NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH Vol. 23, No. 35 * 1 September 1988 Summer Storm This photo is from Information Services' collection of about 1,000 prints and slides that can be borrowed by staff members, the media, orotherinterestedpeople. The collectionincludes materialon allareas of NCAR research, naturalphenomena, the Mesa Laboratory and its environment, and other pertinent subjects. For more information about the collection, call Nita Razo at ext. 8719. (Photo by Charles Semmer.) *CR Announcements Art Blnkley's Party Today The farewell gathering for Art Binkley will be held today, 1 September, at 2:30 p.m. in the shipping and receiving area, not Friday, as was incorrectly reported last week. This Week in Staff Notes... Summer Storm Announcements Monday Is a Holiday Next Monday, 5 September, is an official NCAR holiday. The deadline for Staff Notes announcements will be ex- tended to noon on Tuesday, 6 September. Visitors Library News Job Openings Calendar Notes
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
Vol. 23, No. 35 * 1 September 1988
Summer Storm
This photo is from Information Services' collection of about 1,000 prints and slides that can be borrowed by staff members, themedia, orotherinterestedpeople. The collection includes materialon allareas of NCAR research, naturalphenomena, the MesaLaboratory and its environment, and other pertinent subjects. For more information about the collection, call Nita Razo atext. 8719. (Photo by Charles Semmer.) *CR
AnnouncementsArt Blnkley's Party Today
The farewell gathering for Art Binkley will be held today,1 September, at 2:30 p.m. in the shipping and receiving area,not Friday, as was incorrectly reported last week.
This Week in Staff Notes...
Summer StormAnnouncements
Monday Is a Holiday
Next Monday, 5 September, is an official NCAR holiday.The deadline for Staff Notes announcements will be ex-tended to noon on Tuesday, 6 September.
VisitorsLibrary News
Job OpeningsCalendar Notes
2/Staff Notes/1 September 1988
Workshop on Making a Will
The Employee Assistance Program is sponsoring aworkshop on making a will. Presented by attorney RebeccaBennetti, the program will give step-by-step instructions thatenable participants to leave with a completed will and, ifdesired, living will, organ donation, and durable power ofattorney forms. There will be witnesses and a notary at eachsession.
The workshop is open to staff members and their fami-lies who have less than $250,000 in net personal assets.There will be two sessions: Tuesday, 6 September, at6:30 p.m. in RL-6 room W179, and Wednesday, 7 Septem-ber, at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Seminar Room of the Mesa Lab.The cost of $35 per participant is due at the time of theseminar. Seating is limited, so please contact Nita Razo atext. 8719 if you are interested in attending.
Interdisciplinary Earth Studies Seminars
UCAR's Office for Interdisciplinary Earth Studies willinaugurate a series of seminars on Tuesday, 6 September,with a talk by Kerry Keits, a sedimentary geologist andprogram director of the National Climate Program of Switzer-land. The series of four presentations per year is intended tobring researchers from disciplines outside the atmosphericsciences to NCAR and to the Boulder scientific communityto speak on subjects related to earth system science and theInternational Geosphere-Biosphere Program.
Kelts's seminar, called "Climate History from Lake Sedi-ments," will examine the general principles of how lakesediments hold geochemical signals related to environ-mental change, with particular emphasis on the environ-mental record of the Tibetan Plateau, as recovered in sedi-mentary cores taken from Qinghai Lake. The seminar will beheld at 10:30 a.m. in the Main Seminar Room of the MesaLab. Refreshments will be at 10:15. All staff members areinvited to attend.
Staff Notes is published weekly by the Information Services officeof the National Center for Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000,Boulder, Colorado 80307. NCAR is sponsored by the NationalScience Foundation.
Writer/Editor: Carol RasmussenProduction Assistant: Marian Goodrich
Copy deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Monday for publication on Thursday.Office: RL-6 room E151. Phone: 303-497-8605.
Fall Party: Run Up and Hoe-down
NCAR's annual fall staff party will be held on Friday,16 September. The party will be a hoe-down. Festivitiesbegin at 3:00 p.m. with the three annual up-the-hill races:foot, bicycle, and the divisional relay. If you are interested inentering the foot or bicycle race, call Dennis Shea (ext. 1361).
As in past years, the divisional relay race will be gov-erned by three rules: every team must include participants ofboth sexes, the team's division director (or a stand-in, ifnecessary) must run the last leg of the race, and anyone whowishes to participate must be allowed to do so. There are norestrictions on the number of members in a team. Divisionalteam organizers will be announced later.
To encourage participation in the races, the EmployeeActivities Committee (EAC) will award four $25 gift certifi-cates for dinner at a local restaurant. One winner will bechosen at random from each of the following groups: the footracers, the bicycle racers, all the divisional relay race partici-pants, and relay racers from the division with the highestpercentage of participants.
After the races, the EAC invites all staff members to thetree plaza for refreshments, entertainment, and the raceawards ceremony. The hoe-down will continue until7:00 p.m.
Visitors
KENNETH DAVIS, University of Colorado. Field ofinterest: Atmospheric chemistry. 1 September-31 October. ML room 185, ext. 1451.-William Mankin, Atmospheric Chemistry Division
THOMAS DOWNING, Clark University. Field of interest:Hunger and food security in Africa in relation to climatechange and variability. 1 September 1988-31 August1989. ML room 601, ext. 1635.-- John Firor, Advanced Study Program
MAURIZIO FANTINI, Massachusetts Institute of Technol-ogy. Field of interest: Mesoscale dynamics.23 August 1988-22 August 1989. RL-6 room W107,ext. 8828.-- John Firor, Advanced Study Program
EDWARD SHOUB, University of Colorado. Field ofinterest: Solar wind, two-dimensional magnetohydro-dynamics, coronal transients. 1 October 1988-31 March1989. ML room 590B, ext. 1534.-Thomas Holzer, High Altitude Observatory
PARADOX: HOW CAN A LIBRARY PROVIDE WHAT IT DOESN'T HAVE?
It's true. The Library cannot afford to buy aLt the books, journals and reports you need. Yet we canmake almost all of them available to you through a modern Library practice known as intertibrary Loan. Notso Long ago Libraries came up with the idea of sharing their resources. Now they can fax journal articlesto each other and request books through electronic maiL.
So, don't hesitate to ask the NCAR Library for something you think we don't havel If it's not here,chances are exceLLent we can borrow it.
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My acquisitions recommendation for the Mesa, RL6, RL3, MAR, or RAF Library (circLe one)is: Name:
The foLLowing new acquisitions for the Mesa and branch Libraries wiLL be displayed in the Mesa Library September 1through September 8. They may be reserved during display for subsequent checkout. NCAR staff Located off the Mesa mayborrow new books by checking the item(s) of interest below and sending this List to GayL Gray. Reference material,however, does not circulate.
* * * * NEW BOOKS * * *
THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATIC VARIABILITY ON THE HYDROLOGIC REGIME ANDWATER RESOURCES. SoLomon, S I, ed., 1987.
THE WAY OF THE SEA : THE USE AND ABUSE OF THE OCEANS. Gwynn, R, 1988.THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK. 1988.ACRONYMS, INITIALISMS & ABBREVIATIONS DICTIONARY. Gate Research Company, 1988.INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC FOR SYSTEMS MODELLING. Pinkava, V, 1988.PRINCIPLES OF PARALLEL AND MULTIPROCESSING. Desrochers, G R, 1987.ESSENTIAL OS/2. Robbins, J, 1988.
C, THE COMPLETE REFERENCE. SchiLdt, H, 1988.DYNAMICS OF INFINITE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS : NATO ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE.
HaLe, J K, Chow, S-N, 1987SINGULARITIES OF DIFFERENTIAL MAPS. ArnoLd, V I, Gusein-Zade, S M, Varchenko, A N, 1985-.THE SCATTERING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES FROM ROUGH SURFACES. Beckmann, P, Spizzichino, A, 1ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. 1987.THIRD CONFERENCE ON MESOSCALE PROCESSES. American MeteoroLogicaL Society, 1987.INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR RADIATION. Iqbae, M, 1983.
RADIATION IN THE ATMOSPHERE. Kondratev, K I, 1969.NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF REACTIVE FLOW. Oran, E S, Boris, J P, 1987.LIGHTNING. Golde, R H, ed., 1977.FIFTH CONFERENCE ON APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY. American MeteoroLogicaL Society, 1987.SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE METEOROLOGY. American MeteoroLogicaL
Society, 1986.
THE CLIMATES OF TEXAS COUNTIES. Griffiths, J F, Bryan, J, 1987.GRASSLANDS AND TUNDRA. Time-Life Books, 1985.REVERSIBILITY OF ACIDIFICATION. Barth, H, ed., 1987.
SCONFERENCE ON CLIMATE AND WATER MANAGEMENT--A CRITICAL ERA ; CONFERENCE ON THE HUMANCONSEQUENCES OF 1985'S CLIMATE. American MeteoroLogicaL Society, 1986.
PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND WASTES IN THE OCEAN. O'Connor, T P, Burt, W V,DuedaLL, I W, eds., 1987.
HANDBOOK OF COMPUTER-COMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS. Stallings, W, 1987-1988.
CALL NUMBERS
GB652 1525 1987
GC28 G89 1988
JA51 S7 1988-89 in Ref
P365 A3 1989 pts.1-3 in RL6
QA9 P53 1988
QA76.5 045 1987 c.2 in RL6
QA76.5 R63 1988
QA76.73 C15S353 1988 c.2 RL3
QA372 N38 1986
QA614.58 A7513 1985 v.1
987. QC665 S3B43 1987 in MAR
QC851 W6 1987
QC883.4 C66 1987
QC911 163 1983 c.3
QC911 K63213 c.3
QA911 066 1987
QC966 G6 1977 v.2, c.3
QC980 C66 1987
QC982.5 S817 1986
QC984 T4C54 1987
QH541.5 P7G727 1985
QH545 A17R48 1987
TC201 C65 1986
TD763 P49 1987
TK5105 S732 1987 v.1-3 in RAF
* * * * NEW BOOKS * * * *
THE AT&T TOLL FREE 800 DIRECTORY. BUSINESS EDITION. 1987-.
TROPOSCATTER RADIO LINKS. Roda, G, 1988.
COMPUTATIONAL ASPECTS OF VLSI. Utlman, J D, 1984.
AIAA AEROSPACE DESIGN ENGINEERS GUIDE. American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, 1987.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : IMPLICATIONS FOR CIM. Kusiak, A, ed., 1988.
CALL NUMBERS
TK6011 A85 1987-88 in Ref
TK6570 T76R63 1988 in MAR
TK7874 U36 1984 c.2
TL551 A32 1987 in RAF
TS155.6 A78 1988
* * * * NEW TECHNICAL REPORTS * * *
REPORT NUMBERS
Atmospheric Science:
DYNAMISCHE WECHSELWIRKUNG DER CUMULUSKONVEKTION MIT IHRER GROFSKALIGEN
UMGEBUNG. KONIG, W, 1987.
ZUR ZEITABHANGIGKEIT DER THERMISCHEN KONVEKTION IM ERDMANTEL UND DER
DOPPELT-DIFFUSIVEN KONVEKTION IN MAGMAKAMMERN. HANSEN, U, 1987.
DIE AUSBREITUNG SCHWACHER SOLAR INDUZIERTER STORUNGEN IN DER MITTLEREN
ATMOSPHARE. DAMERIS, M, 1987.
AN INTRODUCTION TO POLOIDAL AND TOROIDAL FIELDS. WOLF-GLADROW, D A, 1987.
ZWEI- UND DREIDIMENSIONALE SIMULATIONSRECHNUNGEN ZUM INDUCTION-LOG. KUTH, C, 1987.
WESTWARTS WANDERNDE ATMOSPHARISCHE WELLENSTORUNGEN DER AFRIKANISCHEN TROPEN
: IHRE DYNAMIK UND ENERGETIK. EBERZ, B, 1987.
ON THE GLOBAL RADIATION INCIDENT VARIOUSLY ORIENTATED SURFACES ON THE SOUTH
COAST OF FINLAND. TAMMELIN, B, 1987.
LAST SPRING FROSTS AND FIRST AUTUMN FROSTS IN FINLAND. SOLANTIE, R, 1987.
A CLIMATOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE OKHOTSK AIR MASS DURING THE TYPICAL YAMASE
PERIOD. KURIHARA, T, 1987.
A SUGGESTED HURICANE OPERATIONAL SCENARIO FOR GOES I-M. MENZEL, W P, 1987.
SATELLITE OBSERVED MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (MCS) PROPAGATION
CHARACTERISTICS AND A 3-12 HOUR HEAVY PRECIPITATION FORECAST INDEX. SHI, J, 1987.
Engineering, Technology:
COMPARISON OF TEMPERATURE PROFILES MEASURED BY THREE COLLOCATED MICROWAVE
RADIOMETERS AND RADIOSONDE. SNIDER, J B, 1988.
General Publications:
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TECHNICAL REPORTS. PUTNAM, S S, 1988.
Oceanography:
WOCE DISCUSSIONS OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES: REPORTS OF SUBJECT MEETING ON
INTERBASIN EXCHANGES, GYRE INTERACTIONS, DEEP CIRCULATION AND ITS RELATION
TO TOPOGRAPHY, AND OCEANIC HEAT FLUX. 1986.
CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT FROM ELLIOTT AND COMMENCEMENT BAYS. CURL, H C, 1988.
EPOCS MOORED TEMPERATURE, CURRENT AND WIND MEASUREMENTS: 0 DEGREES, 140
60, $3,313 - 4,970/moDUTIES INCLUDE: Modifies the CommunityClimate Model (CCM) to incorporate newcapabilities and physical parameteriz-ations. Designs and implements supple-mental software required in support ofexisting and future versions of the CCM,diagnostic tests for debugging software,and software necessary for mathematicaland graphical manipulation of data asso-ciated with the CCM and incorporatesthese capabilities into the CCM ModularProcessor. Provides documentation forall software generated in support of CCMrelated activities, including participa-tion in workshops, meetings, tutorials,and other presentations. Acts as aconsultant to users of the CCM.ADDITIONAL DUTIES INCLUDE: Participatesin the definition of new capabilities andphysical parameterizations and takes leadin modifying the CCM code to incorporatethese enhancements. Defines and imple-ments supplemental software required insupport of the CCM. Participates in theorganization of CCM workshops, meetings,tutorials, and other presentations.REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:-- M.S. in computer science, atmospheric
science, mathematics, engineering, ora related physical science OR theequivalent combination of educationand experience
-- Working knowledge of computer network-ing, as well as a strong familiaritywith at least one of the followingoperating systems: UNIX, VM/CMS, VAX/VMS, and COS
-- Demonstrated experience in implement-ing and evaluating numerical algo-rithms used in large scientific models
-- Experience with programming scientificsupercomputer systems such as the CRAYXM-P/48
-- Skill at and willingness to work with-in a team programming environment
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:-- Extensive experience working with
scientific supercomputer systems-- Sound working knowledge of computer
networking-- Demonstrated skill in working in two
or more of the following computationalenvironments: SUN 3 Workstations run-ning UNIX, IBM 4381 running VM/CMS,VAX 11/780 minicomputers running VMS,and CRAY XM-P/48 running COS
Debi Koepke
STATIONARY ENGINEER - #0962
DIR - Facilities Services/SupportNon-exempt Range: 32, $2,284 - 2,966/moDUTIES INCLUDE: Operates, maintains,performs scheduled maintenance on, andperforms emergency repairs on buildingheating, ventilating, air conditioning,refrigeration, and plumbing systems.Interprets and acts on alarms, and as-sists in maintaining repair parts inven-tory.REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:-- Demonstrated skill in reading and
comprehending equipment manuals andin writing descriptions of equipmentmalfunctions and work performed
-- Demonstrate skill in understanding andacting on verbal and written instruc-tions
-- Demonstrated skill in reading machin-ery diagrams, building layouts, andoperations flow charts
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-- Working knowledge of the constructionand operation of low pressure boilersystems, refrigeration systems, pneu-matic and electrical control systems,and the repair of plumbing components
-- Willingness to perform shift work andto respond to after hours emergencies
-- Physical ability to carry 90 pounds 20feet and to work on scaffolds andclimb ladders up to 40 feet
-- Valid driver's license and drivingrecord which will comply with UCAR'sliability insurance requirements
Becky Campbell
PART-TIME
SECURITY GUARDS - #00930964, 0965
DIR - Security ServicesNon-exempt Range: 25, $6.90 - 8.96/hrHOURS: 0 - 40, on callDUTIES INCLUDE: Makes inspection trips,receives telephone calls, patrols outsidepremises, opens building, responds toalarms, and maintains accurate activitieslog.REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:-- Demonstrated skill in making sound,
independent judgments and in followingestablished procedures
-- Skill in communicating orally and inwriting
-- Skill at managing multiple tasks-- Skill at safely and legally driving
vehicles up to 3/4 ton with standardand automatic transmissions, 2- and4-wheel drive
-- Physical ability to walk and stand forprolonged periods, to climb stairs, towork outdoors in inclement weather,and to work alone in isolated areas
-- Valid driver's license and drivingrecord which will comply with UCAR'sliability insurance requirements
-- Willingness to work on-call as neededBecky Campbell
STUDENT ASSISTANTS
All student assistants must be enrolledfor credit in an accredited secondary orpost secondary school, college oruniversity; or in a trade school whichhas received a Certificate of Approvalfrom the Colorado State Board forCommunity Colleges and OccupationalEducation and must be and must be able to work up to20 hours/week during periods school is insession, and full-time during breaks.
DUTIES: Assists in debugging, monitoringnetwork performance, documenting andmaintaining network configurations files,maintaining electronic mail system, andtesting network and protocol modifica-tions.REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:-- Knowledge of computers and computer
programming-- Familiarity with UNIX shell scripts
and/or AWK-- Skill in oral and written communica-
tions-- Willingness to perform routine tasksADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (Level III)INCLUDE:-- Student at the graduate level or the
equivalent-- Familiarity with the TCP/IP and
ARPANET suite of protocols or otherdata communications protocols
-- Knowledge of electronic mail systemsBecky Campbell
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 - #0951
UCAR - UNIDATANon-exempt Range: 27, $1,428 - 1,855/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 3, 1988
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER III - #0959
ATD - Remote Sensing GroupExempt Range: 58, $2,867 - 4,300/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 10, 1988
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN III -#0958
ATD - Field Observing Facility, RemoteSensing GroupNon-exempt Range: 31, $2,074 - 2,693/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 10, 1988
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER - #0938. DIR - Personnel/EOPExempt Range: 58, $2,867 - 4,300/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"July 6, 1988
MANAGER, MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION -#0952
DIR - Maintenance and ConstructionExempt Range: 56, $2,480 - 3,720/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 10, 1988
MASTER TECHNICIAN - #0957
ATD - Field Observing Facility, RemoteSensing GroupExempt Range: 56, $2,480 - 3,720/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 10, 1988
PROGRAMMER/ANALYST I - #0946
DIR - Administrative Computing andSystemsExempt Range: 53, $2,000 - 3,000/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 3, 1988
SCIENTIST I - #0927
CGD - Environmental and Societal ImpactsGroup (ESIG)Exempt Range: 57, $2,667 - $4,000/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"May 18, 1988
SCIENTIST II OR III - #0947
ATD - Research Applications Program (RAP)Exempt Range: 60, $3,313 - 4,970/mo
62, $3,827 - 5,740/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 3, 1988
SOFTWARE ENGINEER II - #0956
ATD - Field Observing Facility, RemoteSensing GroupExempt Range: 56, $2,480 - 3,720/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 10, 1988
SOFTWARE ENGINEER III - #0955
ATD - Field Observing Facility, RemoteSensing GroupExempt Range: 58, $2,867 - 4,300/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 10, 1988
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STAFF SCIENTIST - #0899
UCAR - Office of Interdisciplinary EarthStudies (OIES)Exempt Range: 60, $3,313 - 4,970/moDate first published in "Job Openings:"March 30, 1988
UCAR PRESIDENT - #0898
UCAR - Office of the PresidentDate first published in "Job Openings:"March 20, 1988
PART-TIME
CLERK/TYPIST - #0954
ATD - Director's OfficeNon-exempt Range: 25, $6.90 - 8.96/hrHOURS: 0 - 40/week, 20/week to start,mornings preferredDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 10, 1988
STUDENT ASSISTANTS
STUDENT ASSISTANT I - #0948
DIR - Personnel/EOPFlat Rate: $6.00/hrHOURS: 10 - 20 per weekDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 3, 1988
STUDENT ASSISTANT II - #0943
ATD - Research Applications ProgramFlat Rate: $7.35/hrHOURS: 20/week, full-time breaksDate first published in "Job Openings:"July 20, 1988
STUDENT ASSISTANT II - #0961
ATD - Field Observing Facility, RemoteSensing GroupFlat Rate: $7.35/hrHOURS: 20/week, full time breaksDate first published in "Job Openings:"August 10, 1988
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INO
The Institute for Naval Oceanography(INO), located near Bay Saint Louis
Mississippi, is dedicated to ocean pre-
diction research and development. The INO
is pursuing the development and dem-onstration of mesoscale eddy-resolvingocean prediction systems on a globalbasis. Areas of particular interestinclude: the coastal ocean, the GulfStream region and North Atlantic basin,the California Current region and NorthPacific basin and the global ocean.There is also a strong interest in ocean-acoustic model coupling, both for forwardand inverse problems.
INO is currently seeking researchscientists and support scientists at alllevels. To apply for any of thesepositions, submit your resume and thenames of three individuals willing toprovide references to Newton Spitzfaden,Personnel Specialist, INO, Building 1103,Room 233, Stennis Space Center, MS39529-5005, or call (601) 688-5737 foradditional information about these orother opportunities at INO.
*Asterisked positions are appearing in
"Job Openings" for the first time.
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5 SEPTEMBER THROUGH 12 SEPTEMBER
MONDAY, 5 September
HOLIDAY
TUESDAY, 6 September
* CGD Seminar -- Collective Motion of CumulusEnsemble in an Aqua Planet Model - Akimasa Sumi,University of Tokyo
3:30 p.m.NCAR Mesa Lab, Main Seminar Room
WEDNESDAY, 7 September
OPEN
THURSDAY, 8 September
OPEN
FRIDAY, 9 September
OPEN
MONDAY, 12 September
OPEN
Calendar Notes announcements may be mailed toSheryl Meek, ML 140. Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. is thedeadline for items to be included in Calendar Notes.
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National Center for Atmospheric ResearchP.O. Box 3000 / Boulder, Colorado 80307 / U.S.A.
