AGU History of Geophysics Committee:
History Sessions at Past Meetings
HGC co-sponsored two sessions of historical interest at the AGU
Fall 2003 Meeting in San Francisco:
- Centennial Celebration of
Radioisotopic Geochronology: Dates, Rates, and New Debates (V01) - co-sponsored
with Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology (Session Description)
- Old World Social Responses to
Holocene Abrupt Climate Change Events
(PP08) - co-sponsored with Biogeosciences; Global Climate
Change; and Public Affairs (Session Description)
HGC co-sponsored two sessions of historical interest at the AGU
Spring 2002 Meeting in Washington, DC:
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Farewell to Io: A Last Look by Galileo (P07) - co-sponsored
with
Planetary Sciences (Session
Description)
-
A Memorial Session for Ronald W. Girdler: Rifts, Ridges,
Reversals,
and Regional Studies (T03) - co-sponsored with Tectonophysics (Session
Description)
A special union
session (U02) on Geophysics in the 20th Century: Contributions
from
Washington took place on May 30, 2002. Talks highlighted the
role of the Washington, DC scientific community in the growth of
geophysics
since 1900. Abstracts
are available online.
HGC co-sponsored a number of sessions with historical content at the
December, 2001 AGU
meeting
in San Francisco. Abstracts are available from the special
sessions database.
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A Celebration of Research on Atmospheric Coupling: NSF/CEDAR
Accomplishments
and New Thrusts (session SA02)
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The Deep Space One Flyby of Comet Borrelly (P12)
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Experimental Volcanology: Sturtevant Memorial Session (V09)
-
Fortieth Anniversary of the Synthesis and Discovery of
Stishovite (T02)
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Highly Siderophile Element Chemistry of the Earth, Moon, and
Planets
(A Special Session in Honor of Dr. John Morgan) (V08)
-
Ice: From Molecules to Ice Sheets (A Special Session in Honor of
W.
Barclay Kamb) (IP05)
-
The Impact of Rock Experimentation on Geodynamics: A Session in
Honor
of Mervyn Paterson (T06)
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The Lake Tahoe Basin: Lessons in Lake and Watershed Science for
Western
North America (H14)
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Mert Davies Special Session (P13)
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Multidisciplinary Studies of Present-Day Sea Level Change
(G02)
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Nearshore and Continental Shelf Processes: Special Session in
Honor
of Dr. Thomas Kinder (OS02)
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New Directions in Experimental Mineralogy and Petrology (V04)
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The Physics and Mechanics of Compressive Failure: From Faulting
to Ductile
Flow (T08)
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Pushing the Envelope: A Tribute to the Career and
Accomplishments of
John M. Edmond (OS03)
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Radiation From Thunderstorms and the Aurora: The Scientific
Legacy of
John R. Winckler (AE03)
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Scaling and Fractals in Geophysics: In Honor of Mandelbrot’s
Fiftieth
Jubilee (NG02)
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Thirty-Five Years of Groundwater Modeling: A Tribute to George
F. Pinder
(H11)
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Toward a Sargasso Observatory: Integrated Physical,
Biogeochemical,
and Atmospheric Studies of the Southwestern North Atlantic Ocean
(OS17)
Women in the Geosciences: Developments, Current Status, and
Outstanding Challenges (ED04)
HGC-Sponsored History Sessions at Previous Meetings
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History of Hurricane Forecasting: 100 Years After Galveston
- Fall 2000 AGU meeting (Convener: Simpson)
-
History of Research on Ocean Circulation - Fall 2000 AGU
meeting
(Reid and Munk)
-
400th Anniversary of Gilbert's "De Magnete" - Spring 2000
AGU meeting
(Stern)
-
40th Anniversary of Satellite Meteorology - Spring 2000 AGU
meeting
(Bierley, Eden, and Cliver)
-
Historical Developments in Global Atmospheric and Ocean Modeling
for
Weather and Climate Prediction - Fall 1999 AGU meeting
(Bonner,
Johnson, and Feldman)
-
Plate Tectonics After 30 Years - Fall 1998 AGU meeting (Le
Grand
and Oreskes)
-
Geophysics and the Military - Spring 1998 AGU meeting
(Fleming and
Hevly)
Session descriptions and abstracts of papers are published in the
spring
and fall meeting supplements to Eos, Transactions of the American
Geophysical
Union. Selected abstracts are also available online.