Alaska's Augustine volcano (source: Alaska Volcano Observatory)
Alaska's Augustine volcano (source: Alaska Volcano Observatory)

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Every year the AGU honors leading scientists in various fields of geophysical science. One of the honors is to be selected to present a Bowie Lecture at one of the semi-annual AGU meetings held each spring and fall. The lecture series honor William Bowie, AGU's first president.

Year Lecturer Title
2005 Nerem R.S. The Record of Sea Level Change from Satellite Measurements: What Have We Learned?
2004 Watkins M.M. Time-Variable Gravity Measurements Come of Age
(WebCast Presentation)
2003 Dragert H. Episodic Tremor and Slip in the Cascadia Subduction Zone: A Story of Discovery
(WebCast Presentation)
2002 Peltzer G. Towards Imaging the Earth's Surface in 4 Dimensions
2000 Davis J.L. GPS Investigations of Postglacial Crustal Motions for Mantle Dynamics, Sea Level Change, and Paleoclimate Studies
1999 Cazenave A. Satellite Geodesy and Global Climatic Changes
1998 Smith D.E. Lasers in Earth and Planetary Exploration
1997 Minster J.B. Geophysical Geodesy: A Peek into the Crystal Ball
1995 Sandwell D. Ocean Basin Tectonics Revealed with Declassified Geosat Altimeter Data
1994 Wahr J. Geodesy and Global Change
1993 Dickey J. Earth Rotation: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Earth System Science
1992 Rapp R.H. The State of Estimation of the Earth's Gravity Field
1990 Shapiro Probing Underfoot by Looking Overhead
1989 Savage J.C. Interseismic Crustal Deformation in Subduction Zones
1988 Herring T. Applications of Space Geodesy: Results and the Future

 

 

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