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Shuttle accident stalls science plans |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 67,
Issue 5,
1986,
Page 57-57
Judith A. Katzoff,
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Plans to make 1986 a uniquely productive year for U.S. space science activities ended in one horrible moment with the January 28, 1986, explosion of the space shuttleChallenger. The joyless scene at Cape Canaveral, Fla., stood in sharp contrast to the overwhelming success of Voyager 2 in its encounter with Uranus 4 days earlier. (Scientific details of that encounter will follow in upcoming issues ofEos.)Of the 15 space shuttle flights planned for fiscal year 1986, beginning October 1, 1985, a total of seven were to have carried scientific payloads for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The remaining eight flights were evenly divided between missions for the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial missions for NASA's paying customers. The explosion caused NASA to put its entire space shuttle program on hold to allow time for engineers to find the cause of the accident and for NASA to implement corrective measures. AsEoswent to press, NASA acting administrator William R. Graham had not yet released the names of those who would serve on the formal investigative panel. “I think everybody's agreed that it will take weeks to months to unravel,” said Alexander Dessler, director of the space science laboratory at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center near Huntsville, Ala. Dessler speculated that investigators would begin with a list of hundreds of possible causes for the explos
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO067i005p00057-01
年代:1986
数据来源: WILEY
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Natural flow visualization in Lake Eyre, South Australia |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 67,
Issue 5,
1986,
Page 58-59
J. A. T. Bye,
R. A. D. Byron‐Scott,
R. A. Nunes,
T. Maxworthy,
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Lake Eyre is maintained by the largest inland drainage system in Australia. Major floodings of the lake are rare occurrences. The largest historic flooding occurred in 1974, which gave an opportunity to make basic measurements of the lake bathymetry and hydrology [Bye, 1978;Bye and Will, 1985]. In January 1984, another major flooding occurred, and a preliminary aerial reconnaissance of the lake on March 27 and 28, 1984, laid bare a new facet of the fascinating character of the lake: that it can be regarded as a vast natural flow visualization tank.
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO067i005p00058
年代:1986
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Subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies (STACS) revisited |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 67,
Issue 5,
1986,
Page 59-60
Robert Molinari,
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The objectives of the Subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies (STACS) areto identify those processes that contribute most to the transport of heat in the North Atlantic,to develop the technology to monitor these processes, andto obtain a better understanding of the dynamics of the circulation of the North Atlantic [Molinari, 1983].
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DOI:10.1029/EO067i005p00059
年代:1986
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Ocean Sciences Award |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 67,
Issue 5,
1986,
Page 60-60
Anonymous,
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The Ocean Sciences Award is presented by the Ocean Sciences Section of AGU to an individual who has made outstanding and longstanding contributions to the ocean sciences. Previous recipients are Eugene C. LaFond 1982, Richard C. Vetter 1983, Robert E. Wall 1983, Fennan D. Jennings 1984, Wayne V. Burt 1984, W. Stanley Wilson 1984, Curtis A. Collins 1985.Nominations are solicited for candidates for the Ocean Sciences Award in 1986. Letters of nomination should be sent to Arnold L. Gordon, President‐Elect, Ocean Sciences Section, Lamont‐Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964. The deadline for nominations is May 1, 1986. Nominations may be accompanied by seconding nominations and a resume of the candid
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO067i005p00060
年代:1986
数据来源: WILEY
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