Fifth Meeting and the Termination of CSAGI (eBook)

Front Cover 1
The Fifth Meeting and the Termination of CSAGI 4
Table of Contents 8
PRÉFACE 6
I. THE FIFTH MEETING OF CSAGI 12
1. GENERAL REPORT OF THE MEETING 12
1.1 Introduction 12
1.2 Inaugural Plenary Session 13
1.3 Working Groups 24
1.4 CSAGI Meetings 34
1.5 ACIGY Meetings 38
1.6 CSAGI Bureau Meetings 44
1.7 Publications Group 45
1.8 World Data Centre Meeting 49
1.9 Final Plenary Session 51
2. REPORTS ON CSAGI DISCIPLINES 70
I—WORLD DAYS 70
II—METEOROLOGY 78
Ill—GEOMAGNETISM 102
IV. AURORA AND AIRGLOW 113
V—IONOSPHERE 160
VI. SOLAR ACTIVITY 173
VII—COSMIC RAYS 175
VIII—LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES 175
IX—GLACIOLOGY 179
X—OCEANOGRAPHY 184
XI—ROCKETS AND SATELLITES 190
XII—SEISMOLOGY 198
XIII—GRAVIMETRY 202
XIV—NUCLEAR RADIATION 207
3. RESOLUTIONS 213
I.—World Days 213
II—Meteorology 215
Ill. Geomagnetism 219
IV· Aurora and Air glow 222
V. Ionosphere 225
VI. Solar Activity 229
VII. Cosmic Rays 231
VIII. Longitudes and Latitudes 232
IX. Glaciology 234
X. Oceanography 236
XI. Rockets and Satellites 238
XII. Seismology 244
XIII. Gravimetry 248
XIV. Nuclear Radiation 252
II. THE TERMINATION OF THE CSAGI AND THE FORMATION OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR INTER-UNION COOPERATION IN GEOPHYSICS 256
1 The Termination of CSAGI 256
1.1 Introduction 256
1.2 Report of the CSAGI to the Eighth General Assembly of the International Council of Scientific Unions, Washington, 2-6 October 1958. 256
1.3 Proposals made at ICSU Meetings on the termination of CSAGI and future International Cooperation in Geophysics. 262
1.4 Meetings in Paris of CSAGI Bureau and CSAGI Reporters 265
1.5 SCG Meetings in Paris 269
2 The Constitution of SCG and Future International Cooperation in Geophysics 272
2.1 The Constitution of SCG 272
2.2 Future International Cooperation in Geophysics 273
3 Publications 274
I. WORLD DAYS (1 Volume) 275
II. METEOROLOGY (1 Volume) 275
I l l GEOMAGNETISM (3 Volumes) 276
IV. AURORA AND AIRGLOW (3 Volumes) 276
V. IONOSPHERE (5 Volumes) 277
VI. SOLAR ACTIVITY (6 Volumes) 277
VII. COSMIC RAYS (4 Volumes) 278
VIII. LONGITUDES AND LATITUDES (2 Volumes) 278
IX. GLACIOLOGY (1 Volume) 279
X. OCEANOGRAPHY (1 Volume) 279
XL ROCKETS AND SATELLITES (2 Volumes) 279
XII. SEISMOLOGY (1 Volume) 280
XIII. GRAVIMETRY (1 Volume) 281
XIV. NUCLEAR RADIATION (1 Volume) 281
ANTARCTICA (1 Volume) 281
4 World Data Centres 281
5 General Report on the Finances of CSAGI 283
5.1 The 1953 and 1954 Budgets 283
5.2 The 1955 and 1956 Budgets 284
5.3 The 1957 Budget 287
5.4 The 1958 Budget 289
5.5 The 1959 Budget 290
5.6 General Budget 292