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NATIONAL ACADEMY of SCIENCES NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA DAVI~ NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED STATES NATIONAL COMMITTEE International Union of Radio Science I NTE RNA TIONAL SCIENTIFIC RADIO UNION 1977 Meeting June 22-24 Sponsored by USNC/U RSI Held in conjunction with the URSI Symposium on Electromagnetic Wave Theory and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Society of Antennas and Propagation International Symposium Stanford University Stanford, California I I i I ii 1, •;,,,...,....,_.....,_......,,...,.........,....,_.....,_.....,_.....,_.....,........,_.....,.........,.,.................................. ___.~ .............. ...,_. ........ ....,_......,., I 1977 MEETING - CONDENSED PROGRAM MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 0900-1215 Bldg Rm THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 0900-1215 Bldg Rm Af'-S 1 Various Topics in Measurements 120 121 !EMS 6 Inverse Scattering and Remote Sensing JOR 041 Af'-S 2 High Frequency D:l.ffraction POL 161J !EMS 7 Numerical Techniques I JOR 040 Af'-S 3 Arrays I JOR 041 B-4 'EM Theory POL 161J Af'-S 4 Antenna Design I QUA 370 C-1 Multiple-Access Satellite 380 380Y !EMS 1 EM Theory I JOR 040 Communications Systems F-3 Remote Sensing QUA 370 MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 20, 1400-1720 F-4 Earth-Space Propagation Above 10 GHz 120 121 G-2 Ionospheric Mapping II MCC 134 Af'-S 120 121 5 Measurements of the Environment H-1 Theory of Waves and Antennas in Plasmas JOR 050 Af'-S 6 Electromagnetic Theory POL 161J 0900 Tour of U C Berkeley Campus Af'-S Arrays II JOR 041 Af'-S Anterina Design 11 QUA 370 THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 23, 1400-1720 !EMS Waveguides JOR 040 !EMS 8 Random Media JOR 041 MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 2000-2400 IEMS 9 Numerical Techniques II JOR 040 B-5 Scattering and Shielding POL 161J 2000 Meeting of the Administrative Conunittee C-2 Signal Processing 380 380Y of IEEE AP-S E-2 Natural Radio Noise JOR 050 F-5 Radio Meteorology 120 121 TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 0900-1215 F-6 Radio Oceanography, Wave Propagation QUA 370 AP-S 9 Measurement Facilities 120 121 and Remote Sensing AP-S 10 Numerical Techniques JOR 041 G-3 ELF to VLF Propagation and Probing I MCC 134 AP-S 11 Reflectors, Feeds and Horns I POL 161J AP-S 12 Antenna Design lll QUA 370 THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1730-2400 !EMS 3 EM Theory II JOR 040 1730 USNC/URSI Commission B Business Meeting 0900 Tour of San Francisco 1730 USNC/URSI Commission C Business Meeting 1730 USNC/URSI Commission E Business Meeting TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 21, 1330-1650 1730 USNC/URSI COilllilission F Business Meeting AP-S 13 Near Field Probing and Measurements 120 121 1730 USNC/URSI Commission G Business Meeting AP-S 14 Adaptive Arrays JOR 041 2000 USNC/URSI Conunission H Business Meeting AP-S 15 Reflectors, Feeds and Horns 11 POL 161J AP-S 16} Joint SesSion: JOR 040 FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, 0900-1215 !EMS 4 Antennas and the Environment IEMS 10 Antennas and Arrays JOR 041 AP-S 17 Rain and Random Media Effects QUA 370 !EMS 11 HF Scattering JOR 040 B-6 Numerical Methods POL 161J TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1745-2200 C-3 Frequency Stability and its 380 380Y 1745 Wine Tasting Paul Masson Winery, Applications to Teleconununication 1945 Dinner Saratoga and Time Service Systems F-7 Scattering of Radio Waves, Theory 120 121 WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, 0900-1215 and Experiment G-4 ELF to VLF Propagation and Probing 1I MCC 134 Music Building IEEE AP-S } Combined Session: G-5 Joint Session: Wave Phenomena in JOR 050 URSI !EMS In Memoriam of Professor Dinkelspiel H-2 } Ionosphere and Magnetosphere USNC/URSI Samuel Silver, 1915-1976 Auditorium 0900 Tour of San Juan Bautista Mission FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 24, 1400-1715 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 22, 1330-1650 !EMS 12 Transients and Singularities JOR 041 !EMS 13 Scattering JOR 040 JOR 040 !EMS 5} Joint Session: B-7 Antennas POL 161J B-1 Optics C-4 Timing and Carrier Phase Recovery 380 380Y AP•S 18 Reflectors, Feeds and Horns III POL 161J in Data Cormnunication AP-S 19 }Joint Session: JOR 041 F-8 Theoretical and Experimental Studies 120 121 B-3 Surface Effects on EM Waves of Radio Propagation Problems AP-S 20 }Joint Session: 380 380Y G-6 Radio Effects of Ionospheric Waves B-2 Transients, SEM and Identification MCC 134 and Irregularities E-1 Man-Made Radio Noise and Interference JOR 050 G-7 QUA 370 F-1 Clear-Air Doppler Studies of the QUA 370 Probing of the High Latitude Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Troposphere and Ionosphere H-3 Waves in Plasmas JOR 050 F-2 Radio Oceanography 120 121 G-1 Ionospheric Mapping I MCC 134 WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1830-2400 Building Abbreviations: 1830 Reception, Cash Bar Four Seas Restaurant, JOR Jordan 1930 Banquet, San Francisco MCC McCullough Speaker Russell Targ: POL Political Science "ESP - Fact or Fantasy 11 QUA Quadrangle -·-·~---.-------, --~-----= -------------·- ·~-------,-~---~---- United States National Committee INTERNATIONAL UNION OF RADIO SCIENCE PROGRAM AND ABSTRACTS 1977 Meeting June 22-24 Held Jointly with the URSI SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE THEORY and ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM Stanford, California NOTE Programs and Abstracts of the USNC-URSI Meetings are available from: USNC-URSI National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20418 at $2.00 for meetings prior to 1970, $3.00 for 1971 - 1975 meetings, and $5.00 for the 1976 meeting, and $6.00 for the 1977 meeting. The full papers are not published in any collected format, and requests for them should be addressed to the authors who may have them published on their own initiative. Please note that these meetings are national and are not organized by international URSI, nor are these programs available for the international Secretariat. WELCOME TO SAN FRANCISCO The steering connnittee of the 1977 APS-URSI Symposium welcomes you to San Francisco and the campus of Stanford University, The Technical Program Connnittee headed by Professor Kenneth K. Mei has worked tirelessly to provide you with an outstanding collection of papers describing the latest advances in the field of electromagnetics. We hope that you will find your visit here professionally stimulating and rewarding. San Francisco is the cultural and financial center of the western United States. It abounds in museums, art galleries, opera, ballet, theatre, restaurants, sports and entertainment of all kinds. We hope that you will find the time to sample and savor this galaxy of attractions. To this end, Dr. Tony Jennetti, Chairman of the Arrangements Connnittee, has planned two special events for you. California is the wine capital of the United States. On Tuesday evening we will visit the famous Paul Masson Winery to taste their wines and enjoy an outdoor steak barbecue dinner. San Francisco boasts the largest Chinese settlement in the United States. On Wednesday evening we will travel to romantic and enchanting Chinatown for a magnificent Chinese banquet at the Four Seas Restaurant. Finally, I wish to thank all those who helped to make this Symposium the grand event that it is: the connnitteemen, the speakers, the session chairmen, Stanford University and our Industry supporters. We are all volunteers. No one is paid for his services. If you find the opportunity, take a minute to thank these hard working members personally for.their efforts, For without them, there would be no Symposium. C?~~ f £/i;;;ati; ~;ohn B, Damonte General Chairman Steering Connnittee STEERING COMMITTEE John B. Damonte, General Chairman Fred M. Tesche, S.F. APS Chapter Chairman Tom N.C. Wang, S.F. APS Chapter Vice-Chairman Local Arrangements Tony G. Jennetti, Chairman Marvin Wahl, Vice-Chairman Herbert Greenman C.A. Chuang Donald Rucker Finance Wilbert H. Chang, Chairman Bruce A. Fox Digest Allen E. Small, Chairman Herman W. Bilenko Publicity Claes T. Elfving Professional Listings Harry Eustace Ron Rose Registration John D. Bruce, Chairman Richard C. Davis Ladies Activities Cleone J. Damonte, Chairman Fay Chang Mary Jane Jennetti Jeanne Elam Wennie Mei Nannie Elfving Sabrina Wang Technical Program Kenneth K, Mei URSI-IEMS APS URSI-USNC Frederick M. Tesche Edward K. Miller Frederick W. Crawford Thomas B.A. Senior Andy J, Poggio Leopold B. Felsen Tom K. Liu R. Jeff Lytle IN MEMORY OF Professor Samuel Silver, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania(USA) on February 25, 1915, died on November 5, 1976, in Walnut Creek near Berkeley, California (USA). He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Silver, a son Daniel Silver, a daughter Deborah Brewer, both of Maryland (USA), and six grand-children. Professor Silver's affiliation with URSI began after World War II when, in 1950, he became a member of the USA National Committee. He served as Chairman of USA Commission 6 from 1950-1954 and thereafter as Secretary (1957-1963) and Vice-Chairman (1963-1966) of the USA National Committee. At the same time, he held positions within the URSI International Organization: Chairman of Commission 6 (1952-1957), Vice President (1963-1966) and President (1966-1969). He also was Chairman of the Committee on Space Radio Relays and Committee on Space Research (C0SPAR)(l957-l966), and URS!. representative to the Executive Councils of COSPAR and ICSU (International Council of Scientific Unions). He was a delegate to every General Assembly of URSI since 1950, and was elected permanent Honorary President of URSI at the Warsaw General Assembly in 1973. While his broad scientific interests related to the work of several of the URSI Commissions, Professor Silver's closest contacts remained with Commission 6. He was a major participant in the conception and organization of the first International Electromagnetic Wave Theory Symposium at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, in 1953.
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