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 Title: NAVY'S "ATLAS OF THE OCEANS" Title: SOLAR PHYSICS RESEARCH AT
 DESERVES STATE PRIZE NOMINATION SAYAN MOUNTAIN OBSERVATORY
 Primary source: Zarya Vostoka, Primary source: Komsomol 9skaya
 August 5, 1980, No. 180 (16756), P. Pravda, August 16, 1980, No. 189SGlC
 3, cols. 7-8 (16895), p. 4, cols. 2-5
 Extract: "Atlas of the Oceans" -- Entire text: The solar observat 0
 this two-volume set3. which was com- of the _Eiberian Institute of Bart
 piled by the USSR Ministry of Defense Magnetism, the Ionosphere dn7- h_,,.
    ane
 and the Navy, may boldly be called ro a the
 an epochal cartographic work. it USSR Academy of Sciences' Siberian
 was developed by a collective of Branch (SO) is located high in the
 numerous authors, involving the Eastern Sayan Mountains. Scientists
 collaboration of many scientific have installed highly complex equip-
 and scientific-technical institu- ment and built a small city for the
 tions and agencies under the direc- bigh-altitude solar expedition's
 tion and with the direct participa- work and life among craggy peaks
 tion of admirals S. Gorshkov, V. and snowy summits.
 Alekseyev and A. Rassokho, Captain The sun is observed closely through
 lst Rank V. Fadeyev, corresponding the lenses of large non-eclipse
 member of the USSR Academy of Sci- coronagraphs; the mirrors of hori-
 ences A. Monin, Doctor of Technical zontal solar telescopes turn in
 Sciences, Prof. K. Salishcbev, obedience to commands. The eleva-
 Doctor of Geological-Mineralogical tion is 2000 meters! Not many
 Sciences, Prof. G. Corshkov, Doctor similar observatories are to be
 of Geographic Sciences, Prof. A. found in the country. The Siberian
 Muromtsev, Doctor of Geographic scientists are pursuing work for 'the
 Sciences, Prof. Kh. Pogosyan, and study of solar physics here. A par-
 L. Lukanova, M. Seregin and Ye. ticularly large amount of work is now
 Chechulina. being done in accordance with the in-
    The systematic mapping of the ternational program "Solar Maximum
 oceans that culminated in the two- Year".
 volume "Atlas of the Oceans" has The study of the sun and processes
 revealed for science a multitude of connected with changes in its activity
 previously unknown laws governing will help to predict the behavior of
 the spatial relationships that are our star in advance. And data ob-
 constantly taking form in the world's tained at the observatory are now
 oceans in connection with the unique being used for more than just basic
 processes that are occurring through research.
 the interplay of,energyo, matter and (A photograph is given showing
 information in four subsystems -- two mountain observatories.)
 lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrospbere
 and biosphere, and also within each
 of them.' Chapters of the atlas are
 correspondingly devoted to these
 subsystems. Comments and additions or deletions
 The publication of the "Atlas of to the distribution list should be ad
 the Oceans" represents ari important dressed to;
 event in the life of science. Here
 the method of scientific modeling
 presents extensive opportunities to
 a broad,cirdle of scientists to draw
 out more and more knowledge about our
 planet, and it opens the way for
 further investigations on new sci-
 entific levels. It is therefore not
 a matter of chance that.this unique
 scientific labor has been nominated
 for the USSR State Prize in the field
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