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Lamont Weekly Report – July 1,
2005
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Palisades, New York 10964
<> REPORT SUMMARY <>
– Recent Grant Awards –
– Recent Publications –
– Letter from the Director –
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<> RECENT GRANT AWARDS
For the period 4/1/2005 - 4/30/2005
McGillis, W., MEASUREMENTS OF CONTROLLING
FACTORS FOR AIR-SEA FLUXES WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION OCEAN SURFACE
SENSORS., WHOI.
Kelemen, P., PRIMITIVE PLUTONISM IN AN
ISLAND ARC: A STUDY OF DEEP SUBMARINE CANYONS IN THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS, Univ. Alaska
For the period 5/1/2005 - 5/31/2005
CHILLRUD, S. - INITIAL OPERATION OF ADPC
SITES AT LOCK 2 ON THE UPPER HUDSON, RENNSSELAER, POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE.
GAHERTY, J. - REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF
FUNDS FROM *GIT: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: UPPER-MANTLE STURCTURE
BENEATH THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, NSF.
KASTENS, K. REQUEST FOR RENEWAL OF EAR
98-05727: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS OF EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE JOURNALISM: 2005-2009 - NSF.
OU, H., WATER CYCLE IN A COUPLED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE
SYSTEM: A THEORETICAL STUDYNSF.
SPIEGELMAN, M., RIDGE 2000 POSTDOC: DYNAMICS
OF COUPLED TECTONIC/HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS AT MID-OCEAN RIDGES;
A DAMAGE RHEOLOGY APPROACH. NSF.
<> 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).
Class, C., S.L. Goldstein, M. Stute,
M.D. Kurz, and P. Schlosser. Grand Comore Island: A well-constrained
"low He-3/He-4" mantle plume; Earth and Planetary
Science Letters, vol. 233, no. 3-4, pp. 391-409, May 15, 2005.
Huwald, H., L.B. Tremblay, and H. Blatter.
Reconciling different observational data sets from Surface
Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) for model validation
purposes; Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, vol. 110,
no. C5, Art. No. C05009, May 14, 2005.
Huwald, H., L.B Tremblay, and H. Blatter.
A multilayer sigma-coordinate thermodynamic sea ice model:
Validation against Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean
(SHEBA)/Sea Ice Model Intercomparison Project Part 2 (SIMIP2)
data; Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, vol. 110, no.
C5, Art. No. C05010, May14 ,2005.
Lerner-Lam A. and L. Seeber. Breaking
Omori's law of public awareness; Seismological Research Letters,
vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 291-292, May-June, 2005.
Rinterknecht, V.R., L, Marks, J.A. Piotrowski,
G.M. Raisbeck, F. Yiou, E.J. Brook, and P.U. Clark. Cosmogenic
Be-10 ages on the Pomeranian Moraine, Poland;Boreas, vol.
34, no. 2, pp. 186-191, May, 2005.
Smethie W.M. and S.S. Jacobs. Circulation
and melting under the Ross Ice Shelf: estimates from evolving
CFC, salinity and temperature fields in the Ross Sea; Deep-Sea
Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers, vol. 52, no.
6, pp.959-978, June, 2005.
Smith, J.N., E.P. Jones, S.B. Moran,
W.M. Smethie, and W.E. Kieser Iodine 129/CFC 11 transit times
for Denmark Strait Overflow Water in the Labrador and Irminger
Seas; Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, vol. 110, no.
C5, Art. No. C05006, May 12, 2005.
Vranes, K. and A.L. Gordon. Comparison
of Indonesian Throughflow transport observations, Makassar
Strait to eastern Indian Ocean; Geophysical Research Letters,
vol. 32, no. 10, Art. No. L10606, MAY 18, 2005.
<> LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
This great institution is built on the
shoulders of legends who have advanced their respective fields
of study in fundamental ways. We lost one of those legends
this week - Gerard Bond died on Wednesday. He was one of the
great geologists and climate scientists of our era, whose
determined and rigorous approach to his work resulted in a
career-long record of major contributions to our understanding
of the earth. Our hearts go out to his family and especially
to Rusti, who herself plays an essential role in the success
of Lamont. We will be planning appropriate ways to celebrate
Gerard's life and recognize his accomplishments.
It has been an extremely busy week: five
to seven scheduled meetings every day. Ron Schmidt, our head
of Purchasing had a retirement Party on Wednesday night, and
amid the torrential rain regaled us with his joy at escaping
to warm and dry Arizona. Thanks for everything Ron - and good
luck.
The happiest part of the week was telling
Bruno Tremblay and Beate Liepert, that they had successfully
achieved promotion to the Senior Staff - this is a great accomplishment
- please congratulate them when next you see them. Both Bruno
and Beate are young legends in the making.
And while you are in a congratulatory
mood, please give good wishes to Hue-Ping Huang in the OCP
Division - he was appointed a Doherty Associate Research Scientist
effective today.
Having started this 'legends' theme to
this weeks report, forces me to remind everyone about two
great Lamont scientists both of whom have quietly slipped
into retirement status this year. Jim Hays, whose work on
paleoclimate changed the way we think of earth history, retired
in December, but he continues active in research here, a situation
I hope will continue for many years to come. And, believe
it or not, yesterday was Lynn Sykes last day as a full faculty
member after about 45 years at Columbia. It is difficult to
think about our understanding of earthquakes and plate tectonics
and the detection of nuclear explosions without thinking of
Lynn's work. What would our world be like without the Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty? I am sure Lynn will continue to contribute
to Lamont in important ways for the foreseeable future.
It is a privilege to work surrounded
by such great scientists. And it is so sad, so profoundly
sad, that with Gerard's passing, there will be one less to
learn from, to respect and admire.
A happy Fourth of July to everyone,
– Mike
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