Backus, Richard H.

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Oral History: Richard Backus

Description: 
notes: ONR History Symposium
interview subject: name: Richard Backus institutions: WHOI positions: Scientist Emeritus years of service: 1952-01-01/1952-01-01
interviewer: name: Frank Taylor
interviewer: name: Gary Weir
interview dates: 2003-10-21 && 2003-10-29 && 2003-11-12 && 2003-11-24

Oral History: John Teal, David Masch, and Richard Backus

Description: 
notes: joint interview with John Teal, David Masch, and Richard Backus, tapes filed under Backus
interview subject: name: John Teal institutions: WHOI positions: Scientist Emeritus years of service: 1961-01-01/1961-01-01
interview subject: name: David Masch institutions: WHOI
interview subject: name: Richard Backus institutions: WHOI positions: Scientist Emeritus years of service: 1952-01-01/1952-01-01
interviewer: name: Frank Taylor
interview dates: 2004-07-07

Reduced Data

Description: 
box: 15
notes: Panama, Straits of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes, Gulf Stream, Antilles Outer Ridge, Panama (spatial) Straits of Florida (spatial) Gulf of Mexico (spatial) Great Lakes (spatial) Gulf Stream (spatial) Antilles Outer Ridge (spatial) Other chief scientists: Ryther, J.H., Hobson, L.A., Watson, S.W., Rowe, G.T., Backus, R.H., Sanford, T., Spencer, D.W., Moller, D., Heinmiller, R., Volkmann, G., Voorhis, A., Nowak, R.T., Hollister, C., Metcalf, W.G. Project NEAT-2 Ryther, John H. (person) Hobson, L.A. (person) Watson, Stanley W. (person) Rowe, G.T. (person) Backus, Richard H. (person) Sanford, T. (person) Spencer, D.W. (person) Moller, Donald M. (person) Heinmiller, Robert H. (person) Volkmann, G.H. (person) Voorhis, Arthur D. (person) Nowak, R.T. (person) Holllister, Charles D. (person) Metcalf, William G. (person) Project NEAT-2 (project) other ships: Helio (aircraft), Ice Skate, Knorr (cruises 1-25) sailing orders Helio (aircraft) (platform) Ice Skate (platform) Knorr (platform)
subjects: Sailing Orders
subjects: reduced data
subjects: Gulf Stream.
subjects: Bathymetry
subjects: Bathythermograph.
related subjects: Ice Skate
related subjects: Operation NEAT (Scientific experiment)
related subjects: M/V T. N. Gill
related subjects: R/V Knorr
related subjects: Helio (Airplane)
related subjects: R/V Gosnold
geographic coverage: Antilles
geographic coverage: Straits of Florida
geographic coverage: Panama
geographic coverage: Gulf Stream.
geographic coverage: Gulf of Mexico
geographic coverage: Great Lakes
Subject: 
Sailing Orders
reduced data
Gulf Stream.
Bathymetry
Bathythermograph.
Contributor: 

Heinmiller, Robert H. [dla:4df975a8-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Rowe, Gilbert T. [dla:4e02c2d4-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Moller, Donald A. [dla:4dff142c-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Stimson, Paul B. [dla:4e0513cc-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Backus, Richard H. [dla:4df0a072-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Volkmann, Gordon H. [dla:4e069170-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Spencer, Derek W. [dla:4e04a6c6-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Ryther, John H. [dla:4e02e700-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Hobson, Louis A. [dla:4df9ddf4-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Sanford, Thomas B. [dla:4e030956-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Hollister, Charles D. [dla:4dfa0630-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Voorhis, Arthur D. [dla:4e06af0c-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Metcalf, William G. [dla:4dfecb2a-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Nowak, Richard T. [dla:4e00315e-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Lorenzen, Carl J. [dla:4dfd3652-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Bumpus, Dean Franklin [dla:4df2a296-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Watson, Stanley W. [dla:4e0707a4-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Reduced Data

Description: 
box: 11
notes: New Jersey, Nantucket Sound, Montauk Point, Gulf of Maine, Gulf Stream, Georges Bank, Bermuda, Nassau, Mediterranean Operation CABOT CABOT (project) New Jersey (spatial) Nantucket Sound (spatial) Montauk Point (spatial) Gulf of Maine (spatial) Gulf Stream (spatial) Georges Bank (spatial) Bermuda (spatial) Nassau (spatial) Mediterranean (spatial) Other chief scientists: Cresswell, G.M.; Voorhis, A. D.; Walden, R.G.; Backus, R.; Conever, Robert; Martlett, Martin, Schroeder, W. C.; Ayers, Watson, E.; Stommel, H., Von Arx, W.; Malkus, W.; Worthington, L. Val Cresswell, G.M. (person) Voorhis, Arthur D. (person) Walden, R.G. (person) Backus, Richard H. (person) Conover, Robert J. (person) Martlett, Martin (person) Schroeder, W. C. (person) Ayers (person) Watson, Edmond (person) Stommel, H.M. (person) Von Arx, W. (person) Malkus, W. (person) Worthington, L. Valentine (person) Other ships: Capt Bill IV, Carnegie, Caryn (cruises 1 through 108), Chain (cruises 1 through 11) Capt Bill IV (platform) Carnegie (platform) Caryn (platform) Chain (platform)
subjects: Project CABOT
subjects: reduced data
subjects: Gulf Stream.
subjects: Bathymetry
subjects: Bathythermograph.
related subjects: USS Chain
related subjects: R/V Bear
related subjects: R/V Caryn
related subjects: Carnegie
related subjects: Captain Bill IV
related subjects: USS Blue Dolphin
geographic coverage: Bermuda
geographic coverage: Georges Bank
geographic coverage: Mediterranean Sea
geographic coverage: Gulf of Maine
geographic coverage: New Jersey.
geographic coverage: Nantucket Sound (Mass.)
geographic coverage: Montauk Point (New York)
geographic coverage: Gulf Stream.
geographic coverage: Nassau (Bahamas)
Subject: 
Project CABOT
reduced data
Gulf Stream.
Bathymetry
Bathythermograph.
Contributor: 

Watson, Edmond E. [dla:4e06fec6-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Ayers, John Carr [dla:4df08e66-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Ryther, John H. [dla:4e02e700-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Martlett, Martin [dla:4dfde5d4-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Conover, Robert J. [dla:4df42f80-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Malkus, Willem V. R. [dla:4dfdabb4-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

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Althaus, Hans H. [dla:4df026d8-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Voorhis, Arthur D. [dla:4e06af0c-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Stommel, Henry Melson [dla:4e052376-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

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von Arx, William Stelling [dla:4e069cc4-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Bowen, Vaughan T. [dla:4df2005c-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Cresswell, G. M. [dla:4df49114-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Backus, Richard H. [dla:4df0a072-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Worthington, L. Valentine [dla:4e081be4-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Watson/Waterbury/Valois Lab Notebooks & Folders

Description: 
box: 1
partial content list: 4
notes: 16 lab notebooks containing data on nitrogen,salinity,Niskin samples,primary productivity,plankton,thiobacillus,sulfur,C14,bacteria,urea,nitrites,nitrates,nitrification,nutrients,LPS,ATP assays,oxidation rates,O2,microbiology,biomass 11 folders - CUEA correspondence & paperwork,C14 & O2 counts on paper strips, SW Africa biomass data, Watson draft papers.Other researchers: CC Remsen,JW Farrington,RH Backus,RS Scheltema,RL Haedrich,JH Ryther,JD Sullivan,HL Quinby,JE Hobbie,BH Ketchum Watson, Stanley W. (person) Farrington, John W. (person) Backus, Richard H. (person) Scheltema, R. S. (person) Haedrich, R. L. (person) Ryther, John H. (person) Sullivan, J. D. (person) Quinby, H. L. (person) Hobbie, J. E. (person) Ketchum, Bostwick H. (person) CUEA (project) SW Africa (spatial) Other geographic terms: New York Harbor,Nile Delta,Tunis,Black Sea,Mississippi River & Delta,Peru,Suriname,Gulf of Maine,Beirut,Port Said Other ships; Oceanus 8. Anton Bruun
provenance: John Waterbury - 2001
subjects: lab notebooks
subjects: Nitrification
subjects: Nitrites
subjects: paperwork
subjects: Thiobacillus
subjects: Plankton
subjects: niskin samples
subjects: Oxygen
subjects: Urea
subjects: Biomass
subjects: Bacteria
subjects: Nutrients.
subjects: draft papers
subjects: Hydrography.
subjects: Sediments (Geology)
subjects: Correspondence
subjects: Microbiology
subjects: Carbon--Isotopes.
subjects: Sand
subjects: watson/waterbury/valois lab notebooks & folders
subjects: Nitrogen
subjects: Sulfur
subjects: data
subjects: Seawater--Sampling.
subjects: Primary productivity (Biology)
subjects: ATP (Biochemistry)
subjects: Oxidation
subjects: Nitrates
subjects: Salinity.
subjects: lps
related subjects: R/V Oceanus
related subjects: R/V Atlantis II
related subjects: CUEA - Catholic University of East Africa
related subjects: USS Chain
related subjects: R/V Anton Bruun
geographic coverage: Red Sea
geographic coverage: Peru
geographic coverage: Africa
geographic coverage: Africa, Southern
geographic coverage: Gulf of Maine
geographic coverage: Sargasso Sea
geographic coverage: Tunis, Tunisia
geographic coverage: Port Said, Egypt
geographic coverage: Nile River Delta
geographic coverage: Beirut, Lebanon
geographic coverage: Suriname
geographic coverage: Mississippi River--Delta
geographic coverage: Black Sea
geographic coverage: Mississippi River
geographic coverage: New York Harbor
Subject: 
lab notebooks
Nitrification
Nitrites
paperwork
Thiobacillus
Plankton
niskin samples
Oxygen
Urea
Biomass
Bacteria
Nutrients.
draft papers
Hydrography.
Sediments (Geology)
Correspondence
Microbiology
Carbon--Isotopes.
Sand
watson/waterbury/valois lab notebooks & folders
Nitrogen
Sulfur
data
Seawater--Sampling.
Primary productivity (Biology)
ATP (Biochemistry)
Oxidation
Nitrates
Salinity.
lps
Contributor: 

Valois, Frederica W. [dla:4e066bb4-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Ryther, John H. [dla:4e02e700-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Althaus, Hans H. [dla:4df026d8-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Haedrich, Richard L. [dla:4df8c66c-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Hobbie, John E. [dla:4df9dbb0-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Sullivan, James D. [dla:4e054a54-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Quinby, Helen L. [dla:4e01cf8c-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Farrington, John W. [dla:4df699aa-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Backus, Richard H. [dla:4df0a072-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Scheltema, Rudolf S. [dla:4e034470-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Watson, Stanley W. [dla:4e0707a4-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Waterbury, John B. [dla:4e06f37c-061b-11e1-8e4e-0026b97a63fb]

Chain cruise 85

Description: 
notes: A-D Strip test 08/18/05 Condition 1
whoi_av_id: Film 710
full title: Chain cruise 85
media_type: Film
original_description: Sargasso Sea region, C.S. Richard Backus, large water bottles, trawls, one meter net hauls, long lining, Paul Howland on bridge.

Science of the Sea

Description: 
notes: A-D Strip test 07/22/05 Condition 1
whoi_av_id: Film 776
full title: Science of the Sea
media_type: Film
original_description: Caryn, Atlantis, R. Vishniac, D. Frantz, F. Fuglister, G. Metcalf, D. Backus, J. Hahn, D. Owen, H. Johnson, C. Hays. Poor condition

Return to the Sea

Description: 
whoi_av_id: Film 772
full title: Return to the Sea
media_type: Film
original_description: man first efforts to work in the sea, O. Barton, W. Beebe, Alvin, A. Vine, W. Rainnie, R. Backus, salvage of Alvin, H. Sanders, H. Jannasch, B. Heezen, M. Tharp, B. Ballard.