecturing at the Royal College of Advanced Technology at Salford, Manchester (now the University of Salford), he struck a lasting friendship with Clifford Mortimer, FRS, then director of the Freshwater Biological Association laboratory at Lake Windermere, who first interested Heaps in the problem of computing the natural seiche oscillations of that lake. The use of electronic computers was still in its infancy, but Heaps saw that the equations of internal oscillations in such a lake could be solved numerically by methods that he had developed in the theory of wing structures. Heaps worked up a Master's thesis on this problem during his summer vacations, and he later worked with Mortimer at the University of Wisconsin on a more advanced scheme involving the coupled oscillations of Green Bay and Lake Michigan.
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO068i003p00033-01
年代:1987
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A survey of contaminant hydrogeology in Canada |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 68,
Issue 3,
1987,
Page 35-36
R. E. Jackson,
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While Canadian hydrogeologists in the 1960s made their mark by investigating the large groundwater flow systems of the Prairie Provinces, the present generation will probably be remembered for their detailed studies of test sites whose dimensions are measured in meters rather than kilometers. If there is any one phenomenon that is singular about Canadian hydrogeology in the mid‐1980s, it is the number of well‐defined small‐scale research experiments devoted to the study of hydrogeological phenomena, in particular the migration and fate of contaminants. This article is an attempt to summarize that activity and its or
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO068i003p00035
年代:1987
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Exploration, discovery, serendipity, and COCORP |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 68,
Issue 3,
1987,
Page 36-37
Charles L. Drake,
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The Consortium for Continental Reflection Profiling, known as COCORP, has now been operating for more than a decade since its original experiment in Hardeman County, Tex. Ten years ago, the idea of a transcontinental deep reflection section seemed an impossible dream, but today, major segments of such a profile have been surveyed. Completion of such a section by the time of the International Geological Congress (to be held in Washington in 1989) is very likely.When the project began, our knowledge of the deep structure of the continents was rudimentary at best. From earthquake seismology, large‐scale seismic refraction experiments, and gravity data, we had a general picture of regional variations in crustal velocities and depth to the mantle, but the details were unknown. From a few exposures and from studies of xenoliths, we had some idea of the nature of the lower crust, but only in special areas. Initial COCORP experiments focused on specific areas in which existing geological and geophysical data suggested that deep reflections could be found and that specific questions could be answered. When these proved successful, the program ventured into the unknown and began a broad reconnaissance of the continental crust of the United States. The success of the early experiments did not go unnoticed by others, and deep reflection experiments are now being conducted in a number of countrie
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DOI:10.1029/EO068i003p00036
年代:1987
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New Radio Science Editor |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 68,
Issue 3,
1987,
Page 37-37
Anonymous,
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Alan T. Waterman, Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University (Stanford, Calif.) will succeed K.C. Yeh (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois) as editor ofRadio Science. Yeh has been editor since 1983.
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO068i003p00037-05
年代:1987
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Facets of Hydrology II |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 68,
Issue 3,
1987,
Page 38-38
Frank J. Smigielski,
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The editor states that this book should have a wide appeal to the research hydrologist, to operational hydrologists, and to those who have only a limited knowledge or are beginners in the study of hydrology. I agree with the editor that this publication should appeal to a large cross section of people whose interests lie in the various facets of hydrology.This publication takes a look at the newest interpretational tools available to hydrologists, such as environmental satellites. It considers a diverse menu of topics, such as sediment load of rivers, water resource systems, water quality monitoring, and the physical aspects of lakes. The volume also presents a look at international organizations that are concerned with worldwide water problems. The quality, quantity, and distribution of water over the globe is covered unde the topic headings “Large Scale Water Transfers,” “Technology Transfer in Hydrology,” and “The Organization of Hydrologic
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DOI:10.1029/EO068i003p00038
年代:1987
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1986 James B. Macelwane Awards |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 68,
Issue 3,
1987,
Page 42-42
Peter J. Wyllie,
Edward M. Stolper,
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I can think of few things more pleasurable than introducing a young scientist whose research has enhanced his visibility to such an extent that his or her image is clearly distinguishable from among the large number of young scientists publishing excellent research these days.Normally, the recipient of a young scientist award is in a state approaching shock, with mixed feelings of pride and humility and appreciation for all those who guided him or her on the way. For Ed Stolper, however, the situation is different, and he is sitting here quite calmly. Although he is only 33 years old, his image shines brightly enough that it has received attention previously—He was awarded the Clarke Medal of the Geochemical Society in 1985, and he shared the Newcomb Cleveland Prize in 1985 with Sally Rigden and Tom Ahrens for the best 1984 paper in Science. Today it is the Macelwane Award of the American Geophysical Union, and there are still several tomorrows before his age disqualifies him as a young scientist, making it necessary for him to start getting down to serious, mature researc
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DOI:10.1029/EO068i003p00042-01
年代:1987
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Structure and dynamics of partially solidified systems |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 68,
Issue 3,
1987,
Page 43-44
C. R. Carrigan,
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Snowflakes and silicate mushes are two examples of the terrestrial regimes that may be characterized as partially solidified systems. Change of phase in clouds and magma chambers as well as in the earth's mantle and core introduces a variety of phenomena to challenge both the mathematical modeler and the experimentalist intent upon understanding the nature of such processes. Paralleling the efforts of researchers in the natural sciences, metallurgists and materials scientists have extensively investigated solidification in alloy melts to discover the controlling mechanisms for undesirable behavior such as melt segregation, freckling (Figure 1), and crystal dislocation. Unfortunately, most of the studies, whether in the geosciences or in material sciences, have focused on highly specialized problems with little or no attempt at generalizing the results or methods to other physical systems. During May 12–16, 1986, at the Stanford University Conference Center at Fallen Leaf Lake, Calif., a workshop sponsored by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) provided a forum for the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas on the structure and dynamics of partially solidified system
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DOI:10.1029/EO068i003p00043
年代:1987
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The SPAN/DSUWG Meeting report |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 68,
Issue 3,
1987,
Page 44-45
D. N. Baker,
V. L. Thomas,
D. Gallagher,
J. L. Greene,
J. H. King,
R. D. Zwickl,
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On May 8–9, 1986, the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) in Greenbelt, Md., hosted the spring meeting of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Data Systems Users Working Group (DSUWG). Most of the attention of the plenary sessions focused on the Space Physics Analysis Network (SPAN) move to a new configuration in summer 1986 (see sidebar), which builds upon NASA's Program Support Communication Network (PSCN). DSUWG considered the new SPAN project management plan and also heard presentations concerning several other scientific and academic computer networks to which SPAN will be connected.As discussed in the accompanying article concerning SPAN, the network is moving toward a new configuration. Dave Peters (Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, Ala.) discussed SPAN's use of and relationship to the PSCN. As part of its deliberations, DSUWG approved the new SPAN physical configuration and the new SPAN management pla
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DOI:10.1029/EO068i003p00044
年代:1987
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What is SPAN? |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 68,
Issue 3,
1987,
Page 45-45
Anonymous,
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SPAN is the Space Physics Analysis Network. This important research tool of the NASA scientific community links space researchers from over 50 institutions throughout the United States. The SPAN system is growing within the United States, and it also is expanding to connect NASA scientists with European and Japanese space research institutions.The SPAN system serves many functions. Its paramount purpose is to provide scientists with a tool that improves their productivity. SPAN has traditionally been used to exchange mail messages, to send data back and forth for scientific papers and analysis workshops, and to share scientific software. SPAN has played a crucial role by disseminating spacecraft data in near‐real time during several recent NASA and ESA program successes, such as the International Cometary Explorer (ICE) spacecraft encounter with Comet Giacobini‐Zinner (see “Behind the Scenes During a Comet Encounter” by J.L. Green and J.H. King,Eos, March 4, 1986, p. 105), the Voyager 2 encounter with Uranus, and the Giotto spacecraft encounter with Comet Halley (see “Networking Ground‐Based Images of Comet Halley during the Giotto Encounter” by D. Rees et al.,Eos, December 16, 1986, p. 1385). Of course, SPAN has served a variety of broader purposes. It has provided (and will continue to provide) an excellent testing ground for trying new technologies and for evaluating ideas about processing, storing, and transferring various kinds of information. Until the recent availability of computers sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the SPAN network provided one of the few opportunities for NASA researchers to have ready access to the supercomputers needed for large‐scale numerical simulation of magnetospheric and ionospheric plasma systems. SPAN has also increased its usefulness substantially by the addition of the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) as a data node on the system. The network, which was originally based on a starshaped configuration, has been redesigned over the last year to take advantage of NASA's new Program Support Communications
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DOI:10.1029/EO068i003p00045-01
年代:1987
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1986 AGU Pacific Northwest Meeting Abstracts |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 68,
Issue 3,
1987,
Page 48-48
Anonymous,
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DOI:10.1029/EO068i003p00048
年代:1987
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