RECOMD CO)YVol. 22, No. 52

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 23 December1987

Award-Winning Staff

Mike Coffey (left) and Bill Mankin (center), winners of the Technology Advancement Award, are congratulated by RichardAnthes. (All photos by Ginger Hein.)

Pity the committee members who had to chooseamong the nominees for this year's outstanding perfor-mance awards. The number of co-winners attests to thedifficulty of their task. Awards were presented last Friday(18 December) at NCAR's annual holiday party.

The Outstanding Publication Award had two winnersagain this year. One was Richard Harrison (a visitor to theHigh Altitude Observatory from the University of Birming-ham, England) for a paper on the relationship between

solar flares and coronal mass ejections. The otherwinners were Allan Lazrus, Gregory Kok, and Brian Heikesfor a series of papers on the development of a new instru-ment to detect hydrogen peroxide in the atmosphere andthe first measurements by the instrument, which showedthe importance of the chemical in the generation of acidpollution.

This year, the Technical Support Award went toDennis Joseph for his work in adapting and moving to

This Week in Staff Notes...

Performance Awards Visitors Job OpeningsGlantz Wins Hunger Award Library News Calendar NotesAnnouncements

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4Above: Richard Anthes addresses the staff as nomineesfor the Outstanding Publication Award look on. Left toright: Bob Dickinson; Ray Roble; Peter Gilman, standingin for winner Richard Harrison; winners Brian Heikes, AllanLazrus, and Greg Kok; Carl Mohr; David Parsons; andPiotr Smolarkiewicz.

Right: Lainie Clark won the Administrative Support Award.

NCAR a data set of satellite observations stored on aTerabit Memory System at the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration. The Administrative SupportAward was presented to Lainie Clark for her work inadministering annual blanket orders.

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Staff Notes is published weekly by the Information Servicesoffice of the National Center for Atnospheric Research, P.O. Box3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307.

Writer/Editor: Carol RasmussenProduction Assistant: Marian Goodrich

Copy deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Monday for publication on Thurs-day. Office: RL-6 room E151. Phone: 303-497-8605.

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Dennis Joseph, MikeHoward, Carol Chatfield,and Peter Gilman (inplace of Chris St. Cyrand David Kobe) wait tolearn which of them hadwon the Technical Sup-port Award; the winnerwas Dennis.

The Technology Advancement Award had a winnerand two honorable mentions. The winning team wasWilliam Mankin and Michael Coffey, whose enhancedairborne spectrometer system was used during theAntarctic Ozone Hole Experiment this fall. Runners-upwere Edward Brown and Carl Friehe for their efforts on theradome gust probe and a foursome consisting of LindaBath, Richard Wolski, Gloria Williamson, and Michael Dias,for documentation of the new version of NCAR'scommunity climate model. *CR

Glantz Receives Awardfor Writing on Hunger

Michael Glantz (Climate and Global Dynamics Divi-sion) was recently honored for his work on African droughtand famine at the sixth Annual World Hunger MediaAwards. These awards were established by singer KennyRogers in 1982 and are given to journalists and others whoreport on the problem of hunger in the world.

Mickey was one of two first-place winners of thisyear's award, which includes a check for $5,000. Thehonor recognized his article "Drought in Africa" in the June1987 issue of Scientific American. "CR

Announcements

Reception for Al Shipley

There will be a reception for Alfred Shipley, formerdirector of the National Scientific Balloon Facility, onMonday, 4 January, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the DamonRoom of the Mesa Lab. All staff members are invited toattend.

Discount Lift Tickets

Vail and Beaver Creek lift tickets are available toNCAR employees for the discount prices of $26 for adultsand $14 for children. To purchase a ticket, call MarthaLankton at ext. 1165.

Cafeteria Closed This Week

The NCAR cafeteria is closed this week and nextweek, 21 through 31 December, for its annual cleaningand maintenance. Only beverages (coffee, milk, andjuice) and doughnuts are for sale.

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No Library News

In next week's Staff Notes, there will be no LibraryNews or listing of new books.

VisitorsThe following visitors were at NCAR on 9-10 Decem-

ber for a meeting of the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar/Low-Level Wind Shear Alert System User Working Group:

Roland Bowles, NASA Langley Research CenterMyron Clark, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Patrick Clyne, FAAWalt Coleman, Air Transport Association, Washington,D.C.

Ron Crabill, FAALou Cusimano, FAAPaul Drouilhet, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(MIT) Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MassachusettsJim Evans, MIT Lincoln LaboratoryCraig Goff, FAA

Dick Gramzow, Martin Marietta Corp., Washington, D.C.Cliff Hay, FAAEd Kupcis, Boeing Commercial Airplane Co., Seattle,

WashingtonWilliam Laynor, National Transportation Safety BoardMark Merritt, MIT Lincoln LaboratoryWill Nelson, FAARick Page, FAAWilliam Petruzel, FAAByron Reed, National Business Aircraft Association, San

Antonio, TexasLou Rosgen, FAAHerb Schlickenmaier, FAABob Smith, United Airlines Flight Training Center, Denver,

ColoradoPaul Smith, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association,

Prescott, ArizonaLloyd Stevenson, U.S. Department of TransportationMelvin Stone, MIT Lincoln LaboratoryDon Turnbull, FAADouglas White, FAAJerry Whitsett, FAA

December 23, 1987

CD-ROM IN THE NCAR LIBRARY

WHAT IS CD-ROM?

Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) technology provides easy searching of Large databases for Library

users. The technology and equipment is similar to Compact Disc Audio recordings, however the information

on each is different. Audio CDs contain recorded music; CD-ROM contains bibliographic or graphic image

data.

NCAR LIBRARY'S CD-ROM

The NCAR Library provides several databases on CD-ROM. The first is the McGraw-Hilt Concise EncycLopedia

of Science and Technology. This database is comprised of articles written by recognized experts in the

fields of: biology, chemistry, physics, astrophysics, geophysics, mathematics, computer science, and

others. Use this database as an exceLLent source for reviewing famiLiar topics, for quickly grasping a new

subject, or getting a comprehensive definition of a difficult term.

You can search by subject, title, or author of an article. You can also specify you want the entire

article searched for your keyword(s). If there are certain words you don't want to retrieve, you can

exclude them. WiLdcard searching is also supported. Phrase and proximity searching can be done.

My acquisitions recommendation for the Mesa, RL6, RL3, MAR, or RAF Library (circLe

is: Name:

one)

The following new acquisitions for the Mesa and branch Libraries will be displayed in the Mesa Library December 23

through December 31. They may be reserved during display for subsequent checkout. NCAR staff Located off the Mesa may

borrow new books by checking the item(s) of interest beLowand sending this List to GayL Gray. Reference materiaL,

however, does not circulate.

**** NEWBOOKS ****

NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS. 1987.

COLORADO MOUNTAIN RANGES. Rennicke, J, 1986.

THE UNITED STATES [Map]. National Geographic Society, 1987.

THE POWER OF LOTUS 1-2-3 RELEASE 2 : COMPLETE REFERENCE GUIDE. WiLLiams, R, E

Phillips, E M, ed., 1986.

A SKELETON IN THE DARKROOM : STORIES OF SERENDIPITY IN SCIENCE. Shapiro, G, 1986.

SCIENCE, ORDER, AND CREATIVITY. Bohm, D, Peat, F D, 1987.

COSMIC JOY AND LOCAL PAIN : MUSINGS OF A MYSTIC SCIENTIST. Morowitz, H J, 1987.

PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES IN COMPUTER GRAPHICS. Ammeraal, L, 1986.

FROM C TO MODULA-2--AND BACK, BRIDGING THE LANGUAGE GAP. Wiatrowski, C A, Weiner, R S, 1987.

PASCAL PROGRAMMING. Hirsch, S C, 1987.

UNIX SYSTEM V : USER'S REFERENCE MANUAL. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1987.

UNIX COMMUNICATIONS. Anderson, B, CostaLes, B, Henderson, H, 1987.

UNIX FOR SUPER-USERS. Foxley, E, 1985.

. TRICKS OF THE UNIX MASTERS. Sage, R G, 1987.

ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE : TUTORIAL. Agrawal, D P, 1986.

FUZZY SETS, NATURAL LANGUAGE COMPUTATIONS, AND RISK ANALYSIS. Schumcker, K J, 1984.

A MULTIGRID TUTORIAL. Briggs, W L, 1987.

NUMERICAL FLUID DYNAMICS. Vichnevetsky, R, ed., 1987.

THE GALAXY AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM. SmoLuchowski, R, BahcaLL, J M, Matthews, M S, 1986.

QUANTUM MECHANICS : A MODERN INTRODUCTION. Das, A, Melissinos, A C, 1986.

CALL NUMBERS

E154.5 N37 1987-88 in Ref

F781.3 R45 1986 Also in RL6

G3700 1987 N3 in Map Rm

HF5548.4 L67W56 1986

0172.5 S47S53 1986

Q175 B666 1987

Q175 M867 1987

QA76.6 A466 1986

QA76.73 C15W48 1987

QA76.73 P2H56 1987

QA76.76 063A486 1987

QA76.76 063A527 1987

QA76.76 073F69 1985 Also in M

QA76.8 U65S24 1987

QA76.9 A73A34 1986

QA248 S345 1984

QA379 B7 1987

QA911 N835 1987

QB857 G4 1986

QC174.12 D36 1986

ON CUMULUS CLOUD PATTERNS AND THE THEORY OF SHALLOW CONVECTION. Delden, A J, 1987.

THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT, CLIMATIC CHANGE, AND ECOSYSTEMS. Bolin, B, ed., 1986.

HAWLEY'S CONDENSED CHEMICAL DICTIONARY. Hawley, G G, Sax, N I, Lewis, R J, 1987.

VDT HEALTH AND SAFETY : ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS. Scalet, E, Stewart, T F M, 1987.

MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF COMMUNICATION. Shannon, C E, Weaver, W, 1962.

THE COPYRIGHT PRIMER FOR LIBRARIANS AND EDUCATORS. Reed, M H, 1987.

ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION : DIVERGENT TRADITIONS AND COMMON CONCERNS.

McCrank, L J, ed., 1986.

ONLINE '87 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. 1987.

QC880.4 C64D44 1987

QC912.3 G73 1986

QD5 C5 1987RC965 V53S27 1987

TK5101 S45

Z649 F35R44 1987

Z678 A78 1986

Z699 A10495 1987

* * * * NEW TECHNICAL REPORTS * * * *

Astronomy, Astrophysics:

SOLAR OSCILLATIONS AND CONVECTIVE FLOWS AS PROBES OF STRUCTURE IN THE SUBPHOTOSPHERE.

TOOMRE, J, 1987.

Atmospheric Science:

THE FE XIV SOLAR CORONA AT 5303 ANGSTROMS : AN ATLAS OF SYNOPTIC CHARTS

FROM THE SACRAMENTO PEAK CORONAL PHOTOMETER MAY 1973-DECEMBER 1985. ALTROCK, R C, 1987.

SPECTROSCOPIC AND RETRIEVAL STUDIES IN SUPPORT OF SCRIBE. KAPLAN, L D, 1987.

CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY DERIVED FROM THE AFGWC 3D-NEPHANALYSIS FOR JANUARY AND

JULY 1979. GRIFFIN, M K, 1987.

A COLLABORATIVE STUDY OF PLASMA IRREGULARITIES FROM THE HILAT SATELLITE. HEELIS, R A, 1987.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION TECHNIQUES - FINAL REPORT. GERLACH, A M, 1986.

NEUTRAL BEAM PROPAGATION EFFECTS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE II. LI, T, 1986.

MULTI-TECHNIQUE STUDY OF IONOSPHERIC STRUCTURES CAUSING DEGRADATION IN

TRANS-IONOSPHERIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. BASU, S, 1987.

CLIMATE SENSITIVITY AND LONG-PERIOD TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS. LORENZ, E N, 1987.

REVIEW OF 183 GHZ MOISTURE PROFILE RETRIEVAL STUDIES. ISAACS, R G, 1987.

ENERGY TRANSFER PROCESSES OF IMPORTANT ATMOSPHERIC SPECIES. THOMAS, J M, 1987.

INITIAL PROCESSING OF SPACE SHUTTLE CLOUD PHOTOGRAPHS. VOLFSON, L B, 1987.

LARGE-SCALE PLASMA DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS MEASURED WITH THE HILAT SATELLITE

AT 830 KM ALTITUDE. WEIMER, D R, 1987.

INTEGRATED SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS TO THE MULTI-PHASES OF THE

EPHEMERIDES, PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE. BASS, J N, 1987.

HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT IN THE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER. LEIBOVICH, S, 1987.

Engineering. Technology:

INSTRUCTOR'S HANDBOOK ON METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION. BROCK, F V, 1984.

HIGH RESOLUTION ULTRAVIOLET FILTER DEVELOPMENT. SIMONS, J C, 1987.

BALLOON TRACK DATA ANALYSIS. BURKHARDT, P, 1987.

REVIEW OF INVERSION TECHNIQUES FOR SPACEBORNE LIDAR SYSTEMS. GALLON, D W, 1986.

Mathematics, Computer Science:

DOCUMENTATION OF THE AFGL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS PROGRAM (ASAP) FOR THE

GLOBAL MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF HEIGHTS AND WINDS. HOFFMAN, R N, 1986.

RESOLUTION OF A RANK-DEFICIENT ADJUSTMENT MODEL VIA AN ISOMORPHIC

GEOMETRICAL SETUP WITH TENSOR STRUCTURE. BLAHA, G, 1987.

A SINGLE-STATION WEATHER FORECASTING EXPERT SYSTEM. JASPERSON, W H, 1987.

ZEUS: A KNOWLEDGE-BASED EXPERT SYSTEM THAT ASSISTS IN PREDICTING

VISIBILITY AT AIRBASES. STUNDER, M J, 1987.

Oceanography:

RESEARCH IN GEODESY BASED UPON RADIO INTERFEROMETRIC OBSERVATIONS OF GPS

SATELLITES. COUNSELMAN, C C, 1986.

THE EFFECT OF METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON TRANSMISSION OF RADIATION AND

IMAGING THROUGH NATURAL DUSTY ENVIRONMENTS. BERKOFSKY, L, 1986.'

GEOMAGNETIC PULSATION STUDIES USING THE AFGL MAGNETOMETER NETWORK. HUGHES, W J, 1987.

REPORT NUMBERS

23876

03165

23874

23879

23880

23883

23884

23886

23887

23890

23891

23894

23896

23899

23901

03155 Also in RL6

23873

23882

23903

23889

23893

23898

23900

23875

23878

23881

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHUNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

P.O. Box 3000 Boulder, Colorado 80307 (303) 497-8713

December 20, 1987

NCAR/UCAR is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.Salaries for new employees and for current employees receiving

reassignment will be between the range minimum and maximum shown for each job.Specific starting salaries are determined by comparing the applicants

qualifications with the requirements and assessing expected performance levels.

PROGRAMMER/ANALYST - #0848DIR - Administrative Computing andSystemsExempt Range: 60, $1,887 - 2,830/moDUTIES: Develops and maintains standardbusiness applications in support of theadministrative functions at NCAR. Main-tains, modifies, and enhances existingapplications. Attends outside education-al and professional meetings. May per-form various computer operational duties.Instructs and assists various users in. execution of and resolving problems with-in application processes.REQUIRES:-- Skill in BASIC programming in a

structured environment-- Written and oral communication skills-- Skill in working with limited super-

vision-- Knowledge of standard business appli-

cations such as A/P, payroll, purchas-ing, and personnel

ALSO DESIRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED:-- Skill in computer operations-- Skill in COBOL or C programming-- Knowledge of the PICK operating system-- Knowledge of data base management

systemsBecky Foco X8710

PART-TIME

*STUDENT ASSISTANT II - #0850*

MMM - Convective Meteorology SectionFlat Rate: $7.10/hrHOURS: 20/week, 40 during breaksDUTIES: Runs, modifies, maintains andwrites FORTRAN programs of varyingdifficulties on the CRAY-1, CRAY-XMP, andVAX 8530. Performs data reduction

including the tabulation and plotting ofaircraft, rawinsonde, and radar datapertinent to observational studies ofconvective clouds.REQUIRES:-- Demonstrated skill in FORTRAN

programming which could typically beacquired through the completion of atleast two programming classes

-- Demonstrated high level skill in mathwhich would typically be acquiredthrough two semesters of calculusclasses

-- Skill at performing tabulations,plotting graphs, digitizing, and doingother detailed work accurately

-- Skill in working independently-- Skill at working with several people

on different projects at the same time-- Basic skill at operating the VAX/VMS

system-- Must be enrolled for credit in an

accredited secondary or post secondaryschool, college or university; or in atrade school which has received aCertificate of Approval from theColorado State Board for CommunityColleges and Occupational Education

-- Ability to work up to 20 hours/weekduring periods school is in session,and full-time during breaks

ALSO DESIRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED:-- Basic skill at running jobs on NCAR's

CRAY-1Becky Campbell X8729

ADDITIONAL POSITIONS

We are still accepting applications forpositions listed below. For informationon any of the following previouslypublished job vacancies, please contactthe Personnel/EOP office on extension8693.

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY - #0840

MMM - Director's OfficeNon-exempt Range: 27, $1,428 - 1,855/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"December 2, 1987

ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST I or II - #0828

MMM - Mesoscale Research SectionExempt Range: 80, $1,767 - 2,650/mo I

81, $2,220 - 3,330/mo IIDate first published in "Job Openings:"November 18, 1987

APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMER II or III -#0817

CGD - OceanographyExempt Range: 61, $2,260 - 3,390/mo I

62, $2,707 - 4,060/mo IIDate first published in "Job Openings:"October 28, 1987

CHIEF, INSTRUMENTATION GROUP - #0782

ATD - Research Aviation Facility (RAF)Exempt Range: 59, $3,400 - 5,100/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 12, 1987

GROUP LEADER, DOCUMENTATION - #0780

SCD - User Services SectionExempt Range: 43, $2,660 - 3,990/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"October 7, 1987

MECHANICAL/ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN II -#0836

HAO - SPARTANNon-exempt Range: 29, $1,675 - 2,175/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"December 2, 1987

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OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR - #0841

UCAR - Office for Interdisciplinary EarthStudiesExempt Range: 70, $1,633 - 2,450/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"December 2, 1987

PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY -#0842

DIR - Personnel/EOP OfficeNon-exempt Range: 27, $1,428 - 1,855/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"December 9, 1987

PILOT - #0818

ATD - Research Aviation FacilityExempt Range: 54, $3,107 - 4,660/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"October 28, 1987

SCIENTIST I - #0677

HAO - Solar Activity and Magnetic FieldsExempt Range: 84, $2,240 - 3,629/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"October 28, 1987

SCIENTIST I - #0798

CGD - Climate Analysis Section, SatelliteData Analysis GroupExempt Range: 84, $2,513 - 3,770/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"September 15, 1987

SCIENTIST I or II - #0835

HAO - Solar Interiors SectionExempt Range: 84, $2,513 - 3,770/mo

85, $3,167 - 4,750/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"December 2, 1987

SCIENTIST III - #0826

ATD - Research Applications ProgramExempt Range: 86, $3,800 - 5,700/moDate first published in "Job Openings:November 11, 1987

PART-TIME

MAIL CLERK/CUSTODIAN - #0845 and 0846

DIR - Custodial Services and TrafficServicesNon-exempt Range: 24, $6.02 - 7.82/hrHOURS: On call, 0 - 40 hours as neededbetween the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 5:00p.m.Date first published in "Job Openings:"December 9, 1987

SECRETARY - #0839

DIR - Advanced Study ProgramNon-exempt Range: 26, $656 - 852/mo (.5FTE)HOURS: 20 hours/week, Wednesday: 1:00through 5:00 p.m.; Thursday and Friday:8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.Date first published in "Job Openings:"December 2, 1987

STUDENT ASSISTANT II - #0834

MMM - Computing CenterFlat Rate: $7.10/hrHOURS: 20/week, 40 during breaksDate first published in "Job Openings:"November 25, 1987

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INO

The Institute for Naval Oceanography(INO) located near Bay St. Louis, Missis-sippi, is currently seeking personnel forthe following positions to support itsscientific staff. To apply for any ofthese positions, send a resume to NewtonSpitzfaden, Personnel Specialist, INO,Building 1100, Room 205, NSTL, MS 39529,or call (601)286-5737 for additionalinformation about these or other oppor-tunities at INO.

ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST I OR II

Exempt Ranges: 80, $1,767 - 2,650/mo I81, $2,220 - 3,330/mo II

Date first published in "Job Openings:"November 4, 1987

SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMER I ORII

Exempt Ranges: 60, $1,887 - 2,830/mo I61, $2,260 - 3,390/mo II

Date first published in "Job Openings:"November 4, 1987

STUDENT ASSISTANT II - #0847

CGD - Division OfficeFlat Rate: $7.10/hourDate first published inDecember 9, 1987

"Job Openings:"

STUDENT ASSISTANT III - #0784

UCAR - UnidataFlat Rate: $9.80/hrHOURS: 20/week, 40/week during breaksDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 12, 1987

STUDENT ASSISTANT III - #0807 and#0808

ATD - Research Applications ProgramFlat Rate: $9.80/hrHOURS: 20/week, 40/week during breaksDate first published in "Job Openings:"October 14, 1987

*Asterisked positions are appearing in"Job Openings" for the first time.

DECEMBER 28TH THROUGH JANUARY 4TH

MONDAY, December 28

OPEN

TUESDAY, December 29

OPEN

WEDNESDAY, December 30

OPEN

THURSDAY, December 31

OPEN

FRIDAY, January 1

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MONDAY, January 4

OPEN

Calendar Notes announcements may be mailed toSheryl Meek, ML 140. Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. isthe deadline for items to be included inCalendar Notes.