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USC Robot Explorers Find Enigmas On The Ocean Floor
August 19, 1997 — The surface of Mars is not the only alien environment being probed by scientists with the aid of faithful robotic explorers. For years, "lander" modules designed by University of ... > full story -
Lewis Satellite Ready To Demonstrate Finer Spectrum Of Earth Views
August 8, 1997 — Outfitted with advanced technology Earth-imaging instruments and subsystems intended to push the state-of-the-art in scientific and commercial remote sensing, NASA's Lewis satellite is scheduled ... > full story -
Launch Of Ocean-Viewing Sensor Set For August 1
July 30, 1997 — The launch of the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS), onboard the Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC), Dulles, VA, SeaStar spacecraft, is scheduled for Aug. 1, 1997, from Vandenberg Air ... > full story -
Contaminants Found In Aleutian Otters, Eagle Eggs
July 25, 1997 — Remote islands of surreal beauty, the foggy, windswept Aleutians are thousands of miles from heavily populated areas. Even so, the islands harbor a nasty reminder of human activity: Sea otters and ... > full story -
Contaminants From Coal-Burning Byproduct Affecting Aquatic Wildlife
July 16, 1997 — Ecologists at the Savannah River Site are finding high levels of heavy metals in animals exposed to coal fly ash left over from burning coal at the federal reservation, and they suspect that the same ... > full story -
Subtle Biotic Changes Have Big Environmental Impact
July 11, 1997 — A new finding, reported by researchers from UW-Madison in this week's (July 11) edition of the journal Science, is the first to show that only slight rearrangement of an intact ecosystem's ... > full story -
Aerospace Research Provides New Understanding Of Atmospheric Turbulence
July 7, 1997 — With a sudden and powerful "boom", University of Cincinnati graduate student Donald Freund has found a way to simulate one of the most undesirable conditions a supersonic jet aircraft can ... > full story -
Researchers Find Direct Evidence That Humans Cause Global Warming
July 4, 1997 — Scientists have found the strongest evidence to date that human activity--burning fossil fuel and cutting down forests--causes global warming. Robert K. Kaufmann, associate professor of geography at ... > full story -
Breakthrough Research On Ocean Algae Could Lead To Freeze And Drought-Resistant Crops
June 29, 1997 — "The missing link" has been found in how tiny ocean algae produce a chemical substance that influences cloud formation in the atmosphere. The breakthrough research by a National Science ... > full story -
Bell Labs Scientists Demonstrate New High-Power, Laser-Based Sensor Technology For Gas Detection, Pollution Monitoring
May 26, 1997 — Bell Labs scientists demo world's first laser-based semiconductor sensor that opperates at room temperature and at high power to detect minute amounts -- potentially parts per billion -- of trace ... > full story -
In The Air And On The Ground: Scientists Seek Clues To Better Weather Forecasting
May 14, 1997 — Low-flying planes and an array of new surface gauges in the Walnut River watershed east of Wichita, Kansas, are gathering data from the lowest few thousand feet of the atmosphere to improve ... > full story -
Aviation and Turbulence: FAA and NCAR Continue Investigations
March 20, 1997 — The FAA and NCAR explore a new detection and warning system for Juneau, Alaska, and tackle remote sensing and forecasting problems. Meanwhile the U.S. Navy seeks NCAR's help with choppy winds ... > full story
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