Joseph Pedlosky
Joseph Pedlosky · Science & Medicine
Oceanographer, an authority on geophysical fluid dynamics
1938, United States
United States
Joseph Pedlosky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Oceanographer, an authority on geophysical fluid dynamics
Pedlosky is a physical oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and a leading authority on geophysical fluid dynamics, the physics of large-scale flows in the ocean and atmosphere. His textbook 'Geophysical Fluid Dynamics' and his research on baroclinic instability, ocean gyres and wave dynamics shaped the field; he was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He is documented as Jewish in Jewish biographical references.
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Oceanographer, an authority on geophysical fluid dynamics
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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