NOAA
1977 Newsletters
Newsletters from 1977
| Date/Volume | Table of Contents |
| December 1977 (Vol. X No. 4) (2.72 MB pdf file) |
- Mandate and functions of the International Tsunami Information Center (Revised November 1977), p. 1-3. - The PEACESAT Project, p. 4-5. - ITIC holds PEACESAT Conference, p. 6. - Sixth Session of ICG/ITSU, Annotated Provisional Agenda, p. 6-9. - TEMA Second Session [New York, 18-23 July, 1977], p. 9. - Syd Wigen's term expires, p. 10. - Organizational change, p. 10. - New Associate Director appointed, p. 11. - Editorials and letters, p. 11. - Director, Pacific Region-US National Weather Service retires, p. 11. - Pacific Region US NWS Ocean Service Program Coordinator, p. 12. - Research Grant on warnings [excerpt from Natural Hazards Observer], p. 12. - Abstracts and resumes, p. 13-14. - Announcements, p. 14-17. - Seismic summary (September 4 to press-time), p. 18. - [Photographs of Valentine Siefermann, George Pararas-Carayannis, Robert Schank, Dennis Sigrist, Phil Williams, Eddie Bernard, Stuart Bigler, Charles Woffinden, Glenn Flittner, Bert Thompson, Karl Johannessen, Bertrand Thompson], p. 19. |
| September 1977 (Vol. X No. 3) (1.78 MB pdf file) |
- Indonesian Tsunami of August 19, 1977, p. 1-3. - Volcanic eruption in Hawaii, p. 2. - Tsunami Warning System Coordination Meeting [Anchorage, August 31-Sept 2, 1977], p. 4. - ITSU-VI Meeting, Manila, Philippines, 20-25 February 1978, p. 4. - IOC Deputy Secretary visits ITIC, p. 4-5. - Visiting Scientist, p. 5. - Editorials and letters, p. 6. - US-USSR Tsunami Warning System Exchange Program, p. 6-7. - Sokolowski, Tom, Visit to the Japan Meteorological Agency, p. 7. - Improved Hawaiian Regional Tsunami Warning System nears completion, p. 7-8. - Richmond, R. N., Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards reported from Fiji Islands [excerpts], p. 8-11. - Abstracts and resumes, p. 11-14. - Announcements, p. 14-15. - Seismic summary (June 23 to press time), p. 15-16. - [Photographs of Awang, Lombok Island, Indonesia], p. 16. |
| June 1977 (Vol. X No. 2) (1.65 MB pdf file) |
- International Tsunami Symposium at Ensenada, p. 1-3, 14-16. - IUGG Tsunami Committee [International Tsunami Symposium at Ensenada], p. 3-5. - Solomon Islands' Earthquakes of April 20-21, 1977, p. 5-6. - Tonga Trench Earthquakes [April and June 1977], p. 6. - Disaster research, p. 6. - IOC plans ITSU-VI Meeting, p. 6-7. - International Council of Scientific Unions holds XVI Assembly in Washington, p. 7. - Visiting scientists program, p. 8. - Visitors to ITIC, p. 8. - Historical study of tsunamis, p. 8-9. - Editorials and letters, p. 9. - US Tsunami Warning instrumentation, p. 9. - Yamakawa, Norio, Tsunami instrumentation in Japan, p. 10-12. - New appointments at JMA [Hideo Watanabe], p. 11-12. - NOAA's Pacific Tide Party holds meeting, p. 12-13. - Ecuador Tsunami Preparations, p. 13. - Popov, V. M., USSR report for 1976 on Tsunami Acitivities in the Far East, p. 13. - Abstracts and resumes, p. 14-17. - Announcements, p. 17-18. - Honolulu Observatory name change, p. 18. - Seismic summary (March 1 to press time), p. 19. |
| March 1977 (Vol. X No. 1) (1.72 MB pdf file) |
- Miyoshi, Hisashi, The most amazing tsunami in history, p. 1-3. - Japanese scientist visits ITIC [Norio Yamakawa], p. 3-4. - Earthquake and Tsunami Summary [Dec 1976-February 1977], p. 4. - ITIC Summary report for 1976, p. 4-5. - Tan, Elvira, Editorial and letters [In rememberance of Gaylord Miller], p. 5. - Work begins on upgraded Hawaii Regional Tsunami Warning System, p. 6. - Meeting of the USSR Tsunami Commission [March 11-12, 1976], p. 6-11. - Tsunami Symposium in Japan [Tokai University, Oct. 11, 1976], p. 11. - Abstracts and resumes, p. 12-14. - Hunter, Roger, Earthquake Prediction: Fact and Fallacy [reprint], p. 14-15. - Announcements, p. 16-17. - New Geophysicist-in-Charge, Honolulu Observatory, p. 17-18. - Seismic summary (December 20, 1976 to press time), p. 18. - Photos [Frank Takenouchi, Joe Zebro, Honolulu Observatory sign], p. 18. |
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