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The commission for the geological map of the world and its future projects |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 62,
Issue 26,
1981,
Page 561-563
F. Delany,
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From a small group of European geologists that was officially constituted during the 1881 International Geological Congress in Bologna to propose a standard legend and draft a Geological Map of Europe, the Commission for the Geological Map of the World (CGMW) has evolved into a worldwide network of cooperating geological surveys. It has contributed to progress in the earth sciences by preparing and printing maps, recognizing that these maps provide the geometric constraints for data syntheses and can, through imaginative and novel legends, demonstrate the relationship between heterogeneous parameters.The original Bologna group was enlarged to comprise representatives of all the geological surveys of Europe, thus forming the Commission for the Geological Map of Europe, which still retains a certain autonomy within the framework of CGMW. In 1910, at the eleventh session of the International Geological Congress, when the first edition of the Geological Map of Europe was nearly ready for printing, a 1:1,000,000 geological map of the world was proposed. In view of the size of such a task, and the lack of a base map, it was decided that a world map be drafted to a ‘suitable scale’ according to the legend used for the Geological Map of Europe. Representatives of all countries were invited to collaborate, and thus the Commission for the Geological Map of the World came into be
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO062i026p00561
年代:1981
数据来源: WILEY
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An open letter to the members: |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 62,
Issue 26,
1981,
Page 562-562
Waldo E. Smith,
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Back in the 30s and 40s when we old timers were interested in geophysics, it was especially for our particular field (geodesy, seismology, geomagnetism, meteorology, oceanography, etc.), which the NAS‐NRC had grouped together for the U.S. participation in the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. Through the meetings and publications of the AGU and through the work of the more forward‐looking members, the interrelationships of these individual disciplines began to develop. Geophysics took on a broader meaning. In the early 1950s when plans were initiated for the Third International Polar Year, the title became the International Geophysical Year. The efforts were to involve intensive studies of the environment of the earth in space, of the ocean floor, and, especially, in the Antarctic. The term ‘geophysics’ came into broad common usage. The modern‐day profession of geophysicist had been born, and a member became proud to be called a geo
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO062i026p00562-01
年代:1981
数据来源: WILEY
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Meteorological records set in winter of '80 |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 62,
Issue 26,
1981,
Page 563-563
Peter M. Bell,
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The winter of 1980–1981 produced monthly and seasonal records and near records for the country and nearly half the states.Nationwide, NOAA said January 1981 was the driest since 1895 and the fourth driest month during the 87 years national averages have been kept. A 48‐state total average precipitation for the month was 0.92 inches, compared with the 87‐year average of
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO062i026p00563-01
年代:1981
数据来源: WILEY
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Membership growth high |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 62,
Issue 26,
1981,
Page 564-564
Barbara T. Richman,
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AGU's membership increased by 114.5% during the last 20 years—from 6200 members in 1960 to 13,300 in 1980—while the number of all natural and physical scientists grew 94.2%. The figures are from a survey of the membership growth pattern of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), seven affiliated organizations, and six AAAS sections.Members of AAAS more than doubled (growth of 111.9%) between 1960 and 1980, the survey showed. The biological sciences section had the biggest growth spurt (up 776.5%), and the mathematics section had the smallest (up 4.
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO062i026p00564
年代:1981
数据来源: WILEY
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