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Page 4 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1975 TAMU plans conference on Gulf, weather relation A group of TAMU scientists has planned a conference for January 1976 to organize research on the ef fects of the Gulf of Mexico on weather in the Eastern United States. Hurricanes that form in the Gull of Mexico can cause destruction throughout the Souther, Midwest ern and Eastern United States. However, the Gulf is often neg lected as a major weather producing source. The TAMU Center for Applied Geosciences will he in charge of the conference that will draw resear chers from the entire United States. The National Science Foundation has agreed to provide funds for the conference. “There is an urgent need for an assessment of the research which we need to do over the Gulf so that its influence can be taken into ac count in weather forecasts,” said center director, Dr. James R. Scog gins. “The Gulf is generally neglected in comparison with its importance as a weather producer and its influ ence upon the weather,” he said. “Surface observations and sound ings are not taken on a regularly scheduled basis at any point within the Gulf which makes it difficult to analyze existing meteorological conditions and to forecast the weather produced by the Gulf. “The Gulf is a significant source of heat and moisture, both of which influence the weather tremend ously,” Scoggins said. “Severe TAMU Map Room Librarian Linda Blake checks land-use map. ^ If you > receive a Social Security check, BB&L has another free service for you. Aggie, Soviet chosen to study sensing uses A TAMU scientist and a Soviet researcher have been appointed by the World Meteorological Organi zation to examine remote sensing techniques for agricultural and meteorological uses. BB&L is now authorized to receive Social Security deposits directly from the gov ernment. Your monthly checks are im mediately credited to your account (or your child’s account) without delay. So interest begins the first day — even if you are out of town or ill when the check arrives. Dr. Cliff Harlan of the Remote Sensing Center at TAMU and Dr. A. D. Kleschenko of the Russian Hydrometeorological Service in Moscow were named last Thursday by the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology of the world organiza tion to “. . . see what can be done with satellite and aircraft observa tions of the earth and how it can be done best.” Direct deposit is completely safe. There is no longer any danger that your check will be mislaid or stolen from your mailbox. Direct deposit is easy to arrange. Any BB&L officer can help you fill out the forms in a matter of minutes. The organization is looking for applications in underdeveloped countries, Harlan said. “Remote sensing data can be collected rapidly and used on problems such as pests, disease, and soil degrada tion. It also can give information on the conditions of crops, pastures, and forests. For extra interest and extra safety, let BB&L handle your Social Security deposit — direct. Offices in Bryan/Huntsviile and in Madisonville “First, the organization wants a study of the existing state of know ledge of satellite and aircraft sensing techniques,” he said. “Then they want to know how these can be ex tended to large areas and informa tion collected more rapidly. 1BB&L “The WMO (the meteorological organization) also wants us to con sider the best ways in which this data can be acquired, stored and made available for analysis, ” Harlan said. “Finally, we’re to prepare a report on all the information we’ve gathered and present it to the com mission. ” A Savings^ Institution Harlan said much of the work will be communicating with the people who are doing the remote sensing research. Come to a “Day-Away Saturday, July 19th, 1975 Meet at 9 a.m. at the B.S.U. — one block North of Loupot’s. Fishing, vol leyball, barbecue, etc. at the A&M annex. Free! Everyone Invited storms in the Midwest would not be there if it weren’t for the Gulf. ” An example is the severe storms which spawned damaging tornadoes in Omaha, Neb. this year. “At this conference, we want to determine what additional research is needed to better understand the Gulf as a weather producer,” he said. “We have a planning committee composed of scientists from TAMU, Florida State University and the University of Miami, Scoggins said. “The committee has formu lated the program and will invite experts in different research areas to speak on the Gulf s influence and, as a result, the foremost authorities are expected for the conference. ALL PIZZA Vz PRICE TURQUOISE JEWELRY SHOW July 16-20 TONY’S VILLAGE 1300 S. College, Bryan 822-7022 Land-use maps now available FROM GAROLINI: GENTILE — $35 FROM US: $-| Q90 PLUS OTHER FINE VALUES Land-use maps covering a 120-mile diameter area centered on Houston are now available for use in the TAMU Library. The 26 experimental maps, pre pared by the Manned Spacecraft Center of NASA, are in the Library Map-Room collection. Dr. Irene Hoadley, director of TAMU libraries, said users are re quested to provide comments. The maps include a 1:500,000 test-site sheet, four 1:250,000 and 21 1:125,000 scale sheets. They de pict by color coding up to 20 uses of land. Legend keyed, the charts show non-producing land, residential (developed and that undergoing de velopment), irrigated and unirri gated land, pasture, orchards, and other agriculture-related lands. Also shown are forests, forest brush- land, water, marshes, extractive in dustry areas, public and semi public lands. In addition, cultural, entertainment and recreational lands, industrial, commercial and transportation, comrryunjcation and utilities ^irJas afe'Included^ If'j't The maps cover an area bounded roughly by Golumbus and Palacios, A Caldwell, Bryan-College Station, Huntsville, Liberty and Daisetta. They are intended to aid the study of application of remote sen sors to resource management and environmental problems in the Houston area. Land use was interpreted basi cally from 1:120,000 scale color Ek- tachrome film exposed in November, 1970. Field checking and use of collateral information were restricted since the land-use information is to be used as a re search tool. Map Room Librarian Sheila Johnson and Linda Blake will pro vide a questionnaire for user com ments. These will be forwarded to the Earth Observations Division of the Manned Spacecraft Center. NOW *oi( J3S BRYAN, TEXAS’. 2018 TEXAS AVE. ACROSS FROM T0WNSHIRE This seldom helps. Planning will. 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