CONSTRUCTION BEGINS FOR WEST ADDITION

Vol. 11, No. 27

9 July 1976NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS FOR WEST ADDITION

In a ceremony attended by NCAR staff and severalguests last Thursday morning (I July), Boulder MayorFrank Buchanan broke ground for construction of awest addition to the Mesa Lab that will house theComputing Facility's CRAY-lA computer and associatedequipment.

"We've waited long for this moment," said UCARpresident Francis Bretherton in opening the cere-mony. He described how computers play a centralrole in NCAR's activities and noted that the use ofour computers by hundreds of university and otheroutside researchers makes them a practical focalpoint, symbolic of NCAR's role in the nation's over-all atmospheric research effort.

Executive Director John Firor introduced guestsinvited to the ceremony and briefly described theconstruction plans. Guests, besides Mayor Buchanan,were Henry Lopez, of Towner/Lopez/Weller ConsultingEngineers, Boulder, architects and engineers ofrecord; Larry Albrecht of Albrecht Construction,Inc., contractor for the west addition; and membersof the NCAR Citizens' Advisory Committee. The com-mittee consults with us on community relations andon environmental policies for our 450-acre Mesasite, which is maintained as a nature preserveadjacent to the Boulder Mountain Parks.

Firor pointed out the boundaries of the westaddition, which will extend 26 m (85 ft) from thepresent computer room and enlarge it by 1200 m

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(13,000 ft2 ). "Modern computers are small," he said(the CRAY-lA's central processing unit is only1.2 m--4 ft--in diameter), "so why must we dig sobig a hole?" The reason, he explained, is that"to talk to the computer, we need lots of space forinput and output equipment." Following completionof the single-level, underground addition in about11 months, topsoil and sod will be restored; instal-lation of the new computer is scheduled for next1 July.

Before wielding the pick to break soil, MayorBuchanan expressed his gratitude that NCAR--"aworld asset"--is located in Colorado and in theCity of Boulder. He said his gratitude extends to

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Mayo. Frank Buchanan (teft) breaks ground 4o& thewest additon, and Frtanc,%6 Btethe'ton 5tand6 bywith a pick. (Photo by GingeA Wadleigh.)

all members of the NCAR staff for their valuablecontributions as local citizens. The mayor showedgood pick-and-shovel technique in removing thefirst square of sod. No heavy machines rolled outfrom the coulisses to follow up the symbolic dig-ging, but they will make their entrance soon andtheir work will be heard and seen throughout thecoming weeks. e

This Week in Staff Notes...

Construction Begins for West Addition Announcements Job OpeningsNepotism Is Subject of Policy Meeting Visitors Calendar NotesSecurity Office Asks for Cooperation

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NEPOTISM IS SUBJECT OF POLICY MEETING

The third meeting of the ad hoc personnelpolicies task group took place on Monday, 28 June;the group discussed the matter of employment ofrelatives and heard a report on the means by whichpersonnel policy changes are made and incorporatedin the UCAR Manual. (As previously reported, this.group is a 90-day committee whose mission is torecommend new policies or changes in policies incertain selected areas.)

The following draft of a policy on the employ-ment of relatives was put forward for discussion ata subsequent meeting:

"The policy of the National Center forAtmospheric Research is that appointments, salaryconsiderations, and transfer or promotional oppor-tunities at NCAR will be made on the basis of eachindividual's qualifications. Each proposed appoint-ment, salary action, transfer, or promotion will beexamined carefully by the recommending parties toinsure that all such decisions are consistent withthis policy."

Lynda Verplank reported on the history of policyat NCAR with respect to the employment of relativesof staff members. Policies prohibiting the employ-ment of relatives were in force at NCAR until 1973,and such policies, called nepotism policies, werecommon nationwide. Their intent was usually toprevent employers from showing favoritism to rela-tives, especially in hiring. But nepotism policieshave been voided by the courts in recent years be-cause they have been found to have been applied ina way that often resulted in discrimination againstwomen.

NCAR dropped its nepotism policy in January of1973, in favor of a statement that "appointment topositions at NCAR will be made on the basis ofqualifications for the job to be done." The policywas not included in the UCAR ManuaZ when it wasissued in the new, smaller format (February 1974),but Lynda noted that there are no bars to the em-ployment of relatives in effect at the moment. Thenew draft is put forward as a more general form ofNCAR's current policy, taking into account salaryactions, promotions, and transfers in addition tohiring.

Sta66 No te is published weekly by the PublicationsOffice of the National Center for Atmospheric Re-search, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80303.Editor: Lynne MesirowWriters: Merry Maisel, Lynne MesirowProduction Assistants: Jan Emery, Janis RomancikCopy deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday for publica-tion on Friday. Office: Mesa Laboratory room 259.Phone: (303) 494-5151, ext. 644.

The task group debated whether NCAR needed anySwritten policy at all. Because of the burden ofhistory, the group decided that a policy statementof some sort was needed. The draft will be dis-cussed at the next meeting of the task group.

John Arnold, who chairs the group, gave a briefreport on the process that has been used in recentyears to inaugurate changes in personnel policies.In general, when the need for a change becameapparent, the information needed to draft a newpolicy was collected by the personnel manager (whenthat function was lodged in the AdministrationDivision) and a draft was sent to NCAR executivedirector John Firor. Proposed changes were general-ly submitted to the Management Committee for comment,and a final draft approved by John Firor would beincorporated into the UCAR Manual. Major policychanges, particularly in the areas of personnel andcompensation, must be reviewed by NSF before going.into effect; such policy changes would be sent toNSF for review and comment. IfNSF took no actionon a proposed change within 45 days, the new policywould take effect; if changes were requested byNSF, the process of putting a new policy into effectmight take longer.

In discussion, most members of the task groupexpressed a feeling that staff initiative insuggesting changes has not been encouraged. Therehas been no mechanism for assessing staff opinionon the wisdom or feasibility of proposed changes.

John Arnold said that he will work with othermembers of NCAR management to codify a new set ofprocedures for changing policies of all kinds andthat a draft statement about the new procedureswould be readied for the task group to review atits meeting on 19 July. This statement-would ap-pear at the beginning of the UCAR ManuaL, Johnsaid, and it would describe procedures for makingpolicy changes, including provisions for staffinitiative and input, review of proposed policychanges by UCAR legal counsel, NSF review, and othersteps not currently spelled out.

Members of the task group present at this meet-ing were John Arnold, Toni Chapman, Wray Freiboth,Barbara Hill, Karyn Smith, Lynda Verplank, KeithWatson, and Edwin Wolff. Margaret Drake sat infor Stuart Patterson. A replacement for HarrietCrowe has not yet been named.

John Arnold announced that the next meeting willbe held on Monday, 12 July, at 10:30 a.m., in theDirector's Conference Room on the second floor ofthe Mesa Laboratory. The group will discuss thedraft statement on the employment of relatives;the question of the confidentiality of letters ofreference placed in personnel files, which will bereported on by Karyn Smith; the question of vacationaccumulation cutoff date and I vacation allotment

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differential, which will be reported on by BarbaraHill; and, if time permits, the question of extend-ed field assignment compensation, which will bereported on by Wray Freiboth, Toni Chapman, andKeith Watson.

All staff are welcome to attend, and staffmembers are encouraged to discuss their concernswith appropriate members of the group (see thereport in Staff Notez, vol. 11, no. 25,25 June 1976, for a list of group members and thepolicies with which they will be concerned). e MM

SECURITY OFFICE ASKS FOR COOPERATION

Staff member Bonnie Gacnik signs in, and secuityguard George Eveu looks on.

The Mesa Laboratory is a busy place, both nightand day. During nonregular working hours, however,there are fewer people here and it is sometimesdifficult to locate specific individuals. In caseof emergency, though, it is important that theguards be able to locate people within the build-ing. For this reason, everyone entering the MesaLab outside of the usual working hours (7:30 a.m.to 6:00 p.m.) is asked to sign in at the receptiondesk in the lobby, giving their name, destination,and time of arrival. You are also asked to signout when leaving. Also, please print or writelegibly. "It is very important that these simplerules be followed," says Blair Smallwood, oursafety and security supervisor.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ESP REPORTS MISSING COMPUTER LISTINGS

The Empirical Studies Project is missingseveral computer listings of surface climatic data.If you have these items or know their whereabouts,please return them to Harry van Loon, ML room 428,or call him at ext. 210.

NCAR NIGHT AT FISKE PLANETARIUM PLANNED

To encourage increased use of its facilities,Fiske Planetarium on the University of Goloradocampus has offered NCAR staff and visitors andtheir families a special half-price admission($1.00 per person) for Wednesday evening, 14 July.The show, entitled "The Wanderers," begins at8:00 p.m. and lasts about one hour and 20 minutes.If you want to attend, you must make a reservationin advance by calling the planetarium at 492-5001between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Please identifyyourself as an NCAR staff member. Children undersix will not be admitted.

VISITORS AND STAFF INVITED TO PICNIC

NCAR visitors and staff and their families andfriends are invited to the annual pot luck picnicat John Firor and Will Kellogg's mountain homes onSunday, 11 July, anytime after 1:00 p.m. John andWill's property is located on Magnolia Road, a 30-minute drive from Boulder. Beer, soft drinks, andhot dogs will be provided, and NCAR people are en-couraged to bring a picnic dish such as a salad,casserole, dessert, or "nibbly" items. There willbe walks in the woods, volleyball, a trampoline forthe kids, a softball game (if you organize it), andcampfires to sit around. Come prepared for apossible afternoon rain shower and a cool eveningif you linger. If you plan to attend please callKaryn Smith (ext. 204), Eileen Boettner (ext. 435),or Betty Wilson (ext. 401), and they can provide youwith a map showing how to get there.

COMPUTER V-TAPES TO BE STORED AT 30TH STREET

Mary Trembour, the Computing Facility's mag-netic tape librarian, reports that the facility willbegin storing some visitor (V) tapes at 30th Streetby the end of July because storage space has run outin the machine room. There will ordinarily be aturnaround time of a few hours to a day for tapesstored at 30th Street. If you are currently usingV-tapes and would like them to remain at the MesaLab, please give Mary a list of the tape numbersas soon as possible. She is located in ML room 17,and her phone extension is 533.

FILM ON NARROW-GAUGE RAILROAD TO BE SHOWN

"Rails Across the Summit," a 28-minute colorfilm depicting the story of the narrow-gauge rail-road that follows a spectacular route across the


Colorado/New Mexico border, will be shown in theMain Seminar Room at 12:15 on Wednesday, 14 July.Once known as the San Juan Express, the train linewas purchased in 1970 by the two states as a mementoof a rapidly vanishing part of their history. Thefilm was produced by Marsh Lovrein Productions andmade by Marsh Lovrein and Garrett Collenberger(formerly of NCAR's film group) and Elmer Armstrongof NCAR (who was in the film group and who now worksas an editor in the Publications Office). Marshsays, "It's impossible to say which is moredramatic--the story of the construction of the rail-road across that ruggedly beautiful country, itsrole in the history of the southwest, or the timelyactions of Colorado and New Mexico to save the linefrom total extinction."

TOUR SCHEDULE FOR MESA LAB

The Information Office has submitted the follow-ing schedule for guided tours of the Mesa Laboratorynext week. The 45-minute tours are by reservationonly and will be conducted each weekday afternoonuntil the end of August.

Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 3:00 and4:00 p.m.Tuesday: 4:00 p.m.Friday: 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.For reservations or information about the tour

schedules in succeeding weeks, call the InformationOffice at ext. 262.

NEW STAFF MEMBERS.

Rodney J. Baptist: Custodian with AdministrativeSupport. ML room 43, ext, 341.

N. Delores Boyd: Switchboard operator with Com-munications. ML room 34, ext. 0.

Glen D. Davenport: Computer operator aide withComputer Operations for Atmospheric TechnologyDivision. ML room 29, ext. 436, 534.

Emily Hoffman: Housekeeper with NHRE in Grover,Colorado.

Gerald A. Meehl: Data assistant with TWERLE.ML room 428, ext. 214.Joanne Parrish: Programmer on special projectwith NHRE. ML room 476, ext. 311.Arthur L. Rohr: Student assistant with UpperAtmosphere Project. ML room 261, ext. 662.

Albert J. Semtner, Jr.: Staff scientist withOceanography in Atmospheric Analysis and Pre-diction Division. ML room 425, ext. 689.Wesley Wildcat: Bindery worker with Printing and

TRANSFERSKarla D. Burnett: From Purchasing secretary to

ML room 37, ext. 270.

Ralph N. Price: From custodian to buyer traineewith Procurement. PSRB3-328, ext. 77-725.

DEPARTURES

Martha AndrewsWilliam V. BlantonR. Michael ClancyAlan PlunkettClarita W. RaubesonGilles Sommeria

PHONE AND ROOM CHANGEJoyce D. Watson

30 May30 June28 June

13 June7 July

30 June

ext. 77-757. PSRB3 room 254

VISITORS

SHORT-TERM

Jean-Louis Fournier, Johns Hopkins University.Field of interest: Cellular motion in shear flow.5-12 July. Computing carrel #4, dial "0" forpaging service.-- Computing Facility

Larry Mahrt, Oregon State University. Field ofinterest: Turbulence. 20-26 June. Grover,Colorado.--NHRE

Robert E. Murphy, Towson, Maryland. Field ofinterest: Astronomy, earth sciences.29 June-l July.-- Dr. Francis Bretherton

Eric A. Smith, Colorado State University. Field ofinterest: Analysis of SMS GATE data. 3-6 July.

Computing carrels, dial "0" for paging service.-- Computing Facility

Tsutomu Takahashi, University of Hawaii at Manoa.Field of interest: Thunderstorm electricity andBergeron or Langmuir rain. 16 July-7 August.Computing carrels, dial "0" for paging service.--Computing Facility

LONG-TERM

Lennart Bengtsson, European Centre for Medium-RangeWeather Forecasts, Berkshire, U. K. Field ofinterest: Weather forecasting. 5 July-15 August.ML room 408, ext. 652.-- Maurice L. Blackmon

Neville J. Clark, Flinders University, SouthAustralia. Field of interest: Atmospheric chem-istry. 6 July 1976 -5 April 1977. ML room 168B,ext. 661.-- Maurice L. Blackmon

Terry L. Clark, Atmospheric Environment Service,Ontario. Field of interest: Cloud modeling

21 June-31 August. ML room 3148, ext. 478.-- Douglas K. Lilly

Robert Houze, University of Washington. -Field ofinterest:Tropical meteorology. 28 June-6 August.ML room 330, ext. 482, 234.-- Ed Zipser 0


John R. Hummel, University of Michigan. Field ofinterest: Climate studies, upper atmosphereaerosols. 1 July-30 August. ML room 600, ext. 349.--Robert Dickinson

Annick Pouquet, Observatoire de Nice, France.Field of interest: Turbulent flows.6 July-3 September. ML room 520G, ext. 424.--Maurice L. Blackmon

V. Ramanathan. Field of interest: Climate modeling.1 July 1976 - 30 June 1977. ML room 314B, ext. 347.-- Bob DickinsonPaul H. Roberts, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne,U.K. Field of interest: Magnetohydrodynamics andapplications to geophysics, astrophysics.30 June-30 September. HAO room 205, ext. 381-51.-- Peter Gilman

Thomas A. Seliga, Ohio State University. Field ofinterest: Radar meteorology and electromagneticscattering from nonspherical bodies.1 July-27 August. ML room 380B, ext. 240.-- Maurice L. BlackmonAnna Trevisan, Consiglio Nazionale Richerche (CNR) -Ricercatore, Bologna, Italy. Field of interest:Meteorology. 4 July-4 September. ML room 308,ext. 472.--Melvyn Shapiro

Robert Wilhelmson, University of Illinois. Fieldof interest: Storm simulation, numerical methods.1 July-l August. ML room 311, ext. 439.-- Joseph Klemp

NCA R is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Women and minority applicants are encouraged to identify themselves.A copy of our A ffirmative Action Plan is available for review.John R. Arnold, Director, Equal Opportunity Programs

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):

CUSTODIAN: For the Plant Maintenance Departmentto clean and maintain the NCAR buildings. Dutiesinclude overall dusting, wall washing, furniturewashing and polishing, dumping of trash, washing outof ash trays, washing out of trash receptacles,cleaning up spill spots on floors, dusting, mopping,waxing and buffing of floors. Non-exempt range 15,Starting salary: $540.00/month. This position maybe filled after July 7, 1976.

PUTY MD E: For the Field Observing Facility.This job imV6Ves administrative, technical, ahdsupervisory responsibilities. Administration:To act as an office manager by writing letters,preparing recurring reports, preparing annual andmulti-year budgets and program plans, monitoringspending plans, dealing with personnel matters, pro-cessing purchase requisitions. Technical: Toevaluate requests for FOF support, make recom-mendations for the deployment, operations andmaintenance of meteorological systems. Beconstantly aware of technical equipment inventoriesand operational status. Coordinate approval anduse of meteorological systems with university,NCAR, and governmental research scientists.Prepares logistic and operations plans and monitorstheir implementation. Supervisory: To act for themanager in his absence. Coordinates the activitiesof the FOF staff. Supervises the operation ofthe mechanical shop-and two employees. Requirementsinclude a B.S. in Meteorology or Engineering(experience may be substituted for degree), andten years background using meteorological systemsfor research work. Knowledge of electronics,radar and computers is highly desirable. Exemptrange 59. Anticipated hire-in salary range:$18,400-23,000/year. This position may be filledafter July 14, 1976 by an in-house applicant; orafter July 30, 1976 by an outside applicant.

DISHWASHER/UTILITY WORKER: For the NCAR cafeteria.The candidate will be responsible for washing alldishes, pots and pans, and utensils necessary foruse in the cafeteria operation. Also for scrubbingand cleaning of kitchen and dishwasher area andcleaning tables in cafeteria twice a day. As timepermits, will help assistant chef with cleaningvegetables and sandwich preperation. Person mayalso assist at the cash register. Non-exempt range12. Anticipated hire-in salary: $2.60/hour.This position may be filled after July 21, 1976,by an in-house applicant and after August 7, 1976by an outside applicant.

ELECTRONIC ENGINEER II: For the High AltitudeObservatory (HAO) Mark III K-coronameter and Pro-minence Monitor. The Engineer in charge of theElectronics Shop will supervise the work for thisposition. Work assignments will be directed towardtransferring design concepts and criteria establishedin HAO prototype instrumentation to construct areliable, scientifically operable and field main-tainable installation at a remote site (Mauna LoaObservatory, Hawaii). Work will involve controlsystem and maintenance module design; specificationof technical standards and procedures for documenta-tion, electronic packaging, system interconnection,grounding and shielding, and component assemblymethods. This posiition will entail technicalsupervision of a considerable fraction of the effortof electronic technicians who will construct thesystem electronics and prepare the formal documenta-tion of electronic subassemblies. Because thisinstrument utilizes both sensitive analog and highspeed digital data handling and control elements inclose proximity, a minimum of five years experiencein successful electronic measuring instrument designand manufacture is required. Experience may be inany two of the following areas: video data handlingsystems, mini-or microcomputer process controlequipment utilizing both sensors and actuators,digitized sensitive electrometer instrumentation,

high speed digitally multiplexed communicationsequipment, or digitized optical measuring instrumentsoperating in the visible or infrared. Minimum educa-tional requirement is a B.S. degree in electricalengineering or engineering physics. Experience oreducation must include current technical and designterminology and standards that can be utilized inthe documentation and procedures used bytechnicians.Exempt range 56. Anticipated hire-in salary range:$13,300-16,650. This position may be filled afterJune 29, 1976 by an in-house applicant or afterJuly 16, 1976 by an outside applicant. THIS POSITIONIS BEING OFFERED AS A TERM APPOINTMENT WHICH WILL ENDOLJ October 1978.

PH.D. STATISTICIAN: For the Environmental andSocietal Impacts Group. Working with Group Leaderon the analysis of data related to therelation-ships between hailfall parameters and crop damage.Also assisting in design and management ofcooperative hail-crop damage network. Working withGroup Leader and Ph.D. research economist on theformulation and evaluation of probabilistic andstatistical models related to the value and use ofweather forecasts by the electrical utilityindustry. To work with Ph.D. research economiston the design of data collection procedures andthe analysis of data related to estimating theprimary and secondary economic effects of ahypothetical operational hail suppression program.The candidate will also be working with atmosphericscientists at NCAR and in the university communityon problems related to interactions between the. atmosphere and man's activities. Also, to assistGroup Leader and Ph.D. research economist inplanning and evaluating the Group's researchprogram and in carrying out various administrativetasks. Minimum requirements include a Ph.D. instatistics or in mathematics, operations research,or systems analysis with a strong background instatistics. Background in one or more fields ofapplication such as agriculture, economics,meteorology, etc., is desirable. At least oneyear's research experience in applied statisticsbeyond the Ph.D. Experience in applying probablisticand statistical models to real data is required.Experience in solving statistical problems relatedto assessing environmental and societal impacts ofscientific and/or technological developments ishighly desirable. Experience in inferential anddecision-making aspects of statistics is alsodesirable. Experience should also include the useof large computers as a research tool; for example,in formulating and evaluating probabilistic andstatistical models. Experience working withatmospheric scientists or working on atmosphericscience problems is also highly desirable. Exemptrange 58. Anticipated hire-in salary range:$16 ,800-21,O00/year. This position may be filledafter July 14, 1976 by an in-house applicant; orafter July 30, 1976 by an outside applicant.

STAFF SCIENTIST (RESEARCH ECONOMIST): For theEnvironmental and Societal Impacts Group. Assumingprimary responsibility for carrying out in-depthstudy of the economic effects of hail suppressionwithin the framework of an ongoing projectconcerned with the environmental and societalimpacts and implications of operational hailsuppression programs. Participating in the designand evaluation of the results of studies of theecological/environmental, social, and legal/political impacts of hail suppression being conductedin conjunction with the National Hail ResearchExperiment. Also, assisting Group Leader indesigning and conducting in-depth study of thevalue and use of weather forecasts in the electricalutility industry. Working with atmosphericscientists at NCAR and in the university communityon problems related to interactions between theatmosphere and man's activities. Assisting GroupLeader in planning and evaluating the Group'sresearch program and in carrying out variousadministrative tasks. Minimum requirementsinclude three years research experience beyond thePh.D. in resource or environmental economics,systems analysis, geography, or a related area.Experience in applying methodologies such asbenefit-cost analysis, input-output analysis,decision analysis, and technology assessment isrequired. Experience should include the use oflarge computers as a research tool; for example,in building and analyzing simulation models.Experience working with atmospheric scientists orworking on atmospheric science problems is alsodesirable. Ph.D. in resource or environmentaleconomics or in systems analysis, geography,or a related field with a strong background ineconomics. Background in agricultrual economics,statistics, and/or operations research is alsohighly desirable. Exempt range 58. Anticipatedhire-in salary range: $16,800-21,00/year. Thisposition may be filled after July 7, 1976 by anoutside applicant.

SUPPORT SCIENTIST II: The Numerical WeatherPrediction project requires a person familiar withthe general principles of numerical weatherprediction. Special emphasis will be placed onmodel and processor maintenance and opprations.The successful candidate will be responsible forgeneral operation and maintenance of large sophisti-cated model codes; for design, formulation,implementation and checkout of changes required forcontinuing experimentation with these models; andfor continual documentation of these codes. Theperson will also be responsible for general main-tenance of processing codes and for providing programmodifications or new programs for the continuallychanging processing needs of the project. The suc-cessful candidate will also participate in thescientific evaluation of the models through exami-nation of the results of numerical experiments. Thepreferred candidate will have an educational back-ground at the M.S. degree level or equivalent inatmospheric sciences, with specialization indynamic meteorology. Experience in meteorologicalnumerical modeling would be an advantage, andcompetence in FORTRAN programming is essential.Exempt range 56. Anticipated hire-in salary range:$13,900-17,400/year. This position may be filled atany time.

SUPPORTSCIENTIST II: For the AAP Division. Thisposition involves support for the scientific pro-jects of the division: Climate, Empirical Studies,GATE, GCM Coordination and Operations Groups, Numeri-cal Weather Prediction, Oceanography, and Small-Scale Analysis and Prediction. The individualinitially would spend approximately half-time workingon the development, testing, and implementation ofa new planetary boundary layer parameterization forthe NCAR General Circulation Model (GCM). Remainingtime would be spent maintaining and modifying aseries of processing codes used in the analysis ofGCM simulation experiments. Applicants should havean M.S. or B.S. or equivalent in meteorology andfluency in FORTRAN. Familiarity with partial differ-ential equations and finite-difference methods fortheir solution or any experience with numericalmodels or data-processing systems will be favorablyconsidered. The applicant should also have somefamiliarity with atmospheric dynamics, boundarylayer processes and radiation. Exempt range 56.Anticipated hire-in salary range: $13,900-17,400/year. This position may be filled at any time.

SUPPORT SCIENTIST (III or IV): For the AdvancedStudy Program. The research efforts will focusaround remote probing of the atmosphere by avariety of techniques such as microwave and acousticradar and lidar and their use in conjunction within-situ sensors to explore selected atmosphericpenomiiiena ranging from processes in the boundarylayer to thunderstorms and tornadoes. Some effortswill be directed at the development of advancedtechniques for probing the atmosphere; others willbe aimed at providing new insights and knowledgeof atmospheric phenomena. Initial emphasis willinclude the use of microwave radar and attenuationto measure rainfall and the use of Doppler radar forstudies of turbulence, winds, thunderstorms, andtornado detection. The individual will work oncollaborative research efforts with existing NCARprojects and university investigators under theguidance of Dr. David Atlas. Requirements includean education at least at the M.S. level or equiva-lent in atmospheric physics with experience in radarmeteorology and familiarity with other methods ofremote probing; a knowledge of precipitation physicsand convective storms is desirable; the successfulcandidate will also be adept in electromagnetictheory, stochastic processes, and computer program-ming. Exempt range 58-60. Anticipated hire-insalary range: $16,800-24,000/year. This positionmay be filled at any time.

SYSTEMS/SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMER: For the HighAltitude Observatory. To assume responsibilityfor the operation of HAO's new satellite computerto be installed in early 1977. The computer willfulfill a dual role: (1) Itwill handle highspeed telecommunications with the NCAR CDC 7600 andact as a remote job entry station. (2) Supporton-site computing at HAO. The primary responsibilityof the programmer will be the maintenance anddevelopment of software for this computer,including the development of some specializedsoftware for HAO users. Initial tasks will

include the implementation of the telecommunica-tions protocol and some basic utility programs.Within a year of the new computer installation thebasic systems development will be completed andthe majority of the programmer's time will bedevoted to system management and scientificprogramming. Applicants must demonstrate provenability and significant experience in the followingareas: machine and assembly language, programmingof mini-computers, telecommunications, real timeprograming, interactive graphics, and generalscientific programming (FORTRAN). Preference willbe given to candidates with strong background incomputer science and those already familiar withthe types of scientific problems encountered insolar research. Requirements include a M.S. incomputer science, mathematics or the physicalsciences, and several years of relevant jobexperience. Exempt range 58. Anticipated hire-insalary range: $16,140-24,200/year. This positionmay be filled after July 21, 1976 by an in-houseapplicant or after August 7, 1976 by an outsideapplicant.

SPECIAL PROJECT (Full-time)

CHEMIST: For the Upper Atmosphere Project. Toperform microanalytical chemistry of trace gasesand aerosol constituents in samples collectedin the stratosphere. Job includes preparationof specially prepared impregnated filters.Requirements include a B.S. or M.S. in chemistryin addition to two years of analytical chemistryexperience. Exempt range 54. Anticipated hire-insalary range: $11,400-14,300/year. This positionmay be filled after July 14, 1976 by an in-houseapplicant or after July 30, 1976 by an outsideapplicant. This job is expected to continue toJanuary 1, 1977, with a possibility of extension.

ENGINEER I: For the Constant Level BalloonSystem Program. The job involves working on ateam that will develop a balloonborne meteorologicalmeasurement system for a tropical meteorologicalexperiment. The person will assist in design anddevelopment of components and test equipment;contract monitoring, test flight phase, and balloonlaunching phase. Occasional physical activitysuch as moderate lifting and moving will alsobe required. The applicant must be willing tospend extended periods of time on field assignment.This would consist of two four-week periods ona remote island site during test flight programsand two eight-week periods during the finallaunch program. The applicant must be in goodhealth and be able to pass a routine physicalexamination. The applicant should be tempera-mentally suited to work in remote islotaedlocations where the only other contacts will beother members of the balloon launch team.Applicants should include reference to previousfield experience in their resumes. Requirementsinclude a B.S. in Electrical Engineering orPhysics, the ability to do moderate lifting.Exempt range 54. Anticipated hire-in salary range:$11,O00-13,750/year. This position may be filledafter July 21, 1976 by an in-house applicant orafter August 7, 1976 by an outside applicant.

STAFF SCIENTIST:

For the National Hail Research Experiment (NHRE) tolead a group to investigate the design, conduct andevaluation of a randomized seeding experiment aimedat testing the feasibility of altering hail and rainprocesses and determining the extent to which bene-ficial weather modification can be achieved. Imme-diate critical tasks will involve guiding a group ofinvestigators in the search for hailfall covariates,examining the utility of such covariates as an aidin the evaluation of a statistical experiment,.choosing the seeding method thought to be most appro-priate for producing beneficial effects, designing asurface network adequate to detect seeding effects,and defining the critical measurements required tosupport in other ways the evaluation of the randomizedseeding experiment.

The scientist will be expected to work in close coop-eration with other elements of the NHRE program andwill directly supervise twelve to fifteen researchers.The scientist must have extensive experience (10 ormore years) in research associated with weathermodification programs including design, operationand analysis. The applicant must also have a demon-strated expertise in various aspects of severe stormresearch, including an understanding of synopticinfluences and forecasting problems.

The applicant is expected to have a Ph.D. or equiva-lent experience in Atmospheric Science. Exemptrange 62. Anticipated hire-in salary range$24,500-35,100., This position may be filled afterJune 29, 1976. The NHRE project is expected to con-tinue through June 30, 1979.

SYNOPTIC/MESOSCALE METEOROLOGIST: For the NationalHail Research Experiment (NHRE) to work on the con-nections between mesoscale meteorology and those .features of severe storms that are thought toinfluence the production of hail. The scientistwill be expected to study problems related to thepossibilities of using synoptic and mesoscalemeteorological data, as an aid to seeding operationsfor hail suppression, and as a possible convariate,in the statistical analysis of the randomized seed-ing experiment. The scientist will be expected towork in close cooperation with radar meteorologistsand cloud physicists on these problems, but to bringas his particular specialty a demonstrated knowledgeand judgment in mesoscale and storm scale meteorology.The selected candidate will supervise one full-timescientist at the M.S. level. Requirements include aPh.D. or equivalent in synoptic or mesoscale meteor-ology with severe storm research experience. Academictraining or research experience in the application ofstatistical techniques is also required. Exempt

through June 30, 1979.

SUPPORT;SCIENTIST II: For the CIMATS project. Thisposition will involve the use of computer calculationsto simulate radiative transfer and molecular absorp-tion in the atmosphere. These provide simulation ofobservations for testing and modification of algorithmsfor deducing the quantity and distribution of gasesin the atmosphere. The position will also involvesensitivity analysis and determining optinum para-meters for an experimental system. Fourier techni-ques are extensively used in the computations. Aknowledge of infrared molecular absorption isdesirable. Requirements include at least 1 year of

computer programming and use; a strQng mathematicaland computational background, plus an interest andability in the physical aspects of the problem; mustbe capable of providing own computer programmingsupport; and a M.S. or B.S. degree in the physicalsciences. Exempt range 56. Anticipated hire-in

salary range: $13,900-17,400/year. This positionmay be filled after June 18, 1976. The CIMATS Pro-ject is scheduled to continue through December 31,1976, with the possibility of extension.

CASUAL:

SECURITY GUARD: On a will-call-as-needed basis tocheck all buildings and property against loss byfire, theft, illegal entry by making regularinspection tours of buildings and ground. Alsocheck for normal operation of heating and airconditioning equipment; be a part of an organizedfire brigade (will be trained to combat fires andgive first aid); will respond to various alarmsand trouble signals from the NCAR monitoringsystem; will operate 2-way radio and paging systemand will receive and direct NCAR telephone callsduring non-business hours. Requirements includethe ability to interact with a diverse group ofpeople, must have strength and stamina to makerequired rounds and move fire equipment whennecessary; must be physically and mentally ableto work alone in isolated areas; must have validstate drivers license. Continued employmentcontigent upon qualifying for American Red Crossstandard first aid certificate or equivalent;obtaining a Government driver's license (testto be given by NCAR); and receiving a Federalsecurity clearance (SECRET classification).Previous security guard experience is desired.Non-exempt range 16. Anticipated hire in salary:$595/month (Full time equivilent). This positionmay be filled after July 21, 1976.

STUDENT ASSISTANT CASUAL:

STUDENT ASSISTANT: For the National Hail ResearchExperiment (NHRE) to handle precipitation datacoming in from the field. The work will consistof checking in precipitation charts, using theBendix Data Grid in digitizing the actualprecipi tation, and processing the digitizeddata through the computer. Requirements include

2nd or 3rd year science student who will giveattention to detail and who has some computerexperience. Salary is based on Student Schedule.This position may be filled after July 14, 1976.

0July 12 through July 19, 1976

MONDAY, July 12

* Meeting -- UCAR Personnel Committee

9:00 a.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

* ASP/NWP/ESIG Summer Colloquium LectureInitial Data for Large-Scale Numerical WeatherPrediction (cont'd.), Lennart Bengtsson,European Center for Medium-Range WeatherForecasts

10:00 a.m.Fleischmann BuildingWalter Orr Roberts Seminar Room

* Meeting -- UCAR Board of Trustees

2:00 p.m. Monday to 12:00 noon TuesdayNCAR Mesa Laboratory, Damon Room

TUESDAY, July 13

a ASP/NWP/ESIG Summer Colloquium Lecture --Initial Data for Large-Scale Numerical WeatherPrediction (cont'd), Lennart Bengtsson,European Center for Medium-Range WeatherForecasts


e Meeting -- UCAR Nominating Committee

1:00 p.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Chapman Room

* ATD/Computing Facility Seminar -- The Status ofMathematical Software, Alan Cline, Departmentof Mathematics, Texas A&M, College Station

1:30 p.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Director's ConferenceRoom

* ASP/NWP/ESIG Summer Colloquium Lecture --Multivariate Objective Analysis, ThomasSchlatter, AAP

WEDNESDAY, July 14

* ATD/Computing Facility Seminar -- Topics inData Management, Rob Gerritsen, WhartonSchool, University of Pennsylvania,Phi ladelphia

9:00 a.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Main Seminar Room

* ASP/NWP/ESIG Summer Colloquium Lecture --Initial Data for Large-Scale NumericalWeather Prediction (cont/d), LennartBengtsson, European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts


* Special AAP Seminar -- Rotational Ducting ofMesoscale Gravity Waves, David Raymond, NewMexico institute of Mining and Technology,Socorro, New Mexico

10:30 a.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Main Seminar Room

* Noon Movie -- Rails Across the Summit

12:15 p.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Main Seminar Room

* ATD/Computing Facility Seminar -- A Random FileI/0 in Higher Level Language--A Comparison.Gary Aitken, ATD


* ASP/NWP/ESIG Summer Colloquium Lecture --Objective Analysis Techniques UsingIsentropic Coordinates, Melvyn Shapiro, AAP

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


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.

CALENDAR NOTES (Continued)

THURSDAY, July 15

* ATD/Computing Facility Seminar -- Topics inData Management, Rob Gerritsen, WhartonSchool, University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia

10:00 a.m.NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Damon Room

* ASP/NWP/ESIG Summer Colloquium Lecture --Initial Data for Large-Scale NumericalWeather Prediction-(cont'd), LennartBengtsson, European Center for Medium-RangeWeather Forecasts


* HAO Colloquium -- Fine Structure ofProminences, J. McKim Malville, Astro-Geophysics Department, University ofColorado

11:00 a.m.HAO Classroom 138

* ATD/Computing Facility Seminar -- NumericalSolution of One-Dimensional Non-LinearParabolic E uations, Jordan Hastings, BendixField Engineering, ERDA, Grand Junction,


* ASP/NWP/ESIG Summer Colloquium Lecture --Parameterizations of Convection, Vic Ooyama,AAP


FRIDAY, July 16

* ASP/NWP/ESIG Summer Colloquium Lecture --Initial Data for Large-Scale NumericalWeather Prediction (cont'd), LennartBengtsson, European Center for Medium-RangeWeather Forecasts

FRIDAY, July 16 (Continued)

* ASP/NWP/ESIG Summer Colloquium Lecture --Parameterizations of Convection (cont'd), VicOoyama, AAP


MONDAY, July 19

* ASP/NWP/ESIG Workshop -- "Model Verification andForecast Evaluation"

NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Main Seminar Room

Welcome and Announcements -- Allan Murphy, ESIGand David Williamson, AAP8:30 a.m.

Introductory Lecture -- "Title to be Announced"Edward Epstein, NOAA, Environmental Monitor-ing & Prediction9:00 a.m.

Model Verification I -- "Verification Proceduresat the Canadian Meteorological Center", RogerDaley, Atmospheric Environment Service,Division de Recherche en Prevision Numerique

"Verification Activities at the EuropeanCenter and in Scandinavia", Lennart BengtssonEuropean Center for Medium-Range WeatherForecasts10:00 a.m.

Model Verification II -- "The NationalMeteorological Center's Objectives, Program,and Plans for the Verification and Evaluationof Model Performance", Steven Tracton andJohn Stackpole, National MeteorologicalCenter, Development Division

"Present and Future Model VerificationMethods Applied to Forecast Results from theNCAR GCM", David Baumhefner, AAP1:30 p.m.


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