special protection. These recommendations wereused in formulating the U.S. position on theAgreed Measures for the Conservation of AntarcticFauna and Flora, discussed at the Fourth AntarcticTreaty Consultative Meeting, held in Santiago inNovember 1966.

Dale F. Leipper, U.S. member of the SCARWorking Group on Oceanography, and others parti-cipated in the Symposium on Antarctic Oceanog-raphy, which was held in Santiago during the weekpreceding the SCAR meeting. Morton J. Rubin wasthe U.S. representative at the Symposium on PolarMeteorology, conducted in Geneva in September1966 by SCAR, the World Meteorological Organi-zation, the International Union of Geodesy and Geo-physics, and the International Association of Mete-orology and Atmospheric Physics.

The Glaciology Panel met on April 26, 1967,and discussed the following subjects: (1) reports inpreparation by the Panel on major objectives ofarctic glaciological research and on spacecraft ap-plications to glaciology; (2) revising the Panel's re-port of 1965 on long-range planning for antarcticglaciological research; and (3) arctic oceanography,international cooperation in the study of ice coresfrom deep drilling, relationships with the Interna-tional Hydrological Decade program, creation ofan artificial glacier, mass budgets of glaciers, in-ternational cooperation in arctic research, and theimpact of designated "wilderness areas" on glacierresearch. A member of this panel, Charles R.Bentley, was nominated and subsequently appointedas U.S. member of the SCAR Working Group onGlaciology.

The Panel on Biological and Medical Sciencesmet at the NAS on December 1, 1966, immediatelyprior to the annual meeting of the CPR. Reportswere given by the U.S. member of the SCAR Work-ing Group on Biology and the NSF member of theU.S. delegation to the Fourth Antarctic Treaty Con-sultative Meeting. A status report was presented onthe International Biological Program and, in particu-lar, the U.S. effort in biology; discussions were heldon biology programs carried out under the U.S. Ant-arctic Research Program (USARP); and considera-tion was given to formulating recommendations onthese subjects for submission to the CPR.

The Panel on Geodesy and Cartography met onNovember 22, 1966. In line with the policy of rotat-ing panel membership, two new members were in-troduced. Subjects discussed were panel interests andresponsibilities, the status of topographic mappingand aerial photography in Antarctica, recommenda-tions of the ad hoc Meeting on Antarctic Geology,documents resulting from the Ninth SCAR Meeting,functions of the Technical Advisory Committee on

Antarctic Mapping, the PAGEOS Geodetic Satel-lite System, the Antarctic Map Folio Series and theAtlas of Antarctica. Also considered were recom-mendations to be made to the CPR, one of whichsuggests that a panel or ad hoc group be formed tostudy the application of spacecraft in antarctic re-search; it was decided to discuss the latter item in-formally with NSF and the Space Science Board.

In April 1967, a new Panel on Geology wasestablished by Dr. Gould, with J. Campbell Crad-dock as chairman and membership as follows:Cohn Bull, William R. MacDonald, Robert H.Rutford, Dwight L. Schmidt, and F. Alton Wade.

The Committee met on December 2, 1966, andMay 22, 1967. At the December meeting, Dr.Gould appointed an ad hoc panel composed of M.A. Pomerantz (chairman), W. S. Benninghoff, andA. L. Washburn and charged it with making recom-mendations on future CPR activities relating toU.S. research in both arctic and antarctic regionsand on international cooperation in polar research.The panel first called for information and recom-mendations from government agencies that sponsorand/or conduct polar research. After reviewing theresponses, the panel recommended to the CPR thatit undertake a fresh study of polar research withemphasis on the important scientific problems thatshould be studied during the next few years. At itsMay meeting, the Committee approved the recom-mendation, and it is now taking initial steps to im-plement the study.

Translation of the Soviet AntarcticExpedition Information Bulletin

WALDO E. SMITH

A inerican Geophysical Union

The production of an English edition of this in-formative publication has continued apace as the is-sues have arrived from the U.S.S.R. In each Eng-lish edition, two Bulletins are combined under onecover, six of such issues (1 2 Bulletins) making upone volume. Since last year's report (Antarctic Jour-nal, vol. 1, no. 5, p. 228), the remainder of volume5 (through Bulletin 54) has been published.

Work is progressing on the issuance of volume 6(Bulletins 55-66), but receipt of issues from theU.S.S.R. has been quite slow; number 56, for ex-ample, was not received until the end of December1966. Numbers through 60 are now in hand, andthe first issue of volume 6 will soon be released.

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Translations of numbers 57 and 58 have been com-pleted and the composition is in progress. Numbers59 and 60 are being translated.

There has been a marked change in the characterof the more recent Bulletins. Each of the numbersthrough 56 contains about 60 or 70 pages, buteach of numbers 57-59 contains 90-132 pages.Number 60, however, has only 72 pages. Thearticles have changed markedly in character also,tending to be longer and somewhat more scientific.

The English editions of the first 30 Bulletinswere published by the American Elsevier Publish-ing Company in three bound volumes, each con-taining 10 Bulletins. AGU began this work withnumber 31—numbers 31-42 making up volume 4(unbound). Volume 5, which is also unbound, con-tains Bulletins 43-54. These two volumes (price,$36 each) and volume 6 (price, $40) are for saleby the American Geophysical Union, Suite 435,2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.20037.

Antarctic Research SeriesWALDO E. SMITH

American Geophysical Union

The publication of volumes in the Antarctic Re-search Series, initiated in 1963 by the AmericanGeophysical Union with the aid of a grant fromthe National Science Foundation, has continued andis moving forward at a rapid pace. This series in-cludes research papers in all fields of antarcticscience. Since May 1966, volumes 8 and 9 havebeen released. Volume 10 should be released bythe time this issue of the Antarctic Journal is dis-tributed. These books present collections of originalcontributions that are of value not only to scientistsand students involved in the Antarctic, but also tothose whose major scientific interests lie outside ofthat region. All of the published volumes are forsale by the American Geophysical Union, Suite 435,2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.20037.

Volume 8, Antarctic Soils and Soil Forming Pro-cesses, edited by J. C. F. Tedrow, was released inOctober 1966. It contains six essays by 10 author-ities on antarctic scientific problems. The book has171 pages. Price: $10.

Volume 9, Studies in Antarctic Meteorology,edited by Morton J. Rubin, was released in May1967. This 231-page publication consists of sevenessays. Price: $14.

Volume 10, Entomology of Antarctica, edited byJ. Linsley Gressitt, is now being printed. It con-

tains over 400 pages and 20 essays. Price: $17.By late 1967, three more volumes, devoted to

ornithology, marine biology, and Ascidiacea, shouldbe completed.

Other volumes are in the early planning stages.They will be devoted to glaciology, oceanography,petrology, and the upper atmosphere of the Ant-arctic. Subjects being considered for the series areinvestigations of the Weddell Sea, gravity and mag-netism, and fishes.

The first seven volumes of the series, listed below,are still available.

Volume 1, Biology of the Antarctic Seas, 1964,187 p., $10

Volume 2, Antarctic Snow and Ice Studies, 1964,277 p. , $12

Volume 3, Polychaeta Errantia of Antarctica,1964, 131 p., $9

Volume 4, Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, 1965,236 p., $10

Volume 5, Biology of the Antarctic Seas II, 1965,280 p., $10

Volume 6, Geology and Paleontology of the Ant-arctic, 1965, 281 p. plus plates and maps, $14

Volume 7, Polychaeta Myzostomidae and Seden-taria of Antarctica, 1966, 158 p., $10

Bibliography on Snow, Ice,and Permafrost

W. R. FLOYD

U.S. Army Cold Regions Research andEngineering Laboratory

The U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and En-gineering Laboratory (CRREL), continuing theprogram started by its predecessor organization, theU.S. Army Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Research Es-tablishment (SIPRE), sponsors a bibliographicproject conducted at the Library of Congress. Since1950, a highly specialized staff has produced over25,000 abstracts of scientific and technical articlespertaining to snow, ice, and frozen ground, includinga great many items not otherwise available to re-searchers interested in these subjects.

Standard library reference cards citing these ar-ticles are supplied to approximately 50 differentlibraries on their continuing request. In addition,this same information is published periodically asCRREL Report 12. The primary distribution ismade to more than 300 addressees. The latest issue,volume 21, dated June 1967, contains abstracts24,201 through 25,200.

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