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I am sure that other oceanographers, including the editor of Eos have experienced similar difficulties to mine in swapping between the various units commonly used in oceanography (meters, kiloyards, feet, fathoms, nautical miles, taus, are a subset of the units of lengths used by oceanographers) and look forward to the adoption of the International System's set of scientific units (W.I. Reilly, ‘Use of the International System of Units [SI] in Geophysical Publications,’New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, vol. 15, pp. 148‐156, 1972), as recommended by the AGU Committee on the Metric System (‘Metric Conversion and the AGU,’ EOS, December 1972., p. 1147) and as recommended for use in papers submitted toJournal of Geophysical

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO055i011p00946

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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Welcome to the age of Aquarius—an era of consciousness, idealism, good will, compassion, sensitivity, self expression, and—in the words of the song fromHair—harmony and understanding. Goodbye to the Piscean age, in which we learned to enjoy materialism too much, neglected the soul, and ended up mechanized, computerized, sanitized—yet polluted, brutalized, alienated, and lonely.Now harmony and understanding are long overdue. Doing one's own thing in the context of communal togetherness is a good substitute for alienation. Unfortunately, the age of Aquarius also manifests a heavy dose of irrationality and anti‐intellectualism. Here I do not allude to the extremist avatars of the new era who threaten to bomb university computing centers and corporate headquarters. The universal opprobrium that has been thrown at these misfits is evidence that they will never be a force in this country. I am more concerned with the view held by humanists, artists, environmentalists, and even some scientists that associates many of the negative aspects of society with scientific and technological

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO055i011p00947

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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How can we predict the amount that will be spent to keep the environment clean in the years to come? Do the costs depend primarily on population or on the gross national product (GNP)? How are the costs affected by the way in which the environmental standards are set? What role does technology play? On the one hand it causes more exotic forms of pollution, and on the other it can deal more effectively with current and future pollution problems. And finally, To what extent do environmental outlays improve the quality of life, and to what extent do they decrease societal welfare by diminishing the resources left over for consumption? How do we strike a balance between spending funds for a clean environment and spending funds for other things that contribute to the welfare of people?

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO055i011p00948

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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Since time immemorial, for superstitious, fallacious, or even scientific reasons, man has debated the nature of the control exercised over his destiny by the sun. But the first step in the long and turbulent history of research in the field of solar‐terrestrial relationships was the discovery of sunspots by Galileo in 1610 (Figure 1). Since then, many specious claims have been made concerning correlations of phenomena on earth with these first recognized distinctive solar features.It was apparent from the earliest observations that the number of visible sunspots varied with time. But it is interesting that the first long‐term survey of these variations was not undertaken until more than two centuries la

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO055i011p00955

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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This specialized meeting was held in Ottawa, Canada, under the sponsorship of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA), and the Government of Canada, August 22–28, 1974, and followed the first workshop held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1972. The impetus for these meetings has come through in IAGA working group whose membership overlaps largely with the organizing committee. About 110 scientists participated in the Ottawa workshop, and a large majority attended all session

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO055i011p00958

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

In the report of the U.S. Geodynamics Committee, U.S. Program for the Geodynamics Project: Scope and Objectives (Printing and Publishing Office, National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418, 235 pp., 1973, $3.25), there were five basic recommendations, including ‘that there be a commitment of the government for U.S. participation in the Geodynamics Project’ and ‘that, in view of the fact that [at least twelve] federal agencies have activities relevant to some parts of the program, an appropriate focal point and mechanism be developed to coordinate the activities of the federal agencies, including their responses to the recommendations of the U.S. Geodynamics Commi

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO055i011p00959

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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The annual meeting of the Inter‐Union Commission on Geodynamics was held in Zurich, Switzerland, during August 1974 in conjunction with the International Symposium on Crustal Movements organized by the Commission on Recent Crustal Movements (CRCM) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) with the collaboration of Working Group 7 of the Inter‐Union Commission on Geodynamics. The CRCM is also concerned with details of recent crustal movements that are of less importance to geodynamics, whereas the Inter‐Union Commission on Geodynamics (IGC) is concerned with vertical movements over a longer time span, so that the two organizations complement each other very well. To further cooperate with IGC, President Boulanger of IAG and of CRCM and P. Vyskocil, secretary of CRM, kindly agreed to participate in the activities of Working Group 7 of th

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO055i011p00960

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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Plans for an improved severe weather warning system and the use of new technology for more efficient operations highlight a newly released ‘Federal Plan for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research‐Fiscal Year 1975,’ Expanded weather services to aviation are also projected.The plan, published yearly for presentation to the Congress, includes proposed activities of all Federal agencies conducting meteorological programs—the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, and Transportation, and the Atomic Energy Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and National Science Fou

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO055i011p00962

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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The ninth and last session of the International Hydrological Decade Coordinating Council was held at Unesco House in Paris from August 29 to 30, 1974. The session ended on a note of nostalgia for the IHD's 10‐year effort and a note of hope for the succeeding International Hydrological Program (IHP).The principal accomplishments of the session were the termination of the mandates of the existing working groups, the submission of recommendations to the Unesco General Conference for the completion of publications begun but not yet issued, and the preparation of recommendations concerning the operations of working groups and panels to the Intergovernmental Council of the IH

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO055i011p00963-01

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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Secretary of Commerce Frederick B. Dent today announced the appointment of fifteen distinguished persons to serve as members of the newly formed Marine Petroleum and Minerals Advisory Committee.The purpose of the committee is to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters pertinent to the department's responsibilities related to marine petroleum and marine minerals resources on means to facilitate cooperation between the private sectors and government in these matters and on related Law of the Sea affairs. Under provisions of the committee's charter there may be up to twenty‐five members, each serving a two‐year term. The members represent the industrial, labor, academic, legal, environmental, and economic sectors concerned with the management, use, conservation, and development of marine petroleum and marine minerals resour

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO055i011p00964

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY