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Figure 5. International Coordination of the IGY. From: Wallace W. Atwood, Jr., 

 "The International Geophysical Year in Retrospect," Department of State Bul- 

 letin 40 (May 11, 1959), p. 687. 



IGY REPORTERS 



Coordination of various IGY programs was enhanced through the 

 appointment of 14 reporters, each of whom was responsible for a 

 particular scientific area. 6 ' The reporters were scientists chosen for 

 their demonstrated ability and wide previous experience. They organ- 

 ized the discussion and planning of the central program, prepared 

 working manuals, made plans for data collection and publication, and 

 assisted in the analysis and interpretation of the data. 



DATA CENTERS 



It was evident at the outset of the IGY that free exchange of data, 

 and protection of data from loss, would be essential ingredients of the 

 undertaking. One unfortunate aspect of the SPY had been the loss 

 of much data, both through delays in reporting and because of de- 

 struction of records during World War II. Therefore, most of the 

 scientific observations made by IGY were collected at three World 

 Data Centers. Two of the centers, one located in the United States 60 

 and the other in the Soviet Union, maintained complete duplicate 

 records of all data collected. The third center consisted of a number 

 of partial centers maintained by individual participating countries 

 in one or more specific disciplines. 61 Duplication of records m this way 



M For a complete list of subject areas and individuals who served as reporters, see Wilson, New Moons, p. 

 3*4. 



M World Data Center A, assigned to the United States, consisted of 11 subcenters: visual auroral obser- 

 vations f Cornell University); instrumental auroral observations (University of Alaska); airglow and iono- 

 spheric physics (National Bureau of Standards, Central Radio Propagation Laboratory): cosmic rays (Uni- 

 versity of Minnesota); geomagnetism, gravity, and seismology (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey); glaciology 

 (American Geographical Society); latitudes and longitudes (U.S. Naval Observatory); meteorology (U.S. 

 Weather Bureau, National Weather Records Center); oceanography (Agricultural and Mechanical College 

 of Texas); solar activity (University of Colorado, High Altitude Observatory); and rockets and satellites 

 (National Academy of Sciences). From U.S., Congress, Senate, Committee on Appropriations, The Sup- 

 plemental Appropriations Bill, 1969, Hearings on H.R. 13460, 86th Cong., 2d sess., July 22, 1958, p. 360. Sub- 

 sequently referred to as: Senate, Hearings on H.R. 13460. 



•' Senate, Hearings on H.R. 13460, p. 360. The locations were: Japan, Australia, and Western Europe. 



