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Seventy years of exploration in oceanography：a prolonged weekend discussion with Walter Munk

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Storch H. v. (Hans von), 1949-
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Hasselmann Klaus, 1931-; Munk Walter H.; (Walter Heinrich), 1917-
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: Heidelberg
Publication Dates: c2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Munk > Walter H. > 1917-
Oceanography > History.
Oceanographers > United States
Science: Geology.
Science.
Sciences
Electronic books.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12087-9
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxvi, 137 p.): ill. (some col.), col. map.
ISBN: 9783642120879 (electronic bk.)
3642120873 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: P7
CLC: P7-09
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-134) and index.
Foreword -- Carl Wunsch; Foreword -- Paul Gaffney; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Acronyms; 1 Waves and Wave Spectra; 2 Coming to America; 3 Bikini (1946) and Eniwetok (1951); 4 Settling Down at Scripps; 5 From Waves to Tides 1958-1968; 6 Deep Sea Tides 1964-2000; 7 Internal Waves 1971-1981; 8 Ocean Acoustics 1974-Present; 9 Mohole 1957-1964; 10 The Wobbling Earth 1950-1960; 11 Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) 1962-Present; 12 Navy; 13 Finis; 14 Epilogue; Appendix A: Curriculum Vitae; Appendix B: Bibliography; Index.
Documents a fireside discussion with the world renowned oceanographer, Walter Munk. This book highlights the pioneering contributions Walter has made to wave prediction, ocean circulation, tides and their role in the Earth's dynamics, internal waves, and ocean acoustic thermometry.

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