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the successful 1981 'saving' of Physty, a 25-ft-long sperm whale beached at Fire Island, New York, the author asks whether it is not misplaced altruism that makes us want to rescue sick animals in their native habitat. (wbg) 87:6676 Forrester, F.H., 1987. Tsunami! Weatherwise, 40(2): 85-89. Tsunamis can travel 500 mph and more. Their long wavelength (up to 100 miles or more) and small amplitude (a few feet) often prevent their observance at sea, but when they shoal, surges more than 100 feet high have been reported. The nature of tsunamis, and the activities of the international Pacific Tsunami Warning Center at Ewa Beach, Hawaii, are described for the student and layperson. (fcs) 87:6677 Hall, R.S., 1987. Inside a Texas tornado. One of the most amazing weather stories ever told. Weatherwise, 40(2):72-75. 'Sixty feet south of our house something had billowed down from above and stood motionless save for a slow pulsation....lt touched the roof of my neighbor's house and flicked the building away, its parts shooting off like sparks from an emery wheel....The light was so unnatural I thought our house was on fire...[and in its] peculiar bluish tinge I saw the window curtains flat against the ceiling...books and magazines circling the room...the house had been lifted from its foundation [and] the roof was gone....The inside of the funnel was so slick it resembled the interior of a glazed standpipe...far upward it swayed gently, and shimmered like a fluorescent light.' This amazing account, by a trained weather observer, is reprinted from a 1951 issue of Weatherwise for the benefit of those who missed it then. (fcs) 87:6678 Haney, D.Q., 1987. Getting to the heart of lobster love. Biologist Jelle Atema has discovered that these seemingly simple creatures have a surprisingly complex social life. Natn. Wildl., 25(3): 18-21. For most of his professional career Boston University researcher Jelle Atema has been studying the American lobster (Homarus americanus) and the role played by pheromones as sexual signals. The female lobster's scent apparently signals to the male not only that a lobster is present but also that it is female, sexually mature, and ready to molt (mating takes place only during the molting season). Courting is highly ritualized with the act of mating itself
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lasting about five seconds. The females are quite selective, waiting their turn to mate with one male (i.e., practicing 'serial monogamy') even when another male is available. (wbg) 87:6679 Holly, H.H., 1987. Historical perspective. Cape Cod Canal. J. Boston Soc. civ. Engrs Sect., Am. Soc. civ. Engrs, 2(1): 109-113. William Barclay Parsons (1859-1932) was a talented and ambitious civil engineer at a time when ambitious engineering projects were well-received. Among his projects was a plan for a lock-free, sea-level canal in Panama, but it was rejected in the belief that tidal currents would be too strong. He got his.chance with the 17-mile long Cape Cod Canal, however. Its ends are marked by a 3-hr difference in tidal phase and a 5 ft difference in sea level. But tidal flows are kept tolerable by the geometry of the system, and also act to scour the bottom and prevent ice formation. Some details of the project and of Parson's life and work are recounted here. Holly is chairman of the History and Heritage Comm., Boston Soc. of Civil Engs., MA, USA. (fcs) 87:6680 Major, Peter F., 1987. [Whale watching]: tails of whales and fins, too. Sea Frontiers~Sea Secrets, 33(2):90-96. Whale watching, an activity spawned largely by the protection now afforded these large sea creatures by various nations, rivals African photographic safaris in excitement, but not cost. Part of this excitement derives from the ability to recognize individual whales. The humpback's underside, exposed while diving, is patterned so that biologists can recognize about 2500 individuals from catalogs of photos which form the basis for identification. The migratory and social behavior of whales and the smaller dolphins and porpoises (which are often tagged for identification) are studied using radio transmitters with the aid of satellite signals. (wbg) 87:6681 McClintock, Jack, 1987. Remote sensing: adding to our knowledge of oceans--and Earth. Sea Frontiers~Sea Secrets, 33(2): 105-113. Remote sensing, still as much an art as a science (because every scientist does not interpret the derived data in the same way), provides a global view of Earth and its ocean basins which is yielding practical benefits. It is being used to track the destruction of tropical rain forests, to protect oil exploration vessels from the effects of temperatureinduced ocean currents, and to aid in weather/climate forecasting. Remote sensing may also be used
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the successful 1981 'saving' of Physty, a 25-ft-long sperm whale beached at Fire Island, New York, the author asks whether it is not misplaced altruism that makes us want to rescue sick animals in their native habitat. (wbg) 87:6676 Forrester, F.H., 1987. Tsunami! Weatherwise, 40(2): 85-89. Tsunamis can travel 500 mph and more. Their long wavelength (up to 100 miles or more) and small amplitude (a few feet) often prevent their observance at sea, but when they shoal, surges more than 100 feet high have been reported. The nature of tsunamis, and the activities of the international Pacific Tsunami Warning Center at Ewa Beach, Hawaii, are described for the student and layperson. (fcs) 87:6677 Hall, R.S., 1987. Inside a Texas tornado. One of the most amazing weather stories ever told. Weatherwise, 40(2):72-75. 'Sixty feet south of our house something had billowed down from above and stood motionless save for a slow pulsation....lt touched the roof of my neighbor's house and flicked the building away, its parts shooting off like sparks from an emery wheel....The light was so unnatural I thought our house was on fire...[and in its] peculiar bluish tinge I saw the window curtains flat against the ceiling...books and magazines circling the room...the house had been lifted from its foundation [and] the roof was gone....The inside of the funnel was so slick it resembled the interior of a glazed standpipe...far upward it swayed gently, and shimmered like a fluorescent light.' This amazing account, by a trained weather observer, is reprinted from a 1951 issue of Weatherwise for the benefit of those who missed it then. (fcs) 87:6678 Haney, D.Q., 1987. Getting to the heart of lobster love. Biologist Jelle Atema has discovered that these seemingly simple creatures have a surprisingly complex social life. Natn. Wildl., 25(3): 18-21. For most of his professional career Boston University researcher Jelle Atema has been studying the American lobster (Homarus americanus) and the role played by pheromones as sexual signals. The female lobster's scent apparently signals to the male not only that a lobster is present but also that it is female, sexually mature, and ready to molt (mating takes place only during the molting season). Courting is highly ritualized with the act of mating itself
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lasting about five seconds. The females are quite selective, waiting their turn to mate with one male (i.e., practicing 'serial monogamy') even when another male is available. (wbg) 87:6679 Holly, H.H., 1987. Historical perspective. Cape Cod Canal. J. Boston Soc. civ. Engrs Sect., Am. Soc. civ. Engrs, 2(1): 109-113. William Barclay Parsons (1859-1932) was a talented and ambitious civil engineer at a time when ambitious engineering projects were well-received. Among his projects was a plan for a lock-free, sea-level canal in Panama, but it was rejected in the belief that tidal currents would be too strong. He got his.chance with the 17-mile long Cape Cod Canal, however. Its ends are marked by a 3-hr difference in tidal phase and a 5 ft difference in sea level. But tidal flows are kept tolerable by the geometry of the system, and also act to scour the bottom and prevent ice formation. Some details of the project and of Parson's life and work are recounted here. Holly is chairman of the History and Heritage Comm., Boston Soc. of Civil Engs., MA, USA. (fcs) 87:6680 Major, Peter F., 1987. [Whale watching]: tails of whales and fins, too. Sea Frontiers~Sea Secrets, 33(2):90-96. Whale watching, an activity spawned largely by the protection now afforded these large sea creatures by various nations, rivals African photographic safaris in excitement, but not cost. Part of this excitement derives from the ability to recognize individual whales. The humpback's underside, exposed while diving, is patterned so that biologists can recognize about 2500 individuals from catalogs of photos which form the basis for identification. The migratory and social behavior of whales and the smaller dolphins and porpoises (which are often tagged for identification) are studied using radio transmitters with the aid of satellite signals. (wbg) 87:6681 McClintock, Jack, 1987. Remote sensing: adding to our knowledge of oceans--and Earth. Sea Frontiers~Sea Secrets, 33(2): 105-113. Remote sensing, still as much an art as a science (because every scientist does not interpret the derived data in the same way), provides a global view of Earth and its ocean basins which is yielding practical benefits. It is being used to track the destruction of tropical rain forests, to protect oil exploration vessels from the effects of temperatureinduced ocean currents, and to aid in weather/climate forecasting. Remote sensing may also be used