Physical Oceanography Developments Since 1950 /
Over the last five decades physical oceanography developed rapidly from a branch of fluid dynamics, with only a few observations, to a mature science with global field programs, large computer resources, and a complex theoretical framework. Today understanding of ice ages, global warming, or predict...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2006.
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Historical Introduction
- Reminiscences of MODE
- Modeling Ocean Circulation
- Contributions to Global Ocean Observations
- On Reconciling Oceanic and Atmospheric Estimates of Surface Heat Fluxes—and on Validating Greenhouse Models
- El Niño and Ocean Observations
- Reflections of an Equatorial Oceanographer
- Ocean Acoustic Tomography
- A History of Thermocline Theory
- Sextant to Satellite
- Some Advances and Retreats in the Study of Ocean Circulation since 1935
- Towards the World Ocean Circulation Experiment and a Bit of Aftermath
- Interview with Klaus Wyrtki, 25 February 1999.
