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Vol. 19, No. 24 is*P 22 June 1984 FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHM NATIONAL CENTER @ DICKINSON NAMED FELLOW OF AAAS On 28 May, the American Association for the University Project on Climatic, Biotic, and Human Advancement of Science (AAAS) made Robert Dickinson Interactions in the Humid Tropics. A member of the a fellow, "a member whose efforts on behalf of the editorial boards of six professional journals, he advancement of science or its applications are has published widely on a range of subjects from scientifically or socially distinguished." He was planetary waves to man-made and natural factors specifically cited for "outstanding models of that influence climate. *LW large-scale atmospheric phenomena from the troposphere to the thermosphere." ANNOUNCEMENTS Bob has served as the deputy director of the Atmospheric Analysis and Prediction Division for the past three years and has been at NCAR since PC SEM114ARS 1968. He is also currently secretary of the Inter- national Commission on Climate and is on the steer- Several members of the Scientific Computing ing committees of the International Satellite Land Division (SCD) staff are presenting seminars on Surface Climatology Project and the United Nations personal computers (PCs), including their own ex- periences with PCs and observations on them. The main focus of the seminars will be on the use of the machines as technical work stations, but other topics, such as personal and family use of PCs, will also be covered. Ben Domenico launches the series on Wednesday, 27 June, with a talk on his experiences with the Columbia MPC, which is compatible with the IBM- PC. The session will be held at 9:00 a.m. in the Main Seminar Room of the Mesa Laboratory. Topics will include problems that arise from buying an inexpensive and theoretically versatile "1compatible" machine, what PCs do well, and software and hardware that might make PCs useful in a technical computing environment such as NCAR. If it can be arranged, Ben will dissect a Columbia during the seminar to illustrate some of the issues that arise in putting together a computing system. Other PC users are encouraged to attend and participate actively in the seminar. Two more seminars, on other PCs, will be announced at a later date. LIGHTED POINTER AVAILABLE A portable lighted pointer is now available from Audiovisual Services for use in meetings and seminars. The pointer can be signed in and out between 8:00 a.m. and noon, Monday through Friday, from Randi Opsahl, ML room 133, ext. 1147. Robert Dickinson. (Photo by Robert Bunrpas.) This Week in Staff Notes... Dickinson Honored By AAAS Visitors Job Openings Announcements Library News Calendar Notes 2/Staff NotesI22 June 1984 EAC NEWS COLORADO MUSIC FESTIVAL NCAR Day at Elitch's The eighth annual Colorado Music Festival sea- son opens tonight (22 June). The internationally Mark your calendars for Wednesday, 18 July. acclaimed concert series, under the direction of That is NCAR's day at Elitch Gardens. The annual Giora Bernstein, features full orchestra, chamber event, sponsored by the Employee Activities orchestra, and small ensemble performances with Committee (EAC), features discount coupons for gate top-ranking guest soloists. A few tickets to two admission and unlimited rides. Free soft drinks Sunday night concerts--i July and 15 July--are and beer will be served at the Victorian South still available to NCAR staff members at discount Grove, which has been reserved for NCAR employees prices. Seats are in section C, at the front of the between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Plan to attend Chautauqua Auditorium. Tickets cost $6.40, a 20% and bring your family. Coupons have not yet reduction from the usual $8 price. arrived, so watch for further details in a later issue of Staff Notes. The 1 July concert features Philippe Bender as guest conductor and Larry Graham on piano Fall FAC performing works of Faure, Mozart, and Bizet. The 15 July program, with soprano Mary Shearer as Although summer has only just begun, the EAC is soloist, includes works of Strauss, Webern, Berg, already making plans for the annual fall FAC (short and Schoenberg. To purchase tickets or obtain for Friday Afternoon Club). The date has been set program details, contact Bruce Henry, ML room 022, for Friday, 14 September. All three races up the ext. 1458. mesa road--individual bike and foot races and the division relay--are being made annual events. However, the EAC would like to make the division COMPUTER ROOM SHUTDOWN relay less competitive than it was last fall, when it was introduced, and to encourage wider On Saturday, 23 June, power to the Mesa Labora- participation. Anyone with suggestions for how to tory computer room will be shut off for routine accomplish this should get in touch with Holly electrical maintenance. The computers will be down Howard, ML room 214, ext. 1323. Trophies for all between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and no computing three races will be awarded this year with names of staff will be on hand between 8:00 a.m. and previous years' winners engraved alongside those of 2:00 p.m. The shutoff will not affect the rest of the 1984 victors. the building. For futher information, contact Harry Hiebert, ext. 1121. Lakeside Amusement Park Discounts Discount coupons to Lakeside Amusement Park are CAFETERIA NEWS now available to NCAR employees through the Em- ployee Activities Committee. The coupons, good Next week's Wednesday lunch special (for from 10 to 29 June, entitle employees to admission 27 June) will be chicken pot pie, a small salad, and unlimited rides at a cost of $4.50 on weekdays fruit compote, and a 25t drink, all for $2.75. or $5.50 on weekends. The park is located at 4601 Sheridan Boulevard in Denver. Tickets may be The breakfast special for next week will be a obtained at the Mesa Laboratory from Dorothy Kokesh Mexican omelet with toast for $1.75. at the reception desk; at RL-3 from Phyllis O'Rourke, room A347; at RL-6 from Ray Steineck at The winner of this week's free lunch is: the reception desk (room W180); at 55th Street from Betty Sandoval, room A5; and at Jeffco from Darrel DOUG BRADSHAW Baumgardner, room 26. Each week a free lunch is awarded to the person whose name is drawn from a container of signed lunch receipts in the Mesa Laboratory Cafeteria. The winner's name will be posted in the cafeteria Staff Notes is published weekly by the Publications above the container, and it will also appear in Office of the National Center for Atmospheric Staff Notes. Winners must collect their free Research, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307. lunches within a week of the publication of their names in Staff Notes. Writer/Editor: Lucy Warner Production Assistant: Amy Stevens Copy deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday for publica- DIRECTORY UPDATE tion on Friday. Office: Mesa Laboratory room 259. P hone: 303-497-1173. Ext. Room Edward Ash 1307 ML 5 3/Staff Notes/22 June 1984 Tamara Ledley, Rice University. Field of interest: SOFTBALL HIGHLIGHTS W Ice/climate. 18-29 June. Library carrel no. 18, NCARGOT ext. 1632. --Stephen Schneider, Advanced Study Program NCARGOT was defeated by the Neutron Bombers 6-4 on Thursday, 14 June, snapping its three-game Thomas Leschine, University of Washington. Field winning streak. The game was highlighted by fine of interest: Climate impacts, marine policy. defensive play and pitching from Steve Mullen. The 25-29 June. ML room 220D, ext. 1605. snails go up against Trinity next Thursday, --Thomas Stewart, Advanced Study Program 28 June, at 8:45 p.m. on Stazio Ballfield #4, 38th Street and Colorado Avenue. Diana Liverman, University of Wisconsin--Madison. Field of interest: Impacts of climate on human NOx SOx activity. 8 June-7 August. Library carrel no. 15, ext. 1601. The NO, SOx , aided by five first-inning walks, --Stephen Schneider, Advanced Study Program needed only 11 hits to defeat Tecnetics 10-5 last Thursday (14 June). Collecting two hits each for Gregory McRae, Carnegie-Mellon University. Field the team were Wes Wildcat, Stanley Tyler, and Tom of interest: Acid deposition/photochemical air Bettge. The next game, against Cadnetix Cads, is pollution modeling/sensitivity analysis. 28 June at 6:45 p.m. on Stazio Ballfields. 18 June-1 August. RL-6 room E152, ext. 8862. --Julius Chang, Acid Deposition Modeling Project ZOT! Michael Norman, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Federal Republic of The next purge of data sets (VSNs) from the TBM Germany. Field of interest: Computational fluid will take place on 7 July and will affect VSNs not dynamics. 15-18 June. accessed since 1 April. The Scientific Computing --Dimitri Mihalas, High Altitude Observatory Division requests all TBM users to help improve the efficiency of the system by refraining from up- Darlene Oosterhof, Florida State University. Field dating unneeded VSNs. Dedicated-tape users are of interest: Climate. 18-22 June. Computing also urged to consider whether they continue to carrels, dial "0" for paging service. need old VSNs and to release all obsolete or un- --Scientific Computing Division necessary volumes. Mary Trembour, ext. 1232, will accept delete lists of unneeded VSNs from all users Eric Pitcher, University of Miami. Field of to save the time and trouble associated with the interest: General circulation modeling. normal deletion process. 1 June-1 August. ML room 306, ext. 1336. --Maurice Blackmon, Atmospheric Analysis and Prediction Division VISITORS Risto Punkkinen, University of Turku, Helsinki, Finland. Field of interest: Atmospheric Michael Black, University of Miami. Field of electricity.