Physical Oceanography Developments Since 1950 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jochum, Markus (Editor), Murtugudde, Raghu (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2006.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Climatology.; Oceanography.; Climate change.; Earth Sciences.; Climate Change.; Earth Sciences, general.

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...