41. SCAR » Events International Association of meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences 2005 Meeting Ms. AnneSophie Gablin (asgablin@esf.org), who is in charge of the http://www.scar.org/events/

@import "/sitetech/global.css"; Skip navigation Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Home What's new? ... What's new on this website? You are in: Home Events Events See also: Past Events Events in 2005 22nd International Polar Meeting of the German Society of Polar Research Date and Place: 18 -24 September 2005 Jena, Germany Type of Event: Conference and Workshop Theme: The program will consist of lectures and poster presentations. The meeting will be complemented by a workshop on "Human impact on terrestrial habitats in the Antarctic". Detailed information (program and registration) is available on the conference web site: www.uni-jena.de/22nd_International_Polar_Meeting-lang-en.html CRYOLISTESF Research Conference on Polar Regions and Quaternary Polar Regions and Quaternary Climate EuroConference toward an Integrative View of Climate in Antarctica and Circum-Antarctic Regions 24-29 September 2005 , Acquafredda di Maratea (near Naples), Italy Scientific programme, application form and further detailed information are accessible on-line through http://www.esf.org/conferences/lc05115

42. Careers Explains what a meteorologist does, why they do it, and the tools that help them do a better job. http://www.ametsoc.org/pubs/careers.html

The original booklet was produced under the direction of a committee chaired by Warren M. Washington that included Werner A. Baum, Todd Glickman, Ronald D. McPherson, and Pamela Stephens, with input from a large number of AMS members. Henry Lansford, a science writer and communication consultant based in Boulder, Colorado, wrote the booklet and supervised its design and production. It was designed and produced by Michael Shibao of the Graphic Services group at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which is operated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. It was reproduced in electronic format for the World Wide Web by staff of the American Meteorological Society. Careers in Atmospheric Research and Applied Meteorology CONTENTS [tm] Why meteorology? What is meteorology? What is a meteorologist? What do Meteorologists do? ... Photographs and Credits WHY METEOROLOGY? Thousands of career choices are available in our fast-changing society. Why would you choose atmospheric science or applied meteorology? You will find very specific answers in the following pages, but here is a quick look at some of the challenges of our changing atmosphere: Do you have a deep curiosity about the world around you? As a meteorologist, you can satisfy that curiosity by investigating the natural forces that shape our weather and climate. You can look for answers to important questions that our society is asking-how can we save lives, how can we protect our environment? You can use your knowledge to warn others when danger is approaching in the form of tornadoes and

43. JAS: Leonids '99 In Jordan Mr. Urijan Poerink (Netherlands Association for meteorology and Astronomy),Netherlands. Dr. Paul Koenraad (Netherlands Association for meteorology and http://www.jas.org.jo/leo99.html

Leonids '99 in Jordan Last Updated 29 November at 20:30 UT Leonids '99 What Do the Scientists Say ? The 1999 Jordanian Leonids Meteors Conference Recommendations of the Conference ... Leonids at JAS Home Page Leonids '99 The most important meteor shower in 1999 is probably the Leonids', since a meteor storm is expected to occur this year !! The meteor storm is a great meteor shower, that produces thousands of meteors which can be seen by naked eyes. The parent comet for the Leonids' is Tempel-Tuttle, which had reached the perihelion on 28 February 1998. There is a chance of a Leonid Meteor Storm in 1999. It is expected that the peak will occur on November 18, at 04:08 Local Jordanian Time (02:08 UT), and would show about 1500 meteors per hour by naked eyes. However, we should note that the occurrence of any meteor storm, though itself a prediction based on a scientific basis, there is no definitive way of telling whether the storm will occur or not!! For example, it was expected that a Leonids' storm would occur in 1899, but a storm did not actually take place !! On the other hand, astronomers didn't expect a Leonids' storm in 1966, but a storm did occur, and about 200,000 - 1,000,000 meteors were seen by naked eyes, where it was the biggest storm ever recorded !! Too see the meteors this year, it is advised to start observing them after mid night of 17-18 November looking to the East. There might not be any interesting show at that time !! But it should get better a few hours before dawn, which will be around 04:42 in Jordan.

44. JAS: Leonids '99 From Jordan (Results) Leonids 1999 Jordan (By Netherlands Association for meteorology and Astronomy).Leonids 99 Photo Album (By Jamshid). Leonids Photos (By Akihiro Fujiwara). http://www.jas.org.jo/leo99r.html

Leonids '99 from Jordan RESULTS Last Updated 24 April at 21:15 UT General View The Conference The Observation (16-17 November) The Observation (17-18 November) ... Related Links General View An overview is given of the Jordanian Astronomical Society (JAS) Leonids '99 observations. Since Jordan was well-placed to witness the expected storm, JAS has invited several well-known scientists, and expert amateurs to share JAS the observation. Before traveling to the desert to observe the meteors JAS held a conference to discuss the meteors in general, and the Leonids specifically. The conference lasted for two days, and then it was followed by the observing camping in the Jordanian deserts ! Which was the 32nd astronomical camping for JAS, and it was also named: The First International Astronomical Camping. The camping was held between 16-19 November, in a site close to Al-Azraq Oasis which is located 150 Km east of Amman, the capital of Jordan. The Coordinates of the observing site are :- 37:06:45 E , 31:42:58 N , h=555 m, Time Zone = UT+2 . The Conference Click Here to know about the participants of the conference, papers, and the program.

45. ..:: South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation ::.. The Technical Committee on Science and Technology and meteorology is in the process Cooperation in meteorology was earlier considered by the erstwhile http://www.saarc-sec.org/main.php?t=2.6

46. Meteorology: Definition And Much More From Answers.com National Weather Association (http//www.nwas.org/); Meteorological Service of International Association of Broadcast meteorology (http//www.iabm.org/) http://www.answers.com/topic/meteorology

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia Science WordNet Military Wikipedia Translations Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping meteorology Dictionary me·te·or·ol·o·gy mē tē-ə-rà l ə-jē n. The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions. [French m©t©orologie , from Greek meteà rologiā , discussion of astronomical phenomena : meteà ron , astronomical phenomenon; see meteor -logiā , -logy.] me te·or·o·log i·cal -ər-ə-là j Ä­-kəl ) or me te·or·o·log ic adj. me te·or·o·log i·cal·ly adv. var tcdacmd="cc=edu;dt"; Encyclopedia meteorology, branch of science that deals with the atmosphere of a planet, particularly that of the earth, the most important application of which is the analysis and prediction of weather . Individual studies within meteorology include aeronomy, the study of the physics of the upper atmosphere; aerology, the study of free air not adjacent to the earth's surface; applied meteorology, the application of weather data for specific practical problems; dynamic meteorology, the study of atmospheric motions (which also includes the meteorology of other planets and satellites in the solar system); and physical meteorology, which focuses on the physical properties of the atmosphere. Development of Meteorology Aristotle's Meteorologica (c.340

47. Meteorology FAQ Part 6/7: Print And Other Resources There are 7 documents in this FAQ series meteorology FAQ Part 1/7 Intro Union URLhttp//www.agu.org/ Association professionelle des meteorologistes http://www.faqs.org/faqs/meteorology/print-resources/

MultiPage Meteorology FAQ Part 6/7: Print and other resources sci.geo.meteorology Subject: Meteorology FAQ Part 6/7: Print and other resources Reply-To: hcane@mobile.gulf.net Subject: 1) Table of contents 1) Table of contents 2) Overview 3) Books readable by English-reading nonprofessionals 4) Books readable by French-reading nonprofessionals 5) Magazines readable by nonprofessionals 6) Scientific Texts 7) Meteorological History 8) Journals 9) Professional Societies Each (major) section has a "Subject:" line, so you can search on the subject title above to find the section quickly. Subject: 2) Overview This is a guide to resources for laypersons, students and professionals in meteorology, oceanography, and related disciplines. This section of the FAQ focuses on non-Internet resources books and journals rather than WWW sites and newsgroups but there are occasional Internet references. http://www.access.digex.net/~rmg3/scq.reading chaston111@aol.com metservices@wxscratch.com http://www.wxscratch.com Subject: 4) Books readable by French-reading nonprofessionals Gros Temps sur la Planéte, J.-C. Duplessy and P. Morel, Odile Jacob, Paris, 1990 Glaces de l'Antarctique: une Mémoire, des Passions, C. Lorius, Odile Jacob, Paris, 1990 Comprendre la météorologie: La prévision numérique du temps et du climat. Michel Rochas, Jean-Pierre Javelle, Syros, Paris, 1994, 262 pp. Subject: 5) Magazines readable by nonprofessionals AER, Meteorologia/Climatologia/Agrometeorologia/Ambiente (in Italian) La Météorologie La Recherche (sometimes) Scientific American (occasionally) Weather email

48. Meteorology FAQ Part 5/7: Sources Of Weather Data There are 7 documents in this FAQ series meteorology FAQ Part 1/7 Intro Weatherusers (administered by scott@zorch.sf-bay.org) This list is for http://www.faqs.org/faqs/meteorology/net-resources/

MultiPage Meteorology FAQ Part 5/7: Sources of weather data There are reader questions on this topic! Help others by sharing your knowledge sci.geo.meteorology Subject: Meteorology FAQ Part 5/7: Sources of weather data Reply-To: hcane@mobile.gulf.net Subject: 1) Table of contents 1) Table of contents 2) Overview 3) Newsgroups and WWW bulletin boards 4) Mailing lists 5) Institutional home pages non-US 6) Institutional home pages US 7) Employment resources 8) Educational resources for teachers 9) Information on meteorology topics Each (major) section has a "Subject:" line, so you can search on the subject title above to find the section quickly. Subject: 2) Overview This is a list of Internet resources for people wishing to discuss or learn about meteorology, climatology, oceanography, and related disciplines. They include resources for laypersons, professionals, teachers, and students. talk.environment Subject: 4) Mailing lists In the following list of mailing lists, commands to mailservers are set off using quotation marks ("example"). Don't use the quotes when sending actual mail to the servers. AHP_ARCHIVE-L A mailing list has been created to discuss issues arising out of the preservation of the archives of the Alberta Hail Project (AHP). The Alberta Hail Project operated from 1957-1986, and collected meteorological data (centered around hail storms) using several sensors, including a circularly polarized 10 cm radar, a co-located 3 cm radar, and an instrumented aircraft, as well as extensive ground operations and surveys. A project is currently underway to move as much digital data as possible to CD-ROM and store those at the University of Alberta Data Library. For more information on the project or the archives, email

49. Sources For The Arctic Climatology And Meteorology Primer Annals of the Association of American Geographers 73(4)485501. meteorology ofthe Arctic. Naval Operations For Polar Projects Op-03A3 (OPNAV PO3-3). http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/basics/primer_sources.html

home about search site map ... the cryosphere Basics Primer Sources Contributions Reed, R. J., Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, provided information for the section on Polar Lows. Publications Adams, K., M.M. Buechner, D. Eisenberg, T. Gray, M. Krantz, J. Morse, M. Orecklin, A. Sanders, S. Veitch. 1998. It Hasn't Been This Sizzling In Centuries. Time May 4. Vol. 151. No. 17. AMAP. 1997. Arctic Pollution Issues: A State of the Arctic Environment Report. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, P.O. box 8100 Dep., N-0032 Oslo, Norway. Armstrong, T., Rogers, G., Rowley, G. 1978. The Circumpolar North Barry, R.G. 1983. Arctic Ocean Ice and Climate: Perspectives on a Century of Polar Research. Annals of the Association of American Geographers Barry, R.G. 1995. "Land of the Midnight Sun." in Polar Regions: The Illustrated Library of the Earth edited by Jack D. Ives and David Sugden. RD Press 26-32 Waterloo Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia. pp 28-39. Barry, R.G., R.J. Chorley. 1998. Atmosphere, Weather and Climate, Seventh Edition

50. Association Of American Geographers Department of Geography and meteorology 1300 Chapel Drive/ Mueller Hall ValparaisoUniversity drichardson@aag.org. NATIONAL COUNCILLORS 20052006 http://www.aag.org/Committee/Committee_List.html

2004-2005 AAG COUNCIL Click here for a PDF listing of all AAG Committees from the most recent AAG Guide to Programs EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Richard A. Marston, President (2007) Sun Professor and Graduate Advisor School of Geology 105 Noble Research Center Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078-3031 Voice 405-744-9247 Fax 405-744-7841 rmarston@ksu.edu Kavita K. Pandit, Vice President (2007) Department of Geography Geography/Geology Bldg. Room 204 University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-2502 Voice 706-542-1058/ Fax 706-542-2388 pandit@uga.edu Samuel Aryeetey-Attoh Treasurer(2006) University of Toledo Toledo, OH 43606-3390 Voice 419-530-2545 Fax 419-530-7919 sattoh@utnet.utoledo.edu Jon T. Kilpinen Secretary (2006) Department of Geography and Meteorology 1300 Chapel Drive/ Mueller Hall Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN 46383-6493

51. Biral UK - Links To Met Related Sites European Wind Energy Association www.ewea.org. HydroMeteorological EquipmentIndustry www.hydrometeoindustry.org. Irish Wind Energy Association www.iwea. http://www.biral.com/meteorology/metlinks.htm

LINKS TO OTHER METEOROLOGICAL WEB SITES Met Index Search for text Meteorological Instrument Manufacturers Biral supply meteorological equipment from the following manufacturers: Gill Instruments Ltd www.gill.co.uk Scintec AB www.scintec.com Theis Clima www.thiesclima.com Eigenbrodt www.eigenbrodt.de METEK GmbH www.metek.de Biral also manufactures the HSS range of visibility and present weather sensors Telephone Fax Meteorological Societies and Organizations American Meteorological Society www.ametsoc.org/AMS British Wind Energy Association www.bwea.com European Wind Energy Association www.ewea.org Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry www.hydrometeoindustry.org Irish Wind Energy Association www.iwea.com Royal Meteorological Society www.royal-met-soc.org.uk RMS Newsletter - Meteorological Observing Systems Special Interest Group - Issue 21 UK Met Office www.metoffice.com World Meteorological Organization www.wmo.int Commissions Joint WMO / IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology http://ioc.unesco.org/jcomm/jcomm2/

52. Biral UK - Events August 1 5, 2005, 34th Conference on Broadcast meteorology and the 21st www.aaar.org. Oct 18 - 20, 2005, BWEA27 British Wind Energy Association 27th http://www.biral.com/events.htm

- (updated 19 September, 2005) Date Event and Location Web Site Sept 18 - 21, 2005 Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute 2005 Symposium www.lrri.org Sept 19 - 23, 2005 2005 EUMETSAT Satellite Conference - Dubrovnik, Croatia http://meteo.hr/EUMETSAT2005/EUMETSAT2005.htm Sept 19 - 27, 2005 Joint WMO / IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, Second session - Halifax (Nova Scotia), Canada http://ioc.unesco.org/jcomm/jcomm2/ Sept 20 - 24, 2005 World Wind Fair HUSUMwind 2005 Husum, Germany Biral will be represented by GWU www.husum-wind.de/english/index_e.html www.gwu-group.de Sept 26 - 29, 2005 SPIE 12th International Symposium on Remote Sensing - Bruges, Belgium www.spie.org/conferences/programs/05/ers/ Oct 3 - 5, 2005 2005 AUSA (Association of the United States Army) Annual Meeting and Exhibtion - Washington, USA www.ausa.org Oct 17 - 21, 2005 AAAR 2005 Annual Conference - Austin, Texas www.aaar.org Oct 18 - 20, 2005 BWEA27 British Wind Energy Association 27th Annual Conference - Cardiff, UK www.bwea.com/27

53. SAAS (ALERT) Users Group SAAS is the Southwestern Association of ALERT Systems; it is a user s group forpeople Maritime Studies Dept. of meteorology; Trinity River Authority http://www.alertsystems.org/saas/

SAAS is the S outhwestern A ssociation of A LERT S ystems; it is a user's group for people involved in flood warning in the central U.S. Membership is open to all, but officers must operate systems in one of the following states: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona The 15th Conference and Exposition of the Southwestern Association of ALERT Systems Date: October 18-20, 2004 Place: Hilton Phoenix East, Mesa, Arizona Speaker Presentations Now On-Line Click here for Minutes from October 19, 2004 SAAS Business Meeting SAAS Bylaws SAAS Constitution ... 2002-2004 Membership List This idea could be the first step in restructuring our separate organizations into a single, unified national organization (with regional chapters). A committee will be forming soon to further investigate this idea. If you are interested in participating on this committee or if you would just like to voice your thoughts on the issue, please contact the SAAS President as soon as possible. SAAS Officers President - Steve Waters - Flood Control District Maricopa County, AZ; (602) 506-4694

54. Geological Society Of America - Geoscience Calendar - 2005 Send notices of meetings of general interest to editing@geosociety.org. Information EMS Secretariat, Institute of meteorology, Free University of http://www.geosociety.org/calendar/

Annual Meeting Section Meetings Penrose Conferences GeoVentures ... Geoscience Calendar July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec Geoscience Calendar - 2005 Send notices of meetings of general interest to GSA Meetings are highlighted in yellow. Meetings of GSA's Associated / Allied Societies are highlighted in green. September 2005 5-9 September, 2005, 7th International Symposium on the Cretaceous Karl B. Föllmi or Thierry Adatte , Institut de Géologie, Université de Neuchâtel, case postale 2, CH-2007 Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Tel. 0041-718 26 00, Fax. 0041-718 26 01. 7-11 September, 6th International Conference on Geomorphology Zaragoza, Spain. Information: Francisco Gutierrez , Spain, and Kenneth Johnson , USA. (Special Session on Evaporite Karst.) 8-9 September, In-Situ Characterization of Surface and Interface Structures and Processes Argonne, Illinois, USA. Information: Paul Fenter, Paul Fuoss, or Paul Zschack, Argonne National Laboratory, surface-interface@anl.gov 11-14 September, Paris, France (new dates). Information: AAPG Convention Dept. , PO Box 979, Tulsa, OK, 74101-0979, USA, +1-888-945-2274 (USA and Canada only) or 918-560-2679, fax 918-560-2684. 11–14 September

55. Listing Of Professional Associations By Department - TAMU Career Center Department of meteorology. National Weather Association www.nwas.org; AmericanMeteorological Society www.ametsoc.org/AMS/. Department of Oceanography http://careercenter.tamu.edu/Students/S7/S7G.shtml

Employer Research Calendar of Events Web Resources Career Fairs ... Web Resources Listing of Professional Associations by Department Agriculture Horticulture American Horticulture Society: www.ahs.org The American Society for Horticultural Science: www.ashs.org Department of Animal Science American Society of Animal Science: www.asas.org Department of Poultry Science American Poultry Association: www.ampltya.com World's Poultry Science Association: www.wpsa.com Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management American Forage and Grassland Council: www.afgc.org Ecological Society of America: esa.sdsc.edu Society for Range Management: www.srm.org Department of Rural Sociology Rural Sociology Society: www.ruralsociology.org Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Soil Science Society of America: www.soils.org Crop Science Society of America: www.crops.org Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology The American Phytopathological Society: www.apsnet.org Relevant Societies and Organizations: www.ifgb.uni-hannover.de/extern/ppigb/society.htm Department of Agricultural Economics American Agricultural Economics Association: www.aaea.org

56. ICAE - International Commission On Atmospheric Electricity A Commission of the International Association Of meteorology And AtmosphericPhysics (Union Géodésique Géophysique Internationale http://www.atmospheric-electricity.org/

ICAE Home Page News from the Commission ICAE News Letters Spring 2005 Fall 2004 Spring 2004 Fall 2003 Fall 2002 Spring 2002 Fall 2001 Spring 2001 Fall 2000 Fall 1999 Contacts Internationale Luftelektrische Kommission Comision Internacional de Electricitad Atmosferica A Commission of the International Association Of Meteorology And Atmospheric Physics International Council of Scientific Unions) The next ICAE Conference will be held in 2007 in Beijing, China. ICAE2003 pages IAMAS 2005 Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 2-11 August 2005, Beijing, China President P. Laroche ONERA - DMPH Atmospheric Environment F-92322 CHATILLON CEDEX France Secretary S. Soula F-31400 TOULOUSE France Members of the commission S. Anisimov (Russia) H.Christian

57. American Topical Association - Study Units Website www.cpossu.org. Chess on Stamps Study Unit (1979) Chess, other board games meteorology (see Earth’s Physical Features). Minerals (see Gems) http://www.americantopicalassn.org/units.htm

American Topical Association P. O. Box 57 Arlington, TX 76004-0057 817-274-1181 * Fax: 817-274-1184 * E-Mail: americantopical@msn.com Main Links Home Page About the ATA Benefits Chapters ... Topical Time Related Links Articles Checklists Exhibits Handbooks ... Specials T.T. Indexes USPS Cancels Other Links Chat Room Code of Ethics Collecting for Seniors Links This site uses forms saved in PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Reader software version 4 or later, you need to download the FREE Adobe Reader software to read these files by clicking the link below and following the instructions there. ATA Study Units and Affiliates ATA Director of Units Dalene Thomas 8612 W Warren Lane Lakewood, CO 80227 [Skip to general Study Unit Program information (below).] [Skip to pending Study Units (Flags on Stamps) (below).] Information given for each group includes: Name, year chartered by ATA, scope, title and frequency of periodical, membership dues, person to contact, and E-Mail and/or website (if available). Information may have changed since these were posted. If you find any corrections, please notify the Central Office African American (see Ebony Society) Aircraft Unit (2004): A study of aircraft of the world on stamps and covers.

58. Computing Research News Atmospheric science (including meteorology) Chemistry Earth science Research Association. All Rights Reserved. Questions? Email webmaster@cra.org. http://www.cra.org/CRN/articles/may05/vegso

About CRA CRA for Students CRA for Faculty Events Jobs Government Affairs Computing Research Blog CRA-Women Projects Publications Membership What's New Home Back to May 2005 CRN Table of Contents [Published originally in the May 2005 edition of Computing Research News, Vol. 17/No. 3] See also Interest in CS as a Major Drops Among Incoming Freshmen by Jay Vegso An analysis of survey results from the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles (HERI/UCLA) indicates that the popularity of computer science (CS) as a major among incoming freshmen at all undergraduate institutions has dropped significantly in the past four years. Alarmingly, the proportion of women who thought that they might major in CS has fallen to levels unseen since the early 1970s. The percentage of incoming undergraduates indicating that they would major in CS declined by over 60 percent between the Fall of 2000 and 2004, and is now 70 percent lower than its peak in the early 1980s (Figure 1). Freshmen interest levels at any given point have been an accurate predictor of trends in the number of degrees granted four to five years later. It therefore seems likely that there will be a sharp decline in the number of bachelor's degrees granted in CS in the coming decade. Results from CRA's Taulbee Survey of Ph.D.-granting CS departments reinforce this: the number of newly declared CS majors has declined for the past four years and is now 39 percent lower than in the Fall of 2000. Enrollments have declined 7 percent in each of the past two years (see

59. Yosemite Association - Nature Notes Yosemite Association Naturalist information and articles on Yosemite Natural a doctoral candidate in meteorology, who began to study this phenomenon. http://www.yosemite.org/naturenotes/SierraWave.htm

Sierra Nature Notes, Volume 3, January 2003 The Sierra Wave by Beth Pratt Vice President of the Yosemite Association Sierra Wave Cloud,1981, Yosemite National Park, courtesy of Bob Kolbrener. "Imagine a world without clouds - nothing but clear blue sky from horizon to horizon, 365 days a year. What a monotonous world it would be, bereft of the imagery of billowing castles, dragons, and winged steeds, deprived of the drama of motion and shadow, innocent of the expectancy and foreboding that cloud changes arouse in the human spirit." Bette Roda Anderson, Weather in the West The sky expresses itself in a poetry of clouds. That poetry resounds with a nautical flavor, for the sky is an ocean of air, an ocean we tend to forget for its invisibility. This sea of air does reveal itself in the clouds at times, its complexities and motions made perceptible. In a sense, clouds are the waves of the air, the visible manifestations of the atmospheric tide. The Sierra Nevada adds its own special verse to the poetry of the sky. Known as the Sierra Wave, this cloud formation perfectly illustrates the sea above our heads. Imagine staring up at the sky on a clear day and being confronted by a white cloud that challenges the reach of the mountain range before you. Or suppose that you are standing beneath a giant crest of surf on the verge of breaking. Such is the Sierra Wave.

60. IUGG XXI HomePage: IUGG Overview International Association of meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS).Peter Taylor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science, York University, http://earth.agu.org/iugg/internat.html

International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) This Page Contains: Introduction and Mission Structure Finances Officers of the Union ... IUGG XXI General Assembly Program Committee Introduction and Mission The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), which was established in 1919, is dedicated to the scientific study of the Earth and the application of the knowledge gained by such studies to the needs of society, such as more rational use of mineral resources, reduction of the effects of natural hazards, and environmental protection. The Union's objectives are the promotion and coordination of physical, chemical, and mathematical studies of the Earth and its environment in space. These studies include the shape of the Earth, its gravitational and magnetic fields, the dynamics of the Earth as a whole and of its component parts, the Earth's internal structure, the hydrologic cycle including snow and ice, all aspects of the oceans, the atmosphere, the ionosphere, magnetopshere, and solar-terrestrial relations, and analogous problems associated with the Moon and other planets. The IUGG has supported collaborative international interdisciplinary research programmes such as the International Geophysical Year (1957-58), the Upper Mantle Project (1964-70), the Geodynamics Project (1972-79), the Global Atmospheric Research Programme (1970-80), and the International Lithosphere Programme (1981-90). A major achievement has been the creation, through the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), of the World Data Center System, from which the data gathered during these major programmes are available to research workers everywhere.

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