Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography

Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography, Third Edition is a practical reference to established and modern data analysis techniques in earth and ocean sciences. Its five major sections address data acquisition and recording, data processing and presentation, statistical methods and error handling, analysis of spatial data fields, and time series analysis methods. The revisedThird Edition updates the instrumentation used to collect and analyze physical oceanic data and adds new techniques including Kalman Filtering. Additionally, the sections covering spectral, wavelet, and harmonic analysis techniques are completely revised since these techniques have attracted significant attention over the past decade as more accurate and efficient data gathering and analysis methods.

• Completely updated and revised to reflect new filtering techniques and major updating of the instrumentation used to collect and analyze data
• Co-authored by scientists from academe and industry, both of whom have more than 30 years of experience in oceanographic research and field work
• Significant revision of sections covering spectral, wavelet, and harmonic analysis techniques
• Examples address typical data analysis problems yet provide the reader with formulaic “recipes for working with their own data
• Significant expansion to 350 figures, illustrations, diagrams and photos

...This is a very practical guide to the various statistical analysis methods used for obtaining information from geophysical data, with particular reference to oceanography...

The book provides both a text for advanced students of the geophysical sciences and a useful reference volume for researchers.

Aslib Book Guide Vol 63, no. 9
D.A. Jay
...This is an excellent book that I recommend highly and will definitely use for my own research and teaching.

EOS Transactions
A. Plueddemann
...In summary, this book is the most comprehensive and practical source of information on data analysis methods available to the physical oceanographer. The reader gets the benefit of extremely broad coverage and an excellent set of examples drawn from geographical observations.
Oceanography, Vol. 12, No. 3
P. Mofjelf
...Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography is highly recommended for a wide range of readers, from the relative novice to the experienced researcher. It would be appropriate for academic and special libraries.
E-Streams, Vol.2, No.8