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Announcements1 982 Vol. 62, No. 7, July 1981 Eichenlaub, V. L., 1979: Weather and Climate of the Great Lakes Re- pheric cooling in subfreezing temperatures. Proc. Am. Phil. Soc., gion. University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, Ind., 335 pp. 89, 177-199. Falconer, R., 1968: Wind chill, a useful wintertime weather variable. Steadman, R. G., 1971: Indices of wind chill of clothed persons. 7. Weatherwise, 21, 227-229, 255. Appl. Meteorol., 10, 674-683. Frost, R., 1948: Atmospheric turbulence. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Taubensee, R. E., 1978: Weather and circulation of December Soc., 74, 316-338. 1977—Precipitation eases drought in California. Mon. Wea. Rev., Local Climatological Data—Annual Summary, 1975: NOAA/EDS, 106, 417-423. U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. Wagner, A. J., 1978: Weather and circulation of January 1978— Local Climatological Data—Monthly Summary, 1977: NOAA/EDS, Cold with record snowfall in the Midwest and Northeast, mild and U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. wet in the West. Mon. Wea. Rev., 106, 579-585. , 1978: NOAA/EDS, U.S. Department of Commerce,Wash- Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin, 1977a: January weather sum- ington, D.C. mary. 64 (6), 10-11. Munn, R. E., 1970: Biometeorological Methods. Academic Press, , 1977b: Winter weather review. 64 (10), 10-11. New York, 336 pp. , 1978a: January weather summary. 65 (6), 10-11. Namias, J., 1978: Multiple causes of the North American abnormal , 1978b: February weather summary. 65 (10), 14-15. winter 1976-77. Mon. Wea. Rev., 106, 279-295. , 1978c: Winter weather review. 65 (11), 10-11. Phillips, D. W., and J. A. W. McCulloch, 1972: The climate of the Wind Chill Index, 1968: Central Region Weather Bureau, Kansas Great Lakes Basin. Climatol. Stud. 20, Environment Canada, To- City, Mo.,Reg. Oper. Memo. Lett. 68-35, Environmental Science ronto, 40 pp. plus figures. Services Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Wash- Siple, P. A., and C. F. Passel, 1945: Measurements of dry atmos- ington, D.C. • announcements1 AGU/ASLO joint meeting on ocean sciences—Call U.S.-lndia exchange of scientists for papers Applications for international travel support under the U.S.-lndia A joint meeting of the American Geophysical Union's Oceanog- Exchange of Scientists program for fiscal year 1982 are being raphy Section and the American Society of Limnology and Ocean- accepted for travel after 15 May 1982. Senior scientists interested in ography will be held during 16-19 February 1982 in San Antonio, making short-term visits to India to exchange ideas, consult, or Tex. The El Tropicano Hotel is the headquarters for the meeting, collaborate on specific projects with their Indian colleagues should with additional housing available at the St. Anthony and the Gunter apply before 15 September 1981. U.S. participants are selected by hotels. the National Science Foundation (NSF) with the concurrence of the Special sessions planned at the conference include (but are not Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, limited to): Ocean Climate and Biological Productivity Connec- India. tions; Overview of Large Oceanographic Projects; Relations For further information, request the U.S.-lndia Exchange of Between Biology and Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico; Geological Scientists brochure (NSF 78-66) from: National Science Founda- Effects of Ocean Circulation; Ocean-River Interaction: Sedimenta- tion, 1800 G St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20550; or contact Mrs. tion and Chemistry; Relations between Mesoscale Physical and Hildegard Kramer, Division of International Programs, at the same Biological Processes; Coastal Processes; and Physics and Biology of NSF address (tel: 202-357-9550). Ice Edges. Papers are being solicited now from AGU and ASLO members. All abstracts must be submitted according to AGU format guide- lines by November 1981. The exact abstract deadline, AGU format guidelines, and information on publication are available from: Tsunami photographs available American Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Ave., N.W., Washing- ton, D.C. 20009. Also ask to be placed on the Ocean Sciences Joint The Catalog of Tsunami Photographs, covering photographs of Meeting mailing list. nine tsunami events occurring during 1946-75, has been published. This catalog serves as a guide for ordering tsunami photos, available in black-and-white prints and 35 mm transparencies or as copy negatives. Those tsunami photos available in color are so indicated 'Notice of registration deadlines for meetings, workshops, and in the descriptions. For a copy of this catalog and requests of seminars, deadlines for submittal of abstracts or papers to be pre- photographs, write to: The National Geophysical and Solar- sented at meetings, and deadlines for grants, proposals, awards, Terrestrial Data Center, NOAA/EDIS, Boulder, Colo. 80303. nominations, and fellowships must be received at least three months prior to deadline dates.—News Ed. (icontinued on p. 988) Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/09/21 03:20 PM UTC 988 Vol. 62, No. 7, July 1981 "pure" research unless it can be related to more practical Gedzelman, S. D., 1978: Forecasting skill of beginners. Bull. Am. problems. Therefore, we should take this economic situation Meteorol. Soc., 59, 1305-1309. as an opportunity to reunite the diverging elements of our George, J. J., R. D. Elliott, A. F. Merewether, H. T. Orville, R. J. profession. In fact, the history of science and the advice of Polk, C. P. Smith, K. C. Spengler, and A. F. Spilhaus, 1953: our own pioneers (like Bergeron) suggest that this is the most Weather is the nation's business: A report of the Advisory Commit- tee on Weather Services to the Honorable Secretary of Commerce. productive strategy. Dept. of Commerce, Washington, D.C., 59 pp. Golden, J. H., C. F. Chappel, C. G. Little, A. H. Murphy, E. B. Bur- Acknowledgments. The authors appreciate the comments and sug- ton, and E. W. Pearl, 1978: What should the NWS be doing to im- gestions that came from numerous discussions with their colleagues, prove short-range weather forecasting?—A panel discussion with including, but not limited to, Drs. J. M. Fritsch, J. T. Schaefer, and audience participation. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 59, 1334-1342, J. M. Brown; as well as F. P. Ostby, S. J. Weiss, and L. F. Wilson. Lemon, L. R., 1979: On improving National Weather Service severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. Preprints, 11th Conference on Severe Local Storms (Kansas City, Mo.), AMS, Boston, pp. 569-572. Neiburger, M., 1953: The place of synoptic meteorology in the uni- References versity curriculum. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 34, 351-354. Ramage, C. S., 1976: Prognosis for weather forecasting. Bull. Am. Augulis, R. P., 1978: Observations. Nat. Wea. Dig., 3, 32-33. Meteorol. Soc., 57, 4-10. Beran, D. W., and C. G. Little, 1979: Prototype regional observing , 1978: Further outlook—Hazy. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 59, and forecasting service: From concept to implementation. Nat. 18-21. Wea. Dig., 4, 2-5. Sanders, F., 1973: Skill in forecasting daily temperature and precipi- Bergeron, T., 1959: Weather forecasting: Methods in scientific tation: Some experimental results. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 54, weather analysis: An outline in the history of ideas and hints at a 1171-1179. program. In The Atmosphere and the Sea In Motion, edited by B. Snellman, L. W., 1977: Operational forecasting using automated Bolin, The Rockefeller Institute Press, New York, pp. 440-474. guidance. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 58, 1036-1044. Droessler, E. G., 1980: The weather forecaster today. Bull. Am. Me- Wightman, W. P. D., 1964: The Growth of Scientific Ideas. Yale Uni- teorol. Soc., 61, 194-195. versity Press, New Haven, Conn., 495 pp. • announcements (continued from p. 982) Nuclear and Chemical Waste Management — new journal Nuclear and Chemical Waste Management, an "international jour- U.S. scientific cooperation with the Federal Republic nal of hazardous waste technology," began publication in 1980. The of Germany quarterly publication is intended to serve as a forum for the presen- tation of information encompassing the entire field of hazardous U.S. investigators may request supplemental funding from the waste, including high- and low-level radioactive waste, chemical National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand domestic research waste, and transuranic waste. Among areas of concern for the into cooperative projects with scientists of the Federal Republic of journal are sources and production rate of hazardous waste; man- Germany, who are supported by the German Research Association, agement of gaseous, liquid, and solid waste; technology for detoxifi- the Max Planck Society, or the Fraunhofer Society. A German cation of hazardous waste; laws, regulations, and norms; and counterpart proposal must be submitted to one of these three information contributing to improvement of waste management organizations. technology and/or protection of environment from deleterious Eligible activities include joint research projects, bilateral work- effects of hazardous waste. The journal, which serves a multidiscipli- shops or seminars, and individual research visits. Proposals may be nary audience, is not aimed primarily at the meteorologist. How- submitted at any time, but those received after 1 November 1981 are ever, effective nuclear and chemical waste management necessarily unlikely to be considered for funding during fiscal year 1982. Pro- must involve the atmospheric sciences in some phases, and so the posals should be prepared according to standard NSF guidelines journal
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