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– August 01, 2003
OFFICE
OF THE DIRECTOR
P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Palisades, New York 10964
<> REPORT SUMMARY <>
– Recent Publications –
– Current B&G Project –
– 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).
Broecker, W.S. and E. Clark. Glacial-age
deep sea carbonate ion concentrations. Geochemistry Geophysics
Geosystems, vol. 4, Art. no. 1047, June 5, 2003.
Chillrud, S.N., S. Hemming, E.L. Shuster, H.J. Simpson, R.F.
Bopp, J.M. Ross, D.C. Pederson, D.A. Chaky, L.R.Tolley, and
F. Estabrooks. Stable lead isotopes, contaminant metals and
radionuclides in upper Hudson River sediment cores: implications
for improved time stratigraphy and transport processes, Chemical
Geology, vol. 199, nos. 1-2, pp. 53-70, August 30, 2003.
Cook, E.R., P.J. Krusic, and P.D. Jones. Dendroclimatic signals
in long tree-ring chronologies from the Himalayas of Nepal,
International Journal of Climatology, vol. 23, no. 7, pp.
707-732, June 15, 2003.
Cormier, M.H., W.B.F. Ryan, A.K. Shah, W. Jin, A.M. Bradley,
and D.R.Yoerger. Waxing and waning volcanism along the East
Pacific Rise on a millennium time scale, Geology, vol. 31,
no. 7, pp. 633-636, July, 2003.
D'Arrigo, R.D., E.R. Cook, M.E. Mann, and G.C. Jacoby. Tree-ring
reconstructions of temperature and sea-level pressure variability
associated with the warm-season arctic oscillation since AD
1650. Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 30, no. 11, Art.
no. 1549, June 3, 2003.
Emile-Geay, J., M.A .Cane, N. Naik, R. Seager, A.C. Clement,
and A. van Geen. Warren revisited: Atmospheric freshwater
fluxes and "Why is no deep water formed in the North Pacific?"
Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, vol. 108, no. C6,
Art. no. 3178, June 5, 2003.
Gildor, H., A.H. Sobel, M.A. Cane, and R.N. Sambrotto. A role
for ocean biota in tropical intraseasonal atmospheric variability,
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 30, no. 12, Art.
no. 1624, June 21, 2003.
Gordon, A.L., C.F. Giulivi, and A.G. Ilahude. Deep topographic
barriers within the Indonesian seas, Deep-Sea Research Part
II-Topical Studies in Oceanography, vol. 50, nos. 12-13, pp.
2205-2228, 2003.
Kent, D.V., B.S. Cramer, L. Lanci, D. Wang, J.D. Wright,
and R. Van der Voo. A case for a comet impact trigger for
the Paleocene/Eocene thermal maximum and carbon isotope excursion.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 211, nos. 1-2, pp.
13-26 June 15, 2003.
Krahmann, G. and M. Visbeck. Variability of the Northern Annular
Mode's signature in winter sea ice concentration, Polar Research,
vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 51-57, 2003.
Matsumoto, K. and J. Lynch-Stieglitz. Persistence of Gulf
Stream separation during the Last Glacial Period: Implications
for current separation theories, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans,
vol. 108, no. C6, Art. no. 3174, June 4, 2003.
Metref, S., D.D. Rousseau, I. Bentaleb, M. Labonne, and M.
Vianey-Liaud. Study of the diet effect on delta C-13
of shell carbonate of the land snail Helix aspersa in experimental
conditions,
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 211, nos. 3-4, pp.
381-393, June 30, 2003.
Olsen, P.E., H.D. Sues, E.C. Rainforth, D.V. Kent, C. Koeberl,
H. Huber, A. Montanari, S.J. Fowell, M.J. Szajna, and B.W.
Hartline. Response to comment on "Ascent of dinosaurs
linked to an iridium anomaly at theTriassic-Jurassic boundary",
Science, vol. 301, no. 5630, pp. U2-U3 July 11, 2003.
Peglar, M.T., L.A.A. Zettler, O.R. Anderson, T.A. Nerad, P.M.
Gillevet, T.E. Mullen, S. Frasca, J.D. Silberman, C.J.
O'Kelly, and M.L. Sogin. Two new small-subunit ribosomal
RNA gene lineages within the subclass gymnamoebia, Journal
of Eukaryotic Microbiology, vol. 50 no. 3, pp.
224-232, May-June, 2003.
Sambrotto, R.N., A. Matsuda, R. Vaillancourt, M. Brown, C.
Langdon, S.S. Jacobs, and C. Measures. Summer plankton
production and nutrient consumption patterns in the Mertz
Glacier Region of East Antarctica, Deep-Sea Research
Part II-Topical Studies in Oceanography, vol. 50, nos. 8-9,
pp. 1393-1414 , 2003.
Seager, R., R. Murtugudde, N. Naik, A. Clement, N. Gordon,
and J. Miller. Air-sea interaction and the seasonal cycle
of the subtropical anticyclones, Journal of Climate, vol.
16 , no. 12, pp. 1948-1966, June 2003.
Shah, A.K. and W.R. Buck. Plate bending stresses at
axial highs, and implications for faulting behavior, Earth
and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 211, nos. 3-4, pp. 343-356,
June 30, 2003.
Vaillancourt, R.D., R.N. Sambrotto, S. Green, and A. Matsuda.
Phytoplankton biomass and photosynthetic competency in the
summertime Mertz Glacier Region of East Antarctica, Deep-Sea
Research Part II-Topical Studies in Oceanography, vol.
50, nos. 8-9, pp. 1415-1440,
2003.
Wajsowicz, R.C, A.L. Gordon, A. Ffield, and R.D. Susanto.
Estimating transport in Makassar Strait, Deep-Sea Research
Part II-Topical Studies in Oceanography, vol. 50, nos. 12-13,
pp. 2163-2181, 2003.
<> CURRENT B&G PROJECT
- Roofing Projects:
Core lab- roof 95 % complete.
Geochemistry- 90 % complete.
Oceanography- 75 % complete.
All roofs are completely watertight but need equipment reset
on permanent mounting devices. Oceanography safety railing
and some minor flashing details remain.
- Administration 2nd floor:
Room 202 renovation complete.
- Greenhouse:
Old structure removed and remaining skeleton primed and
painted.
New greenhouse components will be delivered in mid August.
New concrete floor, all stone work repaired, and the interior
walls have been stuccoed.
- Oceanography Emergency Generator:
Money has been budgeted and an engineering firm contracted
to provide plans and specifications
for the purchase and installation of an emergency generator
for the oceanography building. We are also awaiting
word on an application submitted to NYSERDA that would provide
us with two mini-turbine generators, subsidized by NY state,
that would provide the same function as a generator
and at the same time offer reduced utility operating expenses.
We will have a decision from NYSERDA in two weeks
and that will determine how we proceed.
- Miscellaneous:
– Installed sheetrock ceiling 143 Monell.
– Installed new, or replaced defunct a/c units 105
core lab, 206c core lab, borehole computer room, borehole
1st floor, external relations 2nd fl. lamont hall,.
– Relocated enlarger to room 105 seismology.
– Installed shelving in rooms 8 and 15 biology.
<> LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
Monday's historic visit by NSF program
managers from all three of the Divisions that comprise the
Geosciences Directorate at NSF was very successful. I have
a feeling that they learned more than we did. It was an extremely
useful day that has stimulated continuing discussions about
how to develop the many excellent data base activities that
are ongoing at the Observatory, at CIESIN and IRI. We
will be following up with this - most immediately next Thursday
when I am at NSF for the day.
I caught the 7:30 am shuttle down to DC on Wednesday, and
came back the same evening on the 9:00 pm. After seven separate
meetings with staffers of NY Representatives and Senators,
I attended the reception for the State Department hosted
G8 Earth Observation Summit, where the
heads of NOAA, NASA as well as Senator Stephens of Alaska
spoke eloquently about the importance of earth and environmental
monitoring systems. Warmed the cockles of my heart,
it did! Rita Colwell, the head of NSF, was in attendance too,
as was President Hirano of JAMSTEC
(Japan has agreed to host next years summit on the same topic),
with many of the same staffers that I worked with on IODP
topics over the past eight years.
Anyway, the most interesting part was the day-long session
with the various staffers talking about the importance of
the NSF budget, emphasizing the strength of our partnerships
with NOAA and the importance of maintaining their extra-mural
programs, and finally the dreaded topic of the ambiguous language
of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The House is in
recess now, but the Senate is still in session -but the real
action on the bills that are important to us will not come
till they go to conference in the fall.
It's pouring rain, so it must be the weekend.
Happy August!
– Mike
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