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2008, Oceanography 21(2):78–81, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.62
BOOK REVIEW | Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics
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Book Information
Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics
Edited by Annalisa Griffa, A.D. Kirwan Jr., Arthur J. Mariano, Tamay Özgökmen, and H. Thomas Rossby, Cambridge University Press, 2007, 487 pages, ISBN 9780521870184, Hardcover, $160 US
Reviewer
Joseph H. LaCasce | Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
First Paragraph
During a colloquium on Lagrangian dynamics in Liège, Belgium, in 1999, several participants discussed convening a meeting devoted to Lagrangian studies in the ocean and atmosphere. The European Science Foundation program TAO (Transport in the Ocean and Atmosphere) had previously sponsored similar meetings, which mostly involved European researchers; the proposed LAPCOD (Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics) would offer greater participation by American scientists. Several of the organizers were from Miami and Italy, and thus there have been meetings in Ischia, Italy (2000); Key Largo, Florida (2002); and Lerici, Italy (2005). (I recall thinking, while enjoying several outstanding fish dishes near the harbor in Lerici, that having an Italian as one of the organizers was a good choice.)
Full Review
Citation
LaCasce, J.H. 2008. Review of Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics, edited by A. Griffa, A.D. Kirwan Jr., A.J. Mariano, T. Özgökmen, and H.T. Rossby. Oceanography 21(2):78–81, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2008.62.