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council of the AMS OFFICERS Terms Expire—1994 *President : Prof, and Associate Director Donald R. Johnson, Prof. William M. Frank, Chairman, Dept. of Meteorology, Space Science Engineering Center, University of Wiscon- The Pennsylvania State University, 503 Walker Building, sin—Madison, 1225 West Dayton St., Madison, Wl 53706 University Park, PA 16802 *President-Elect : Robert T. Ryan, WRC-TV, NBC Televi- Dr. Georg e M. Hidy, Electric Power Research Institute, 3412 sion, 4001 Nebraska Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016 Hillview Ave., P.O. Box 10412, Palo Alto, CA 94303 *Executiv e Director: Dr. Richard E. Hallgren, American Dr. Jerry D. Mahlman, Director, Geophysical Fluid Dynam- Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108 ics Laboratory, Oceanic and Atmospheri c Research, NOAA, Princeton, NJ 08540 *Secretary-Treasurer : Dr. Kenneth C. Spengler, American Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108 *Dr. Ronald D. McPherson, Director, National Meteorologi- cal Center, National Weather Service, NOAA, Worl d Weather Building, Rm. 101, 5200 Auth Rd., Washington, DC 20233 PAST PRESIDENTS Major Carol L. Weaver, HQ AFGWC/DOX, Offut AFB, NE *Dr. William D. Bonner, Director of Programs, University 68113-5000 Corporation for Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000 Terms Expire—1995 *Dr. James R. Mahoney, Senior Vice President, Director of Technology, International Technology Corporation, 23456 Dr. Tim P. Barnett, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90505 UCSD—Mail Code A-024, La Jolla, CA 92093 Dr. Catherine H. Gautier, Professor of Geography, Earth- Space Research Group, University of California, Santa COUNCILORS Barbara, 5276 Hollister Ave., Suite 260, Santa Barbara, CA Terms Expire—1993 Dr. Ron L. Alberty, Director, WSR-88 D Operational Support Dr. Alexander E. MacDonald, Director, Forecast Systems Facility, NOAA, 1200 Westheimer Dr., Norman, OK 73069 Laboratory, Environmental Research Laboratories, NOAA, ORL, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303 Stanley A. Changnon, Jr., Principal Scientist and Chief Emeritus, Illinois State Water Survey, Climate & Meteorol- Dr. Joseph M. Pelissier, Deputy Meteorologist In Charge, ogy Section, 2204 Griffith Dr., Champaign, IL 61820 National Weather Service Forecast Office, NOAA, Raleigh- Durham International Airport, P.O. Box 80337, Raleigh, NC Dr. Robert J. Gurney, Director, NERC Unit for Thematic 27623-0337 Information Systems, Dept. of Geography, University of Reading, Whiteknights, P.O. Box 227, Reading, RG6 2AB, Prof. H. Thomas Rossby, Graduate School of Oceanogra- England phy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rl 02881 *Prof. Kristina B. Katsaros, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, AK-40, Seattle, WA 98195 Prof. Roddy R. Rogers, Dept. of Meteorology, McGill Univer- *1992 Executive Committee sity, 805 SherbrookeSt., W., Montreal, PQ, Canad a H3A2K6 Vol. 73, No. 8, August 1992
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Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
– American Meteorological Society
Published: Aug 1, 1992