NOAA
Newsletters from 1976
| Date/Volume | Table of Contents |
| March 1976 (Vol. IX No. 1) (1.99 MB pdf file) |
- [Fifth] V Session of UNESCO-Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's ICG/ITSU, Lima, Peru, 23-27 February 1976, p. 1-12. - Tonga-Samoa Islands Earthquake, 26 December 1975, p. 12. - Kermadec Ridge Eearthquakes, 14 January 1976, p. 13. - Kuril Trench Earhquake, 21 January 1976, p. 13. - Guatemala Earthquake, 4 February 1976, p. 13-15. - Acknowledgement, p. 15. - INOCAR provides ITIC with Spanish Translations of Wave Reporting Manual, p. 15. - Philippine Survey Director Visits ITIC and the Honolulu Observatory, p. 15. - Director and Associate Directors Visit South and Central America, p. 16. - SMS/GOES Deployments Complete, p. 16. - Tsunami Station Visitation and Inspection, p. 16. - Tsunami Tide System Communicates Via Satellite, p. 16. - Satellite System Will Warn of tsunamis, p. 17. - NOS Standard Tide Gauges to be Pphased Out, p. 17-18. - In-situ Tsunami Pressure Sensor Detection System, p. 18. - Tsunami Evacuation Plan for Hawaii, p. 18. - A Wave Forecasting Technique [Wave Measurement System at Mokuleia], p. 19. - Abstracts and Resumes, p. 19-20. - Announcements, p. 20-24. - Honolulu Observatory Reports: Summary of 1975 Tsunami investigations by ITIC's Honolulu Observatory, p. 24-25. - Seismic Summary (January 1, 1976 to press time), p. 25-26. |
| June 1976 (Vol. IX No. 2) (1.81 MB pdf file) |
- Director of Ecuador's INOCAR Arrives at ITIC, p. 1. - Hamilton, Robert M., Earthquake Studies in China--A Massive Earthquake Prediction Effort is Underway, p. 1,3. - [Photographs of Sydney Wigen, Dennis Sigrist, Pedro Cabezas, Valentine Siefermann, George Pararas-Carayannis, John Butchart, Fred Pugarelli, Valdimir Efimov, Gaylord Miller], p. 2. - Galapagos Fracture Zone Earthquake of 29 March 1976, p. 4. - Strong Earthquake Hits Northern Ecuador, 9 April 1976, p. 4. - Earthquakes, May 1976, p. 4-5. - Report of ITSU-V Meeting, p. 5. - Assessment and Mitigation of Earthquake Risk [Conference Item 8.5 Tsunamis], p. 5-7. - Acknowledgment, p. 7. - [Associate Director's] Central America and Mexico Report, p. 7-9. - University of Bradford, England, Senior Research Fellow Visits ITIC, p. 9. - Visit by Dr. Valdimir Efimov of the USSR, p. 9-10. - Australian and Alaskan Visitors Tour Honolulu Observatory, p. 10. - Director of Mineral Resources, Fiji, Visits ITIC, p. 10. - Kerner, Myron, Tsunami Warning System Telecommunications Network, p. 11-12. - Philippines Propose Second Tsunami Tide Station, p. 12. - Automated Tide Gauge Installation on Potomac in Washington D.C., p. 12. - Philippine Islands Earthquake and Tsunami of October 31, 1975, p. 12-13. - Seismic Sensors to be Installed Throughout Hawaii, p. 13-14. - Adams, William M., The Tsunami Seismic Switch (alarm), p. 14-15. - Corps of Engineers to Install Tide Gauges in Hilo (Hawaii) Bay, p. 16. - Abstracts and Resumes, p. 16-18. - Announcements, p. 18. - [Honolulu Observatory] Receives Seismic Telemetry from Big Island, p. 19. - Seismic Summary (March 1, 1976 to press-time), p. 20. |
| September 1976 (Vol. IX No. 3) (2.77 MB pdf file) |
- Severe Earthquake and Tsunami Hit the Philippines, August 16, 1976, p. 1-2. - Major Earthquakes in China, p. 2. - Director, Manila Observatory Arrives at ITIC for 6-week Working Visit, p. 2. - Visiting Japanese Seismologist Arrives at ITIC, p. 2. - Numerous Earhquake Affect Pacific Area, p. 3. - ITIC-PAGASA-USGS Survey of the Earthquake and Tsunami of 16 August 1976 in the Philippines, p. 3-6. - Systematic Collection of Tsunami Data, p. 7. - Editorials and Letters, p. 7. - Editorial Section, p. 7. - Coral Sea Volcano Erupts, p. 8. - Deep Sea Wave Energy Study [JTRE], p. 8. - Mr. Sydney Wigen Receives One-year Extension as Associate Director, ITIC, p. 8. - Attu, Alaska, Tsunami Tide Station Destroyed, p. 8. - Marcus Island (Minamitorishima) Tide Station Reinstalled, p. 9. - Chief, National Ocean Survey's Pacific Tide Party Visits National Weather Service, Honolulu, p. 9. - Minor Tsunami Recorded at Lord Howe Island, Australia, p. 9. - Tsunami Recorded in the Gulf of Honduras, Caribbean Sea, p. 9. - Kuril Trench Earthquake and Tsunami, January 21, 1976, p. 10. - Esmeraldas, Ecuador Earthquake, April 9, 1976, p. 10. - Ryukyu Island Region Earthquake of June 20, 1976, p. 10. - Information Exchanged on Possible Commercial Radio Transmission of Earthquake Warnings, p. 11. - Talandier and Kuster, Seismicity and Submarine Volcanic Activity in French Polynesia [abstract], p. 11. - Announcements, p. 11-14. - National Weather Service Announces Plans to Upgrade the Hawaii Regional Tsunami Warning System, p. 15. - Seismic Summary (June 1, 1976 to press-time), p. 15-16. - [Photographs of Philippines tsunami, Richard Moore, Masahiro Kishio, Joe Zebro, Victor Badillo, George Pararas-Carayannis], p. 16-18. |
| December 1976 (Vol. IX No. 4) (1.32 MB pdf file) |
- Gaylord R. Miller (1931-1976), p. 1. - Japanese Seismologist Visits ITIC [Masahiro Kishio], p. 2. - Seismic Seiches [reprint], p. 2-4. - Earthquake Reports [Final Quarter 1976], p. 4. - Kovachi Volcano Erupts, p. 4. - ITIC-ITSU Meeting, p. 5. - Tsunami Reports [mareogram requests], p. 5-6. - In Remembrance, p. 6. - The Need for Good Tsunami Measurements, p. 6. - Editorical Note, p. 7. - Guam and Truk Tsunami Warning System, p. 7. - Tsunami Detection (Najita) [University of Hawaii], p. 8-9. - The Second USA-USSR Meeting of Experts on Integration of Tsunami Warning Systems, 22-26 September 1976, p. 9-10. - Langford, H. Dale, Earthquake Predicition: The Art is Still on Shaky Ground [reprint], p. 10-12. - Prediciting Earthquakes: A Sciendtific and Technical Evaluation--with Implications for Society, p. 13. - IUGG Tsunami Meeting March 23-27, 1976, p. 13-14. - Geophysicist in Charge of Honolulu Observatory Retires, p. 14. - Seismic Summary (October 1, 1976 to press-time), p. 14-15. |
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