National Center forAtmospheric Research

Staff NotesApril 26, 1968 No. 97

The mule deer that roam the mesa site are particularly in evidencethis spring. They seem to favor the sloping meadows below the mesa, butthey also turn up on the mesa top. They are often seen in the grove ofpine trees north of the building, as well as on the mesa top to the west,where the ones above were photographed by Charlie Semmer of the photogra-phic services group. The largest herd that we have seen at one time num-bered 25, but other staff members have reported seeing as many as 52.

Although they are not as obvious as the deer, a number of other ani-mals also inhabit the mesa site. Virginia Cofer reported that a red foxran across the road in front of her car a few days ago, and Tony Lambhas also seen the fox. Tony says that we also have a marmot living inthe rocks between the road and the north edge of the site. Coyotes andraccoons are fairly common, and the porcupines have been making a nui-sance of themselves by eating the bark off trees on the site. Rattle-snakes turn up occasionally, and there have been a couple of unconfirmedreports of black bears.

Not long ago we had a fire on the mesa site that could have done alot of damage to both the wildlife and the NCAR facilities if it had got-ten out of hand. The fire broke out in the grass at the west end of themesa around 8:30 pm on Saturday, April 13. The wind was gusting up over100 mph that night, and the combination of fire and high wind quicklyproduced a dangerous situation.

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However, the fire was confined to a fairly small area and was broughtunder control in about an hour. Credit for stopping the fire before itdid serious damage should go to the large number of professional and vol-unteer firefighters who responded to the alarm, as well as to Harold Smith,of our security department, who was quick-witted enough to call the sher-iff's office and ask for all the extra firefighting help that they couldround up. The City of Boulder, Boulder Rural, Eldorado Springs, and Cherry-vale Fire Departments and the Boulder Parks and Recreation Department allsent equipment and people, and a number of individual volunteers also pitchedin. Without all this manpower, there is no doubt that the fire would havegotten badly out of control.

We don't know what started this fire. It's obvious, however, that withthe dry summer season approaching, we alL need to be especially careful a-bout fire hazards such as cigarette butts dropped on the mesa top or tossedout of car windows. And since the best way to stop a woods or grass fireis to attack it while it's still small, anyone who spots fire or smoke any-where in the vicinity should report it immediately by calling extension 350.

Visitors

Here: Fry, Dr. Thornton, Carmel, California, April29 - May 10.-- W. O0. Roberts

Stow, Dr. C. D., Department of Physics, Univer-sity of Manchester, Institute of Science andTechnology, England, May 2.-- J. Doyne Sartor

Vittori, Ottavio, Monte Cimone Laboratori,Bologna, Italy, May 2 & 3.-- G. Goyer

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Calendar NotesApril 29 thru May 3, 1968

MONDAY, April 29

e Luncheon meeting of the beginning Russian Language Series.

11:45 am - 12:45 pm - MondayNoon - ThursdayNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

TUESDAY, April 30

* Luncheon meeting of the intermediate Russian Language Series.

Noon - Tuesday11:45 am - 12:45 pm - FridayNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

* Dynamics and Synoptic Seminar -- The New Hurricane Models, D. K.Lilly.

1:30 pmNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room

WEDNESDAY, May I

* Equipment Demonstration -- Canon Electronic Calculator Series, andGraphic Minolta Series, 200 Electrostatic Book Copier/Reducer.

10:00 am - NoonNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

THURSDAY, May 2

* LAS Special Seminar -- Airborne Investigation of the Electrificationof Convective Clouds in Arizona, Dr. C. D. Stow, Department ofPhysics, University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Tech-nology, Manchester, England.

11:00 amNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room

• Department of Astro.-Geophysics Seminar -- Characteristics of Jupiter'sRadio Source Measured with Arc Second Resolution, Dr. George A. Dulk,C.U.

11:0O0 amHAO/AG Classroom 138

O * Luncheon meeting of the the beginning Russian Language Series.

NoonNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

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THURSDAY, May 2 (Cont.)

* Noon Movie -- Speaking of Glass. Vivid images tell of the manufactureof glasses and vases at the Royal Glass Works in the Netherlands.Black and white. 25 minutes.

12:20 pmNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room

* LAS Special Seminar -- Identification Technique for Iron Particlesin Hailstones, Ottavio Vittori, Monte Cimone Laboratori, Bologna,Italy.

1:30 pmNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Seminar Room

FRIDAY, May 3

* Luncheon meeting of the intermediate Russian Language Series.

11:45 am - 12:45 pm

NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

* Noon Movie -- Speaking of Glass. Black and white. 25 minutes.

12:10 pmHAO/AG Classroom 138

* Hollow Square -- Meteorology From Space, William W. Kellogg.

3:454:00NCAR

pm - Refreshmentspm - TalkMesa Laboratory, Seminar Room

Calendar Notes announcements may be called to Carol Forney, ext. 501.Wednesday at 5:00 pm is the deadline for items to be included in the Cal-endar for the following week. Other Staff Notes information or commentsshould be addressed to Rose Dacey or Henry Lansford, ext. 260 or 261.

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