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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