Introductory Dynamical Oceanography (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies)

Stephen Pond; Georer L. Pickard

ISBN 10: 008028728X / ISBN 13: 9780080287287

Published by Pergamon Press, 1983

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introductory Dynamical Oceanography (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies)
• Publisher: Pergamon Press
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 008028728X
• ISBN 13: 9780080287287
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 1.33 pounds

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Synopsis

Presents the basic objectives, procedures and successes and states some of the present limitations of dynamical oceanography and its relations to descriptive physical oceanography. The first edition has been thoroughly updated. While self-contained it is complementary to Descriptive Physical Oceanography, 4th edition (by Pickard & Emery).

About the Author

George Pickard (1913-2007) was a Professor of Oceanography at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and was Director of the UBC Institute of Oceanography from 1958 to 1978. He received his B.A. and his Ph.D. in physics from Oxford. He was appointed to the UBC physics department after service in WWII. George was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Royal Society of Canada, and the National Geographic Society.