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Department of Atmospheric Sciences Records, 1968-1991
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences.
- Title
- Department of Atmospheric Sciences Records
- Dates
- 1968-1991 (inclusive)19681991
- Quantity
- 1.25 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- RG 167
- Summary
- The Department of Atmospheric Sciences Records document climate research and graduate programs in atmospheric sciences at Oregon State University.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Department of Atmospheric Sciences was established in 1969 within the School (now College) of Science to emphasize coursework and research on air pollution control, atmospheric chemistry and biometeorology. The first degree programs were graduate level only. Wendell Hewson was the first department chair. In 1992 the department was merged with the College of Oceanography (the latter then became the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences).
The Climatic Research Institute was established in 1976 in order to help meet the "need for coordinated and intensified climatic research." In 1978 CRI received a National Science Foundation Grant of $225,000 to participate in an international effort to monitor world weather patterns. W. Lawrence Gates was the director of CRI from its establishment until it was disbanded in 1989.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Subgroup 1 includes files pertaining to graduate student policies and to the purchase/donation of a scientific library to the department. The Climatic Research Institute (CRI) Subgroup contains five series. The first series consists of 73 research reports produced by CRI between 1978 and 1989. Series two is a 1981 grant proposal to the National Science Foundation. Series three includes general files pertaining to CRI's administration, programs, visitors, and special events. Series four consists of newspaper clippings about CRI. Series five consists of monthly and yearly weather summaries and climatological data for Corvallis, Oregon.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Department of Atmospheric Sciences Records (RG 167), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into two subgroups: 1. Departmental Records; and 2. Climatic Research Institute Records.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Subgroup 1: Departmental Records, 1968-1991Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1 | Series I: Graduate Student Policies and
Information |
1990-1991 |
1 | Series II: Department
Library |
1968-1979 |
Subgroup 2: Climatic Research Institute Records, 1978-1989Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Series I: Research Reports |
1978-1989 | |
Box | ||
1 | List of Reports (number,
title, author, date) |
|
1 | Reports 1-72 |
|
1 |
" Research on Modeling the
Oceanic General Circulation and the Surface Mixed Layer" , Final
Technical Report for NSF Grant OCE-76-80182 |
September 1979 |
Series II: Research Grant
Proposals |
1981 | |
Box | ||
1 |
" A Proposal for Research on
the Dynamics of Climate, 1 March, 1982-28 February 1985" , Submitted to
the National Science Foundation |
December 1981 |
Series III: General Files |
1976-1988 | |
Box | ||
2 | Atmospheric Sciences -
Computer |
1985-1987 |
2 | Climate
Colloquium |
1977 |
2 | CRI Report Distribution
List |
Nov. 1988 |
2 | CRI Staff
Meetings |
1982-1984 |
2 | CRI-General |
1976-1986 |
2 | Departmental
Correspondence |
1978-1982 |
2 | Move to Strand Ag.
Hall |
1987 |
2 | NOAA Experimental Climate
Forecast Program |
1979 |
2 | OSU Real-Time Weather
Reporting Network |
1983 |
2 | Requests for State
Climate Information |
1983 |
2 | Sergin-Aleksandrov |
1978 |
2 | Statement of Knowledge of
C02-Climate Problem |
August 1979 |
Visitors |
||
Box | ||
2 | Aleksandrov,
Vladimir |
1982-1986 |
2 | Qiu,
Guoqing |
1984 |
2 | Santer,
Ben |
1985-1986 |
2 | Wigley,
Tom |
1985 |
2 | Zhao,
Zong-ci |
1985 |
Working Group on
Numerical Experimentation (WGNE), Meeting in Corvallis |
Oct. 1980 | |
Box | ||
2 | Meeting
Planning |
|
2 | Meeting
Report |
|
Box | ||
2 | Series IV: Newspaper
Clippings |
1978-1987 |
2 | Series V: Weather Summary and Local
Climatological Data for Corvallis, Oregon |
1982-1989 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Meteorology--Research--Oregon.
- Meteorology--Study and teaching--Oregon.
Personal Names
- Gates, W. Lawrence (William Lawrence), 1928-
Corporate Names
- Oregon State University. Climatic Research Institute.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Oregon State University. Climatic Research Institute. (creator)