Vol. 22, No.35

27 August 1987NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

Unplugging the Old TBM

The NCAR TBM system has faithfully served the datastorage needs of NCAR and university users for over tenyears. It is now time to shut down the TBM, and we do sowith fond memories of a technology that has served uswell, in spite of some frustrations.

The 11 April 1975 Staff Notes proudly talked about thecoming Terabit Memory (TBM) mass storage system,manufacured by the Ampex Corporation. With its fourtapes, it could hold about 16 times more data on line thanthe disk of its contemporary processor, the Control DataCorporation 7600, which had a capacity of ten billion bits.The NCAR TBM was installed in 1976 and was first used inFebruary 1977. It took a lot of software development tointegrate this equipment. Bernie O'Lear of the ScientificComputing Division (SCD) recalls that he and Gil Greenspent 60% of the weekends for a year making it all work.

Only five TBM systems were built. As the others shutdown, NCAR obtained most of the parts from them. GaryJensen, SCD Operations Manager, referred to this as our"junk farm." We eventually had eight dual drives on linethat could hold 16 tapes. Although this equipment wasnever meant to be used for frequent mounts, by 1984-1985, there were as many as 215 tape mounts daily.Because the tapes were heavy, mounting them requiredstrong operators; patience was also required due tolengthy alignment procedures. Even users had theirfrustrations, sometimes waiting for hours for a data set tobe mounted.

Today NCAR's mass storage system incorporatesstate-of-the-art technology. Not only can it keep up withthe data flow required from the new CRAY X-MP, it is alsonearly error-free. And, as can be seen by the table, NCARarchives of data have grown. Most of the data on the TBMwas moved to the new mass storage system (from 1,100TBM tapes, including backups) between February and Julyof 1986.

In addition, the National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA) had used a TBM storage system toarchive satellite data from 1978 to 1985. When their

Growth of NCAR's Data Archive

Number of Bits moved Size of NCARdata sets per day data archives

(in billions) (in trillions ofbits)

Early 1979 11,000 26 0.7Mid-1982 50,000 71 4.8Mid-1984 90,000 100 10.1July 1986 155,000 120 14.0Jan-May 1987 ------------ 370May 1987 250,000 340 38.0

system was shut down in September 1985, they had notbeen able to save selected satellite data needed by theresearch community. (Data stored on one system cannotbe read by another, and NOAA was unable to move all itsdata off its TBM tapes before their system was discon-nected.) NCAR was the last hope to save the data. Howthe data is stored on a tape, however, depends on thesoftware used by each TBM system. The layout of data onthe NOAA tapes was thus different from NCAR's TBMtapes and documentation for the NOAA software wasscarce. The SCD Systems Section therefore had todeveloped software to read these "stranger tapes." Theyand the Data Support Section worked together to diagnosehow the data was laid out on the NOAA tapes. BetweenOctober 1986 and June 1987, Dennis Joseph moved 10.6trillion bits of these data to NCAR's new mass storagesystem. The Operations Section also put in considerableeffort to make this possible. This effort was completedwith funds from the National Aeronuatics and SpaceAdministration as well as from NCAR, and it was the TBM'slast sevice to the science community.

At 3:30 on 27 August 1987 we will shut down theTBM. It has been an enormous asset to us and it hasserved us long and well. Although we will say goodbye to itat NCAR, we hope that parts of the TBM will be housed inthe Computer Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. *

Roy Jenne, Scientific Computing Division

This Week in Staff Notes. .

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VisitorsLibrary News

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Staff Notes to Have New Editor

With mixed feelings, I would like to announce that I willno longer be the editor of Staff Notes. As of next week(31 August), I will be assuming other tasks within Informa-tion Services. While I will sorely miss the interactions withthe NCAR staff that Staff Notes entails, after nine years itwill be a great relief to lay down the burden of a weeklydeadline.

The baton is being passed to Carol Rasmussen, whois well known to many of you. In her four years as a mem-ber of our staff, Carol has contributed frequently to StaffNotes, in addition to her many other roles. She is familiarwith NCAR's structure and programs, and she has a strongbackground in editing and journalism. Please contactCarol, ext. 8605, RL-6 room E151, with information for orquestions about Staff Notes. *

Sally Bates

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Carol Rasmussen. (File photo by Charles Semmer.)

Announcements

Fire Alarm Test Tonight Deadlines for Labor Day

Tonight, 27 August, NCAR's maintenance staff willtest the pull stations for the fire alarm system in the MesaLab. The bells will be ringing intermittently, beginningaround 10:30 p.m.; since each station will be tested, theringing will continue for a few hours. This will not be theideal night for staying late.

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

Writer/Editor: Sally BatesProduction Assistant: Anatta

Copy deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Monday for publication on Thurs-day. Office: Mesa Laboratory room 259. Phone: 303-497-1173.

Monday, 7 September, is Labor Day and an officialNCAR holiday. Because of this, requests for staff must bereceived in Personnel Services by noon on Thursday,3 September, in order to appear in the Job Openingssection of Staff Notes on the following Thursday(10 September).

Annoucements that are to appear in the 10 Sep-tember issue of Staff Notes should be in InformationServices by noon on Tuesday, 8 September.

Directory Changes

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3/Staff Notes /27 August 1987

18th Annual NCAR Golf Classic

It's time for NCAR's Annual Golf Classic. This yearthe event will be held at the Estes Valley Golf Club inEstes Park on Friday, 4September, beginning at9:00 a.m. The Classic is an 18-hole tournament, withflights determined by prior-year scores (first-time entrantsshould provide an average score with the entry form). Golfcarts are available; if you expect to use a cart, please in-dicate this on the entry form so that enough carts will beprovided.

Prizes will be awarded for flight winners and runners-up; closest-to-the-hole, longest drive, and fewest puttscontests; and greatest improvement over gross score inthe 1986 Classic.

The entry fee for the Classic is $20. A notice aboutthe contest, which contains the entry form, has been dis-tributed throughout NCAR. To enter, send the form and acheck (payable to Wray Freiboth) to Wray, ML room 512,by Tuesday, 1 September. If you have not received thenotice or you need further information, please call Wray onext. 1152.

Desktop Slide-Making and Imaging Demos

On Friday, 28 August, Adam's Computers will dem-onstrate ImageMaker, a high-resolution slide-making sys-tem that can be connected to IBM PCs, IBM compatibles,and Apple Macintosh computers. During the same time,Doug Chaney (Scientific Computing Division) will dem-onstrate Thunderscan, which turns images such as photo-graphs into Macintosh on-line and hard-copy graphics.Both demonstrations will be held in the Director's Con-ference Room of the Mesa Laboratory from 1:30 to4:00 p.m. Contact Karen Friedman, ext. 1276, for furtherinformation.

Free Lunch?

The NCAR cafeteria is reinstituting the weekly drawingfor a free lunch. (The drawing was discontinued lastspring.) Each week one receipt will be pulled from the fish-bowl placed near the cafeteria's cash register. To enterthe drawing, simply sign your name to your lunch receiptand place it in the bowl. The winner of this week's lunch is:

Gall Sleckman

Think Snow

The NCAR Ski Club is selling group-rate ASA ski cardsfor the 1987-88 ski season. During August, the cost is' $18 for the first card and $9 for additional cards. CallDineWlsn(ext. 1656) fran application fomoradi

tional information.

Rec Center Passes

The Boulder Parks and Recreation Department,through the Employee Activities Committee (EAC), isagain offering NCAR employees the opportunity to buyannual passes at a discount. The annual pass allows:year-around, unlimited use of the North and South BoulderRecreation Centers; admission to any or all of the fitnessclasses offered on a drop-in basis; admission to Spruceand Scott Carpenter outdoor pools; and a Boulder Reser-voir Gate Pass.

The annual passes can be purchased on a payrolldeduction plan, if desired. Their cost: $215 per year (aslittle as $8.27 per paycheck). In addition, family members

may purchase their annual passes for half of the residentrate ($125 for the second adult in the household, $65 forteenagers, and $57.50 for seniors citizens and children).You may also have the cost of your family's passesdeducted from your paycheck.

The 1988 rec center passes are available now. If youhave a pass this year, sign up now for next year's pass. Ifthis will be your first pass, sign up now and start using itright away. Since payroll deductions for 1988 will notbegin until 1 January 1988, your first four months of rec-center use will be free.

Sign-up sheets for the passes were recentlydistributed to the NCAR staff. If you did not receive one orif you wish further information, contact EAC representa-tive Dennis Shea, ext. 1361.

Fiesta in Honor of Fall

NCAR's traditional fall staff party will be held this yearon Friday, 25 September. As usual, festivities will open at3:00 p.m. with the three annual up-the-hill races: foot, bi-

cycle, and the divisional relay. There is a change this yearfor the foot and bicycle races: race officials will recordonly the times of the first three male and female finishers.

As in past years, the division relay race will be gov-erned by three rules: (1) every team must include par-ticipants of both sexes, (2) the team's division director (ora stand-in, if necessary) must run the last leg of the race,and (3) anyone who wishes to participate must be allowedto do so. There are no restrictions on the number ofmembers on a team. Each division should have a race or-ganizer to help plan strategy and to register the team withDennis Shea (ext. 1361 ), this year's race coordinator.

Following the races, the Employee Activities Commit-tee invites NCAR staff members to the tree plaza forrefreshments, entertainment, and the race awards cere-mony. The fiesta will continue until 7:00 p.m.

4/Staff Notes/27 August 1987

School Starting, Please Drive Slowly

Next week public schools in Boulder County will begin anew school year. Staff Notes would like to remind the staffto please drive carefully when coming off the mesa. Thespeed limit at the bottom of the NCAR road is 25 miles perhour, 20 mph during certain hours in the Bear Creek schoolzone.

Visitors

ROBERT ALLEN, University of Colorado. Field of interest:Applied math and science. 18 May-21 August.--Joseph Tribbia, Climate and Global Dynamics Division

FRAN BAGENAL, Imperial College of Science andTechnology, London, England. Field of interest: Spaceplasmas. 1 October 1987-30 September 1988. MLroom 590A, ext. 1540.-Arthur Hundhausen, High Altitude Observatory

ROELOF BRUINTJES, South African Weather Bureau,Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. Field of interest:Modeling of convective phenomena. 27 August-4 Sep-tember. RL-6 room C126, ext. 8894.-Terry Clark, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology

Division

T. W. CHOULARTON, University of Manchester, England.Field of interest: Meteorology, atmospheric chemistry.3-8 September. ML room 380A, ext. 1417.-- Brian Heikes, Atmospheric Chemistry Division

GEOFFREY CROWLEY, Leicester, England. Field ofinterest: Global-scale interactions between thermosphereand ionosphere. 1 September 1987-31 August 1988.ML room 484, ext. 1564.---Raymond Roble, High Altitude Observatory

KENNETH DAHLBERG, Eastern Michigan University.Field of interest: Climate impacts. 24-28 August. MLroom 320, ext. 1621.-Michael Glantz, Climate and Global Dynamics Division

JAMES FLEMING, Smithsonian Institution. Field ofinterest: History of the American Meteorological Society.12-14 August.-Warren Washington, Climate and Global Dynamics

Division

ANN HENDERSON-SELLERS, University of Liverpool,England. Field of interest: Land-surface processes,sensitivity studies of the effects of soil parameterizations.22 August-17 September. ML room 408, ext. 1372.-Robert Dickinson, Climate and Global Dynamics Division

BRIAN HENDERSON-SELLERS, University of Salford,England. Field of interest: Lake modeling.22 August-17 September. ML room 408, ext. 1372.---Robert Dickinson, Climate and Global Dynamics Division

TAI-HWA HOR, Saint Louis University. Field of interest:Tropical mesoscale systems. 1-20 August. RL-6room C135, ext. 8953.-- Margaret LeMone, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteo-

rology Division

KENDAL McGUFFIE, University of Liverpool, England.Field of interest: Land-surface processes, sensitivitystudies of effects of soil parameterizations.22 August-17 September. Library carrel 10, ext. 1320.-Robert Dickinson, Climate and Global Dynamics Division

STEVEN MULLEN, University of Michigan. Field ofinterest: Diagnostic studies with community climatemodel. 20 April-15 August. ML room 39, ext. 1391.-- Maurice Blackman, Climate and Global Dynamics

Division

MADELINE NASH, Time magazine. Field of interest:Climate. 1-2 September. ML room 515A, ext. 1150.-- Joan Vandiver Frisch, Media Relations

CLINT POE, University of Wisconsin. Field of interest:Effects of rotation on the winds from hot stars. 31 August1987-31 August 1988. ML room 592, ext. 1537.-- John Firor, Advanced Study Program

G. RAO, Saint Louis University. Field of interest: Tropicalmesoscale systems. 10-28 August. RL-6 room C135,ext. 8953.-Margaret LeMone, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteo-

rology Division

EDWARD SHOUB, University of Colorado. Field ofinterest: Solar wind, coronal transients. 1 October1987-30 September 1988. ML room 590B, ext. 1534.-Thomas Holzer, High Altitude Observatory

RICHARD STEINOLFSON, University of Texas. Field ofinterest: Solar Maximum Mission data analysis.31 August-27 November. ML room 580, ext. 1541.-Arthur Hundhausen, High Altitude Observatory

JACQUES VAN GORP, Royal Netherlands MeteorologicalInstitute, De Bilt. Field of interest: Instrumentation.13 July 1987-1 August 1988. RL-3 room 247, ext. 8843.-Walter Dabberdt, Field Observing Facility

JEAN-PASCAL VAN YPERSELE, Catholic University ofLouvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Field of interest: Coupled

5/Staff Notes /27 August 1987

systems dynamics, Antarctic oceans, sea ice.17 August-4 September. ML room 602, ext. 1640.-Michel Verstraete, Climate and Global Dynamics

Division

DA-LIN ZHANG, Pennsylvania State University. Field ofinterest: Mesoscale convective systems. 18 August1987-17 August 1988. RL-6 room C143, ext. 8958.-Stephen Schneider, Climate and Global Dynamics

Division

ZHAO BOLIN, BeijingUniversity, People's Republic ofChina. Field of interest: Atmospheric radiation and remotesensing. 22 August-22 September. Library carrel 14,ext. 1320.-Robert Dickinson, Climate and Global Dynamics Division

The people listed below will be attending the Congres-sional and Scientific Forum on Global Earth Studies to beheld in Estes Park on 1-3 September hosted by UCAR'sOffice for Interdisciplinary Earth Studies.

Dan Ash, House Committee on Merchant Marine andFisheries

Maryanne Bach, House Committee on Science, Space,and Technology (House Science Committee)

* James Baker, Joint Oceanographic InstitutionsTim Bellamy, Office of Representative Bill GreenGeorge Benton, Johns Hopkins UniversityRosina Bierbaum, Congressional Office of Technology

AssessmentKerry Bolognese, House Committee on Foreign AffairsNancy Brewster, National Science Foundation (NSF)Radford Byerly, University of ColoradoWilliam Clark, International Institute for Applied Systems

AnalysisDave Clement, House Science CommitteeRobert Corell, NSFPenny Dalton, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,

and TransportationCharles Drake, Dartmouth UniversityJohn Dutton, Pennsylvania State UniversityEric Erdheim, House Science CommitteeJim Greene, House Science CommitteeMichael Hall, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-

tration (NOAA)Frank Harris, NSFNoel Hinners, National Aeronautics and Space Administra-

tion (NASA)

James Jensen, NOAARichard Johnson, Office of Science and Technology

PolicyJohn Justus, Library of CongressDavid Keaney, Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsJohn Kermond, National Association of State Universities

and Land Grant CollegesRichard Kerr, Science magazineThomas Kitsos, House Committee on Merchant Marine and

FisheriesJeff Lawrence, Office of Representative Bill GreenJohnathan Lindgren, Office of Representative David

SkaggsRobert Mahler, House Science CommitteeThomas Malone, St. Joseph CollegeCurt Marshall, House Committee on Merchant Marine and

FisheriesJim Martin, Office of Senator Timothy WirthMitzie Martinez, Office of Representative Patricia

SchroederJames McCarthy, Harvard UniversityMichael McEIroy, Harvard UniversityJerry Melillo, NSFHarold Mooney, Stanford UniversityBerrien Moore, University of New HampshireMarvin Moss, Office of Naval ResearchSharon Nicholson, Florida State UniversityJohn Nordine, House Science CommitteeRoy Neel, Office of Senator Albert GoreTimothy Osborn, Senate Committee on Small BusinessJames Paul, House Science CommitteeJohn Perry, National Academy of SciencesAngela Phillips, NASALisa Pittman, House Committee on Merchant Marine and

FisheriesAnne Polansky, Office of Representative George BrownKrisna Rao, NOAAIchtiaque Rasool, National Center for Space Studies,

Paris FranceMichael Rodemeyer, House Science CommitteePhillip Rodenberg, House Science CommitteeWilliam Skane, CBS Evening NewsWilliam Smith, House Science CommitteeShelby Tilford, NASAThomas Weimer, House Science CommitteeKerry Woods, Office of Representative Joel Hefley

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We now have access to one of the world's premier news sources: Reuters, with over 100 bureaus around

the globe, reporting up to the minute current events and financial information. Reuters contains acomplete file of company news and information of key interest to investors. It also comprises a compendium

of all English language news stories filed to its newswire subscribers anywhere in the world.

The full text of these articles is provided online, and the information is udted every 15 minutes!

We can bring it to you by Logging onto our IBM PC. Whether you need to make a top Level decision or stay

very current in your area of research, keep this new information source in mind.

My acquisitions recommendation for the Mesa, RL6, RL30 MAR, or RAF Library (circle

is: M ame:one)

The following new books for the Mesa and branch Libraries will be displayed in the Mesa Library August 27 through

Septemuer 3. They may be reserved during display for subsequent checkout. NCAR staff Located off the Mesa my borrow new

books by checking the Item(s) of interest below and sending this List to Gayl Gray. Reference material, however, doesnot circulate.

NEW BOOKS

STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK. 1987.

STOCHASTIC PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND APPLICATIONS : PROCEEDINGS> Da Prato, G.,

Tubaro, L., eds., 1987.

PARALLEL COMPUTING : THEORY AND COMPARISONS. Lipovski, G.J., Malek, M., 1987.

NONLINEAR STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS IN PHYSICS AND MECHANICS. BeLlamo, N., Riganti, R., 1987.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS WITH MISSING DATA. Little, R.J.A., Rubin, D.B., 1987.

MULTIVARIATE DATA ANALYSIS WITH READINGS. Hair, J.F, Anderson, R.E., Tatham, R.L., 1987.

PRACTICAL NUMERICAL METHODS : ALGORITHMS AND PROGRAMS. Kohn, M.C., 1987.

THE STATE OF THE ART IN NUMERICAL ANALYSIS. Iserles, A., Powell, M.J.D., eds., 1987.

CALCULUS AND THE COMPUTER. Gordon, S.P., 1986.

ASTRONOM4Y FROM THE THE EARTH TO THE UNIVERSE. Pasachoff, J.M., 1987.

SPACE, TIME, AND GRAVITATION : AN OUTLINE OF THE GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY.

Eddington, A., 1987.COMPUTER SI14ULATION OF SPACE PLASMAS. Matsumoto,, H., Sato,, T., 1985.

INTERNATIONAL LIST OF SELECTED, SUPPLEMENTARY, AND AUXILIARY SHIPS. WHO, 1986.

THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FREONS : METHANE SERIES. ALtunin, V.V., Selover, T.B., 1987.

THE MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF CO MBUSTION AND EXPLOSIONS. ZeLdovich, Y.B., ed., 1985.COMBUSTION THEORY : THE FUNDAMENTAL THEORY OF CHEMICALLY REACTING FLW SYSTEMS.

Williams, F.A., 1985.

ORGANIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY. Padwa, A.,, ed., 1987.

ACID DEPOSITION, LONG-TERM4 TRENDS. National Research Council (U.S.), 1986.

GKS PRIMER. McKay, Lucia, 1984.BASIC CORROSION AND OXIDATIION. West, J. M., 1986AN INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING. Niblack, W1., 1986.FIBER OPTICS CABLE ; FUNDAMENTALS, CABLE TECHNOLOGY, INSTALLATION PRACTICE.

MahLke, G., ad., 1987.

USE OF CLIM4ATE INFORM4ATION IN WATER RESOURCE PLANNING : THE CASE OF THE YAK11MA BASIN

Ely, D. 11., 1984.

CALL NUMBERSJA51 S7 1987-88 RefQA274.25 S74 1987 RL6

QA76.5 L527 1987GA274 B45 1987

QA278 134 1987QA297 K587 1987 c.2 RL6QA297 S78 1987QA303 G67 1986 c.2 RL6OB45 P287 1987

QC173.59 565E33 1987OC809 P5C62 1985

QC875 A2155 1986 Ref

QD305 H6T4613 1987 pt. 2OD516 M3913 1985

OD516 W5 1985QD601 A107 1987 v.8QH545 A17A35 1986 c.2 RL6T385 M43 1984TA4.62 W39 1986TA1632 N53 19864

TA1800 L5313 1987 RL3

TD224 Q2E46 1984 RL6

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LASER SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS. Katzman, M., ed., 1987. TK5103.6 L38 1987 RL3

ELECTRONIC DRAFTING AND DESIGN. Raskhodoff, N., 1987. TK7866 R28 1987 RL3

ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DESIGN : INTERFERENCE AND NOISE CONTROL TECHNIQUES. Barnes, J. R., 1987. TK7867.5 B37 1987 RL3

COMPLETE HANDBOOK OF ELECTRONICS TROUBLESHOOTING. Jacox, J. W., 1987. TK7870.2 J33 1987 RL3

DIGITAL FILTER DESIGN. Parks, T. W., 1987. TK7872 F5P37 1987 MAR

MODERN MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY. Vetey, V. F., 1987. TK7876 V45 1987 RL3

MOLECULAR SIEVE CATALYSTS. Michiets, P., 1987. TP159 M6M53 1987

GUIDE TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT : AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. Noble, V., 1986. Z7164 S92N63 1986

NEW TECHNICAL REPORTS

REPORT NUMBERS

Astronomy, Astrophysics:

ON THE CONTROVERSY CONCERNING TURBULENT BREMSSTRAHLUNG. MELROSE, D B, 1987. 23693

AN EVOLUTIONARY SCENARIO FOR THE FORMATION OF HIGHLY ECCENTRIC BE/X-RAY BINARIES, 23720

HABETS, G M H J, 1987

MICROTURBULENCE IN THE UPPER PHOTOSPHERE OF ALPHA PERSEI (F5 IB) DERIVED 23721

VARIATIONS IN LUMINOUS BLUE VARIABLES. LAMERS, H J G L M, 1987. 23722

Atmospheric Science:

THE RESEARCH PLAN FOR THE FIRST ISCCP REGIONAL EXPERIMENT FIRE. 1983 23684

ON AN INFLUENCE OF FORECAST-ANALYSIS CYCLE ON THE FORECAST PERFORMANCE. KITADE, T, 1987 23723

A FORECAST EXPERIMENT ON THE LARGE SCALE FEATURES OF THE BAIU FRONT. NAKAMURA, H, 1987 23724

A DYNAMIC ASSIMILATION METHOD FOR A MESOSCALE MODEL USING OBSERVED RAINFALL RATES.

UENO, M, 1987. 23725

PERFORMANCE OF TYPHOON MOVEMENT PREDICTION MODEL WITH CUMULUS PARAMETERIZATION.

IWASAKI, T, 1986 23726

AN INTERCOMPARISON STUDY OF GLOBAL FORECASTS WITH JMA AND BMRC MODELS. HIRAKI, T, 1987. 23727

APPLICATION OF THE SECOND-ORDER TURBULENCE CLOSURE SCHEME TO JMA'S REGIONAL MODEL

SEGAMI, A, 1987 23728

ONE-MONTH FORECAST EXPERIMENTS WITH A CORRECTION OF SYSTEMATIC ERRORS OF THE ZONAL MEAN

TEMPERATURE DURING THE TIME INTEGRATION. TSUYUKI, K, 1987 23729

A FORECAST EXPERIMENT OF AN INTENSE RAINSTORM ON THE BAIU FRONT OVER JAPAN.

KURIHARA, K, 1987. 23730

ASSESSMENT OF EXCITATION MECHANISMS AND TEMPORAL DEPENDENCIES OF INFRARED RADIATION FROM

VIBRATIONALLY EXCITED CARBON MONOXIDE AND OZONE IN EXCEED EXPERIMENTS.

KOLB, C E, 1987. 23731

AN IMPROVEMENT OF THE VERTICAL INTERPOLATION METHOD FOR THE INITIAL FIELD OF A REGIONAL

MODEL. YOKOYAMA, H, 1987. 23732

CLIMATIC CHANGES AND GLOBAL MODELING. PITOVRANOV, S E, 1982. 23733

REDUCTION OF MELTING LEVEL EFFECTS ON RADAR RAIN RATE ESTIMATES. PERSSON, 0, 1986. 23734

APPLICATION OF A TRAJECTORY MODEL ON THE TSJERNOBYL ACCIDENT. VAN DER AUWERA, L, 1986. 23735

REVISED INSTRUCTION MANUAL ON RADIATION INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS. FROHLICH, C, 1986. 23736

SENSITIVITY OF MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS TO THE USE OF AN ENVELOPE OROGRAPHY.

JARRAUD, M, 1986 23737

AIR SEA INTERACTION ON THE TIME SCALE OF 30-50 DAYS. KRISHNAMURTI, T N, 1986. 23742

CUMULUS PARAMETERIZATION AND RAINFALL RATES III. KRISHNAMURTI, T N, 1987. 23743

CHARACTERISTICS OF MIDDLE AND UPPER TROPOSPHERIC CLOUDS AS DEDUCED FROM RAWINSONDE DATA.

STARR, D, 0, 1980. 23744

A MODIFIED PERSISTENCE-CLIMATOLOGY METHOD TO FORECAST TROPICAL CYCLONE MOVEMENT.

TZE-SHAN, C, 1986. 23745

S Engineering , Technoogy:

AN EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ECMWF OPERATIONAL FORECASTING SYSTEM IN

ANALYSING AND FORECASTING TROPICAL EASTERLY WAVE DISTURBANCES. REED, R J, 1986. 23740

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

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Qualified applicants should submitresumes and the names of three referencesto: Newton Spitzfaden, Institute forNaval Oceanography, NSTL, Mississippi39529-5005.

PART-TIME

STUDENT ASSISTANT I - #0789

ADMIN - Photographics SectionFlat Rate: $5.80/hrHOURS: 20/week, 40/week during breaksDUTIES: Receives incoming jobs fromusers of the photographic services,discusses special needs of the requestor,and maintains logs of jobs received andin progress. Maintains files ofphotographic negatives and contactsheets. Maintains a cross-indexed cardfile of photogLraphic subjects; typescards and files them in appropriatecategories. Maintains equipment loanedto NCAR staff; logs loans and retrievesoverdue items. Assists professionalstaff or works independently to processand mount 35mm black-and-white slides.Assists NCAR staff in the use ofaudio-visual equipment.REQUIRES:-- Skill in maintaining job logs and

files of work in progress-- Skill in accurate typing of

approximately 35 wpm and skill indiscerning and categorizing variousphotographic subjects

-- Skill in setting work priorities-- Strong organizational skills-- Familiarity with standard makes and

models of photographic equipment-- Familiarity with audio-visual

equipment and skill in assistingothers in its use

-- Willingness to learn and perform basicphotographic lab procedures

-- Willingness to work 20 hours/week,from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

-- Must be enrolled for credit in anaccredited secondary or post secondaryschool, college or university; or in atrade school which has Leceived aCertificate of Approval from theColorado State Board for CommunityColleges and Occupational Education

Becky Campbell X8729

STUDENT ASSISTANT II - #0790

MMM - Mesoscale Research SectionFlat Rate: $7.10/hrHOURS: 20/week, 40/week during breaksDUTIES: Provides programming support fordevelopment of interactive computergraphics in the Mesoscale and MicroscaleMeteorology Division. Will create andmaintain general purpose programs on theVAX 8530 fo, display of computer modeldata. Will develop skills to work in-dependently under general supervision.REQUIRES:-- Skill in submitting programs on

computers-- Skill in working independently-- Basic skill in FORTRAN programming-- Interest in developing programming

expertise on mini-computer systems-- 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 20 hours per weekduring periods school is in session,and full-time during breaks

Becky Campbell X8729

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST -#0792

HAO - Administration and Research SupportExempt Range: 41, $1,003 - 1,505/mo (.5FTE)HOURS: 20/weekDUTIES: Takes a lead role in planning,creating, and maintaining technicaldocumentation for HAO's computer systems.Ensures that appropriate documentation isavailable for all future computing fa-cilities in HAO. Develops an overallplan for computer documentation includingdefining the target audience of variousmanuals and establishing appropriateformats fo- these manuals. Will developonline information and a periodic in-house publication.

REQUIREMENTS:-- B.S. in technical writing or the

equivalent combination of educationand experience

-- High level skill in written communi-cation, including excellent grammarand a clear writing style

-- Working knowledge of superminicomputersystems, peripherals, and networkingand a willingness to become familiarwith their technical aspects

-- Skill in interpreting and respondingto the documentation needs of a widerange of computer usets

-- Skill in interacting with programmingstaff to elicit and clarify technicaldetails

-- Working knowledge of UNIXALSO DESIRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED:-- Knowledge of troff or TeX-- Knowledge of the vi editorBecky Foco X8710

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.

ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST II OR III - #0765

ATD - Field Observing FacilityExempt Range: 81, $2,220 - 3,330/mo

82, $2,660 - 3,990/moDate first published in "Job Openings":July 1, 1987

CHIEFr INSTRUMENTATION GROUP - #0782

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

NETWORKING AND DATA COMMUNICATIONSPROGRAMMER II or III- #0783

SCD - Distributed Computing SectionExempt Range: 61, $2,260 - 3,390/mo

62, $2,707 - 4,060/moDate first published in "Job Openings":August 12, 1987

PROGRAMMER II or III - #0786

UCAR - UNIDATA ProgramExempt Range: 61, $2,260 - 3,390/mo

62, $2,707 - 4,060/moDate first published in "Job Openings":August 12, 1987

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RESEARCH POSITIONS AVAILABLE

UCAR - Institute for Naval OceanographyExempt PositionsThese positions are located at the INOsite, near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.For more information, contact NewtonSpitzfaden, (601) 688-5737

SCIENTIST I or II - #0777

ASP - Environmental and Societal ImpactGroup (ESIG)Exempt Range: 84, $2,513 - 3,770/mo

85, $3,167 - 4,750/moDate first published in "job Openings":July 29, 1987

SCIENTISTIllIII or SENIOR SCIENTIST#0748

CGD - Cloud-Climate Interactions GroupExempt Range: 85, $3,167 - 4,750/mo

86, $3,800 - 5,700/mo87, $3,988 - 6,646/mo

Date first published in "job Openings":May 19, 1987

SCIENTIST III OR SENIOR SCIENTIST -

J0691

ACD - Chemical ModelingExempt Range: 86, $3,800 - 5,700/mo

87, $3,988 - 6,646/moDate first published in "Job Openings":February 21, 1987

SCIENTIST III OR SENIOR SCIENTIST -#0706

CGD - Coupled Climate SystemsExempt Range: 86, $3,800 - 5,700/mo

87, $3,988 - 6,646/moDate first published in "job Openings":March 3, 1987

SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER III OR IV - #0775

SCD - Systems GroupExempt Range: 66, $2,840 - 4,260/mo

67, $3,413 - 5,120/moDate first published in "Job Openings":July 29, 1987

USER SYSTEMS SUPPORTPROGRAMMERII or

UCAR - UNIDATA ProgramExempt Range: 61, $2,260 - 3,390/mo

62, $2,707 - 4,060/moDate first published in "Job Openings":August 12, 1987

4 PART-TIME

FOOD SERVICES FINANCIAL CLERK - #0781

ADM - Food and Conference ServicesNon-exempt Range: 25, $573 - 744/mo (.5FTE)HOURS: 20/weekDate first published in "Job Openings":August 12, 1987

STUDENT ASSISTANT III - #0740

ATD - Research Applications ProgramFlat Rate: $9.80/hourHOURS: 20/week during school, full-timeduring breaksDate first published in "Job Openings":May 12, 1987

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STUDENT ASSISTANT II - #0761

MMM - Mesoscale Interaction SectionFlat Rate: $7.10/hourHOURS: 20/week during school, 40/weekduring breaksDate first published in "Job Openings":June 17, 1987

STUDENT ASSISTANT III - #0784

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

STUDENT ASSISTANT III - #0785

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

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

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AUGUST 31ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7th

MONDAY, August 31

I CGD-CATA Seminar -- Influence of IsolatedObservations on Short-Range Numerical Fore-casts -- Erland Kallen, MeteorologicalInstitute, University of Stockholm

3:30 p.m.NCAR Mesa Lab, Chapman Room

TUESDAY, September 1

OPEN

WEDNESDAY, September 2

OPEN

THURSDAY, September 3

1 ACD Seminar -- Field Investigations of CloudChemistry and Acid Deposition at Great DunFell -- T. W. Choularton, University ofManchester

8:30 a.m.RL-6, Main Seminar Room, W-179

FRIDAY, September 4

OPEN

MONDAY, September 7

HOLIDAY

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.