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Lamont Weekly Report – February 4, 2005

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Palisades, New York 10964

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– Recent Grant Awards –
– Recent Publications –
– Recent New Hires –
– Letter from the Director –
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<> RECENT GRANT AWARDS
For the period 12/1/2004 - 12/31/2004

Griffin, K. Effect of night time temperature increases on the growth and physiology of xanthium strummarium. Comer Science and Educational Foundation.

Goddard, L. SGER: Performance-based probabilistic multi-model, change scenarios. NSF

Ropelewski, C. Climate prediction assessment workshop, April, 2005.
National Weather Services

Ting, M. CICAR-The role of orography on the North American monsoon onset and interannual variability. NOAA

Seager, R., Cane, M., Gordon, A., Kushnir, Y., Ou, H., Polvani, L., Sobel, A., Ting, M., Visbeck, M. CICAR-Understanding climate change from the medieval warm period to the greenhouse future. NOAA

Bond, G. CICAR - CORC-ARCHES: High resolution investigations of concentration and petrologies of ice-rafted grains in the southern ocean. NOAA

Steckler, M. 2D and 3D modeling of the stratigraphic sequences at the Adriatic and Rhone continental margins. ONR

Shaw, B. Request for a subcontract from the Univ. of So. California: Sequences of cascading elastodynamic ruptures on geometrically complex faults: segmentation effects on the variation of large events. University of Southern California


<> 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).

Dhar, R.K., Y. Zheng, J. Rubenstone, and A.van Geen. A rapid colorimetric method for measuring arsenic concentrations in groundwater; Analytica Chimica Acta, vol. 526, no. 2, pp. 203-209, November 22, 2004.

Dziak, R.P., D.K. Smith, D.R. Bohnenstiehl, C.G. Fox, D. Desbruyeres, H, Matsumoto, M. Tolstoy, and D.J. Fornari. Evidence of a recent magma dike intrusion at the slow spreading Lucky Strike segment, Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, vol. 109, no. B12, Art. No. B12102, December 4, 2004.

Gaherty, J.B., D. Lizarralde, J.A. Collins, G. Hirth, and S. Kim Mantle deformation during slow seafloor spreading constrained by observations of seismic anisotropy in the western Atlantic; Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 228, nos. 3-4, pp. 255-265, December 15, 2004.

Gobler, C.J., S. Deonarine, J. Leigh-Bell, M.D. Gastrich, O.R. Anderson, and S.W. Wilhelm. Ecology of phytoplankton communities dominated by Aureococcus anophagefferens: the role of viruses, nutrients, and microzooplankton grazing HarmfuL Algae, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 471-483, November, 2004.

Hey, R., E. Baker, D. Bohnenstiehl, G. Massoth, M. Kleinrock, F. Martinez, D. Naar, D. Pardee, J. Lupton, R. Feely, J. Gharib, J. Resing, C. Rodrigo, F. Sansone, and S. Walker. Tectonic/volcanic segmentation and controls on hydrothermal venting along Earth's fastest seafloor spreading system, EPR 27 degrees-32 degrees S; Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Vol. 5, Art. No. Q12007, December 15, 2004.

Jacobs, S.S. Bottom water production and its links with the thermohaline circulation; Antarctic Science, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 427-437, December, 2004.

Kent, D.V., G. Muttoni, and P. Brack. Magnetostratigraphic confirmation of a much faster tempo for sea-level change for the Middle Triassic Latemar platform carbonates; Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 228, nos. 3-4, pp. 369-377, December 15, 2004.

Kent, D.V., and L. Tauxe. Corrected Late Triassic latitudes for continents adjacent to the North Atlantic; Science, vol. 307, no. 5707, pp. 240-244, January 14, 2005.

Leonard, K., R.E. Bell, M. Studinger, B. Tremblay. Anomalous accumulation rates in the Vostok ice-core resulting from ice flow over Lake Vostok; Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 31, no. 24, Art. No. L24401, December 17, 2004.

Rinterknecht, V.R., P.U. Clark, G.M. Raisbeck, F, Yiou, E.J. Brook, S. Tschudi, and J.P. Lunkka. Cosmogenic Be-10 dating of the Salpausselka I Moraine in southwestern Finland; Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 23, nos. 23-24, pp. 2283-2289, December, 2004.

Seeber, L., O. Emre, M.H. Cormier, C.C. Sorlien, C.M.G. McHugh, A. Polonia, N. Ozer, N. Cagatay. Uplift and subsidence from oblique slip: the Ganos-Marmara bend of the North Anatolian Transform, Western Turkey; Tectonophysics, vol. 391, no. 1-4, pp. 239-258, October 29, 2004.

Van Geen, A., Z. Cheng, A.A. Seddique, M.A. Hoque, A. Gelman, J.H .Graziano, H. Ahsan, F. Parvez, K.M Ahmed. Reliability of a commercial kit to test groundwater for arsenic in Bangladesh; Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 299-303, January 1, 2005.

Yuan, X.J. ENSO-related impacts on Antarctic sea ice: a synthesis of phenomenon and mechanisms; Antarctic Science, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 415-425, December, 2004.


<> RECENT NEW HIRES
For the period 12/01/2004 – 12/ 31/2004

Baiden, Baaba
Intermed/Systems Analyst/Programmer
IRI
12/15/04

Boutros, Odette
Accountant
Administration
12/20/04

Griffith, Jennifer
Research Staff Assistant
Marine Geology & Geophysics
12/6/04

Harding, Kristine
Administrative Aide
Administration
12/20/04


<> LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

Our special LDEO showing of the Maya Tolstoy-James Cameron IMAX movie 'Aliens of the Deep' on Tuesday night down in Manhattan was a great success. Next to Open Day this was our biggest event with over 550 folks in the audience. I apologize for not inviting everyone to the reception afterwards (it was a money thing…….), but it provided an excellent venue for conversation with new friends and made a small step towards bringing the name of Lamont to a wider audience on the other side of the river. There was a great Q&A session after the movie that could have gone on all night…… Again, thanks goes to Maya for creating this opportunity for us.

As the broader public interest in the great Sumatran earthquake decreases, the research vessels of the world are rearranging their schedules to allow some preliminary surveys of the seafloor in the (extensive) region of the primary event. I think the British have been the first - getting one of their Royal Navy survey vessels to carry out some preliminary multibeam surveys. I am pleased to report that we have a proposal pending with NSF to support our participation in a Japanese research cruise on the JAMSTEC research vessel Natshushima later this month. Milene Cormier is the heroine who has assembled this proposal at a few days notice. Providing NSF exhibits sufficient wisdom and decides to fund this proposal, we should be able to report some exciting results in late March.

I am very pleased to announce the return to Lamont of Alberto Malinverno, who after a few years spent increasing the quality of research at Schlumberger Inc., has taken on the new position of Senior Research Scientist in the Borehole Research Group and will help Dave Goldberg in the leadership of this ever growing unit that is playing such a key role in the development of the new ocean drilling program. Welcome home Alberto.

It was snowing when I drove to work this morning, and now the sun is shining - may it stay that way over the weekend, because I have to spend Monday and Tuesday in windowless meeting rooms in Washington DC (again).

Have a great weekend,

– Mike

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