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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jochum, Markus (Editor), Murtugudde, Raghu (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Subjects:
Oceanography.
Climatology.
Environment.
Earth sciences.
Ocean Sciences.
Climate Sciences.
Environmental Sciences.
Earth Sciences.
Online Access:Texto Completo
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.

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