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Lamont Weekly Report – October
1, 2004
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Palisades, New York 10964
<> REPORT SUMMARY <>
– Recent Publications –
– Recent New Hires –
– Current B & G Projects –
– Letter from the Director –
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<> RECENT PUBLICATIONS
(The following list is derived from the Lamont Publications
Database which identifies all publications that hold a Lamont
contribution number, thereby qualifying the publications as
a Lamont paper).
Chen, D.K. and X.J. Yuan. A Markov model
for seasonal forecast of Antarctic sea ice; Journal of Climate,
vol. 17, no. 16, pp. 3156-3168, August, 2004.
Cipriani, A., H.K. Brueckner, E. Bonatti,
and D. Brunelli. Oceanic crust generated by elusive parents:
Sr and Nd isotopes in basalt-peridotite pairs from the Mid-Atlantic
Ridge; Geology, Vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 657-660, August, 2004.
Gaherty, J.B. A surface wave analysis
of seismic anisotropy beneath eastern North America; Geophysical
Journal International, vol. 158, no. 3, pp. 1053-1066, September,
2004.
Guo, Z.T., S.Z. Peng, Q.Z. Hao, P.E.
Biscaye, Z.S. An, and T.S. Liu. Late Miocene-Pliocene development
of Asian aridification as recorded in the Red-Earth Formation
in northern China; Global and Planetary Change, vol. 41, nos.
3-4, pp. 135-145, July, 2004.
Hales, B. and T. Takahashi. High-resolution
biogeochemical investigation of the Ross Sea, Antarctica,
during the AESOPS (U. S. JGOFS) Program; Global Biogeochemical
Cycles, vol. 18, no. 3, Art. No. GB3006 JUL 27 2004.
Katz, R.F., M. Spiegelman, and S.M. Carbotte.
Ridge migration, asthenospheric flow and the origin of magmatic
segmentation in the global mid-ocean ridge system; Geophysical
Research Letters, vol. 31, no. 15, Art. No. L15605 August
4, 2004.
Pfirman, S., W.F. Haxby, R. Colony, and
I. Rigor. Variability in Arctic sea ice drift; Geophysical
Research Letters, vol. 31, no. 16, Art. No. L16402, August19,
2004.
Song, Q. and A.L. Gordon. Significance
of the vertical profile of the Indonesian Throughflow transport
to the Indian Ocean; Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 31,
no. 16, Art. No. L16307, August 19, 2004.
Tolstoy, M., J.B. Diebold, S.C. Webb,
D.R. Bohnenstiehl, E. Chapp, R.C. Holmes, and M. Rawson. Broadband
calibration of R/V Ewing seismic sources; Geophysical Research
Letters, vol. 31, no. 14, Art. No. L14310, July 27, 2004.
Weissel J.K., K.R. Czuchlewski, and Y.
Kim. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)-based mapping of volcanic
flows: Manam Island, Papua New Guinea; Natural Hazards and
Earth System Sciences, Vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 339-346, 2004.
Zappa, C.J., W.E. Asher, A.T. Jessup,
J. Klinke, and S.R. Long. Microbreaking and the enhancement
of air-water transfer velocity; Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans,
vol. 109, no. C8, Art. No. C08S16, August 27, 2004.
<> RECENT NEW HIRES
For the period 9/1/2004 – 9/30/2004
Bent, Jonathan
09/20/04
Research Staff Assistant
Geochemistry
Biro, Yasemin E.K.
09/27/04
Sr. Staff Associate
IRI
Brown, Casey
09/07/04
Post Doctoral Research Scientist
IRI
Davi, Nicole
09/17/04
Casual
B & PE
Ferrini, Vicki Lynn
09/01/04
Post Doctoral Research Scientist
MG & G
Goodfellow, Karen
09/20/04
Staff Associate
MG & G
Gorokhovich, Yuri
09/01/04
Associate Research Scientist
CIESIN
Greene, Arthur
09/15/04
Post Doctoral Research Scientist
IRI
Heyward, Lukas
09/28/04
Casual
Geochemistry
Reimer, Janet
09/01/04
Casual
Geochemistry
Wong, William
09/03/04
Casual
Geochemistry
<> CURRENT B&G PROJECTS
- Oceanography Emergency Generator:
Attended final Planning Board meeting and Zoning Board of
Appeals meeting and given conditional approval. Plans are
being modified to reflect all conditions as set forth by
the various boards' decisions. Building permit will be issued
upon completion and review. Meeting on site with Orangetown
Building Dept. officials on Tuesday, October 5th.
- Front Entrance / Left Hand Turn Lane:
Contractor continues work widening Route 9W to provide the
additional width needed for the turning lane. The northbound
(east) side has been blacktopped but guardrails still need
to be installed. The Southbound (west) side excavation is
nearly complete and a retaining wall will then be constructed.
At the same time Ray Long is upgrading and relocating the
Guard House and security gate system. All work is being
coordinated with the NJDOT contractor to minimize any inconvenience
when entering or exiting LDEO.
As usual, the back entrance remains open until further notice.
- Geoscience Walk-In Freezer:
A temporary rental freezer has been placed in the rear of
the Seismology parking lot and all the remaining ice samples
have been transferred there. The refrigerant in the old
freezer in the Geoscience basement has been reclaimed and
demolition of the old box will start shortly.
- Seismology Renovations:
West side of room 202 carpet installed, the last of eight
rooms renovated. Job complete.
- Marine Biology, Labs 2 & 3:
These two labs will be combined to provide improved lab
facilities. Construction will begin after lab contents are
moved to storage. All casework quotes are in and requisition
sent to C.U. for purchase order.
- Geochemistry, Room 10:
The new suspended ceiling, new A/C new wall panels and tile
floor complete.
The installation of the fume hood and the modification of
existing casework to fit the new configuration of the lab
are underway. Three new 4’ x 12’ unistrut lab
benches will also be built.
- Marine Biology, Room 7:
Casework/countertops complete. Shelving installation complete.
Electric and plumbing complete. Fume hood blowers and washdown
system installed. Wiring of fume hood variable speed control
units in progress.
<> LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
I got back from London very late on Wednesday
night after three full days of extremely productive meetings,
and spent Thursday at an Earth Institute retreat downtown
- and today was spent trying to cram a week full of routine
matters into a single day…….
London was great - I lived there for
4-5 years many moons ago, so much was familiar. Much has changed
(e.g. wi-fi in the pubs and the city-wide dominance of the
Millennium wheel) but so much has stayed the same (e.g. the
tube, the endless cloudy days, the taste of Double Diamond).
The annual EI retreat was as productive
and useful as always - with a lunchtime speech by Provost
Brinkley and visit by benefactor and CU Trustee Gerry Lenfest.
But today I was back to the real world
of trying to understand the impacts of apparently new CU parking
restrictions downtown and other matters of comparably momentous
magnitude…...
I am on the 7am shuttle Monday morning
to DC for an important meeting of the JOI Board of Governors.
There are changes afoot (as they say) - with the development
of the new Ocean Drilling Program and with the promise of
major new management challenges associated with the creation
of the ocean observing system, the ocean community is thinking
about how to manage major new initiatives in the future -
JOI is reviewing its role in this. I am confident that the
wisdom concerning these issues emanating from the Directors
of all the nations major ocean institutions will be overpowering.
Please do not forget that it is Open
House a week tomorrow - Saturday October 9th - let us hope
for a day as beautiful as today.
Have a great weekend,
– Mike
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