UCAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

Vol. 12, No. 3

21 January 1977

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

UCAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

The Board o6 T'tustees and seveate NCAR sta66 membeu, chat duringa break at the Board's Annual Meeting, hetd here last week. Fromleft to right aue Vonda Giesey; Stephen Dickson; David Watnman;Jutlan Shedovsky; t~tAstee Paut Fye, Woods Hole OceanograpicInstitution; tA'utee Roscoe Braham, Univesity o6 Chicago; Cli66ordMwLtno; ttuztee EbeAhard Wahl, Univeity o6 Wisconsin; and t'u.teeWitLiam Gotdon, Rice Univerity. (Photo by GingeA Wadleigh.)

The Annual Meeting of the UCAR Board of Trusteeswas held at NCAR on 12-13 January. Here is asummary of the meeting.

The board discussed the status of SacramentoPeak Observatory (SPO) and heard a report fromtrustee Robert Noyes, who is a member of thecommittee that was appointed by NSF to make recom-mendations about future management of SPO. Noyessaid that the committee will submit an interimreport to NSF giving guidelines for selection of amanager for SPO, to be followed by a report recom-mending specific management groups. Noyes is alsoa member of the ad hoc UCAR committee that was ap-pointed to follow the SPO situation.

Clifford Murino, director of the AtmosphericTechnology Division, reported that the General

Accounting Office (GAO) has declined considerationof Control Data Corporation's (CDC) complaint thatit was treated unfairly in the award of the contractfor the fifth-generation computer to Cray, Inc., aCDC competitor. GAO declined consideration sincethe procurement was not "for" the government.Cliff also discussed alternative lease arrangementsinto which NCAR might enter for acquisition of theCray computer that might achieve some savings.Discussions have been held with NSF officials, andthere is agreement in principle on the advisabilityof looking into the various plans. The boardauthorized President Bretherton to enter into suchan agreement if it is to UCAR's advantage to do so.

The board noted with sorrow that Donald Menzel,the distinguished Harvard astronomer, had died lastmonth. Menzel's association with the High Altitude

This Week in Staf Note. ..

UCAR Board of Trustees Holds Annual Meeting Announcements Job OpeningsUCAR, NCAR Staff Receive AMS Awards Visitors Calendar NotesAbstract of Management Committee Meeting

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Observatory dated back to 1940, when the Climaxobservatory was founded.

The board authorized President Bretherton toestablish the NCAR Convective Storms Division andto appoint as director Patrick Squires of the DesertResearch Institute, University of Nevada. Thedivision will include the National Hail ResearchExperiment. Squires will begin regular visits toNCAR immediately and will assume full-time dutieshere in late spring. (Further details are given inthe abstract of the Management Committee meeting,also in this issue of Staff Notes.)

The trustees elected new officers and appointedthe 1977 board committees and UCAR assistant secre-taries and treasurers. The new executive committeecomprises A. Ray Chamberlain (Colorado StateUniversity), president; William Gordon (Rice Uni-versity), vice-chairman; John Dutton (PennsylvaniaState University), secretary; and Richard Craig(Florida State University), treasurer. Also on theexecutive committee is Robert Fleagle (Universityof Washington), chairman of the Budget and ProgramCommittee. Fleagle is the immediate past chairmanof the board and will be trustee ex officio for oneyear.

The board discussed the upcoming negotiationswith NSF for a new contract for operation of NCAR.The current one expires on 30 September 1977. On11 February, Francis Bretherton, A. Ray Chamberlain,John Firor, and Robert Fleagle will meet with NSFofficials in Washington, D.C., for preliminary talksabout the new contract. The UCAR executive commit-tee will then meet to hear a report on the meetingin Washington and to lay the groundwork for de-tailed negotiations to be carried out by a UCARteam and staff from NSF.

The trustees also agreed on solar physics as atopic for the 1977 UCAR Forum; received the 1976Annual Treasurer's Report from treasurer RichardCraig; heard a report from the Audit Committee fromcommittee chairman A. Ray Chamberlain, which in-cluded the report from Haskins and Sells, corporateauditors for FY 1976 and the transition quarter;authorized renewal of Robert Dickinson's affiliateprofessorship at the University of Washington; andheard a scientific briefing on recent studies onsolar wind and coronal holes from Arthur Hundhausenof the High Altitude Observatory. John Firor re-ported on the winners of the 1976 NCAR Outstanding

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NCAR staff membes making ther 15-yeaA anniver-sa~iez werLe honored by the t Atees at a dinner.Seated at the table ae (left to rLight) GinnaLiIequst, RobeAt Hanon, and EdiLth Hanson. Stand-ing are (tebt to right) J. Doyne Sattor, MarySartoL, and tAtee Roland LLst o6 the Univesityo6 Totonto. (Photo by Anthony Galvdn I1I.)

Performance Awards, and copies of the outstandingpublications were distributed.

On Wednesday evening, a dinner was given at theBroker Inn by the trustees for NCAR staff memberswho have been with the organization for 15 years.They are Eileen Boettner, Ann Cowley, JamesDeardorff, Sonia Gitlin, Robert Hanson, Marvin "Bud"Hewett, Charles Knight, Robert Kubara, ErnestLichfield, Carl Lilliequist, Richard Lueb, EdwardMartell, Clarence Nagamoto, Jan Rosinski, J. DoyneSartor, Alfred Shipley, Andr6 Skumanich, JackTefft, Philip Thompson, and Marcel Verstraete.Resolutions of appreciation were adopted for RobertKubara, Alfred Shipley, and Marcel Verstraete, whowere unable to attend the dinner.

Copies of reports made to the board and minutesare available to interested staff. Please callHarriet Crowe at ext. 429.

The board decided on the following dates forits spring, summer, and fall meetings, to be heldat NCAR: 18-19 April, 11-12 July, and10-11 October. * LM

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UCAR, NCAR STAFF RECEIVE AMS AWARDS

At its 57th Annual Meeting in Tucson, Arizona,the American Meteorological Society (AMS) presentedthe AMS Award for Outstanding Services to Meteorologyto the University Corporation for Atmospheric Re-search (UCAR). UCAR President Francis Brethertonaccepted the award on behalf of UCAR. In addition,a special AMS award was given jointly to EdwardZipser, leader of NCAR's GARP Atlantic TropicalExperiment (GATE) Project, and Alan Betts andStephen Cox, both of the Department of AtmosphericSciences at Colorado State University, for theirparticipation in GATE. Another special award wasgiven to the 10-member Viking Meteorology FlightTeam, of which Harold Cole of the NCAR ResearchSystems Facility is assistant leader. The awardswere presented at a luncheon on Wednesday,19 January.

The citation for the award to UCAR reads, "Foroutstanding contributions to the advance of theatmospheric sciences through the management of theNational Center for Atmospheric Research, therebyproviding unique resources to the community, theleadership and conduct of major research investiga-tions and symposia, and a wide variety of othersignificant services to the profession and theSociety." President Bretherton says, "This awardis a tribute to the talents, initiative, and dedi-cation of the entire UCAR and NCAR staff since the

inception of NCAR, and I am deeply touched to re-ceive it on their behalf. I am continually remindedof the high esteem in which the Center is held bythe atmospheric sciences community, and am proud tobe associated with the enthusiastic and good-humoredteamwork which makes it all possible."

The citation for the award to Zipser, Betts, andCox reads, "For outstanding contributions and leader-ship in the conception, documentation, and executionof the scientific aircraft program of the GARPAtlantic Tropical Experiment. They served withparticular distinction in frequent assignments tothe key role of Mission Scientist, and their skill,dedication, and enthusiasm set an example for allinternational participants." Stephen Cox acceptedthe award in Tucson.

The citation for the award to the Viking teamreads, "For the scientific and engineering achieve-ment which has brought us daily weather reportsfrom Mars. This new capability to compare theatmospheric dynamics of two planets marks a majorand historic step forward in the science ofmeteorology." Seymour Hess of Florida State Uni-versity, who is the team leader, accepted theaward on behalf of the team. e

ABSTRACT OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, 11 JANUARY 1977

1. Ditector ot Convective Storms Diviion andActing Ditector o6 NHRE. John Firor announced thatPatrick Squires of the University of Nevada's DesertResearch Institute had accepted the directorship ofa new Convective Storms Division, pending autho-rization by the UCAR Board of Trustees at its12-13 January meeting. (The appointment was autho-rized.) Squires will also serve as acting directorof NHRE, replacing Donald Veal, who has returned tothe University of Wyoming following a one-year ap-pointment here. Firor explained that three factorsunderlie the broadening of the hail program to aConvective Storms Division. First is a growingagreement among hail research experts that statis-tical seeding experiments to test the feasibilityof hail suppression methods should be postponed atleast until more has been learned about the basicprocesses of convective storms. Second is economicevidence suggesting that hail suppression is lessimportant to Great Plains agriculture than rainaugmentation. Third is the great variety of phenom-ena in severe convective storms, all of whichwarrant study. Squires will plan the new division'sprogram, building on the strengths of the presentNHRE staff. Charles Knight will serve as thedivision's acting director until Squires' arrival.Pat intends to begin regular visits to NCAR nextmonth, and will gradually work up to full-timeattendance in late spring.

2. New Arangements fot NCAR Contacts with NSF.Firor reported that a recent letter from NSF hasrequested that all correspondence to the Foundationnow be addressed to Dr. Giorgio Tesi, NSF's ProjectOfficer for NCAR. Letters should be sent in trip-licate; if a letter relates to contractual matters,one copy should be directed to Mr. Stephen J. Franko,Chief, AAEO Branch, Division of Grants and Contracts.He added that this arrangement should not be inter-preted as inhibiting informal contacts with otherNSF staff members, but we should keep Dr. Tesi ap-propriately informed of such contacts.

3. NCAR/NSF Contract Amendment RegardingV1scUimens on Publications. NSF has asked us toadd a disclaimer statement to our publicationsstating that the findings, conclusions, or opinionsthey contain do not necessarily reflect the viewsof NSF. The disclaimer is not required for articlessubmitted to scientific journals; it will appear inNCAR Technical Notes, Atmospheric Technology, Co-operative Theses, and various other officialdocuments published by NCAR. Authors should consultMerry Maisel (ext. 572), Marie Boyko (ext. 354),or Ron Cox (ext. 570) to discuss whether a specificreport should carry the disclaimer. Ron said thatbesides providing in-depth editing on request, thePublications Office offers a quick-check service

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for the "front matter" of any document. The checkwill verify correctness of the sponsorship anddisclaimer statements, identification number forsubmission to the National Technical InformationService, and typographical accuracy. Front matter(cover through beginning of the body of the text)often contains mistakes caused by haste or over-sight. The Publications Office will distribute amemo specifying the exact nature of the quick-checkservice. Firor reminded managers that since checksare not mandatory (except for Technical Notes andCooperative Theses), the originating author assumesresponsibility for the correctness of the documentand the impression it conveys as an NCAR product.

4. UCAR Board oj Trustees Meeting, 12-13 Januaty.Firor gave a rundown of topics to be discussed bythe UCAR Board at its 12-13 January meeting, andreminded the committee that NCAR staff can observeall but the executive sessions. A report on theBoard meeting appears elsewhere in today's StaffNotes.

5. WalkerL Committee on Sacamento Peak Obset-vatoty (SPO). Firor reported that he and GordonNewkirk had recently attended a meeting of theWalker Committee, which is evaluating severaloptions for the management of SPO. The observatorypassed from Air Force to NSF sponsorship lastOctober, and NSF asked the committee (under chairmanArthur Walker of Stanford University) to advise iton the best administrative arrangements to continueoperation of this important solar-research facility.UCAR operation of SPO is one of about five possibil-ities under consideration. Firor said the committeehas not yet reached a conclusion.

6. Personnet Office and Equal EmpZoymentOppotuanituie (EEO). Firor thanked Bill Curtis forhis capable leadership as interim manager of thePersonnel Office and for his recommendations oncriteria for filling the position of assistantdirector for personnel and EEO, vacated by JohnArnold on 31 December. Curtis assumed temporarycharge of the Personnel Office in mid-November.Firor also thanked Harriet Crowe for agreeing toserve temporarily as Affirmative Action Officer(see Staff Notes, 7 January). He said he agreeswith Curtis' recommendation that the PersonnelOffice and the EEO program should continue to bedirected by a single individual, as they were underArnold; recruiting for an experienced manager tofill the position has begun. Firor also said thatNCAR's revised Affirmative Action plan has beenfiled with the compliance agency for NCAR, GSA, andthat Harriet will consult with managers during thecoming weeks to review the departmental goals out-lined in the plan. A

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NCAR STAFF TO APPEAR IN NOVA TV PROGRAMON SUNSPOTS NEXT WEEK

Several NCAR staff members are featured in "TheSunspot Mystery," a program in the weekly NOVAscience series, which will be aired on channel 6(Denver's public broadcasting station) on Wednesday,2 February, at 8:00 p.m. Ben Shedd and GrahamChedd, writer/producers for the NOVA series, were inBoulder last spring with a film crew from WGBH-TV inBoston, filming scientists from NCAR, NOAA, and theUniversity of Colorado. The NCAR scientists whowere filmed were Paul Crutzen of the Upper AtmosphereProject (and also of NOAA), John Eddy of the HighAltitude Observatory, NCAR research associate WalterOrr Roberts, and Stephen Schneider of the ClimateProject. Part of the interview with Walt Robertswas conducted in his airplane as he flew overdrought-stricken wheat fields in eastern Colorado.Jack Eddy was interviewed at home in his study.Next week's TV Guide features "The Sunspot Mystery"and several other programs from the NOVA series, andan article about the sun by Jack Eddy. (Until June,Jack will be continuing his research on early solarbehavior at Harvard University as a visiting fellowin the Langley-Abbot Solar Program at the Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.)

DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR ROCKIES' HOCKEY GAMES

The Employee Activities Committee has receiveddiscount tickets for some of the Colorado Rockies'hockey games. Two-for-the-price-of-one adulttickets are available for the following games:

Sunday, 23 January, against the N.Y. Islanders

Sunday, 30 January, against Minnesota

Discount coupons worth $1.50 toward the purchaseof $6.50 or $8.00 reserved seats are available forthe following games:

Thursday, 3 February, against Buffalo

Sunday, 27 February, against Philadelphia

Wednesday, 2 March, against St. Louis

Sunday, 13 March, against Vancouver

Wednesday, 16 March, against Toronto

Sunday, 3 April, against Los Angeles

Discount tickets and coupons may be obtainedfrom Nadine Perkey (ML room 208, ext. 237) or JohnDonnelly (ML room 24, ext. 527) at their offices,or you may call either of them to request that theitems be mailed to you.

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ATTENTION: COFFEE DRINKERS

Because the cost of coffee has risen so much,the cafeteria is hiking the price of a cup of coffeeto $0.20 (plus tax) beginning Monday, 31 January.And if the cost of coffee continues to go up, thecafeteria may have to raise its prices again. Butcheer up--refills are still free!

AGU FRONT RANGE BRANCH TO MEET HERE

The Front Range Branch of the American Geophys-ical Union will meet in the Main Seminar Room ofthe Mesa Laboratory on Wednesday, 26 January, at8:00 p.m. David Butler of the Colorado School ofMines will discuss "The Relation Between GeothermalEnergy and Microearthquakes," and Hartmut Spetzlerof the Cooperative Institute for Research in theEnvironmental Sciences at the University of Coloradowill talk about "The Role of Laser Holography inRock Mechanics Experimentation." The program willbe preceded by a short business meeting. Refresh-ments will be served. The public is welcome. Thenext meeting of the Front Range Branch is scheduledfor 16 March; Warren Hamilton and Eugene Haas willbe the speakers.

INFORMATION NEEDED FOR PUBLICATIONSANNOUNCEMENT. The January issue of the Publications Announce-ment will include information on books published byNCAR authors or their contributions to books (eventhough we do not have copies available for distribu-tion). If you have published a book or contributedto one that has appeared during the last six months,please send complete citation information to MarieBoyko in the Publications Office by Wednesday,26 January, or call her at ext. 354.

SKI CLUB PLANS CROSS-COUNTRY TOURS

The NCAR Ski Club is beginning to make plans forseveral cross-country ski trips. Currently underconsideration are day tours, an overnight snowcavingtour (for beginners), and a three-day/two-nightwinter camping tour. If you are interested in anyof these activities, please call Bill Bergen atext. 495.

PROMOTION

Dean Lauritsen: From Technician II to Technician IIIwith the Research Systems Facility. PSRB-3 room 206,ext. 77-764.

NEW STAFF MEMBERS

Margaret M. Earley: Secretary with the ResearchAviation Facility. AFJ room 17, ext. 78-51.

Vicki Frahm: Print Shop clerk with Printing andReproduction. ML room 36A, ext. 271.

Lois Gries: Secretary with Personnel.ext. 552.

DEPARTURES

Robert Pratt

Kunifi Saito

ML room 150,

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21 January 1977

VISITORS

SHORT-TERM

I. A. Dyubkin, Main Geophysical Observatory,Leningrad, USSR. Field of interest: GATE analysis.12-15 January. ML room 208A, ext. 233.--Alan Miller, GATE

John LaRue, University of California at San Diego.Field of interest: Hot wire measurements; air/seainteraction. 12-21 January. AFJ room 19,ext. 78-33.--Donald Lenschow, Research Aviation Facility

V. Zhualev, Main Geophysical Observatory,Leningrad, USSR. Field of interest: GATE analysis.12-15 January. ML room 208A, ext. 233.-- Alan Miller, GATE

LONG-TERM

Timothy Bigelow, University of Tennessee. Fieldof interest: Electrical engineering. 5 January-20 March. PSRB-3 room 219, ext. 77-738.-- Vincent Lally, GAMP

Ho duck Chang, University of Maryland. Field ofinterest: General circulation. 10 January-31 May. Library carrel 19, ext. 402.-- Anandu Vernekar, Advanced Study Program

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as of 19 January 1977

NCAR is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Women and minority applicants are encouraged to identify themselves.A copy of our Affirmative Action Plan is available for review.

Staff members and those on lay-off who wish to be considered for a position shouldcontact the Employment Coordinator within two weeks after the job is first posted.If qualified, these persons will be given first consideration; if possible, the positionwill be filled from this group. After the two-week period, if no current or laid-offemployee is selected to fill the position persons from outside NCAR will be considered.For more information, please contact the Personnel Office (ext. 555 or 569).

REGULAR (full-time):

CLERICAL ASSISTANT: For the Personnel Office, toprovide clerical support to the Personnel Manager

and Administrative Assistant. Duties will include,but will not be limited to: typing correspondence,reports and other documents, handling clerical func-tions connected with the Personnel Profile system,opening and distributing mail, filing in NCAR staff

files and general Personnel Office files, answeringtelephones and taking messages for Personnel Officestaff members, and assisting in other areas of thePersonnel Office as directed. The Clerical Assis-tant reports to the Administrative Assistant. Re-quirements include: previous clerical experienceof at least one year, or equivalent in office edu-cation; demonstrated ability to type letters, memos,reports from rough drafts, accurately and in a timelymanner; demonstrated ability to understand writtenand oral instructions; demonstrated ability to handleconfidential information in a mature manner. Will-ingness to learn and to use initiative is more impor-tant than specific experience. Non-exempt range 16.Hire-in salary: $590-680/month. This position maybe filled after 1 February 1977.

DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS:To manage the Office of Personnel which, at NCAR hasalso the prime responsibility to ensure that theorganization carries on a vigorous Affirmative ActionProgram. The Director of Personnel, with the help ofhis/her staff will: (1) Carry on the activitiesrequired to provide UCAR the standard services expectedfrom a personnel department in the areas of Employment,Affirmative Action-Employee Relations, and Compensation-Benefits functions (2) Have primary responsibilityto formulate and implement policies, plans and pro-grams necessary to make the personnel function a use-ful and effective managerial tool (3) Continue todevelop plans, programs and policies to ensure thatNCAR plays an active and constructive role in the

national commitment to provide genuine equal oppor-tunity to all persons for employment. Will manageand supervise the Employment Function through theEmployment Coordinator and his/her staff. Will manageand supervise the Compensation and Benefits Functionthrough the Compensation and Benefits Coordinator andhis/her staff. Will manage and supervise the EEO-AAand Employee Relations Function through the appropriatecoordinator and his/her staff. Candidates for this posi-tion must have demonstrated managerial experience insituations where effective performance of staff under avariety of conditions is of paramount importance. Heor she must be able to interact effectively with high-level management and research staffs, and to partici-pate effectively as a member of the NCAR leadershipteam. Previous work experience must present evidenceof fairness, good judgment, consistency of judgment,the ability to communicate effectively both orallyand on paper, and an understanding of the personnel

needs of a research organization such as NCAR. Capabi-lity at this level would normally be attained through

at least five years' direct experience as a manager ofa group responsible for employment, affirmative action,compensation-benefits and/or employee relations functions.However, broad experience as a manager of other functionsinvolving supervision of staff at many levels of skillsand experience, including handling of personnel affairsas an operational manager, will be considered of equal

value, provided the experience is judged to be excellentand is of at least ten years' duration. Personnel-rela-ted experience will be judged most useful if it hasoccurred within the past eight years. Experience gainedin a scientific, research, or high-technology organiza-tion or company is preferred. Advanced training in_personnel administration, management, behavioral scienceor related fields is desirable, but not required if workexperience, as described above, is outstanding. Exemptrange 63. Anticipated hire-in salary range: $27,000-33,800/year. Closing date for receipt of applicationsis March 10, 1977. In-house applicants are encouragedto apply; however, in-house applicants will be consideredalong with applicants from outside NCAR.

ELECTRONIC ENGINEER III: The High Altitude Observa-tory (HAO) has an opportunity for a video and analogcircuit engineer for the Mark III K-Coronameter,Prominence Monitor and other observing instruments.Under the supervision of the Engineer in C rge ofthe HAO Electronics Shop, this position will involvethe responsibility for design modification and sys-tem integration work requiring at least 7 years ofexperience in sensitive video circuit and opto-electronic instrumentation with control electronicdevelopment. A basic knowledge of the principlesof optical imaging systems, demonstrable throughcourse work or design experience, is necessary. Ex-perience must include use of quantitative videorecording apparatus such as disc or tape drives, orequivalent devices, and video switching or distri-bution equipment, and must include design of solidstate low level signal amplifiers of the type foundin camera tube pre-amplifiers, photomultiplier lockin amplifiers or other wideband optical transduceramplifiers. Control experience requirements can besatisfied by any prior activity which utilized thecontrol elements necessary to integrate video switch-ing functions, motor-driven electromechanical acti-vators (such as filter holders), and simple condi-tion monitor transducers with digital control inter-faces. Educational requirements are directed atthe MSEE level (with at least a BSEE required) oran equivalent experience level with some course workin signal processing subjects. The design and speci-fication work will in some cases require the tech-nical supervision of other engineers or technicinaswho will implement the developed circuitry in thefield version of the instrument. This position isbeing offered as a two-year term appointment. Mayrequire a limited amount of installation work atMauno Loa Observatory, but most work will be inBoulder and at Sacramento Peak Observatory. Exemptrange 59. Anticipated hire-in salary: $18,400-$23,000/year. This position may be filled at anytime.

ENGINEER: For the Physical Plant Department. Willprepare specifications for material and serviceorders. Will provide technical guidance for theinstallation, operation and maintainability of newdesigns and of new equipment. Will estimate mate-rial and labor costs for maintenance and modifica-tion projects. Will coordinate all maintenanceand modification requirements for leased space.This includes reviewing requirements, obtainingestimates and fund transfers and coordinating withowner. Will recommend changes or new methods basedon operating results and new techniques. Require-ments include: B.S. in mechanical engineering and1 year of physical plant engineering OR 1 yearengineering experience with mechanical systems forbuildings. The technical nature of this positionrequires a formal academic background. Exemptrange 54. Anticipated hire-in salary: $11,400-14,300/year. This position may be filled by an in-house applicant after January 25, 1977 or afterFebruary 11, 1977 by an outside applicant.

Ph.D. SCIENTIST-THEORETICAL SOLAR PHYSICIST: Forthe High Altitude Observatory -(HA-Oith primaryattention dealing with problems in the solar coronaand interplanetary medium as well as work in closecooperation with other theorists and observationalsolar physicists to plan programs in the Observa-tory, including work on dynamics, wave propagationand atmospheric heating problems. Requirementsinclude a Ph.D. or equivalent and at least 1 yearpost-Ph.D. experience in carrying out independentresearch at the highest level of creativity as dem-onstrated by published papers in the areas of MHDand plasma physics applied to astrophysical prob-lems. This position is available beginning 1 Octo-ber 1977 as a 3-year term appointment. Anticipatedhire-in salary range: $16,800 to $21,000/year.This position may be filled after January 28, 1977.

Ph.D. SCIENTIST-THEORETICAL SOLAR PHYSICIST: Forthe High Altitude Observatory with primary attentionto theoretical problems concerning the dynamicsof the solar interior and the nature of the dynamoas well as work in close cooperation with othertheorists and observational solar physicists onbroad programs which ultimately illucidate thephysical mechanisms which are responsible for thesolar cycle and long term variability. This position,which is available 1 October 1977, may be offeredas either a 5-year term or Senior Scientist appoint-ment. Requirements include a Ph.D. or equivalentand at least 5 years post Ph.D. experience carryingout independent research at the highest level ofcreativity as demonstrated by published papers inthe areas of MHD and fluid mechanics applied toastrophysical problems. Appointment as a 5-yearterm or Senior Scientist will depend on the quali-fications of the selected candidate. Candidatesat the Senior Scientist level must be able todemonstrate high scientific competence which isrecognized by the international scientific com-munity as well as versatility and breadth, soundscientific judgment and leadership ability. At the5-year level, candidates must be able to demonstratestrong potential for qualifying for a Senior Scientistposition within 5 years. Anticipated hire-in salaryrange: 5-year term: $24,500-30,700/year; SeniorScientist: $27,000-33,800/year. This positionmay be filled after January 28, 1977.

SECURITY GUARD: For the Plant Maintenance Depart-ment to protect buildings and contents against lossby fire, theft and illegal entry. Will make regu-lar inspection trips of the area on foot and byvehicle examining doors, windows and gates to seethat they are properly secured. Will continuallywatch for irregularities such as broken water pipesand fires. Guard will be part of organized firebrigade and will be trained to combat fires andgive first aid until professional help arrives.Must be able to deal firmly, but politely, with em-ployees, visitors and the public. Must respondpromptly and correctly to various alarms and troublesignals from the NCAR monitoring system. Will oper-ate two-way radio and paging system and will re-ceive all NCAR telephone calls during non-business

hours. Private, public, or military security ex-perience is a necessary requirement. After beinghired, continued employment is contingent uponqualifying for American Red Cross Standard firstaid certificate or equivalent, obtaining GSA dri-ver's license and receiving federal security clear-ance. Applicants must have strength and stamina tomake required rounds and move fire equipment whennecessary. Must be physically and mentally ableto work alone in isolated areas. This position maybe filled by 2 half-time people. Non-exempt range17. Hire-in salary: $650/month. This positionmay be filled after January 25, 1977.

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK: For the Office Ser-vices Department. Duties include setting up andmaintaining the Shipping and Receiving files; check-ing, recording and distributing incoming equipmentand supplies; preparing shipping documents and ex-port declarations; placing NSF property tags oncapitalized equipment as it is received; movingoffice furniture, equipment and supplies that oftenrequire the ability to lift in excess of 100 lbs;warehousing of data, office records, furniture,equipment and supplies; designing and assemblingshipping crates for odd-sized and delicate instru-ments; packing and labeling equipment for safe,world-wide shipment; use of hand tools common tohome shop; operation of power equipment includingpneumatic nailer, band saw, drill press, heatsealer, pallet jack, fork lift and one-ton deliverytruck with hydraulic lift gate. Requirements in-clude a valid state driver's license and must passtest to obtain GSA driver's license (test to begiven by NCAR); the ability to perform the aboveduties efficiently, accurately and safely with aminimum amount of training and supervision; abilityto work alone and the ability to communicate withpeople in a friendly manner even in times of stress.Non-exempt range 18. Anticipated hire-in salary;$715-825/month. This position may be filled afterJanuary 25, 1977.

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER II: For the ComputingFacility to do maintenance and development work onthe TMS-4 mass storage software following the accep-tance of the system by NCAR. This software hasbeen written for the DEC PDPll/35 system controlprocessor and the PDPII/05 channel interface con-trol unit. These comprise the major programmableelements of the mass storage system. This personwill also be involved with NCAR's front end systemthat will be acquired after July of 1977. Performsall functions of digital computer programming appli-cable to system software design and maintenance.Interprets basic systems software designs and speci-fications. Creates general as well as detailed,complex flow charts and translates complex flowcharts into assembly or compiler languages. Developstest data and routines required for program check out.Documents all procedures utilized by the program.Requirements include: B.S. in computer science,math or physics OR equivalent, 3-5 years as a sys-tems prograrmier on mini computer systems and famil-iarity with data base management techniques. Exemptrange 56. Anticipated hire-in salary: $13,900-17,400/year. This position may be filled by an in-. house applicant after January 25, 1977 or by an out-side applicant after February 11, 1977.

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER III: For the ComputingFacility'to do maintenance and development work onNCAR's FORTRAN compilers. One of these is currentlyon the CDC 7600 and is being slowly upgraded to theFORTREV specification. Another will be acquired withthe delivery of the CRAY-l computer system. Addi-tional compilers will be procured as our proposedfront end system is developed late in 1977 and 1978.Candidate's general programming experience shouldemphasize the following: design, formulation and im-plementation of complex computer system softwareprograms. May be responsible for maintenanceof large portions of a software system. Designs,codes, and performs check out of software systemelements needed to achieve specific objectivessought by an overall system software design. Re-views hardware capabilities and new technologicalchanges; determines cost and quality choices as abasis of measuring the feasibility of various sys-tem software design approaches. Submits, for man-agement approval, proposals for new or revised sys-tem software design. Formulates design specifica-tions to meet the objectives of new or revisedsoftware systems. Writes general and/or detailedflow charts for major new or revised complex soft-ware systems. Is responsible for coding, check out,maintenance and documentation of any-software sys-tem designed for NCAR or furnished by vendors.Attains and maintains expert knowledge of the des-ignated areas by following developments and theliterature of the areas. Requirements include:M.S. in computer science, math or physics OR equiva-lent, 5-8 years as a systems programmer and pre-vious compiler maintenance and development experience.Exempt range 58. Anticipated hire-in salary:$16,800-21,00/year. This position may be filledby an in-house applicant after January 25, 1977 orby an outside applicant after February 11, 1977.

SPECIAL PROJECT (full-time:

APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMER II: For the Nimbus-G Pro-ject to assist in thedevelopment of coding andtesting the data processing system for the Nimbus GLimb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere experi-ment. Duties will include developing data editing,cataloging, archiving and graphics software as wellas transforming LIMS science team requirements andalgorithms into workable programs on the NCAR sys-tem. Minimum requirements include: B.S. in mathe-matics or computer science and 3 or more years ofpractical programming experience, a knowledge of theNCAR operating system and experience in coding inCDC 7600 assembly language, including familiaritywith tape formatting, bit level programming, char-acter string manipulation and experience with de-velopment, operation, maintenance of large datareduction codes and cataloging routines. Preferencewill be given to applicants with a working knowledgeof the Nimbus class satellite data system and dataproducts and the Limb Radiance Inversion Radiometerexperiment data products. This position is a one-yearappointment with the possibility of an extension of4 years. Exempt range 56. Anticipated hire-insalary: $l3,900-17,400/year. This position maybe filled by an in-house applicant after January 25,1977 or by an outside applicant after February 11, 1977.

SECRETARY: For NHRE, to provide secretarial supportto thbeNHRE Design and Evaluation Group ProjectLeader and staff consisting of approximately 12 full-time employees, and to provide general secretarialsupport to the administrative office of NHR. Con-sists of typing general correspondence, teqNnicaltyping including scientific manuscripts for journalpublication, complex technical and data reports andlarge planning documents; handling travel arrange-ments including processing of travel claims; dis-tributing mail for staff; answering 18-button calldirector and taking messages; assisting in maintain.ing NHRE administrative files; typing employee eval-uations and handling other confidential material;xeroxt g; updating bulletin boards; replenishingoffice supplies; and assisting in NHRE overloadtyping from other areas. Must demonstrate abilityto han4le a large volume of work and confidentialmaterial, to establish priorities, and to workwithout direct supervision. Requirements include:4 years general secretarial experience; proficiencyin typing 65 wpm; experience in technical typingpreferred. Non-exempt range 19. Hire-in salary:$780-9.0/month. This position may be filled after1 February 1977. The NHRE project is expected tocontinue through June 30, 1979.

WEATHER RADAR DATA ANALYST: For the National HailResearch Experiment (NHRE) to work on the applica-tion of weather radar information in the design andevaluation of hail suppression experiments. Thescientist will be expected to study the followingfundamental questions: (1) to what extent can radarbe used to identify hailfall at the ground and thusprovide areally integrated values of hailfall changesdue to seeding, (2) to what extent can radar beused to classify storm types, (3) to what extentcan radars be used to improve seeding concepts and,(4) to what extent can radars be used to evaluatephysical changes in storm structure that may beattributable to seeding? The scientist will be ex-pected to work closely with cloud physicists, synop-tic meteorologists and statisticians in the Designand Evaluation Group of NHRE, and bring his special-ized knowledge of radar capabilities and his scien-tific judgment to bear on these crucial problems.Requirements include: Ph.D. in atmospheric sciencesor meteorology or equivalent experience, skills inanalysis and interpretation of weather radar dataand several years research on severe storms and/orin the field of weather modification. Exempt range58-60. Anticipated hire-in salary: $16,800-25,400/year. This position may be filled at any time. TheNHRE project is expected to continue throughJune 30, 1979.

January 24 through January 31, 1977

MONDAY, January 24

Open

TUESDAY, January 25

e AAP Seminar -- Current Status of Regional-ScaleNumerical Weather Prediction (Joint Drexel/SSAPP Project), Carl Kreitzberg, DrexelUniversity

1:30 p.m.Fleischmann BuildingWalter Orr Roberts Seminar Room

* ATD/Computing Facility Seminar -- Bluestein'sAlgorithm for Computing the Fast FourierTransform of a Vector of Arbitrary Length,Roland Sweet, University of Colorado DenverCenter

3:30 p.m.Fleischmann BuildingWalter Orr Roberts Seminar Room

. WEDNESDAY, January 26

* Meeting -- MONEX Panel

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Fleischmann BuildingWalter Orr Roberts Seminar Room

# ATD Seminar -- EMC Data Acquisition System,Tom Harr, National Bureau of Standards

3:30 p.m.PSRB-3, Room 620

# Meeting -- American Geophysical Union FrontRange Branch

Relation Between Geothermal Energy andMicroearthquakes, David Butler, ColoradoSchool of Mines

The Role of Laser Holography in Rock MechanicsExperimentation, Hartmut Spetzler, CIRES

8:00 p.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Main Seminar Room

THURSDAY, January 27

* Meeting -- UCAR Scientific Programs EvaluationCommittee Review Panel on Small-Scale Analysisand Prediction Project

8:30 a.m. Thursday to 5:00 p.m. Friday

NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

e Meeting -- MONEX Panel

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Damon Room

* HAO Colloquium -- Solar Convection, EricGraham, HAO

11:00 a.m.HAO Classroom 138

* ASP Special Seminar -- An Observational Studyof the Northern Hemisphere WintertimeCirculation, J. M. Wallace, University ofWashington

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

FRIDAY, January 28

9 Meeting -- UCAR Scientific Programs EvaluationCommittee Review Panel on GARP AtlanticTropical Experiment (GATE)

9:00 a.m. Friday to 12:00 noon SaturdayNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Damon Room

MONDAY, January 31

Open

Calendar Notes announcements may be mailed toVonda Giesey, ML 141. Wednesday at 12:00 noon isthe deadline for items to be included in the Calendar Notes.