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MACDONALD, Gordon James Fraser was born on July 30, 1929 in Mexico, D.F. Son of Gordon J. MacDonald and Josephine Bennett.
(This book gives an account of certain observed irregulari...)
This book gives an account of certain observed irregularities on the rotation of the Earth, both in its rate of rotation (giving a variable length of day) and in the position of its axis. These irregularities are caused by events on and within the Earth and provide a means of studying a number of geophysical problems. Seasonal shifts in air masses and variable winds are causes of short-period fluctuations in the rotation. Climatic changes and their attendant sea levels are in part responsible for long-term fluctuations. Modern observations of the Moon and descriptions of ancient elipses both establish a secular increase in the length of day. The interpretation involves atmospheric, oceanic and bodily tides. The book provides a unified treatment of the rotation of the Earth, making this method of studying geophysical phenomena more readily accessible to geophysicists and others.
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MACDONALD, Gordon James Fraser was born on July 30, 1929 in Mexico, D.F. Son of Gordon J. MacDonald and Josephine Bennett.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1950; A.M., Harvard University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1954.
Assistant professor geology, geophysics, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1954-1955;
associate professor geology, geophysics, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1955-1958;
staff associate geophysics laboratory, Carnegie Institute Washington, 1955-1958;
consultant, United States Geological Survey, 1955-1960;
professor geophysics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958-1968;
director atmospheric research laboratory, 1960-1966, associate director, University of California at Los Angeles (Institute Geophysics and Planetary Physics), 1960-1968;
vice president research, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1966-1967;
executive vice president, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1967-1968;
trustee, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1966-1970;
vice chancellor for research and graduate affairs, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1968-1970;
professor physics and geophysics, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1968-1970;
member county on Environmental Quality, Washington, 1970-1972;
Henry R. Luce professor environmental studies and policy, director environmental studies program, Dartmouth College, 1972-1979;
trustee, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 1968-1970, 72-77;
Executive Committee, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 1972-1977;
distinguished visiting scholar, The MITRE Corporation, 1977-1979;
chief scientist, The MITRE Corporation, 1979-1983;
vice president, chief scientist, The MITRE Corporation, 1983-1990;
professor international relations, research director, University of California, San Diego, 1990-1996;
director, International Institute for Applied Sys. Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, since 1996. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1960-1970, member lunar and planetary missions board, 1967.
Member Defense Science Board, Department Defense, 1966-1970. Consultant Department State, 1967-1970. Member President's Science Advisory Committee, 1965-1969.
Advisory panel on nuclear effects Office Technology Assessment, 1975-1977.
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Mineral. Society, American Meteorological Society, Geological Society American, American Geophysical Union, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society. Member American Mathematics Society, National Academy Sciences (chairman environmental studies board 1970, 72-73, chairman commission on natural resources 1973-1977), Royal Astronomical Society (foreign associate), Geochem.
Society American, Seismological Society American, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Council Foreign Rels., Cosmos Club, Sigma Xi.
Married Marcelline Kuglen (deceased);children: Gordon James, Maureen, Michael. Married Betty Ann Kipniss. 1 son, Bruce; married Margaret Stone Jennings.