Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:35:38 +0200
From: COSIS Manager 

The Eggs - Newsletter and information service of the EGU
Published by EGU - Copyright 2003
ISSUE 04, 24/06/2003, summer 2003
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CONTENTS
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Articles
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The physical properties and climate effects of biomass burning aerosol 
and dust aerosol
Jim Haywood on the SAFARI2000 and SHADE experiments with the UK 
Met Office C-130 aircraft
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Ground-Based GPS for Climate and Numerical Weather Prediction Applications
A summary of on-going activities of COST Action 716 from 
Gunnar Elgered and co-authors
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News
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Galileo, the European initiative to develop a global satellite 
navigation system
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SOLAS Science Plan and Implementation Strategy
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Mars Express on its way to the red planet
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EU research project forges Arab-Israeli partnership to 
improve crops in Mediterranean drought areas
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International Max Planck Research School on Physical 
Processes in the Solar System and Beyond
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ISS Expedition 6 crew is back
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Italy behind schedule in emission reduction commitment
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Marine researchers from Bremen discover giant canyon 
off the coast of northwest Africa.
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'Dream Time' awards from NESTA
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Europe moves into position to host ITER
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Strong carbon cycle feedbacks in a climate model 
with interactive CO2 and sulphate aerosols
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EGU News
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EUG Medallists, Honorary Fellows and Awardees at Nice 2003
EGS medallists, fellows and awardees will be presented in the next issue
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Report on Press Room Activities at 2003 EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly
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New Seismology Editor at the Eggs
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Hydrology-Young Scientist Outstanding Poster Paper awards
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Assistant Editor at the Eggs
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Book Reviews
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Catastrophic Landslides: Effects, Occurrence, and Mechanisms
A collection of sixteen excellent papers
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New Manual of Seismological Observatory Practice
BOOK PRESENTATION: A joint international effort providing possibly 
the best book on seismology
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Land-Ocean Interaction: Measuring and modelling fluxes from 
river basins to coastal areas
A useful reference for scientists and planners specifically 
interested in the Humber system
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Books available for review
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The Seismic Wavefield Volume II: Interpretation of Seismograms 
on Regional and Global Scales
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Journal Watch
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Intercontinental transport of nitrogen oxide pollution
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Education
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An easy way to learn about solar system events
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Letters
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Courses
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Venice Summer Schools 2003: Integrated Water Management in 
Water Scarcity Conditions, Venice, Italy, (08/09/2003-13/09/2003)
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Meetings
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Achieving Climate Predictability using Paleoclimate Data, 
San Feliu de Guixols (Costa Brava), Spain, (11/10/2003-16/10/2003)
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Quantifying Ionospheric Variability, Rhodes University, 
Grahamstown, South Africa, (06/10/2003-10/10/2003)
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First International Meeting on Applied Physics, Badajoz, 
Spain, (14/10/2003-18/10/2003)
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12th Int'l Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its 
impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region, Antalya, Turkey, (04/10/2003-08/10/2003)
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