摘要:

In the past year, an increasing number of individual academic institutions have lobbied in Congress for new science facilities funds thus circumventing the traditional peer review process of evaluating the merits of such facilities. As an attempt to stem this rising tide, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) governing council and the Association of American Universities (AAU) recently and independently issued strong statements condemning lobbying by individual universities and enthusiastically supporting the peer review system.“Informed peer judgments on the scientific merits of specific proposals, in open competition, should be a central element in the awarding of all federal funds for science,” the NAS resolution stated. AAU, meanwhile, implored “scientists, leaders of America's universities, and members of Congress” to “refrain from actions that would make scientific decisions a test of political influence rather than a judgment on the quality of the work to be done.” Roughly 50 research institutions constitute AAU; the two AAU Canadian members did not vote on the consortium'

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO065i001p00001-01

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Recent measurements of seismic noise on the ocean bottom have revealed surprisingly low levels at frequencies greater than 3 Hz (Figure 1). In some instances values for frequencies of 3 to 15 Hz are comparable to, or lower than, values from the best continental seismic stations. This would be of little significance if, as is generally observed with most continental instruments, the only phases to have such frequencies were the result of local earthquakes. Actual observations, however, indicate that two classes of teleseismic (distant) phases have substantial signal‐to‐noise (S/N) ratios at high frequencies when observed in the low noise environment of the deep oce

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO065i001p00002

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

A trans‐Pacific section along latitude 24.5°N is planned for 1985, with the field program tentatively scheduled for April 17 to June 27. The purpose of the expedition is to measure the transport of heat by ocean currents, to determine the net transport of water masses and estimate the meridional general circulation of the North Pacific, and to improve the mapping of tracer distributions in the deep North Pacific.Approximately 200 surface‐to‐bottom CTD/rosette stations will be occupied across the width of the ocean, with maximum station spacing of 80 km over abyssal plains, closing to 30–50 km over rough topography and boundaries. Water samples will be collected and analyzed on board for salinity, oxygen, and n

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO065i001p00003

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The American Geophysical Union is requesting proposals for the award of the Horton Research Grant. The proposal deadline is March 15, 1984. The grant will be in support of research projects in hydrology and water resources by Ph.D. candidates of American institutions of higher education and is awarded annually to a single proponent. Its objective is to foster graduate student research leading to the completion of doctoral dissertations. Proposals may be in hydrology (including its physical, chemical, or biological aspects) or in the water resource policy sciences (including economics, systems analysis, sociology, and law).

ISSN:0002-8606    

DOI:10.1029/EO065i001p00006-01

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY