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1977 Publications

Balachandran, N.K., W.L. Donn, and D.H. Rind, 1977: Concorde sonic booms as an atmospheric probe. Science, 197, 47-49.

Canuto, V., 1977: Neutron stars: General review. Ann. New York Acad. Sci., 302, 514-527, doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1977.tb37069.x.

Canuto, V., P.J. Adams, S.-H. Hsieh, and E. Tsiang, 1977: Scale-covariant theory of gravitation and astrophysical applications. Phys. Rev. D, 16, 1643-1663, doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.16.1643.

Canuto, V., H.S. Hsieh, and P.J. Adams, 1977: Scale-covariant theory of gravitation and astrophysical applications. Phys. Rev. Lett., 39, 429-432, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.429.

Canuto, V., and J.F. Lee, 1977: The cosmological constant, broken gauge theories and 3 K black-body radiation. Phys. Lett. B, 72, 281-284, doi:10.1016/0370-2693(77)90722-5.

Canuto, V., and J. Lodenquai, 1977: Dirac cosmology. Astrophys. J., 211, 342-356, doi:10.1086/154940.

Canuto, V., and E. Tsiang, 1977: On the hydrodynamic expansion of a relativistic gas. Astrophys. J., 213, 27-37, doi:10.1086/155124.

Canuto, V., P.J. Adams, S.H. Hsieh, and E. Tsiang, 1977: Dirac's continuous creation cosmology and the temperature of the Earth. Nature, 265, no. 5596, 763-763, doi:10.1038/265763a0.

Chapman, S., and S. Green, 1977: Rotational excitation of linear molecules by collisions with atoms: Comparison of classical and quantum methods. J. Chem. Phys., 67, 2317-2331, doi:10.1063/1.435067.

Charney, J., W.J. Quirk, S.-H. Chow, and J. Kornfield, 1977: A comparative study of the effects of albedo change on drought in semi-arid regions. J. Atmos. Sci., 34, 1366-1385, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1977)034<1366:ACSOTE>2.0.CO;2.

Chiu, H.-Y., 1977: Slow scan SEC vidicon system. Appl. Opt., 16, 237-243, doi:10.1364/AO.16.000237.

Chiu, H.Y., P.J. Adams, J.L. Linsky, G.S. Basri, S.P. Maran, and R.W. Hobbs, 1977: High-resolution stellar vidicon spectrophotometry. I. Variable mass loss from Arcturus and the hypothesis of giant convective elements. Astrophys. J., 211, 453-462, doi:10.1086/154951.

Cohen, R.S., 1977: The Galactic Distribution of Carbon Monoxide: An Out-of-Plane Survey. Ph.D. thesis. Columbia University.

Cohen, R.S., and P. Thaddeus, 1977: An out-of-plane galactic carbon monoxide survey. Astrophys. J., 217, L155-L159, doi:10.1086/182560.

Crane, G., H.A. Panofsky, and O. Zeman, 1977: A model for dispersion from area sources in convective turbulence. Atmos. Environ., 11, 893-900, doi:10.1016/0004-6981(77)90018-X.

Dishon, M., and G.H. Weiss, 1977: When do transient double peaks occur in pH gradient electrophoresis? Anal. Biochem., 81, no. 1, 1-8, doi:10.1016/0003-2697(77)90591-7.

Frogel, J.A., and R. Stothers, 1977: The local complex of O and B stars. II: Kinematics. Astron. J., 82, 890-901, doi:10.1086/112143.

Ghil, M., B. Shkoller, and V. Yangarber, 1977: A balanced diagnostic system compatible with a barotropic prognostic model. Mon. Weather Rev., 105, 1223-1238, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1977)105<1223:ABDSCW>2.0.CO;2.

Goldflam, R., S. Green, and D.J. Kouri, 1977: Computational tests of the coupled states angular momentum decoupling approximation for NMR spin-lattice relaxation cross sections. J. Chem. Phys., 67, 225-228, doi:10.1063/1.434546.

Goldflam, R., S. Green, and D.J. Kouri, 1977: Infinite order sudden approximation for rotational energy transfer in gaseous mixtures. J. Chem. Phys., 67, 4149-4161, doi:10.1063/1.435393.

Goldflam, R., D.J. Kouri, and S. Green, 1977: On the factorization and fitting of molecular scattering information. J. Chem. Phys., 67, 5661-5675, doi:10.1063/1.434820.

Green, S., 1977: Comment on fitting ab initio intermolecular potentials for scattering calculations. J. Chem. Phys., 67, 715-717, doi:10.1063/1.434877.

Green, S., 1977: Rotational excitation in collisions between two rigid rotors: Alternate angular momentum coupling and pressure broadening of HCl by H₂. Chem. Phys. Lett., 47, 119-122, doi:10.1016/0009-2614(77)85320-7.

Green, S., L. Monchick, R. Goldflam, and D.J. Kouri, 1977: Computational tests of angular momentum decoupling approximations for pressure broadening cross sections. J. Chem. Phys., 66, 1409-1412, doi:10.1063/1.434126.

Green, S., and R.N. Zare, 1977: Ab initio calculation of the spin-rotation constant for ²Π diatomics: Test of the Van Vleck approximation. J. Molec. Spectrosc., 64, 217-222, doi:10.1016/0022-2852(77)90261-2.

Guelin, M., W.D. Langer, R.L. Snell, and H.A. Wootten, 1977: Observations of DCO⁺: The electron abundance in dark clouds. Astrophys. J., 217, L165-L168, doi:10.1086/182562.

Guélin, M., and P. Thaddeus, 1977: Tentative detection of the C₃N radical. Astrophys. J. Lett., 212, L81-L85, doi:10.1086/182380.

Heck, W., 1977: A comparison of estimated and directly measured turbulent heat fluxes in the lower stratosphere. Mon. Weather Rev., 105, 1337-1340, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1977)105<1337:ACOEAD>2.0.CO;2.

Herbst, E., S. Green, P. Thaddeus, and W. Klemperer, 1977: Indirect observation of unobservable interstellar molecules. Astrophys. J., 215, 503-510, doi:10.1086/155381.

Hu, B.L., and L. Parker, 1977: Effect of gravitation creation in isotropically expanding universes. Phys. Lett. A, 63, 217-220, doi:10.1016/0375-9601(77)90880-5.

Jastrow, R., 1977: A discipline in which only the sky is the limit. Appl. Opt., 16, 2348-2349.

Johnson, D.R., F.J. Lovas, C.A. Gottlieb, E.W. Gottlieb, M.M. Litwak, P. Thaddeus, and M. Guelin, 1977: Detection of interstellar ethyl cyanide. Astrophys. J., 218, 370-376, doi:10.1086/155691.

Kaplan, L.D., M.T. Chahine, J. Susskind, and J.E. Searl, 1977: Spectral band passes for a high precision satellite sounder. Appl. Opt., 16, 322-325, doi:10.1364/AO.16.000322.

Kerr, A.R., R.J. Mattauch, and J.A. Grange, 1977: A new mixer design for 140-220 GHz. IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., 25, 399-401.

Knollenberg, R.G., J. Hansen, B. Ragent, J. Martonchik, and M. Tomasko, 1977: The clouds of Venus. Space Sci. Rev., 20, 329-354, doi:10.1007/BF02186469.

Kornfield, J., and J. Susskind, 1977: On the effect of surface emissivity on temperature retrievals. Mon. Weather Rev., 105, 1605-1608, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1977)105<1605:OTEOSE>2.0.CO;2.

Kutner, M.L., K.D. Tucker, G. Chin, and P. Thaddeus, 1977: The molecular complexes in Orion. Astrophys. J., 215, 521-528, doi:10.1086/155384.

Langer, W.D., 1977: Isotopic abundance of CO in interstellar clouds. Astrophys. J., 212, L39-L42, doi:10.1086/182370.

Lillie, C.F., C.W. Hord, K. Pang, D.L. Coffeen, and J.E. Hansen, 1977: The Voyager mission Photopolarimeter Experiment. Space Sci. Rev., 21, 159-181, doi:10.1007/BF00200849.

Monchick, L., and S. Green, 1977: Validity of approximate methods in molecular scattering. III. Effective potential and coupled states approximations for differential and gas kinetic cross sections. J. Chem. Phys., 66, 3085-3093, doi:10.1063/1.434325.

Oinas, V., 1977: Neutral-ion anomaly in cool stars. Astron. Astrophys., 61, no. 1, 17-20.

Ramaswamy, R., H. Rabitz, and S. Green, 1977: Low-temperature rotational relaxation in gaseous H₂ and D₂. J. Chem. Phys., 66, 3021-3030, doi:10.1063/1.434315.

Rind, D., 1977: Heating of the lower thermosphere by the dissipation of acoustic waves. J. Atmos. Terr. Phys., 39, 445-456, doi:10.1016/0021-9169(77)90152-0.

Rossow, W.B., 1977: The clouds of Venus: II. An investigation of the influence of coagulation on the observed droplet size distribution. J. Atmos. Sci., 34, 417-431, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1977)034<0417:TCOVIA>2.0.CO;2.

Rossow, W.B., and P.J. Gierasch, 1977: The clouds of Venus: I. An approximate technique for treating the effects of coagulation, sedimentation and turbulent mixing on an aerosol. J. Atmos. Sci., 34, 405-416, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1977)034<0405:TCOVIA>2.0.CO;2.

Sato, M., K. Kawabata, and J.E. Hansen, 1977: A fast invariant imbedding method for multiple scattering calculations and an application to equivalent widths of CO₂ lines on Venus. Astrophys. J., 216, 947-962, doi:10.1086/155539.

Schubert, G., C.C. Counselman, III, J. Hansen, S.S. Limaye, G. Pettengill, A. Seiff, I.I. Shapiro, V.E. Suomi, F. Taylor, L. Travis, R. Woo, and R.E. Young, 1977: Dynamics, winds, circulation and turbulence in the atmosphere of Venus. Space Sci. Rev., 20, 357-387, doi:10.1007/BF02186459.

Silver, D.M., and S. Wilson, 1977: Diagrammatic perturbation theory applied to the ground state of the water molecule. J. Chem. Phys., 67, 5552-5557, doi:10.1063/1.434751.

Stewart, R.W., S. Hameed, and J.P. Pinto, 1977: Photochemistry of tropospheric ozone. J. Geophys. Res., 82, 3134-3140, doi:10.1029/JC082i021p03134.

Stone, P.H., S. Chow, and W.J. Quirk, 1977: The July climate and a comparison of the January and July climates simulated by the GISS general circulation model. Mon. Weather Rev., 105, 170-194, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1977)105<0170:TJCAAC>2.0.CO;2.

Stothers, R., 1977: Is the supernova of A.D. 185 recorded in ancient Roman literature? Isis, 68, 443-437.

Stothers, R., 1977: On the rapid variability of central stars of planetary nebulae. Astrophys. J., 213, 791-793, doi:10.1086/155208.

Stothers, R., and C.-W. Chin, 1977: Does the upper main sequence extend across the whole H-R diagram. Astrophys. J., 211, 189-197, doi:10.1086/154919.

Stothers, R., and C.-W. Chin, 1977: Evolution of helium stars. Astrophys. J., 216, 61-66, doi:10.1086/155444.

Susskind, J., and J.E. Searl, 1977: Atmospheric absorption near 2400 /cm. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 18, 581-587, doi:10.1016/0022-4073(77)90082-6.

Tomasko, M.G., R. Boesse, A.P. Ingersoll, A.A. Lacis, S.S. Limaye, J.B. Pollack, A. Seiff, A.I. Stewart, V.E. Suomi, and F.W. Taylor, 1977: The thermal balance of the atmosphere of Venus. Space Sci. Rev., 20, 389-412, doi:10.1007/BF02186460.

Turner, B.E., and P. Thaddeus, 1977: On the relationship of interstellar N₂H⁺, HCO⁺, HCN, and CN. Astrophys. J., 211, 755-771, doi:10.1086/154986.

Vemury, S.K., and R. Stothers, 1977: Nonradial pulsational instability of massive stars. Astrophys. J., 214, 809-811, doi:10.1086/155310.

White, R.E., 1977: Microturbulence, systematic motions, and line formation in molecular clouds. Astrophys. J., 211, 744-754, doi:10.1086/154985.

Wilson, R.E., and K.-C. Leung, 1977: V 701 Scorpii and its place among early contact binaries. Astron. Astrophys., 61, 137-140.

Wilson, S., 1977: Diagrammatic perturbation theory. The ground state of the carbon monosulfide molecule. J. Chem. Phys., 67, 4491-4497, doi:10.1063/1.434590.

Wilson, S., 1977: Diagrammatic perturbation theory: Potential curves for the ground state of the carbon monoxide molecule. Int. J. Quantum. Chem., 12, 609-622, doi:10.1002/qua.560120403.

Wilson, S., 1977: On the representation matrices of the spin permutation group. J. Chem. Phys., 67, 5088-5090, doi:10.1063/1.434735.

Wilson, S., 1977: Transformation matrices for representations of the spin permutation group. A graphical approach. Chem. Phys. Lett., 49, 168-173, doi:10.1016/0009-2614(77)80467-3.

Wilson, S., and S. Green, 1977: Theoretical study of the butadiynyl and cyanoethynyl radicals: Support for the identification of C₃N in IRC+10216. Astrophys. J., 212, L87-L90, doi:10.1086/182381.

Wilson, S., and D.M. Silver, 1977: Diagrammatic perturbation theory: N₂X¹Σ_g⁺. J. Chem. Phys., 67, 1689-1696, doi:10.1063/1.435003.

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