News@UnidataUnidata newshttps://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/feed/entries/atom2024-03-06T11:18:50-07:00Apache Rollerhttps://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/entry/american_meteorological_society_2014_careerAmerican Meteorological Society 2014 Career FairUnidata News2013-10-22T08:58:25-06:002013-11-05T14:12:10-07:00<div class='img_l' style='width: 134px;'>
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<p>The 94th AMS Annual Meeting will be held 2–6 February 2014 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. As in previous years, the Society will sponsor a Career Fair at the beginning of the meeting.
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<p class='MsoNormal'>The 94th AMS Annual Meeting will be held 2–6 February 2014 at the
Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. As in previous years,
the Society will sponsor a Career Fair at the beginning of the
meeting.</p>
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<p>From the AMS Member Services group:</p>
<p class='MsoNormal'>Participating
in the AMS Career Fair is the perfect way for your organization to
attract the attention of the thousands of professionals, recent
graduates, and current students expected to attend the AMS Annual
Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The AMS Career Fair provides an
environment to showcase full-time and part-time job opportunities,
internships, graduate programs, and professional development
opportunities. Whether you have jobs to fill or career advice to share,
our attendees want to talk to you!</p><p class='MsoNormal'>The Career Fair opens on Saturday, February 1 with a
reception for the more than 500 graduate students and junior and senior
undergraduate students expected to attend the <a href='http://annual.ametsoc.org/2014/index.cfm/programs-and-events/conferences-and-symposia/13th-annual-ams-student-conference-opportunities-in-the-new-job-climate-and-beyond/'>13th Annual AMS Student Conference</a>.
The Career Fair continues on Sunday, February 2 and is open to all
Annual Meeting attendees. The hours of operation for Saturday and
Sunday are as follows:</p>
<ul><li>Saturday 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.</li></ul><ul><li>Sunday 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.</li></ul><p class='MsoNormal'>We invite you to take advantage of this opportunity to promote your organization and to network with qualified applicants. If
your organization is a Sustaining, Regular, or Small Business AMS
Corporation and Institutional Member (CIM), your Career Fair
registration is free of charge! Please contact Beth Farley at <a href='mailto:bfarley@ametsoc.org'>bfarley@ametsoc.org</a>
for a coupon code with which to submit your order. The registration
fee for all other organizations, including Publication CIMs, is $120.<b> </b>All recruiters are provided with one 6’ table, two chairs, and access to Career Fair attendee resumes. <b> </b>To reserve space at the 2014 event, please visit our Web site at <a href='http://careercenter.ametsoc.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=421'>http://careercenter.ametsoc.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=421</a>
and register as an employer. Space is very limited so requests will be
processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Specific information
about the Career Fair will be emailed to you after we receive your
reservation. </p>
<p class='MsoNormal'>Visit the AMS Web site for additional information on the <a href='http://annual.ametsoc.org/2014/index.cfm/programs-and-events/special-sessionsprograms-of-general-interest/ams-career-fair/'>Career Fair</a> and other <a href='http://annual.ametsoc.org/2014/'>Annual Meeting activities</a>.</p>
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As in previous years, Unidata will have a table at this
year's AMS Career Fair. We hope to see you there!
</p>https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/entry/winds_of_changeChinook winds (of change)!Sean Arms2012-04-01T16:34:30-06:002015-04-01T09:55:02-06:00<p>Spring is in the air in Boulder, Colorado, and hearts and minds are changing as quickly as the trees are blooming! One unnamed developer within Unidata has had his heart enlarge so much that it would make the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.christmaslibrary.ca/grinch/clipart/heart.gif">Grinch</a> blush.</p><p>Spring is in the air in Boulder, Colorado, and hearts and minds are changing as quickly as the trees are blooming! One unnamed developer within Unidata has had his heart enlarge so much that it would make the <a target='_blank' href='http://www.christmaslibrary.ca/grinch/clipart/heart.gif'>Grinch</a> blush. He even purchased a personalized license plate to tell the world of his newfound love:</p><p><img vspace='0' hspace='0' border='0' align='bottom' alt='GRIB FOR THE WIN! LOLZ!' src='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blog_content/images/2012/20120401_gribftw.jpg' /><br /></p><p>Regarding his <a target='_blank' href='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/developer/en/entry/on_the_suitability_of_grib'>change</a> <a target='_blank' href='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/developer/en/entry/dataset_schemas_are_lost_in'>of</a> <a target='_blank' href='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/developer/en/entry/grib_table_case_studies'>heart</a>, the developer was overheard saying </p><blockquote>There is a certain beauty in the ugliness of GRIB. It's like beauty and the beast - even the beast needs love. I mean, really, Shakespeare said it best when he wrote 'a rose by any other name would still have a name', or something like that, just like a GRIB variable with any other table would still have a name-ish-thingy. It's so poetic; I think I'm going to cry...<sobbing></blockquote><p>Not to be outdone, another developer (who is <i><a target='_blank' href='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/entry/netcdf_makes_geekiest_license_plates'>well known</a></i> for his love of netCDF) has also turned a new leaf and embraced the beloved GRIB format - a new personalized <span style='font-family: Georgia;' class='Apple-style-span'>license</span> plate is in order for him as well!</p><p><img vspace='0' hspace='0' border='0' align='bottom' alt='The 1989 plate makes this EVIL! Poor netCDF!' src='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blog_content/images/2012/20120401_iluvgrb.jpg' /><br /></p><p>Not to "jump the shark", but I think it's safe to say you can consider this post <strike>a deprecation warning</strike> the sunset announcement for a certain <a target='_blank' href='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/'>set</a> <a target='_blank' href='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/'>of</a> <a target='_blank' href='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-perl/'>Unidata</a> <a target='_blank' href='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/decoders/'>libraries</a>.</p><p>Posted April 1st, 2012 :-P </p>https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/entry/earth_and_space_sciences_informaticsEGU 2012 Abstract Submission Deadline ApproachingUnidata News2011-12-12T08:47:50-07:002011-12-12T09:24:22-07:00<p>
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly will take place in Vienna, 22-27 April 2012.
Authors are invited to submit abstracts by Tuesday 17 January 2012.
</p><p>
<em>The following information was provided by <a href="http://www.essi-lab.eu/joomla/index.php?option=com_contact&task=view&contact_id=4&Itemid=26">Dr. Stefano Nativi</a>
of the Earth & Space Informatics laboratory (ESSI-lab),
National Research Council of Italy - Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research - (CNR-IIA).</em>
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Dear colleague,
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I am writing to invite you to submit an abstract to the
forthcoming Earth and Space Sciences Informatics (ESSI)
sessions of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General
Assembly in Vienna, 22-27 April 2012. Please, see <a href="http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2012/sessionprogramme/ESSI">http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2012/sessionprogramme/ESSI</a>
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Authors are invited to submit abstracts by Tuesday 17 January 2012.
(Please read <a href="http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2012/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html">How to submit an Abstract</a>.)
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This year we have two sub-programmes:
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ESSI1 — Community-driven challenges and solutions dealing with Informatics
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ESSI2 — Multi-disciplinary challenges and solutions across the Earth and Space Sciences
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For your convenience, I listed the sessions at the end of this message.
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Recently ESSI promoted a Division medal: <a href="http://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/awards-and-medals/award/portrait-ian-mcharg.html">the McHarg medal</a>.
The new medalist: Professor Peter Fox is the latest medalist; he will receive the award in Vienna at the GA meeting !
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Please do not hesitate to contact me or one of the session conveners should you have any questions, and please feel free to forward this message to others who may be interested.
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<h3>ESSI1 — Community-driven challenges and solutions dealing with Informatics</h3>
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<strong>ESSI1.1</strong> New Data Paradigms in the Solid Earth Sciences
</li>
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<strong>ESSI1.2/OS4.7</strong> Informatics in Oceanography and Ocean Science (co-organized)
</li>
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<strong>NH1.8/AS4.15/ESSI1.3/HS5.10/HS7.7</strong> ICT-based hydrometeorology science and natural disaster societal impact assessment (co-organized)
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<strong>ESSI1.4</strong> International Collaboration and Integration Strategies for Climate and other Geosciences Informatics
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<strong>ESSI1.5</strong> Spatial and temporal patterns of wildfires: models, theory, and reality
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<strong>ESSI1.6</strong> Laser Scanning: 3D Spatial Data, Analysis, and Infrastructures in Geosciences
</li>
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<strong>NH5.7/ESSI1.7</strong> Architecture of Future Tsunami Warning Systems (co-organized)
</li>
</ul>
<h3>ESSI2 — challenges and solutions across the Earth and Space Sciences</h3>
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<strong>ESSI2.1</strong> Mathematical Modeling and Simulation Software in the Geosciences
</li>
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<strong>ESSI2.2</strong> Earth System Modeling: Strategies and Software
</li>
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<strong>EOS6/ESSI2.3</strong> Modern Geoinformatics and Education (co-organized)
</li>
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<strong>ESSI2.4</strong> Full life cycle of data
</li>
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<strong>ESSI2.5</strong> Metadata and Data Models, and Markup Languages
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<strong>ESSI2.6</strong> Uncertainty in Environmental Data and Models
</li>
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<strong>ESSI2.7</strong> Service Architecture challenges for multi-disciplinary systems
</li>
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<strong>ESSI2.8</strong> Collaborative environments and semantic interoperability
</li>
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<strong>ESSI2.9/GI1.5</strong> Intelligent geo-Information Management in the Future Internet (co-organized)
</li>
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<strong>ESSI2.10</strong> Earth science on Cloud, HPC and Grid
</li>
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<strong>ESSI2.11</strong> Large scale data analytics and mining in the Earth Science domains
</li>
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<strong>ESSI2.12</strong> Real Use of Standards and Technologies - Live Demonstrations
</li>
</ul>https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/entry/nsf_earthcube_project_seeks_communityNSF EarthCube Project Seeks Community InputUnidata News2011-09-14T15:05:40-06:002011-11-22T15:06:48-07:00<p>
The National Science Foundation is seeking to facilitate the conduct of geosciences research by supporting community-based cyberinfrastructure in an effort called <b>EarthCube</b>. The project is a joint effort between the
NSF Geosciences Directorate and Office of Cyberinfrastructure, and seeks to greatly increase the productivity
and capability of researchers and educators working at the frontiers of Earth system science.
</p>
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The project team has set up an EarthCube community web site at <a target="_blank" href="http://earthcube.ning.com/">http://earthcube.ning.com/</a>. The goal is to create a forum that enables broad participation
from the geosciences community and to solicit comments and white paper submissions to the EarthCube project.
</p><p>
The National Science Foundation is seeking to facilitate the conduct of geosciences research by supporting community-based cyberinfrastructure in an effort called <strong>EarthCube</strong>. The project is a joint effort between the
NSF Geosciences Directorate and Office of Cyberinfrastructure, and seeks to greatly increase the productivity
and capability of researchers and educators working at the frontiers of Earth system science.
</p>
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<img width='94' alt='EarthCube' src='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blog_content/images/2011/20110914_earth-cube-image-small.gif' />
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The project team has set up an EarthCube community web site at <a target='_blank' href='http://earthcube.ning.com/'>http://earthcube.ning.com/</a>. The goal is to create a forum that enables broad participation
from the geosciences community and to solicit comments and white paper submissions to the EarthCube project.
</p>
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In a letter addressed to geosciences community members, the EarthCube team writes:
</p>
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This is an unprecedented opportunity for the geosciences to come together and share ideas on geosciences requirements, innovative technology solutions, and vision and design approaches for an integrated knowledge management system. Further information on the EarthCube and Charrette process, as it becomes available, will be posted at this website. We invite you to register to participate in the EarthCube forums and groups. We also recommend that you encourage colleagues, postdocs and students to participate.<br /><br />
NSF also recognizes that user requirements are required to build a knowledge management system that is useful to and used by geoscientists. Thus, we encourage you to participate in an effort to gather geosciences requirements available at <a href='https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GeoSciRequirements'>https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GeoSciRequirements</a>. The survey is intended to query geoscientists about their scientific and related cyberinfrastructure needs, so that common issues and goals across the geosciences can be found and discussed in the EarthCube forums and Charrette. Answering any of these questions in voluntary, and responses may be made available in the EarthCube forums. However, we encourage you to answer as many of these questions as you can on or before October 15. The feedback you provide here will be integral to shaping EarthCube in both the short and long term.
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<p>Unidata Program Center staff will be actively participating in the EarthCube discussions and determining how Unidata can best contribute as the program takes shape.</p>https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/entry/ams_2012_annual_meeting_abstractAMS 2012 Annual Meeting: Abstract submission deadline is 8 August 2011Unidata News2011-08-02T12:56:47-06:002011-11-22T14:53:23-07:00<p>The 92 Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society will
take place 22-26 January 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. <strong>The
submission deadline for many abstracts is 8 August, 2011.</strong> See the
<a href='http://annual.ametsoc.org/2012/index.cfm/call-for-papers/'>Call
for Papers</a> for details.</p>
<div class='img_l'><img src='https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blog_content/images/2011/20110802_ams2012.png' /></div>
<p>The theme of the 2012 AMS Annual Meeting is "Technology in Research
and Operations." This theme will address the profound impact
technology has had and will have on research, operations, the business
of our environmental sciences, and the public. Technology advancements
have greatly lowered the human suffering and loss of life in the
United States and around the world from the deadly and costly effects
of extreme weather and ecological disasters.</p>
<p>Unidata community members may be especially interested in
participating in the 28th Conference on Interactive Information
Processing Systems (IIPS), held during the annual
meeting. See the <a href='http://annual.ametsoc.org/2012/index.cfm/programs-and-events/conferences-and-symposia/28th-conference-on-interactive-information-processing-systems-iips/'>IIPS
conference page</a> for details.</p>https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/entry/agu_fall_meeting_2011AGU Fall Meeting 2011Unidata News2011-08-02T09:09:29-06:002011-08-02T09:18:09-06:00<p><b>San Francisco, CA 5 - 9 December 2011</b></p><p><b>Visit the <a href="http://www.agu.org/fallmeeting">AGU Fall Meeting 2011 Web site</a> for information on deadlines, schedules, guidelines, registration information and more!</b></p>
<p>The AGU Fall Meeting is the largest worldwide conference in
the geophysical sciences, attracting nearly 20,000 Earth and space
scientists, educators, students, and policy makers. This meeting
showcases current scientific theory focused on discoveries that will
benefit humanity and ensure a sustainable future for our planet.</p>https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/entry/noaa_testbed_workshop_rescheduledNOAA Testbed Workshop: RescheduledUnidata News2011-03-24T10:50:40-06:002011-09-27T10:46:51-06:00<p>The <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=7q7mnycab&v=001dd8yjkr0-rCYdgXMDgSLWvyn-42gsA1o1XtP4Dis8k0zGQ87d0xz1l48qKjV_haUsEcm7hijdwIBGljZyy48wHzmuIJAqEnV84Yth_2OMLzjz5FwIopm3vcW88MDO-sndM9GJarzpnI2LO9WgG7aQoflzIYnHVM_FhCBmP4T3FM%3D" target="_blank" title="2011 NOAA Testbed Workshop">2011 NOAA Testbed Workshop</a>, originally set for 24-26 May 2011, is being rescheduled to take place after October 1, 2011. </p>
<p>Due to conflicts with many of the testbed activities, as well as
budget considerations this year, the NUEC has decided to postpone the
NOAA Testbed Workshop until early in the next fiscal year.</p><p>The <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=7q7mnycab&v=001dd8yjkr0-rCYdgXMDgSLWvyn-42gsA1o1XtP4Dis8k0zGQ87d0xz1l48qKjV_haUsEcm7hijdwIBGljZyy48wHzmuIJAqEnV84Yth_2OMLzjz5FwIopm3vcW88MDO-sndM9GJarzpnI2LO9WgG7aQoflzIYnHVM_FhCBmP4T3FM%3D" target="_blank" title="2011 NOAA Testbed Workshop">2011 NOAA Testbed Workshop</a>, originally set for 24-26 May 2011, is being rescheduled to take place after October 1, 2011. </p>
<p>Due to conflicts with many of the testbed activities, as well as budget considerations this year, the NUEC has decided to postpone the NOAA Testbed Workshop until early in the next fiscal year.</p>
<p>For more information, please look for updates at <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=7q7mnycab&et=1104918033832&s=3401&e=001x2H9ugKQL8HHxlhg46ddrcvhQJTUF2fNXlVdokyjYGqFz9Jv8_MQ4UKDg0JF_VblKKeZHpstb8ePu6PIXmjRhTg5iv6jApF3E0e6yJYORQU=" shape="rect" target="_blank">uswrp.org</a></p>https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/entry/comet_outreach_program_goes_rCOMET Outreach Program GOES-R Request for Proposals: Deadline ExtendedUnidata News2011-03-07T14:56:30-07:002011-03-30T09:46:21-06:00
<p>Draft proposals are now due to the NWS by 11 April, and final proposals to COMET on 16 May. COMET is currently still accepting proposals for GOES-R Partners Proposals.</p>
<p>To prepare for new products that will be available starting in 2015 when the first GOES-R satellite is launched, the GOES-R Satellite Proving Ground has joined with the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast and warning community to conduct pre-operational demonstrations of selected capabilities.</p><p>Draft proposals are now due to the NWS by 11 April, and final proposals to COMET on 16 May. COMET is currently still accepting proposals for GOES-R Partners Proposals.</p>
<p>To prepare for new products that will be available starting in 2015 when the first GOES-R satellite is launched, the GOES-R Satellite Proving Ground has joined with the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast and warning community to conduct pre-operational demonstrations of selected capabilities.</p>
<p>In 2011, the NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program will fund a new Outreach Program activity to provide support for 4 Cooperative Projects and 8 Partners Projects. The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to broaden the Proving Ground’s activities to encourage university researchers with satellite expertise to partner with current Proving Ground participants and/or new NWS offices in testing, validating, or finding innovative uses for GOES-R products. These NWS offices can include Weather Forecast Offices, River Forecast Centers Regional Headquarters, or National Specialized Centers, and we encourage the participation of offices not currently involved in the Proving Ground.</p>
<p>Funding will be available for:</p>
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<li>Cooperative Projects: Four two-year Collaborative Projects with an annual funding limit of ~$45-50,000 for each year will be awarded. Proposals must be collaborative efforts with NWS offices that will advance the goals of the Proving Ground in innovative ways. Projects will be chosen in a competitive review process. Draft proposals are due to NWS SSD Chiefs or the NCEP Principal Scientist by 1 March 2011, and final proposals must be submitted to the COMET Outreach Program by 18 April 2011.</li>
<li>Partners Projects: These projects are smaller, more targeted efforts that will last one year and have an average funding level of ~$15,000 per project. Although more focused efforts than the Cooperative Projects (e.g., case studies or pilot studies rather than broader research), Partners Projects must also be collaborative efforts with NWS offices. These proposals will be accepted beginning now, reviewed as they are received, and will be funded based on the selection criteria until the 8 projects have been
awarded.</li>
</ul>
<p>For more information, see the full RFP at <a href="http://dev.comet.ucar-DOT-edu/outreach/goesr_rfp.html" target="_blank" title="RFP">http://dev.comet.ucar.edu/outreach/goesr_rfp.html</a> or contact the Outreach Program, Dr. Vickie Johnson at <a href="mailto:%76%6a%6f%68%6e%73%6f%6e%40%63%6f%6d%65%74%2e%75%63%61%72%2e%65%64%75">vjohnson-AT-comet.ucar.edu</a> (phone: 303-497-8361).</p>