Progress in Chinese Antarctic geodetic remote sensing

This paper summarizes the progress of the Chinese Antarctic expedition in geodetic remote sensing. It describes the systems for continuous satellite navigation and positioning, and the tide gauges that have been established at the Zhongshan and Great Wall stations in Antarctica. Advances in the investigation of plate motion, the gravity field, and sea level change as well as the application of GPS in atmospheric studies are reported. Details of the movements of ice sheets and glaciers, distributions of blue ice and ice crevasses, and mass balance studies based on remote sensing techniques are presented. The use of field, satellite, and photogrammetric data to produce topographic maps is described. Finally, the prospects for further Antarctic surveying and mapping are discussed. In the near future, we will establish a high-precision geodetic datum in the Chinese Antarctic expedition areas, monitor changes of Antarctic snow and ice, and develop a platform for sharing Antarctic resource and environment information

International Workshop on Antarctic Meteorites

Topics addressed include: meteorite concentration mechanisms; meteorites and the Antarctic ice sheet; iron meteorites; iodine overabundance in meteorites; entrainment, transport, and concentration of meteorites in polar ice sheets; weathering of stony meteorites; cosmic ray records; radiocarbon dating; element distribution and noble gas isotopic abundances in lunar meteorites; thermoanalytical characterization; trace elements; thermoluminescence; parent sources; and meteorite ablation and fusion spherules in Antarctic ice

Overview of the Lost Meteorites of Antarctica field campaigns

The Lost Meteorites of Antarctica project was the first UK-led Antarctic meteorite recovery expedition. The project has successfully confirmed two new high-density meteorite stranding zones in the Hutchison Icefield and Outer Recovery Icefields areas and investigated the geology of three previously unvisited Antarctic nunataks (Turner Nunatak, Pillinger Nunatak, Halliday Nunatak). The project undertook meteorite searching on the ice surface via skidoo reconnaissance and systematic searching and developed a novel pulse induction metal detection system to search for englacial iron-rich meteorites trapped within the upper one meter of ice. In total, 121 meteorites have been recovered from the ice surface searching activities, which are now curated in the United Kingdom at the Natural History Museum London and are available for scientific analysis

Annual Report of the University, 2000-2001, Volumes 1-4

Message from the President Thank you for joining me in this look back over the past year at the University of New Mexico. It was a year filled with activity, accomplishment and challenge, and this is our opportunity to reflect back on that year. In 2000-2001 we engaged in a University-wide strategic planning process that called on the energies and talents of hundreds of individuals- faculty, staff, students and members of our broader community. The plan, which will be completed in Fall 2001, will serve as our roadmap for the future and will guide our efforts to capitalize on the opportunities and to meet the challenges of the next several years. This process has encouraged us to examine closely our mission and our values, who we are and what we aspire to become. It has given us reason to be proud of our past and cause to think seriously about how we must change in the future. While this was a year for looking ahead, it was also a year of significant accomplishment. For example, we launched a comprehensive set of programs designed to enrich the academic and social experiences of our undergraduate students. We began the implementation of Freshman Learning Communities where small cohorts of students study and learn together in a common set of courses under the guidance of a senior faculty scholar. We reorganized our advisement systems, we undertook the construction or renovation of student-centered facilities on campus, and we created new support systems to enhance student academic success. It was a year in which our support of faculty, staff and students was our highest priority. Through the support of the New Mexico Legislature, faculty and staff received significant salary increases. A new health benefits plan for graduate assistants was implemented. Our Staff as Students program enabled more than 40 staff members to obtain UNM degrees. And, a Center for Scholarship in Teaching and Learning was established to assist faculty in their efforts to develop more effective teaching skills. Finally, this was a year in which UNM dramatically expanded its role in the local community and throughout the state. Never before has the University been as active or as visible in meeting its public responsibility as it was in 2000-2001. From its active participation in economic development initiatives, to its involvement in K-12 educational improvement efforts, to its significant leadership role in health care delivery, UNM demonstrated its ability to help the state meet its most pressing social challenges. And, as UNM took on a more visible role in supporting the state\\u27s citizens, the support for UNM was returned in kind. This year, annual giving to the University rose to a record 35.3 million dollars, a 40% increase over just two years ago. All told, it has been a gratifying and successful year. However, we cannot allow our past accomplishments to mask the continued challenges facing this University. Neither will we allow these challenges to dominate our thinking and diminish out pride in what the University has achieved. So we will savor our successes and continue to move forward. As always, we thank you for sharing our dreams and for supporting the University of New Mexico. Sincerely, William C. Gordon, Presiden

Antarctic meteorites

Topics addressed include: meteorite concentration mechanisms; meteorites and the Antarctic ice sheet; iron meteorites; iodine overabundance in meteorites; entrainment, transport, and concentration of meteorites in polar ice sheets; weathering of stony meteorites; cosmic ray records; radiocarbon dating; element distribution and noble gas isotopic abundances in lunar meteorites; thermoanalytical characterization; trace elements; thermoluminescence; parent sources; and meteorite ablation and fusion spherules in Antarctic ice.sponsored by International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Max-Planck-Society.J.O. Annexstad, L. Schultz, H. WankeMeteorite concentration mechanisms in Antarctica / Annexstad, J.O. -- Meteorites and the Antarctic ice sheet / Cassidy, W.A. -- Antarctic iron meteorites: an unexpectedly high proportion of falls of unusual interest / Clarke, R.S., Jr. -- Entrainment, transport and concentration of meteorites in polar ice sheets / Drewry, D.J. -- Weathering of stony meteorites in Antarctica / Gooding, J.

Annual Report of the University, 1999-2000, Volumes 1-4

The Robert O. Anderson School and Graduate School of Management at The University of New Mexico Period of Report: July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000 Submitted by Howard L. Smith, Dean The Anderson Schools of Management is divided into four distinct divisions- the Department of Accounting; the Department of Finance, International and Technology Management; the Department of Marketing, Information and Decision Sciences; and the Department of Organizational Studies. This structure provides an opportunity for The Anderson Schools to develop four distinct areas of excellence, proven by results reported here. I. Significant Developments During the Academic Year The Anderson Schools of Management • As a result of the multi-year gift from the Ford Motor Company, completed renovation of The Schools\u27 Advisement and Placement Center, as well as all student organization offices. • The Ford gift also provided for $100,000 to support faculty research, case studies and course development. • The Schools revised the MBA curriculum to meet the changing needs of professional, advanced business education. • The Schools updated computer laboratory facilities, with the addition of a 45-unit cluster for teaching and student work. • The faculty and staff of The Schools furthered outreach in economic development activities by participating directly as committee members and leaders in the cluster workgroups of the Next Generation Economy Initiative. • The faculty, staff and students of The Schools contributed to the development of the Ethics in Business Awards; particularly exciting was the fact that all nominee packages were developed by student teams from The Anderson Schools. • The Schools continue to generate more credit hours per faculty member than any other division of the UNM community. The Accounting Department • Preparation and presentation of a progress report to accrediting body, the AACSB. The Department of Finance, International and Technology Management • The Department continued to focus on expansion of the Management of Technology program as a strategic strength of The Schools. The Department of Marketing. Information and Decision Sciences • Generated 9022 credit hours, with a student enrollment of 3070. The Department of Organizational Studies • Coordinated the 9th UNM Universidad de Guanajuato (UG) Mexico Student Exchange

Commissioning and First Science Results of the Desert Fireball Network: a Global-Scale Automated Survey for Large Meteoroid Impacts

This thesis explores the first results from the Desert Fireball Network, a distributed global observatory designed to characterise fireballs caused by meteoroid impacts. To deal with the >50 terabytes of data influx per week, innovative data reduction techniques have been developed. The science topics investigated in this work include airbursts caused by large meteoroids impacting the Earth's atmosphere, the recovery of a meteorite and its orbital history, and the structure of a meteor shower

Program and abstract volume

The primary aim of the conference is to assess the state of the art and reliability of micro-Raman spectroscopy as well as luminescence-based spectroscopy and microscopy and related techniques in Earth and planetary sciences.Spanish National Research Council, Lunar and Planetary Institutescientific organizing committee Javier Garcia-Guinea (Chair)PARTIAL CONTENTS: Cystine-Apatite Renal Calculi: EPMA, Raman and ESEM-CL Study / A. Iordanidis, J. Garcia-Guinea, and V. Correcher -- Molecular Characterization of a Temperate Beachrock Formation in the Nerbioi-Ibaizabal Estuary (Arrigunaga Beach, Bay of Biscay) / A. Iturregi, N. Arrieta, I. Martinez-Arkarazo, X. Murelaga, J. I. Baceta, A. Sarmiento, and J. M. Madariaga -- Thermoluminescence and Shock Metamorphism of Ordinary Chondrites / A. I. Ivliev, V. A. Alexeev, and N. S. Kuyunko -- Spectra Cathodoluminescence and Crystal Lattice: Cerite Versus Whitlockite / A. Jorge, J. Garcia-Guinea, L. Tormo, M. Furio, A. Fernandez-Cortes, S. Cuezva, and S. Sanchez-Moral -- New Raman Spectroscopic Data of Almahata Sitta Meteorite / M. Kaliwoda, R. Hochleitner, V. H. Hoffmann, T. Mikouchi, A. M. Gigler, and W. W. Schmahl -- Thermoluminescence as One of the Methods for Determination of the Crystal Lattice Structure of Quartz / L. L. Kashkarov, G. V. Kalinina, and S. N. Shilobreeva -- Optical Absorption, Cathodo- and Radioluminescence in Diaspore / M. I. Kati, M. Turemis, I. C. Keskin, B. Tastekin, M. Hatipoglu, R. Kibar, A. Cetin, and N. Can -- In Situ Study of a Collection of 20 Meteorites Using Raman Spectroscopy / Th. Katsaros and Th. Ganetsos -- Clarification of Shock-Induced Effect on Cathodoluminescence of Alkali Feldspar / M. Kayama, H. Nishido, T. Sekine, T. Nakazato, A. Gucsik, and K. Ninagawa -- Characterization of Radiation Effects in Albite by Cathodoluminescence / M. Kayama, H. Nishido, S. Toyoda, K. Komuro, and K. Ninagawa -- Thermoluminescence of the Blue and White Chalcedony from Turkey / I. C. Keskin, M. I. Kati, M. Turemis, B. Tastekin, R. Kibar,A. Cetin, and N. Can -- Structure and Luminescence Characteristics of Aquamarine from Turkey / R. Kibar, M. I. Kati, A. Cetin, M. Turemis, I. C. Keskin, B. Tastekin, M. Hatipoglu, and N. Can -- Compositional Analyses of F, Cl and OH by Raman Spectroscopy in Apatite from Mafic-Ultramafic Pipes of the Ivrea Verbano Zone (NW Italy) / P. Kollegger, F. Zaccarini, R. J. Bakker, G. Garuti, and O. A. R. Thalhammer

2009 Annual Report

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