摘要:

The Strait of Otranto is a 75‐km‐wide and ˜300‐m‐deep (on average) inlet that separates the Adriatic and Ionian Seas (Figure 1). It is the southern open boundary of the Adriatic Sea, which is a semi‐enclosed, shallow basin. The forcing through this open boundary plays an important role in driving the general circulation of the Adriatic, which, in turn, affects the biochemical properties in the two adjacent basins. The Strait of Otranto is also a key area for the entire Eastern Mediterranean deep circulation, since the Adriatic Sea presumably produces most of the Mediterranean's bottom water. The monitoring of water mass transport in the strait and the study of the water exchange dynamics are therefore crucial for an understanding of a broad range of oceanographic processes in the Adriatic and in the entire Eastern Mediterranean, as well as for addressing environmental issues, such as pollution that spreads from coastal to deep

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/96EO00236

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Constantly changing technology and increasing competition mean that private companies are aggressively seeking new employees with high levels of technological literacy, good judgment, and communication and team‐building skills. Industry also needs workers educated in science, math, engineering, and technology. But which of these skills are most important? Researchers at Indian River Community College at Fort Pierce, Fla., will attempt to answer that question with an NSF grant of nearly $1 millio

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO077i036p00346-02

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has been active for a decade and is currently being reviewed by the National Research Council. Public and political perception is that the USGCRP inhibits industrial and agricultural development. Today, however, global change research has made it possible to manage sustained development in a way that recognizes climate change. By adopting several policy actions and refocusing some of its research, USGCRP could encourage sustained development.

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/96EO00239

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

It is amusing to see a review that complains of a lack of sophistication in the treatment of data or development of a theory in a paper submitted for publication. “Sophistication” apparently is something good; something that enhances the value of a paper. These kinds of reviews usually come from recent Ph.D.s, often from Cambridge or La Jolla. Editors usually side with the review

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/96EO00240

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

John “Jack” Herring of the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, has been selected by the Committee on Public Affairs (COPA) as the 1996–1997 AGU Congressional Science Fellow. Herring was selected at the AGU Spring Meeting in Baltimore after he and four others completed interviews with COPA. The original field of 19 applicants was the largest in recent history.Herring received his B.A. in chemistry from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, in 1989, and his Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from the University of Washington in 1994. For the past year, Herring has held a postdoctoral research position at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska. He is the primary author of three peer‐reviewed papers and coauthor of seven other papers, several of which have been published in theJournal of Geophysical R

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/96EO00241

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY