History of Geophysics: Volume 2

Title Page......Page 1
Copyright......Page 2
Contents......Page 3
Introduction......Page 5
Gas?......Page 7
Is the Core Really Iron?......Page 8
Refutation of Ramsey's Hypothesis......Page 9
References......Page 10
Doppler's Life and Career......Page 12
The Principle......Page 13
Modern Applications......Page 14
References......Page 15
'Aurora Borealis' and Gassendi......Page 16
'Aurora Borealis' and Galileo......Page 17
Conclusion......Page 18
Watching the Aurora From Colonial America......Page 20
Early Accounts of Auroral Displays in America......Page 21
Some Formal Accounts of the Aurora Over Colonial America......Page 22
Systematic Records of Aurora in Early America......Page 25
References......Page 26
Benjamin Franklin- the Compleat Geophysicist
......Page 28
Suppositions and Conjectures Toward Forming an Hypothesis for its Explanation
......Page 38
Some Aspects of the History of Auroral Research......Page 42
References......Page 44
A. E. Nordenskiöld andthe Auroral Oval......Page 46
References......Page 47
Simultaneous Observations......Page 48
An Auroral Ellipse......Page 49
Birkeland Demonstrated the Auroral Ring......Page 50
References......Page 51
The Earthquake Threat......Page 53
The Scope of Earthquake Hazards......Page 56
Reduction in Hazards......Page 59
Field Studies of Earthquake Intensity......Page 60
References......Page 61
Chattanooga Flood Problem......Page 62
Chattanooga Success Story......Page 63
Tides......Page 64
A Hallmark in Flood Control......Page 65
Interesting Harriman......Page 66
Flood Proofing......Page 67
The Nation's Greatest Flood Problem......Page 68
Floodplain Management......Page 70
Flood Insurance......Page 71
Human Values......Page 72
Conclusions......Page 73
Evolution of Water PollutionControl Programs andPolicies [Dworsky, 1971]......Page 74
References......Page 81
EOS
......Page 83
MohoroviČiĆ as Meteorologist......Page 84
Beginnings of a New Era in Seismology......Page 85
MohoroviČiĆ and the 1910 Paper......Page 86
References......Page 87
EOS......Page 88
Carl Friedrich Gauss-200th Anniversary......Page 89
Worldwide Growth of Geophysics and Astrophysics Research Since 1967
......Page 90
Development of Radar Meteor Research......Page 93
Problem Areas and Careers......Page 95
A Model of the Growth of Specialties......Page 96
References......Page 97
Journals......Page 98
Trend Toward Multiple Authors In Research Publications: Mutual Funding of Scientists......Page 100
References......Page 101
Trend Toward Multiple Authors in Research Publications: Failure of the Universities to Support Research......Page 102
References......Page 103
Aging of Geophysicists......Page 104
References......Page 106
Location of the Geomagnetic Pole By Means of the Frequency of Recorded Auroral Occurrences
......Page 107
The Implications of Zero Overlap Between Chinese and Japanese Medieval Auroral Recordings
......Page 108
References......Page 110
2. Survey of Experimental Evidence......Page 111
4. Spectrum Analysis......Page 113
Evidence......Page 115
Discussion......Page 118
Bistable Flip-Flop Time Constants......Page 117
Evidence......Page 119
Solar CycIe Modulalion of Nodal Drought/Flood......Page 120
7. Contrary Opinion: An Update......Page 121
8. General Discussion......Page 122
9. Implications for Agrlculturel  An Update......Page 123
References......Page 124
Introduction......Page 127
Solar Cycle Variations From Space Data......Page 128
Data Sets......Page 131
Findings......Page 133
References......Page 136
Compilations of Volcanic Eruption Records for the Purpose of Comparison with Climate Records
......Page 138
Estimating the 'explosive Magnitude' of an Eruption
......Page 140
3. The Vel: A New Index of the Scale of Explosive Eruptions
......Page 141
4. Applications......Page 142
References......Page 145
Amazing and Portentous Summer of 1783......Page 146
References......Page 147
Recent Sealevel Changes Due Too Crustal Rebound
......Page 148
Discussion......Page 149
References......Page 150
Citation......Page 151
Acceptance......Page 153
A Special Issue Honoring Sir Edward Bullard
......Page 155
E. C. Bullard's First Heat-Probe......Page 157
References......Page 159
Edward C. Bullard 1907-1980......Page 160
References......Page 161
Merle Tuve:A Golden Anniversary......Page 162
Merle A. Tuve: 1901-1982......Page 163
Edward O. Hulburt 1890-1982......Page 164
Introduction And Tribute To S. Thomas Crough 1947-1982......Page 166
References......Page 168
SigurdurThorarinsson 1911-1983......Page 170
John M. Wilcox 1925-1983......Page 171
Sadami Matsushita 1920-1984......Page 172
R. Giovanelli 1915-1984......Page 173
Scott E. Forbush 1904-1984......Page 174
References......Page 176
Antonio Marussi 1908-1984......Page 177