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The 1974-75 Geophysical Institute Annual Report presents an overview of the year’s scientific research achievements across the Institute’s disciplines, alongside operational summaries covering finances, administrative changes, and other key activities.
Publication Date
1975
Keywords
Geophysical research, Geophysics, Geoscience, Space physics, Arctic research
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Earth Sciences | Environmental Sciences | Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Physics
Recommended Citation
Geophysical Institute, "Geophysical Institute Annual Report 1974-75" (1975). GI Reports. 213.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaf_gi_reports/213
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Astrophysics and Astronomy Commons, Earth Sciences Commons, Environmental Sciences Commons, Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Commons, Physics Commons
Comments
Contents: Foreword – Acknowledgements – 1. Active Experiments in Space by T. Neil Davis and E. M. Wescott – 2. General Review – Principal Fields of Research ; Facilities and Field Sites ; Education – 3. Progress in Research – Auroral Studies ; Atomic and Molecular Processes ; Meridian Chain of Stations ; Poker Flat Research Range ; Active Experiments in Space ; Space Shuttle Simulation ; Observations of the Polar Cleft ; Analysis Center for Geomagnetic Disturbances ; Magnetospheric Substorms ; Polar Cap Electric Field and IMF ; Magnetic Pulsations ; Studies with the Incoherent-Scatter Radar ; Upper Atmospheric Winds ; Mesopause Dust ; Ionization of the Mesosphere ; Imaging System for Radio Waves ; Radio Communications - Applied Research and Services ; Satellite Imagery - Environmental Research and Services ; Planetary Atmospheres ; Large-Scale Circulation of the Atmosphere ; Aerosols and Climate ; Cloud Physics ; City Climates and Air Pollution ; Satellite-Borne High Resolution Radiometer ; Seasonal Snow Cover ; Glacier Studies ; Hydrology and Permafrost ; Arctic Coastal Research ; The Marine Environment ; Energy and Natural Resources ; Seismology Program ; Alaskan Volcanoes ; Sedimentary Section on Augustine Island ; Gravity Survey – Todrillo Tectonic Block ; Geochronology Program ; Alaskan Blueschist Terranes ; Paleontology – Gulf of Alaska Region -- 4. Publications – Published Articles ; Reports ; Books ; The Northern Engineer – 5. Report of the Advisory Committee – 6. Staff – Advisory Committee ; Staff Changes – Resignations, appointments, promotions, leave of absence ; Professional Staff List ; Visiting Staff ; Commencement ; Conferences – 7. The University - Change and Trend – Reorganization of the University at Fairbanks ; External Degree Program ; Public Understanding of Science ; Implication of the New Computing System by D. W. Swift – 8. Finances.