NCAR Staff NotesNo. 400 February 22, 1974

Rose Bridgewater presents Joe Andrew with a fareweZZcard and a money tree on behalf of the NCAR staff ata reception held in honor of his retirement on Janu-ary 15. Joe's wife Marie looks on. About 275 staffmembers attended the reception for Joe, who has servedas NCAR's chef since 1966.

PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRA POSTPONE NCAR PARTICIPATION IN AMTEX

Mechanical difficulties with the Electra aircraft prevented NCAR from par-ticipating in the Japanese-led Air Mass Transformation Experiment (AMTEX) thisyear. The Electra developed propeller trouble enroute to Okinawa and had to bediverted to Seattle for repairs. Since AMTEX is only being run for two weeks,February 14-28, such a substantial delay made it impractical to join the programuntil next year. The Electra will be tested extensively during the next threemonths in preparation for the summer's work in the GARP Atlantic TropicalExperiment (GATE).

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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO MEET

The Affirmative Action Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, February 25,at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapman Room. Agenda items include further discussion on theposition of the Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Coordinator in the organiza-tional structure of NCAR, a general report from the Coordinator, Jeri Miller, anda suggestion from Carlos Lucero that the committee review a film outlining thehistory and culture of people of Spanish heritage. Non-committee members who wishto address the committee on any of these topics should notify Chairperson HarrietCrowe so that adequate time can be allowed.

COMPUTING FACILITY PLANS LECTURES AND ORIENTATION

The Computing Facility's Programmer Training and Development Committee hasarranged for Lee Osterweil of the University of Colorado Department of ComputerScience to present a series of lectures on computer hardware and organization.Osterweil will discuss trends in central memory devices and central processorstructures, input/output processing, and other related topics. The lectures areoriented primarily toward programmers, but other interested staff members are wel-come. For more information about the lectures and signing up, call Sabrina Roper(ext. 526) by noon on Monday, February 25.

An orientation to the Computing Facility and monitor control language willbe held for new computer users if at least five staff members sign Up. Therewill be no discussion of programming languages. The class will mueet for threedays during one week. If you are interested call Sabrina.

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"WOMEN'S ROLE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY"

"Women's Role in Contemporary Society" is the title of a series of freepublic seminars being sponsored by the University of Colorado's (CU) Committeeon Economic Education and held on Tuesday evenings in February and March. OnFebruary 19, the topic was "Woman as Incomplete Being"; on February 26, it willbe "Life with Father: The Present and Future of the Nuclear Family"; on March 5,"Minority Women and the Women's Movement"; and on March 12, "Women and Religion."The seminars are held in the Engineering Building on the CU campus, room CR2-6,from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.

The series will conclude with an all-day session on Saturday, March 16, atthe Social Science Consortium, 855 Broadway, which will focus on "Closing the Gap:Adjusting Women to Society or Society to Women?"

Child care will be provided during all sessions; parents are asked to bringa blanket, toy, and snack for their children. If you need a ride or are willingto take riders, call Susan Edwards at 443-1590 (home) or 443-2211, ext. 7521 (work).

Staff members interested in the spring quarter SURGE classes should registerthrough Blair Smallwood (ext. 222) before March 4. The selection of courses willbe based on the number of registrations received by that date. The atmosphericscience courses which might be of interest to NCAR staff members include:

AT 570 Air PollutionAT 630 General Circulation of the AtmosphereAT 795a-p Special StudiesAT 799a-p Master's Research

The courses will be given by CSU and held at the Mesa Lab. Additional detailsabout these and other SURGE offerings are available from Blair.

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MESA LAB/PARKING LOT SHUTTLE DISCONTINUED

Because of mileage restrictions recently placed on GSA vehicles, NCAR'sSecurity Department has discontinued its informal shuttle service between theMesa Lab and its parking lot in inclement weather.

BICYCLE SAFETY FLAGS AVAILABLE

If you are interested in obtaining a bicycle safety flag, please contactBlair Smallwood (ext. 222 or 223). The fluorescent orange flags are imprintedwith the "Life is Fragile" logo and come with a six-foot fiberglass rod and mount-ing bracket for attachment to the rear axle. The flags will be ordered if thereis enough interest to justify purchasing in quantity; the price will be $1.25 each.

CAMERA ASTRAY

Will the person who borrowed a Contarex camera outfit from the PhotographicsGroup please contact Charlie Semmer (ext. 277).

NEW STAFF MEMBERS

Marjory B. Marsh: Machine Shop Assistant working with the Machine Shop,ML room 042, ext. 314.

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VISITORS

Roscoe Braham, University of Chicago. February 22.--David Atlas

Shao C. Chang, National Central University, College of Sciences, Chung-Li, Taiwan.February 1974-February 1975. HAO room 101, ext. 381-47.--A. Hundhausen, M. Altschuler, and R. Kopp

Eric Firing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.February 6-28. ML room 3, ext. 521 or 534.--Computing Facility

Robert H. Gonter, University Computing Center, University of Massachusetts,Amherst, Massachusetts. February 1-June 1. ML room 520G, ext. 424.--ASP'

Walter Hitschfeld, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. February 22.. --David Atlas

Edwin Kessler, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma. February 22.--David Atlas

Paul MacCready, Aerovironment, Inc., Pasadena, California. February 22.--David Atlas

Patrick Squires, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada. February 21-22.--David Atlas

JOB OPENINGSAs of February 20

REGULAR (Full-time):

Chief Editor (Tech. Specialist Range V).......... Publications (ADMN)

Clerk Typist (Clerical Range II)..................NHRE (AQM)

Contracts Administrator (ADMN Range II)............ Financial Services (ADMN)

Division Director (Staff reporting to theNCAR Director) ................ Atmospheric Technology Division

Draftsman (Tech. Range II)......................Machine Shop (ATD)

Electronic Technician (Tech. Range III)...........TWERLE Project (AAP)

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Keypunch Operator (EDP I).........................ComputingFacility (ATD)

Physical Oceanographers (2) (Ph.D. Curves)........Climate Project (AAP)

Programmer (Programmer Range II)..................GARP (AAP)

Project Coordinator (Admin. Range II or III),,......Aviation Facility (ATD)

Project Leader (Ph.D. Curves)...................Climate Project (AAP)

Scientific Visitor (6-24 months)(Ph.D. Curves)....GARP (AAP)

Scientist (2-year term)(Ph.D. Curves).............GARP (AAP)

Scientist (BS-MS Curves) ..................... Climate (AAP)

Secretary (Clerical Range III)....&................Facilities Planning & Design(ADMN)

Upper Atmospherie Dynamic Modeler (Ph.D. Curves)..Upper Atmosphere Group (AQM)

TEMPORARY:

Keypunch Operator (EDP I).........................ComputingFacility (ATD)

Balloon Technician (2)($2.40/hr.)................Balloon Facility (ATD)

CASUAL:

Security Guard (Palestine).........................Balloon Facility (ATD)

Student Assistant (Student Schedule)...............Small Scale Analysis (AAP)

Student Assistant (Student Schedule)...............Atmospheric Aerosols (AQM)

For more information, please call the Personnel Office (Ext. 569 or 555.)

NCAR IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. A COPY OF OURAFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW.

Staff Notes information should be sent to Lynne Mesirow (ext. 644) by 5:00 p.m. onTuesday.

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Calendar NotesFebruary 25 to March 4, 1974

MONDAY, February 25

* Meeting -- GATE Advisory Panel of the U.S. GARP Committee

1:00 p.m. Monday to 5:00 p.m. TuesdayNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Damon Room

* Special AQM-NHRE Seminar -- Progress and Promise of Multiple Doppler Radars,Richard G. Strauch, NOAA

1:30 p.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room

* Special AAP Seminar -- quasi-geostrophic Waves in a Slowly Varying Ocean,James McWilliams, Harvard University

3:30 p.m.* NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room

TUESDAY, February 26

* Meeting -- Council for NCAR Women

12:15 p..m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

WEDNESDAY, February 27

* HAO Colloquium -- Fine Structure of Solar Magnetic Field, E. Frazier,Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California

11:00 a.m.HAO Classroom 138

THURSDAY, February 28

* HAO Colloquium -- Fine Structure of Solar Magnetic Field, E. Frazier,Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California

11:00 a.m.HAO Classroom 138

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THURSDAY, February 28 (continued)

0 AQM-Cloud Physics Seminar -- A New Method for the Measurement of the DepositionCoefficient of Water onto Ice, James Armstrong, University of Denver

1:30 p.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room

FRIDAY, March 1

0 HAO Colloquium -- Recent Results from the San Fernando Observatory, E. Frazier,Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California

11:00 a.m.HAO Classroom 138

* Visitors' Seminar -- Radar and Extinction Methods for QuantitativeMeasurement of Precipitation, David Atlas, AQM

3:45 p.m.Fleischmann Building

MONDAY, March 4

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Calendar Notes announcements may be called to Vonda Giesey, extension 586.Wednesday at 12:00 noon is the deadline for items to be included in theCalendar Notes.

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