Ocean Circulation & Climate: Observing and Modelling the Global Ocean
Edited by:
- Gerold Siedler,
- John Church &
- John Gould
Academic: 2001. 715 pp. $99.95, £65.95
Ocean science has made a big leap forward during the past decade. Developments outside the field itself, such as increasing computer power and new measurement technology, have driven much of the advance. The global ocean can now be observed from space and in situ with autonomous moored and floating devices, and marine climate variability can be modelled on this basis. The societal interaction in oceanography has also improved, due primarily to the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE), carried out during the 1990s, which was the first truly global scientific undertaking to attempt to understand (and eventually predict) the role played by the oceans in the Earth's climate. The effort was global not only in terms of scientific coverage and participation by scientists, but also in its data-sharing policy. The development of modern electronic communications also greatly contributed to its success. Ocean Circulation & Climate, an account of the results of this experiment, is not just a cruise report but provides a comprehensive view into the state of the art of blue-ocean research.
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