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NCAR Staff NotesJune 21, 1974

ATLAS TAKES A LOOK AT THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

A standing-room only crowdconvened at the Mesa Lab on Friday,June 7, for Dave Atlas' slide-lecture, "Observations on thePeople's Republic of China."

Dave was a member of a delega-tion of U.S. meteorologists thatvisited the People's Republic ofChina (P.R.C.) April 20-May 9. Thetrip was sponsored by the AmericanMeteorological Society (AMS) and itscounterpart organization of meteor-ologists in the P.R.C. The othermembers of the traveling party wereDavid Johnson, Will and Betty Kel-logg, Dick and Joan Reed, and Kenand Peg Spengler.

In his Hollow Square presenta- Will Kellogg (left) and Dave Atlas standtion, Dave related his impressions of at the entry to the People's Republic ofthe Chinese political, educational, China on the railroad bridge at Shumchunand scientific scenes, on which he between British and Chinese territory.will elaborate in a forthcomingBulletin of the AMS. Dave is president-elect of the AMS. In the introduction tohis paper, Dave summarizes his experiences in a general way. He and his co-travelers spent most of their time in China sightseeing, visiting "a hospital,schools, factories, communes, and museums, concerts and acrobatic shows, and infeasting on the ever-delightful Chinese food. This concentration on non-scientificactivities left us all with the distinct impression that their [the Chinese hosts']purpose was mainly to establish contacts and to enhance friendship. If this wastheir aim, then they succeeded admirably, for we all left with a feeling of warmsatisfaction in the friendships made and the tremendous hospitality we received."

This week in Staff Notes .

Atlas Takes a Look at the People's Republic of China May Accident ReportAffirmative Action Meeting Cancelled DeparturesAffirmative Action--Answers to Your Questions New Staff MembersReading, Anyone? VisitorsGraphics: Assignments In and Out Job OpeningsStaff Urged to Cooperate with Library Calendar NotesNCAR Golf Classic To Be Held

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Dick Reed (left), David Johnson, Will KeZZllogg (behind them),Dave Atlas, and Ken Spengler enjoy ice cream bars in Shanghai.

Dave told several anecdotes of his experiences with Chinese culture. The dele-gation's first excursion in the P.R.C. was to the Great Wall in an elegant, air-conditioned train. Patriotic music was piped into the cars, and an attentive stew-ardess went up and down the aisle serving tea and keeping the floor clean. (Davenoted that this particular train seemed more elaborate than the typical ones.) Al-though there are no private cars in the P.R.C. and the bicycle is the principalmeans of transportation, chauffeur-driven cars were provided for the Americanvisitors.

Their hotel accommodations were also quite comfortable. Chinese hospitalityincludes a big jug of warm water, a teapot, two cups, cigarettes, and matches ineach room. (Most Chinese adults smoke, according to Atlas.)

The new Chinese symbol--the hammer, sickle, and gun--is evident everywhere,Dave noted. The P.R.C. is a nation of 800 million workers, farmers, and soldierswho seem to be "sufficiently happy with their lot." Numerous Chinese spoke sin-cerely to the Americans about their dedication to their country and to their reveredChairman Mao. They appeared satisfied and very healthy. The Chinese are extremelyconscious of the importance of physical fitness. In fact, every morning at 5:00,the Atlases were awakened by children doing calisthenics in the streets. And oneafternoon when an exercise routine was broadcast in the streets, the passersby tooka break from their activities to move in unison.

In all of the slides, it was evident that colorful clothing is worn only bychildren, and that they are dressed most often in red. Very young children carry-ing toy guns illustrated the Chinese emphasis on the military. (The military hier-archy, however, is not apparent, for no rank insignia are displayed on uniforms,)The only time the Americans saw Chinese women in dresses was during preparations for

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the May Day celebration. In most 'cases, men and women dress alike inunadorned loose-fitting garments,usually blue or gray in color. -

The department stores were wellstocked, but only the necessities--food, clothing, and housing--seemedreasonably priced, considering theaverage salaries. Commune workersmake $15.00 a month, and factoryworkers make $25.00. Yet a bicyclecosts $75.00 and a wristwatch sellsfor $150-300.00. Despite theseprices, many people cycle and wearwatches.

Dave showed a photo of an attrac- Dave Atlas has a snack with his Chinesetive bakery display. A piece of pie, hosts on a boat in Kunming Lake at thecosting about $0.15 in the P.R.C. must Summer Imperial Palace in Peking. On

* be quite a luxury in view of Chinese Dave's right is Professor Tao from thesalaries. Like their American counter- Research Institute for Atmospheric Scien-parts, Chinese youngsters eat pop- ces. On his left is Mr. Gen, an inter-sicles, but, Dave observed, chocolate preter from the Chinese Meteorologicalis not available. Food delicacies, Society.however, do exist there: at the re-nowned Peking Duck Restaurant, the Americans were served a lavish multicourse meal;each dish was prepared with a different part of the duck--including the webbed feet.Dave found that for him the mere use of chopsticks was a remarkable feat, especiallywhen eating peanuts.

At the Children's Palace, where Dave was challenged to a lively game of ping-pong, the delegation observed children studying acupuncture. The group later ob-served that science first-hand at a hospital.

With a needle in the web of one hand and in one ear lobe, a Chinese womanunderwent dental work, seemingly without pain. But even more remarkable to theAmericans was the removal of a thyroid tumor from another Chinese person. (Theexperience was especially traumatic for one American meteorologist, who fainted.)Again, with only two needles--one in the web of her hand and the other in her wrist--a woman underwent major surgery with little pain. In fact, she felt strongenough to wave at the astonished Americans just moments after the operation.

The group also visited a commune where a high-school-trained meteorologistdemonstrated her methods for weather prediction, including the use of such folk

ways as herbs that bloom and fish that become more active before precipitationoccurs.

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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION MEETING CANCELLED

The Affirmative Action Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for June 24 hasbeen'cancelled. A July meeting will be scheduled at a later date.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION--ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

Q. Please give an example of unintentional discrimination.

A. An organization may be giving all job applicants equal consideration, regard-less of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age. But let's assume,for-example, that the organization gets all of its job applicants through word--of-mouth referrals from its employees. If a majority of the employees areWwhite males, then most of the job applicants will probably be white males.Thus, technically, the organization is practicing nondiscrimination, while inreality, it is unlawfully discriminating against minorities and women. Dis-criminatory intent is not the governing factor; rather, it is the result of apractice that determines whether or not it is discriminatory.

READING, ANYONE?

What's the action behind Affirmative Action? What has the American experiencebeen for the various racial and ethnic minority groups in our society? What gaverise..to theJrnewfeminm

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GRAPHICS: ASSIGNMENTS IN AND OUT

The Graphics Group executes artwork assignments for scientists on a first-come,first-served basis. Staff Notes regularly reports the status of the group's work-load for the convenience of scientists planning their artwork submissions. Pleaseuse the weekly tally to plan ahead so that you will receive your artwork by thedates you require. Graphics support is provided without charge except for rushrequests that require overtime work by the Graphics staff. Consult also with theComputing Facility to determine whether your routine artwork assignments can beproduced by computer graphics.

As of Monday, June 17:

Pieces of artwork in: 236Number of scientists served: 16Pieces of artwork out last week: 96Estimated starting date for new work: Monday, July 8

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STAFF URGED TO COOPERATE WITH LIBRARY

The library staff is preparing to take inventory of its serials collection todetermine what issues are lost, mis-shelved, etc. It would be greatly appreciatedif all staff members would check their offices and desks for journals borrowed fromthe library but not yet returned. These should be sent back to the library beforeJune 28.

Staff members are reminded that all books, reports, journals, 'etc., removedfrom the library should be properly checked out to assist the library in keepingtrack of its materials.

NCAR GOLF CLASSIC TO BE HELD

Staff members are invited to participate in the 5th AnnualFriday and Saturday, June 28-29, at the Lake Valley Golf Club.

at 1:00 p.m. on Friday and 7:00 a.m. on Saturday. On the basis

NCAR Golf ClassicTee-off will beginof Friday's 18-hole


scores (no handicaps), flights will be formed for the final 18 holes on Saturday.However, the full 36-hole score will be used to determine flight winners.

Trophies and prizes will be awarded for flight winners and runners-up, theclosest-to-the-hole contest winner, the long-driving contest winner, the playerwith the fewest putts for 36 holes, and the player who made the most improvementover his/her 1973 classic score.

To enter the classic, send a check for $12.00 payable to Wray Freiboth to himat PSRB-3 or to Bill Rawson at the Mesa Lab by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25.

MAY ACCIDENT REPORT

Accidents RequiringMedical Attention Lost Time (Days)

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Three of the accidents and five of the lost days resulted from the incorrecthandling of materials. Goggles, a hard hat, and safety shoes could have preventedthree of the accidents. Others could have been avoided if one person had gottenadequate assistance to lift a heavy load, and if another, while lifting a load, hadnot turned at the waist to change direction.

DEPARTURES

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Clark, Mark S.Goyer, Guy

Grant, Robert

Haman, Krzyztof

London, Richard

Merilees, Philip

Russell, Scott

Thiebaux, H. Jean

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NEW STAFF MEMBERS

Laura L. Donahue: Assistant cook working with NHRE in Grover, Colorado.

Andres R. Flores: Summer student trainee working with NSBF, Palestine, Texas.

Peter N. Johnson: Support scientist working with NHRE, ML room 586, ext. 417.

Clayton M. Lamb: Security guard working with Plant Facilities, ML room 035, ext. 341.

Luann Roberts: Computer operator aide trainee working with Computing, ML room 029,ext. 539.

Theresa C. Smith: Summer student trainee working with NSBF, Palestine, Texas.

A. Van Reed: Custodian working with Plant Maintenance, ML room 043, ext. 341.

VISITORS

John Boyd, UCAR Fellow. June 17-September. ML carrel 3, ext. 402 (messages only).--ASP

Viswanathan Naganathan Bringi, UCAR Fellow. June 13-September. ML carrel 4,ext. 402 (messages only),--ASP

Meg B. Carr, UCAR Fellow. June 17-September. ML carrel 7, ext. 402 (messages only).--ASP

Stella Melugin Coakley, scientific visitor. June 14-August. ML library, ext. 435(messages only).

--ASP and Climate

George Cresswell, CSIRO Fisheries and Oceanography Division, Cronulla, Australia.June 24-25.--John Masterson

* Julius Feit, scientific visitor. June-September. HAO room 17, ext. 381-40.--HAO


E. C. Fontheim, University of Michigan. June 17-August 20. ML room 213, ext. 501.--R. Roble

Shoichiro Fukao, Kyoto University, Japan. Project: Coupled Dynamo of the Iono-sphere. June 14-September 30. ML room 3, ext. 534 or 521.--Computing Facility

Douglas Gough, scientific visitor. June 15-September. ML room 213, ext. 501.--ASP

Dale Haidvogel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Project: Ocean Eddy Dy-namics. June 18-July 7. ML room 3, ext. 521 or 534.--Computing Facility

Donald A. Landman, scientific visitor. June 4-mid-August. HAO room 110, ext. 381-68.--HAO

Noel LaSeur, summer colloquium lecturer. June 17-July 17. ML room 520C, ext. 410.--ASP

Conway Leovy, ASP lecturer. June 13-August 13. ML room 213A, ext. 500.--ASP

Kenneth E. Mitchell, UCAR Fellow. June 11-September. ML carrel 14, ext. 402(messages only).--ASP

John Rowland, The Johns Hopkins University. June 24-25. PSRB-3A room 248, ext. 724.--H. W. Baynton.

Carlton W. Ulbrich, scientific visitor. June 16-August 1. ML room 462B, ext. 221.--AQM

The following visitors are participating in the ASP-SSAP Summer ColloquiumJune 17-August 16. Messages can be left for any of them at ext. 402.

John J. Cahir, ML library carrel no. 1 Louis T. Gidel, ML library carrel no. 20Len-Fu W. Chang, ML library carrel no. 8 Martin J. Leach, ML library carrel no. 8Thomas B. Curtin, ML library carrel Richard L. Livingston, ML library carrel

no. 9 no. 9Zon-Hwa G. Feng, ML library carrel Ronald B. Smith, ML library carrel no. 6

no. 10 Steven M. Tracton, ML library carrelJack Fishman, ML library carrel no. 17 no. 16Arnold L. Friend, ML library carrel Louis W. Uccellini, ML library carrel

no. 18 no. 19Kee Y. Fung, ML library carrel no. 12 Margaret Wheldon, ML library carrel no. 10


The following are summer student visitors in the Computing Facility. They willbe located in ML room 33. Messages can be left for any of them at ext. 532.

Roger Michael Clancy Jr.Marilyn Louise FrydrychRichard D. GrotjahnWilliam Hart

Marianne MareschalLawrence MarxClifford MassJeffrey A. Stephenson

The following are summer student visitors:

James S. Bogard, ML room 480A, ext. 221. Greg von Bokern, PSRB3 room 259, ext. 705.--ATD --ATD

Yi Jen Lin, PSRB3A room A247, ext. 707.--ATD

Asa G. Yancey Jr., ML room 198, ext. 666.--ASP

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JOB OPENINGSAs of June 19

NCAR is an equal opportunity employer. To assist us in meeting ouraffirmative action goals, women and minority applicants are encouragedto identify themselves as such. A copy of our Affirmative Action Programis available for review.

REGULAR (Full-time):

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY: 4 year secretarial experience with shorthand forComputing Facility Manager's Office. Also responsible for minutes of meetings andassisting in preparation of reports and budgets. Non-exempt range 18. Anticipatedminimum salary: $640/month. Closing date for applications is June 26, 1974.

BALLOON DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER: To perform design functions on superpressure,high-altitude plastic film balloons. 2-5 years experience in thin film/thin shellstructures or in plastic films. BS in Math, Physics or Engineering. Exempt ranges55-56. Anticipated minimum salary: $952/month. Closing date for applications isJuly 1, 1974. THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN PALESTINE, TEXAS.

COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER: To work in the development of communications systemsfor earth orbiting balloons. BS in Electrical Engineering and 3 years experience inthe communications field. Exempt ranges 55-56. Anticipated minimum salary: $952/month. Closing date for applications is July 1, 1974. THIS POSITION IS LOCATED INPALESTINE, TEXAS.

HAIL SUPPRESSION ANALYST: To perform analyses of radar, meso-meteorologicaland precipitation data for the purpose of identifying physical and statistical effectsresulting from hail suppression experiments. Ph.D. in Math or Statistics and 2years experience in reduction and analysis of field research data. Anticipatedminimum salary: $1,251/month. Exempt range 58. Closing date for applications isJuly 17, 1974.

MACHINIST: For prototype development work. Work from drawings, sketches and/or verbal instructions. 8-10 years applied varied machine operation experience.Non-exempt range 20. Anticipated minimum salary: $778/month. Closing date forapplications is June 26, 1974.

SUPPORT SCIENTIST: To participate in the development of numerical modeling ofocean circulation, including scientific programming, analysis and interpretation ofnumerical experiments. MS in Oceanography or Meteorology and 2 years scientificprogramming of numerical modeling experiments on general circulation of atmosphereor ocean required. Exempt range 55. Anticipated minimum salary: $952/month.Closing date for applications is July 19, 1974.


REGULAR (Full-time):

SUPPORT SCIENTIST: To perform scientific studies related to mountain and leeslope winds, including analyses of observations, development of techniques forpredictions of such winds, evaluation of economic and social impact of windstorms,and cost-benefit analysis of monitoring and prediction schemes. MS in environmentalscience, recent experience in the above scientific work, and programming of sci-entific computations on a large computer. Exempt range 58. Anticipated minimumsalary: $1,251/month. Closing date for applications is June 28, 1974.

REGULAR (Part-time) :

EDITORIAL CLERK: For scientific/technical typing, proofreading, and secretarialduties for the Publications Department. Experience in operation of MT/ST typewriteris required. Non-exempt range 14. Anticipated minimum salary: $439/month (full-time equivalent). Closing date for applications is June 26, 1974.

CASUAL:

CUSTODIAN: To clean and maintain the NCAR buildings on a WILL CALL AS NEEDEDBASIS. Starting salary: $2.94/hour. Closing date for applications is June 24, 1974.

STUDENT ASSISTANT--Electronics Technician: Varied duties including bread-boarding, test analog and digital circuitry, operation of mini-computer controlledsystems, and construction and testing of meteorological sensors in the field. 2years experience as an electronics technician plus 2 years college in BSEE programand FORTRAN programming. Non-exempt range 16. Anticipated minimum salary: $530/month.(full-time equivalent). Closing date for applications is June 24, 1974.

Staff members and those on lay-off who wish to be considered for a position shouldcontact the Employment Administrator within two weeks after the job is first posted.If qualified, these persons will be given first consideration; after the two-weekperiod, if no current or laid-off employee is selected to fill the position, personsfrom outside NCAR will be considered. Each salary will be determined according tothe individual's qualifications. For more information, please call the Personnel

Office (Ext. 569 or 555).

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


Calendar NotesJune 24 to July 1, 1974

MONDAY, June 24

* Public Hearing -- Colorado Air Pollution Control Commission

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

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Lecture -- Subsynoptic Extratropical Weather Systems,Noel LaSeur, Florida State University

10:00 a.m. daily Monday through ThursdayFleischmann Building

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Special Seminar -- Aircraft Observations of Upper-levelFronts, Melvyn Shapiro, AAP, NCAR

1:30 p.m.Fleischmann Building

* Meeting -- Affirmative Action Committee

3:00 p.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

* Special ATD Seminar -- Boundary Layer Observations by Model Aircraft,John Rowland, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland


TUESDAY, June 25

* Meeting -- Council for NCAR Women

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

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Special Seminar -- Mesoscale Analysis Using WeightedTime-Series Observations, Stanley Barnes, National Severe StormsLaboratory


* NCAR Staff Notes/No. 417

WEDNESDAY, June 26

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Special Seminar -- Analysis of Thunderstorm Structureand Interactions with Ambient Atmosphere, Stanley Barnes, NationalSevere Storms Laboratory


THURSDAY, June 27

* HAO Colloquium -- Some Current Problems in Magnetospheric Research (prepared

especially for Solar Physicists), Thomas Holzer, HAO

11:00 a.m.HAO Classroom 138

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Special Seminar -- Observational Aspects of DownslopeWindstorms, Douglas Lilly, AAP, NCAR


FRIDAY, June 28

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Special Seminar -- Dynamics of the Mesoscale Environmentof Convective Storms, James Fankhauser, AQM, NCAR


MONDAY, July 1

* ASP/SSAPP Colloquium Lecture -- Subsynoptic Extratropical Weather Systems,Noel LaSeur, Florida State University

10:00 a.m. daily Monday through ThursdayFleischmann Building

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 the CalendarNotes.

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