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1972-1980. Youth: The Years of Early GrowthStrengthened Ties to the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)The National Geophysical Data Center of the Environmental Data Service (EDS) was the one remaining Boulder-based site for activity in solidearth geophysics within NOAA. Specifically, the solid-earth studies group in the NGDC maintained programs of related data studies. Because EDS was an autonomous element in NOAA, parallel to ERL, it became desirable to extend the MoU to bring in EDS as a participant in CIRES, with ERL to remain as the lead entity. The intent was to strengthen the remaining activities in this discipline within NOAA through the CIRES af- filiation. An addendum to the MoU, EDS/ERL "Participation in CIRES (Solid Earth Geophysics)" was worked out by Alan Shapley, Director of NGDC and Kisslinger, and signed by Thomas S. Austin, director, EDS, Bill Hess for ERL, and Kisslinger for CIRES in June 1978. The new agreement called for ERL to provide a position and half the salary to EDS for the appointment of a CIRES fellow in the general area of solid-earth geophysics, for an initial term of five years. Salary money for a research associate in this field was to be provided to CIRES by EDS, as their funds permitted. The intention for further development by the allocation of two more fellows in fy 1981 was expressed. The initial position was filled by James Whitcomb, who later moved to a leadership position in the Earth Sciences Division of the National Science Foundation, to be succeeded in NGDC by R. E. Habermann. This extension took place as CIRES prepared to grow in those remaining areas of central interest to NOAA. Next > Change of Leadership
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