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Invest in sunblock |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 77,
Issue 38,
1996,
Page 354-354
Michael Carlowicz,
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According to data gathered by the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) on NASA's Nimbus‐7 satellite, the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface of Earth from the Sun has increased as the total amount of ozone in the atmosphere has decreased over the past 15 years.“The increases are largest in the middle and high latitudes, where most people live and most of the world's agricultural activity occurs,” said Jay Herman, an atmospheric scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. According to Herman and colleagues, since 1978 the average annual exposure to ultraviolet B radiation (in the 290–320‐nm range) has increased by 6.8% per decade at 55°N latitude, crossing the United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia, and Russia. At 55°S, cutting across southern Argentina and Chile, ultraviolet exposure increased 9.8% per decade. The change in UV‐B radiation in most of North America was about
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO077i038p00354-02
年代:1996
数据来源: WILEY
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New award will honor contributions to education |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 77,
Issue 38,
1996,
Page 365-365
Anonymous,
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AGU is seeking nominations for the Union's new award, the Excellence in Geophysical Education Award, which recognizes a contribution to the advancement of the geophysical sciences through educational activities. Members have supported the geophysical sciences through a wide variety of educational activities at all levels, kindergarten through postgraduate, with such contributions helping to build the foundation for future research and advancements in science. Approved by the Council at the 1996 Spring Meeting, this award is the culmination of several years of discussion by the Education and Human Resources Committee and of a final proposal for Council action prepared jointly by the Education and Human Resources Committee and the Fellows Committee. An Education Award Committee, appointed by the AGU President, will review nominations and recommend a recipient for the final approval of the Executive Committee.
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO077i038p00365-03
年代:1996
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Burst of activity |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 77,
Issue 38,
1996,
Page 366-366
Anonymous,
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In the 17years since the Voyager spacecraft flew by, the volcano Ra Patera on Jupiter's moon Io has been quite busy. This summer, the Galileo orbiter caught Ra Patera in action on June 28 as it spit a blue‐tinted plume 100 km into space (see plume at 9 o'clock on photo and inset at the lower left). The plume is believed to be sulfur dioxide gas that condenses as snow as it expands and cools in the magnetosphere. Other images gathered by Galileo reveal that the plume glows in the dark, perhaps due to fluorescence in oxygen and sulfur ions as the sulfur dioxide breaks apar
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/96EO00253
年代:1996
数据来源: WILEY
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Avissar appointed Editor of JGR—Atmospheres |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 77,
Issue 38,
1996,
Page 367-367
Anonymous,
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Roni Avissar, of the Department of Environmental Science at Cook College, joins Mary Anne Carroll as editor ofJGR—Atmospheresfor a term beginning January 1, 1997, and ending December 31, 2000. He received his B.S. in soil and waterscience in 1980, an M.S. (summa cum laude) in micrometeorology in 1982, and a Ph.D. in mesoscale meteorology in 1987 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He currently works as an associate professor at Rutgers University.He is an active member of two AGU committees: the AGU Precipitation Committee and the Large‐Scale Field Experiment Committee. His editorial experience as associate editor forJGR—Atmospheresfor the past 3 years has well prepared him for his new
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/96EO00254
年代:1996
数据来源: WILEY
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Section activities advanced at Spring Meeting |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 77,
Issue 38,
1996,
Page 368-368
Roger C. Bales,
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Hydrology Section President Steve Burges brought several new initiatives to the Executive Committee meeting held in Baltimore on May 22, 1996. The following highlights of that meeting are offered to bring you up to date on the latest happenings in the Hydrology Section.
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/96EO00255
年代:1996
数据来源: WILEY
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