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Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Prologue
• Chapter One: 1967-1972, The Beginning: Out of Chaos, Order,then Complexity -
  • Concept and Vision
  • The Birth of CIRES
  • Getting Established
• Chapter Two: 1972-1980, Youth: The Early Years of Growth
  • Development of the Solid-Earth Program and the Impact of a Washington Decision
  • The Atmospheric Sciences Capability also Grows
  • Strengthened Ties to the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
  • Change of Leadership
• Chapter Three: 1980-1993, Maturity: The Years of Broadening and Deepening
  • The Continuing Saga of Housing and Space: The Move to the Main Campus
  • Governance and Management
  • Relations with the University Departments and Administration
  • Relations with NOAA and ERL
  • The CCHE-funded Program of Excellence
  • Research Achievements and Program Growth
  • Changes in the Leadership Sector
• Chapter Four: 1993-2002, Focusing Our Unique Capabilities
  • Administration
  • Research Activities
  • The Future
• Chapter Five: Solid-earth Sciences - Origins
  • Seismic Source Physics: Earthquakes and Explosions
  • Studies of Crustal Deformation
  • Earthquake Prediction Research
  • Investigations of the Earth's Interior
  • Gravity, Earth Rotation, and Information Theory
  • Interdisciplinary Centers and Related Efforts
  • Solid-Earth Geophysics Program Scientists
  • Representative Selection of CIRES Publications in the Solid-Earth Sciences
• Chapter Six: Center for the Study of Earth from Space (CSES) - Origins
  • Research Thrusts
    • Remote Sensing Tools
    • High Plains Dune Field Studies
    • Geotechnical Applications and Mineral Studies
    • Reciprocal Coupling between Runoff and Channel Networks
    • Coupling between Complex Terrain, Climate, and Vegetation
    • Global Hydroclimatic Variability
    • Greenland Ice Sheet Detection
    • Greenland Ice Sheet Reflectance
    • Sea Ice and Ocean Processes
    • Ecosystem Science at Landscape and Regional Scales
  • Representative Selection of CIRES Publications on Remote Sensing Research
• Chapter Seven: Atmospheric and Oceanic Research in CIRES: Atmospheric Physics, Cryospheric and Polar Processes, Climate Dynamics
  • Contributions to Atmospheric Physics
  • Genesis of the Climate Program
  • Growth and Development of the Climate Program
  • Cold Climates: Cryospheric and Polar Processes at CIRES
  • Climate Processes: Physics of the Atmosphere-Ocean System
  • Future Prospects
  • Representative Selection of CIRES Publications in Atmospheric Physics, Cryospheric, and Climate Research
• Chapter Eight: Environmental Chemistry
  • Representative Selection of CIRES Publications in Environmental Chemistry
• Chapter Nine: Biology and Water Science
  • Biology in CIRES
  • Water Science in CIRES
  • Conclusion
  • Representative Selection of CIRES Publications in Biology and Water Science
• Chapter Ten: Education and Outreach
  • Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (K-12) Outreach
  • Undergraduate Research Internships
  • The CIRES Outreach Program
  • Education and Social Science
  • Transition to a New Director
  • Thumbnail Sketches of Past and Current Projects
  • Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurship, and Other Forms of Outreach
• Epilogue: A Vision of the Future