1982 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARDS NOMINATIONS

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

Vol. 17, No. 48

3 December 1982

1982 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Each year, NCAR presents awards for outstandingperformance in four categories: publication, tech-nology advancement, technical support, and adminis-trative support. The awards are presented byNCAR's director, and each winner or group of win-ners receives $1,000 and individual medals. Inaddition, a few individuals or groups in each cate-gory may receive honorable mention and medals. Thefunds for this year's awards are being provided byNCAR.

The 1982 Outstanding Performance Awards will bepresented by Bill Hess on Friday, 17 December, at3:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Mesa Laboratory. Thenominations for this year's awards are given below.

1982 Outstanding Publication Award

This award is for the outstanding publicationof the past five years (between 1 November 1977 and31 October 1982). The award covers a five-yearperiod because the significance of a paper may notbe apparent at the time of publication. Thisaward, which was first established in 1967,

* includes either published scientific works or worksthat contribute to the public's understanding ofatmospheric science.

For simplicity's sake, the papers are listedalphabetically by nominated author. This year'snominations are:

Maurice Blackmon. "An observational study of theNorthern Hemisphere wintertime circulation,"Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 34, 1040-1053,1977. "Regional characteristics of the NorthernHemisphere wintertime circulation: A comparison ofthe simulation of a GFDL general circulation modelwith observations" (coauthored with Ngar-CheungLau), Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 37, 497-514, 1980.

Richard Carbone. "A severe frontal rainband.Part I: Stormwide hydrodynamic structure," Journalof the Atmospheric Sciences 39, 258-279, 1982.

Michael Glantz. "Consequences and responsibilitiesin drought forecasting: The case of Yakima, 1977,"Water Resources Research 18, 3-13, 1982.

Boon Chye Low. "Nonlinear force-free magneticfields," Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics20, 145-159, 1982.

Richard Rotunno and Joseph Klemp. "The influenceof the shear-induced pressure gradient on thunder-storm motion," Monthly Weather Review 110, 136-151,1982.

Stephen Schneider and Starley Thompson. "Atmo-spheric CO2 and climate: Importance of the tran-sient response," Journal of Geophysical Research86, 3135-3147, 1981.

Joseph Tribbia. "On variational normal mode ini-tialization," Monthly Weather Review 110, 455-470,1982.

1982 Technology Advancement Award

The Technology Advancement Award was estab-lished in 1972 to recognize significant technicaldevelopments in support of atmospheric science.The work must have occurred or have been completedsometime during the past year (between 1 November1981 and 31 October 1982), and it is intended pri-marily for the fields of engineering, computerscience, and applied science. The development ofhardware to support a research program and a majoraccomplishment in software development are examplesof the type of technology advancement which may benominated for this award. This year's nominationsare:

Darrel Baumgardner and James Dye, for their instru-ment calibration work in connection with the Co-operative Convective Precipitation Experiment in1981, and for originating, organizing, and conduct-ing the Cloud Particle Measurement Symposium in May1982.

Harold Cole, Sigvard Stenlund, and Jack Tefft, fortheir development of the containerized soundingsystem employed in the Automated Shipboard Aero-logical Program.

Charles Frush, for his sensitivity-enhancement andclutter-discrimination work on NCAR radars.

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This Week in Staff Notes . . .

Awards Nominations Visitors Job OpeningsAnnouncements Library News Calendar Notes

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Lorney Laramore, Robert Lee, Stephen Rogers, andPaula Rubin, for their work on the design, fabrica-tion, testing, and integration of a charge-coupleddevice detector used in the joint High AltitudeObservatory/Center for Astrophysics rocket program.

1982 Teohnical Support AwardX

The Technical Support Award (formerly calledthe Research Support Award), also established in1972, is to recognize either (1) a single outstand-ing performance in support of a research program,or (2) a long history of support beyond the call ofduty. Both individuals or a group may be nomi-nated. Superior performance in instrumentationmaintenance or equipment fabrication are examplesof activities which could be candidates for thisprize. This year's nominations are:

Harold Barber, Robert Carl, James Lundahl, andGeorge Tate, for their performance in maintainingNCAR aircraft during field programs.

Marvin ("Bud") Hewett, for 20 years of service toNCAR which includes establishing and supervisingthe Machine Shop and working as design engineerwith the Atmospheric Chemistry and Aeronony Divi-sion's Global Halogen Project.

1982 Administrative Support Award

In past years, administrative support was in-cluded in the Technical Support Award. Last yearNCAR established a separate category, the Adminis-trative Support Award, to recognize either a singleoutstanding performance in support of a managementor administrative function within NCAR, or a longhistory of support beyond the call of duty. Estab-lishing a substantially improved management prac-tice or outstanding performance in an operationaleffort are examples of activities that could becandidates for this award. The nominations forthis year are:

Marie Boyko, for her administrative support to NCARscientists as an editor and as Publications Officesupervisor.

Rose Bridgewater, for her years of performance asmanager of NCAR's Office Services Department.

Staff Notes is published weekly by the PublicationsOffice of the National Center for AtmosphericResearch, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307.

Writer/Editor: Sally BatesProduction Assistant: Roane Simkin

Copy deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday for publica-tion on Friday. Office: Mesa Laboratory room 259.Phone: 303-494-5151, ext. 644.

Joan Frisch, for her service in coordinating na-tional media coverage for the Joint Airport WeatherStudies in 1982.

Barbara Hill, for her support to the AtmosphericAnalysis and Prediction Division as divisionadministrator.

Nelder Medrud, for his support to the AtmosphericChemistry and AerononW Division as divisionadministrator.

Landis Parsons, for his support to all of NCAR asProcurement Officer.

Photographics Department, for their performance insupplying photographic documentation of NCAR'sscience over the years.

Betty Wilson, for her support to the Advanced StudyProgram as division administrator.

Following the awards ceremony, staff membersand their spouses are invited to attend a holidayparty, sponsored by the Employee Activities Commit-tee, in the cafeteria of the Mesa Lab. Food,beverages, and entertainment will be available forall .until 7:30 p.m. *SB

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OPEN HOUSE

To introduce NCAR's new Beech Super King Airaircraft, the Research Aviation Facility (RAF) willbe holding an open house on Monday, 13 December,from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. The aircraft will be ondisplay at the RAF hangar at the Jefferson CountyAirport. All NCAR staff are invited to come andadmire the new addition to NCAR's fleet. Since RAFis in the process of constructing a new building,parking will be limited and visitors to the openhouse are encouraged to carpool. Note: The openhouse has been reacheduled to 13 December due to adelay in the delivery of the King Air.

PLEASE SLOW DOWN

The staff of Physical Plant Services requeststhat NCAR staff and visitors reduce the speed oftheir vehicles as they approach the constructionarea on the mesa. There has been one near-accidentalready as a result of one motorist's impatience toreach the parking lot. Patience and caution fromall are essential to the safe completion of thiswork.


S NCAR ON UNINET

On 18 November, the Scientific ComputingDivision (SCD) became a node on the national datacommunications network (UNINET). This companyprovides "packet-switching" data-transmissionservices nationally and internationally.

Prior to this, remote users had to rely uponslow, expensive telephone connections to run theirjobs on the mainframe computers here at NCAR. Withthe acquisition of UNINET service, the user simplydials a local UNINET telephone number and is in-stantly connected to SCD's IBM 4341 front-end com-puter. Up to 32 simultaneous users of the networkmay be connected to the IBM 4341 at data transmis-sion rates ranging from 300 to 1,200 bits persecond.

This is the first in a series of telecommuni-cations steps that SCD is initiating to increasethe speed, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness ofremote access to its computers. Questions aboutthe service may be addressed to David Fulker,ext. 325.

MICOM SEMINAR

A seminar on entering equations on the MICOMsystem will be taught by Anne Hammond of the Uni-versity of Colorado (Department of Astro-Geophysics) and Holly Howard of NCAR on Wednesday,. 8 December, at 9:00 a.m. in the Main Seminar Roomof the Mesa Laboratory.

Anne has developed a fast, easy system fortyping equations that is not yet used at NCAR.Holly has tested this system and found it to beadaptable to NCAR's technical work. A generalexplanation will be followed by small group work-shops with hands-on experience, which will betaught by Anne, Holly, Susan Adrian (MICOM), andLynn Post. A sample disk with the seminar informa-tion will be available for duplication, so bring ablank disk to the workshop.

To facilitate workshop planning, registrationwill be required, so please send your name andphone number to Lynn Post (ML 260). If you wish toattend only the seminar, there is no need toregister.

SHARE-A-GIFT

In keeping with the holiday spirit, the Em-ployee Activities Committee (EAC) is sponsoring theShare-A-Gift box located in the main lobby of theMesa Laboratory; boxes will also be placed at allother NCAR Boulder locations. Contributions willbe accepted until 17 December. Please do not wrapyour gift. All used toys should be in good condi-tion. EAC encourages each and every staff memberto generously share a gift for a needy child. Formore information, please contact Sharon Vieyra at

d ext. 241.

COLLEGE PROGRAMS

A representative from the University of Denver(DU) will be at the Mesa Laboratory on Monday,13 December, to present information on DU's WeekendCollege program. The Weekend College is a programonly for women, to enable them to complete abachelor's degree in business by attending classeson weekends. The information session will be heldin the Director's Conference Room of the Mesa Labfrom 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

The DU representative will also be able tosupply information on three new certification pro-grams in Librarianship and Information Managementoffered by DU for both men and women. NCAR staffmembers interested in obtaining information onthese programs or on the Weekend College programare encouraged to attend.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEMS SEMINAR

A two-part seminar discussing time-seriesanalysis will be given on 8 and 13 December from9:00 a.m. to noon in the Damon Room, with a shortbreak at 10:15 a.m. These seminars, which aresponsored by the Scientific Computing Division,will illustrate the use of SAS (StatisticalAnalysis System) in time-series analysis. Topicscovered will include: regression with auto-regressive errors, spectral analysis, automaticautoregressive modeling and forecasting, and Box-Jenkins ARIMA (autoregressive, integrated, movingaverage) modeling and forecasting. If you areinterested in attending these seminars, pleasecontact Ginger Caldwell at ext. 640 or 519.

DECEMBER ART EXHIBIT

The art exhibit on the second-floor gallery ofthe Mesa Laboratory will feature pencil drawingsand oil paintings by David Mesple during the monthof December. Using large canvases, Mesple managesto elevate pencil drawings to the status ofpaintings. Despite their imposing size, Mesple'sworks are introspective, even serene.

The artist received his B.A. in fine arts fromSacramento State College in 1974 and received hisM.A. in fine arts from California State Universityin Sacramento in 1977. A resident of Louisville,Colorado, he serves as an instructor and specialcurator of several art programs at the Universityof Colorado at Denver. His works have been ex-hibited in galleries and museums in California,Kentucky, and Colorado.

SKI CLUB NEWS

NCAR Ski Club turtlenecks will be available toorder until today only. Samples can be seen in SueInman's office in RL-6 or at the ski club member-ship table at lunchtime near the entrance to theMesa Laboratory's cafeteria.


CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY PARTY

The Employee Activities Committee (EAC)sponsors a holiday party for the children ofemployees. This year's party will be held atChuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (633-A S.Broadway in Boulder). The party will be held on12 December from noon to 3:00 p.m. Pizza will beserved to the children from noon until 1:30 p.m.;1:30 to 2:00 p.m. has been designated game time(the theatre is stocked with electronic games); anda visit with Santa Claus and the distribution ofgifts will occur between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m.

Since Chuck E. Cheese's will not be closed tothe public during this time, all children attendingthe NCAR party must be wearing their name tags onentering. The name tags entitle the children tofree pizza, soft drinks, and sundaes, and eachchild will receive five tokens for the electronicgames. Parents planning to stay with theirchildren throughout the party must also register inadvance with the EAC. Each adult must pay the EACfee of $2.50 in advance, which will entitle him orher to pizza, a soft drink, and a sundae.

If you have not received a name tag for yourchild, or if you have any questions regarding thechildren's party, please call EAC representativeBarbara McDonald at ext. 662.

PHONE AND ROOM CHANGE

Roger McIntosh

CAFETERIA NEWS

The "special special" for next Wednesday,8 December, will be Zurich pork chops with rice, avegetable, tapioca, and a 25. beverage, all for$2.25.

The breakfast special for next week will be agreen chili and cheese omelet with toast for $1.35.

The winner of this week's free luncheon is:

BOB MCCONNELL

NOTE: To prepare for the staff party, the cafeteriawill close early--at 2:00 p.m.--on Friday,17 December. The cafeteria and bank will also beclosed between Christmas and New Year's: 27, 28,29, 30, and 31 December. Although lunch will notbe served, coffee, tea, juice, milk, and rolls willbe available during that week.

VISITORS

John Snyder, International Center for theImprovement of Wheat and Maize, Mexico City,Mexico. Field of interest: Climate impacts.29 November-3 December. ML room 320, ext. 460.--Michael Glantz, Advanced Study Program

Ginglin Zheng, University of Utah. Field ofinterest: Numerical weather prediction.

Ext. Room 22 November 1982 - 29 November 1983. ML room 219,ext. 226.

78-54 JEFFCO 27 -- Warren Washington, Atmospheric Analysis andPrediction Division

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3 December 1982

LIBRARY SERVICES

My acquisitions recommendation is:

for the RL-6, MESA, RL-3, MAR, or RAF Library. (circle one) Name:

*LITERATURE SEARCHING BY COMPUTER*

The library provides computer searching of the published literature. We have online accessto over 150 databases covering over 50 million references to this literature. One such database is:

METEOROLOGICAL AND GEOASTROPHYSICAL ABSTRACTS (1972 - present, 81,900 records)

MGA provides current citations in English for the most important meteorological andgeoastrophysical research published in worldwide literature sources. Over 200 sources,including technical journals, monographs, proceedings, reviews, and annual publicationsare scanned for relevant literature. Subject coverage includes meteorology, astrophysics,physical oceanography, hydrosphere/hydrology, environmental sciences, and glaciology.

For details of this and other databases call Chuck Wenger x428.

THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE MESA LIBRARY DEC. 3 - DEC. 10, AND IN THE RL-6LIBRARY DEC. 10 - DEC. 17. NEW ACQUISITIONS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK (NOV. 24) ARE PRESENTLY ONDISPLAY IN THE RL-6 LIBRARY THROUGH DEC. 10. YOU MAY RESERVE THEM DURING DISPLAY FOR SUBSEQUENTCHECK-OUT.

NCAR staff members located off the Mesa site may borrow new books, reports, and microfiche bychecking the item of interest below and returning to Gayl Gray.

NEW BOOKSNew books for the Mesa and the Branch Libraries are in the following list.REFerence material does not circulate.

CALL NUMBER

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF DESERTIFICATION. Mabbutt, J.A. et al.,1980.

HYDROLOGY FOR ENGINEERS. Kohler, M.A., et al., 1982.NATURAL HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY: ANTICIPATING THE

UNEXPECTED. Petak, W.J., 1982.THE THERMAL STRUCTURE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. Colborn, J., 1975.SUCCESSFUL TIME MANAGEMENT. Ferner, J.D., 1980.MITCHELL AWARD PAPERS. Woodlands Conference on Growth Policy, 1979.NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURE: STRATEGIES FOR LATIN AMERICA. AAAS, 1978.AGENDA AND PREPRINTS: POLITICS OF FOOD SEMINAR. American Universities

Field Staff. 1978.TESTIMONIES ON THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC PROGRAM ACT OF 1977. U.S. Congress.

House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee of theEnvironment and the Atmosphere. 1977.

INFORMATION PROCESSING 80. Lavington, S.H., 1980.SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS. Houghton, Raymond C., 1982.STRUCTURED WALKTHROUGHS (PEER-GROUP REVIEWS). Yourdon, E., 1979.GENERALIZED INVERSES OF LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS. Campbell, S.L., 1979.POLYNOMIAL AND SPLINE APPROXIMATION: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS. Sahney,

SBadri N., 1979.New books continued on next page

GB611 S6 1980GB611.2 L56 1982

GB5014 P47 1982GC166 C6 c.2HD38 F39 1980 c.2HD73 W66 1979bHD1856 N83 1978 v.1-2

HD9000.6 P59 1978

KF27 S396 1977bbQA76 1578 1980QA76.6 H63 1982QA76.6 Y672 1978QA188 C36 1979

QA221 N37 1978 c.2 Also in RL-3

NEW BOOKS Continued CALL NUMBER

ELEMENTS OF THE THEORY OF COMPUTATION. Lewis, Harry R., 1981. QA267 L49 1981NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS: INVARIANCE, STABILITY AND BIFURCATION.

De Mottoni, Piero, 1981. QA370 N65 1981SINGULAR SYSTEMS OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS. Campbell, S.L.V., 1980. QA371 C192 1980ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS OF SINGULAR PERTURBATIONS. Eckhaus, Wikton, 1979. QA371 E26 1979ELLIPTIC SYSTEMS IN THE PLANE. Wendland, W., 1979. QA377 W45 1979ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS. Wylie, C.R., 1982. QA401 W9 1982 RL-3NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION, 1981. Powell, M.J.D., 1982. QA402.5 N66 1981TENSOR GEOMETRY: THE GEOMETRIC VIEWPOINT AND ITS USES. Dodson, C., 1979. QA649 D6 1979 c.2BUOYANCY EFFECTS IN FLUIDS. Turner, J.S., 1979. QA911 T85 1979 c.2 Also in RL-6GEOMETRICAL METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. Schutz, B.F., 1980. QC20.7 D52S34 1980THE INVERSE SCATTERING TRANSFORMATION AND THE THEORY OF SOLITONS: AN

INTRODUCTION. Eckhaus, W., 1981. QC20.7 S3E25 1981MOLECULAR VIBRATIONAL-ROTATIONAL SPECTRA: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS OF

HIGH RESOLUTION INFRARED, MICROWAVE, AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY OFPOLYATOMIC MOLECULES. Papouisek, D., 1982. QC454 M6P36 1982

CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION. Marion, J.B., 1980. QC661 M38 1980HEAT BUDGET ATLAS OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC AND EASTERN PACIFIC OCEANS.

Lamb, P.J., 1978. QC809 E6H37 1978 in Map rm, RL-6 RefTHE ATMOSPHERE: AN INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY. Lutgens, F.K., 1982. QC861.2 L87 1982ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY: FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS. Meszaros, Erno, 1980. QC879.6 M4713 1980 c.2APPLYING MODELING RESULTS IN DESIGNING A GLOBAL TROPOSPHERIC EXPERIMENT.

U.S. Office of Space Science and Applications. 1982. QC881.2 T75A622 1981THUNDERCLOUD LOCAL ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSIFICATION DURING THE PREBREAKDOWN

PHASE OF LIGHTNING. De Souza, J.R.S., 1982. QC921.4 E4D44 1980aSTORM DATA FOR THE UNITED STATES. 1970-74. U.S. Environmental Data

Service, 1982. QC943.5 U6S83 1982 in Ref, RL-6RefSTORM DATA FOR THE UNITED STATES. 1975-79. U.S. Environmental Data

Service, 1982. QC943.5 U6S84 1982 in Ref, RL-6RefA MODEL OF THE LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE. Gardner, R.L., 1980. QC966 G29 1980aTHUNDERSTORMS: A SOCIAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL DOCUMENTARY.

Kessler, E., 1981- QC968 T46 v. 1-3 Also in RL-6IMPACT OF ATMOSPHERIC NOISE ON THE DETECTION OF INTERANNUAL CLIMATE

VARIABILITY. Stefanick, M., 1980. QC981.8 C5S73 1980aMOUNTAIN WEATHER AND CLIMATE. Barry, R.G., 1981. QC993.6 B35 1981 Also in RL-6SEMINAR 1981: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS IN LONG AND MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER

FORECASTING. European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts., 1982. QC994.95 S43 1981 Also in RL-6INTRODUCTION TO HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY. Hamilton, R.J.,

1981. QD79 C454H35 1981CRC HANDBOOK OF TABLES FOR ORGANIC COMPOUND IDENTIFICATION. Rappoport, Z.,

1967. QD291 R28 1979 in RefDepPRINCIPLES OF INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS. Newman, W.M., 1979. T385 N48 1979PRACTICAL SOLAR HEATING MANUAL: BLUEPRINTS FOR AIR AND WATER SYSTEMS.

Coxon, E., 1981. TH7413 C68 1981 in RL-6WEATHER DATA HANDBOOK: FOR HVAC AND COOLING EQUIPMENT DESIGN. Ecodyne

Corporation, 1980. TH7687.5 E26 1980 in RL-3RefCOMPUTER NETWORKS. Tanenbaum, A.S., 1981. TK5105.5 T36 1981TUTORIAL, MICROCOMPUTER NETWORKS. Freeman, H.A., et al., 1981. TK5105.5 T894 1981RADAR TARGETS. Bachman, C.G., 1982. TK6585 B24 1982 in RL-3, MARELECTRONICS ENGINEERS' HANDBOOK. Fink, D.G., 1982. TK7825 E34 1982 in MAR Ref,RL-3RefMICROPROCESSORS: AN INTRODUCTION. Kimberley, Paul, 1982. TK7895 M5K55 1982 in RL-3THE AIR ALMANAC. U.S. Nautical Almanac Office, Jul-Dec 1982, Jan-Jun 1983 TL587 A36 in RefDepSPACE OPTICS. Wyman, C.L., 1979. TL1082 S65 1979

NEW TECHNICAL REPORTS

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

2-1170. BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND CLIMATE MODELLING. Bolin, B., 1982.2-1172. ON THE DIFFERENCE IN CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF PRECIPITATION COLLECTED IN BULK AND WET-ONLY COLLECTORS.

Soderlund R., 1982.2-1173. PARAMETERIZATION SCHEME FOR CONVECTIVE CLOUD WATER AND CLOUD COVER. Hammarstrand,U., 1982.2-1175. AMMONIUM (NH +) IN PRECIPITATION. Soderlund, R., 1982.2-1178. WATER VAPOR AS A TRACER IN REMOTE WIND SENSING: A FEASIBILITY STUDY. Barber, T.L., 1982.2-1181. BOULDER UPSLOPE CLOUD OBSERVATION EXPERIMENT. Gossard, E.E., 1982.2-1182. CLIMATE FORECAST VERIFICATIONS., U.S. MAINLAND, 1974-82. Preisendorfer, R.W., et al., 1982.2-1185. IONOSPHERIC DIAGNOSTICS FOR SKYWAVE SEA-STATE RADAR. Kotaki, M., et al., 1982.2-1187. AUTOMATED IONOGRAM PROCESSING SHOWS SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN THE AURORA IONOSPHERE. Reinisch, B.W., 193

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reassignments will be between the range minimum and maximum shown for each job.Specific starting salaries are determined by comparing the applicant's

qualifications with the job requirements and assessing expected performance levels.

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ADM - Facilities Planning and DesignExempt Range: 51, $21,768 - 32,664/yr.DUTIES: Will assist Manager, Facilities Planningand Design in establishing building programs anddesign parameters for UCAR/NCAR facilities. Willprepare drawings and specifications for and makeinspection of construction, remodeling, andmaintenance of buildings, facilities, and plantequipment.REQUIRES:--Strong theoretical knowledge of engineering andarchitectural design concepts and practices asexemplified by BA/BS in Engineering/Architecture.

--Sound understanding of principles of the practiceof Architecture or Engineering on theprofessional level as is demonstrated bylicensing by examination.

--Comprehensive practical knowledge of constructionpractices and procedures as gained byconstruction field assignments or experience inemployment with building contractor or plantmaintenance staffs.

--Proficiency in rendering accurate preparation ofworking drawings with a high degree ofworkmanship, and practical skill in writingreports, contract documents, and technicalspecifications to be demonstrated by submissionof candidate's personal portfolio.

-- Must have physical health, dexterity and visualacuity to make drawings and conduct inspection offacilities under construction and aural capacityto function safely around moving equipment.

--Ability to sort priorities and functioneffectively under deadline pressures anddistractions.

ALSO DESIRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED:-- Skill in working effectively and constructivelywith clients, public officials, consultants,contractors, tradespersons, and suppliers.

--Familiarity with systems drafting and photoreproduction techniques.

--Working knowledge of Uniform Construction Indexand Construction Specifications Institute"Sixteen Division Format".. --Ability to write lucid, comprehensive technicalreports.

-- Knowledge of sound control and acoustics forbuildings.

-- Background in environmental planning, interiorand graphics design, and office ergonomics.

-- Understanding of techniques of Value Engineeringand Life-Cycle Costing.

-- Knowledge of techniques of effective projectmanagement including CPM/PERT.

-- Familiarity with use of programmable calculator,application programs on small computer, andterminal for accessing remote data bases andprograms.

-- Experience in the use of computer in preparationof Computer Assisted Design and Draftingdocuments and specification writing and editing.

-- Interest and enthusiasm in acquiring additionalskills.

Margareta Domecki, X517

BUYER - #0010

ADM - PurchasingExempt Range: 71, $16,488 - 24,720/yr.DUTIES: Prepare Invitation for Bids (IFB's) orRequest for Proposals (RFP's) for a wide variety ofcommercial items and/or services. Evaluateresponses to IFB's or RFP's, prepare recommendationmemos for purchase order awards, and administerorders after award. All procurement efforts willbe conducted within the general guidelines of theFederal Procurement Regulations (FPR), and UCAR'sProcurement Policies. Will maintain liaison withinternal requisitioners, staff and vendors toresolve problems related to procurement policies.REQUIRES:--Knowledge of Purchasing Procedures under the

Federal Government Regulations.--Two years experience with U.S. Government fundedpurchases (at least one year of the two mustinclude purchasing in excess of $1,000 pertransactions).

--Skills in organization.--Skills in communication (verbal, written).ALSO DESIRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED:--Experience in usage of computer terminals.--Experience with Procurement in a scientific

organization.-- Degree in Business or Engineering.--Technical electronic background.Esther Blazon, X581

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ADM - Purchasing OfficeNon-Exempt Range: 25, $950 - 1,234/mo.DUTIES: Responsible for the secretarial support ofthe Purchasing Office, consisting of four buyers.Responsible for typing all correspondence, memos,and special Purchasing Office forms. Opens anddistributes mail, makes and distributes copies asrequired, answers telephones, handles routinequestions and directs callers to proper person inthe office. Greets visitors and answers routinequestions. Enters purchase requisitions/orders oncomputer terminal as required and maintainscorrespondence files. AssistsProcurement/Contracts Office with typing whenrequested.REQUIRES:-- Accurate typing skills at about 60 wpm.--Ability/willingness to learn to operate a wordprocessor and/or memory typewriter.

--Ability/willingness to learn to use a computerterminal and learn procedures for enteringpurchase orders/requisitions.

--Ability to be punctual and reliable.--Must have good secretarial experience.--Good communication skills.ALSO DESIRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED:--Experience on word processing equipment andcomputer terminals.

Esther Blazon, X581

TECHNICIAN II/III - #0007

ACAD - Support GroupNon-Exempt Range: 28, $1,264 - 1,642/mo.Non-Exempt Range: 30, $1,529 - 1,987/mo.DUTIES: Must apply, under general supervision, aconsiderable knowledge of standard methods inelectronic fabrication, testing, calibrating andtroubleshooting, with particular emphasis ondigital systems.--Will construct a wide variety of atmosphericchemistry electronic instruments and instrumentcomponents, including data acquisition systemsand micro and minicomputer and processors.Construction will be under general supervisionand will be directed verbally and through writteninstructions and schematics.

--Will test, calibrate and troubleshoot electronicinstruments used in atmospheric chemistry asdescribed in Item 1, above.

--Will apply skills to a wide variety of technologyin instrumentation ranging from semi-archaicvacuum tube construction to advancedstate-of-the-art components.REQUIRES (LEVEL II):

-- Basic skill and knowledge level such as one mightassociate with an Associate Degree and someexperience.

-- High level, analytical skills and skillsin the use of electronic construction and testingtool s and equipment.

-- Skill in arranging and maintaining documentation.-- Detailed knowledge of and skill in application

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--Ability to learn quickly and remember proceduresfor operating and testing research equipment.

--Willingness/ability to do competent work fromsketches, notes, diagrams and verbal instruction.

--Willingness/ability to do both detailed lab workand more mundane tasks such as filing andmaintenance of documentation.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (LEVEL III):--High skill level of technically progressiveexperience.

--Skill in selecting among alternative proceduresin successfully completing assigned taks.

--Skill in writing test routines in highlevel language; e.g., Basic, Pascal, etc.--Familiarity in assembly language for at least onemicroprocessor.

--Ability to work under minimum supervision.Esther Blazon, X581

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANALYST - #0017

ADM - Physical Plant ServicesExempt Range: 72, $18,132 - 27,204/yr.DUTIES: Will be responsible for the efficient andeconomical operation of the NCAR telecommunicationssystem. Will supervise and train systemattendants, designs and implements changes tosystem equipment and software to accommodate newrequirements, analyzes traffic data and servicebillings to insure effective utilization ofequipment and equipment capabilities. Willsupervise employees in ways consistent with UCARPolicies and Procedures and Affirmative ActionCompliance Program goals.REQUIRES:--Experience in making telecommunication system

cutovers: preparing schedules for cutover,developing staff introduction plans, andresolving implementation problems.

--Demonstrated high level skill in training ingroups and one-on-one.

--Knowledge of and skill in executing changes innumber assignments and all other functions of thetelecommunications customer administration panel.

--High level skill in communicating with phonecompany personnel, using phone jargon andmethods.

--Demonstrated high level skill in analyzing systemusage statistics, isolate instances of systemabuse, inefficiency or hardware or softwaremal function.

--Skill in preparing comprehensive reports withrecommendations for management action to remedythe faults discovered during analysis.

-- High level skill in planning, organizing andexecuting the tasks of the position, ability tomeet deadlines and work efficiently.


REGULAR, PART-TIME

BOOKKEEPER - #0011

UCAR - Administration and FinanceNon-Exempt Range: 26, $522.50 - 678.50 (.50 FTE)DUTIES: Will provide accounting support to theUCAR Finance Officer with respect to processingtravel authorizations and vouchers, purchaseorders, accounts payable invoices, journal entries,and general ledger entries. Will interface closelywith NCAR Finance Office personnel, particularlywith the Travel Clerk and Accounts PayableSupervisor to ensure UCAR accounting transactionsare processed in a timely and accurate manner,consistent with corporate policy.REQUIRES:--General working knowledge of bookkeeping (i.e.,

AP, AR, budget and expenditure ledgers andgeneral ledgers).

--Accurate typing skill at about 40-50 wpm. (mostlystatistical typing). A typing test may be givento final applicants.

--Demonstrated skill in accurately performingdetail work.

--Demonstrated skill in establishing andaccomplishing work priorities and meetingdeadlines.

--Demonstrated skill in basic math functions.ALSO DESIRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED:--Previous experience with CRT's and/or computers.-- Skill in 10-key calculator operation.NOTE: Initially, position is half-time with a

flexible schedule. Position may becomefull-time within a year, contingent onfunding.


TERM, FULL-TIME

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMER II (INTERN) - #0003

AAP - Large Scale DynamicsExempt Range: 61, $20,880 - 31,320/yr.DUTIES: The primary responsibilities are to domaintenance, development, and documentation of theNCAR CCM (Community Climate Model) and itsassociated processors, initially under thesupervision of more experienced programmers. Theprogrammer is expected to adopt the programmingstyles, conventions and standards of the existingcodes. The work includes adding new capabilitiesto the program libraries as well as convertingexisting sub-standard codes to the preferred styleof the main program libraries. Communication anddocumentation is extremely important because of themultiplicity of users.REQUIRES:-- B.S. or equivalent in computer sciences, math or

physical sciences.-- Experience in FORTRAN programming with

willingness to work with existing large complexcodes.

-- Skill in oral and written communication.ALSO DESIRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED:-- Some knowledge of atmospheric science, in

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particular numerical modelling.--Experience in handling large disk and tape-baseddatasets.

--Experience in working with large codes.--Experience with computer graphics.--Skill with higher level mathematics such as fast

Fourier transforms.NOTE: This position is for a one year period, with

possibility of continuation depending onavailability of funds.

Esther Blazon, X581

December 6 through December 13

MONDAY, December 6

* ACAD Seminar -- Preferential Elution ofStrong Acids from a Norwegian Ice Cap,Trevor Davies, University of East Anglia

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

TUESDAY, December 7

* Meeting -- UCAR Audit Committee

8:30 a.m.NCAR Mesa Lab, Chapman Room

* CSD Seminar -- Weather Modification inAustralia: The Experiment in WesternVictoria and its Implications for theFuture, Jack Warner, CSD

1:30 p.m.RL-6 Seminar Room 179

e AAP Seminar -- Turbulence Characteristicsat the BAO Tower, Hans Panofsky,Colorado State University

3:30 p.m.NCAR Mesa Lab, Main Seminar Room

WEDNESDAY, December 8

Open

Thursday, December 9

* HAO Seminar -- Dynamics Driven bySpherical Shell Convection That HaveCycles and Strong Feedbacks, Peter Gilman,HAO

3:30 p.m.NCAR Mesa Lab, Main Seminar Room

Friday, December 9

e ACAD Seminar -- Applications of NuclearAnalystical Techniques to AtmosphericScience, Ernest G. Gladney, Los AlamosNational Laboratories

SUNDAY, December 12

* NCAR Children's Holiday Party Sponsored by EAC

12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Pizza Served1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Game Time2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Santa Claus

Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre

MONDAY, December 13

Open

10:30 a.m.NCAR Mesa Lab, Main Seminar Room Calendar Notes announcements may be mailed to

Betty Winstanley, ML 136. Wednesday at 12:00 noonis the deadline for items to be included in theCalendar Notes.

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