246
Index
North Indian Ocean, 3
North Pacific Acoustic Laboratory (NPAL),
133–34
North Pacific Experiment (NORPAX), 54, 55,
81–83, 93, 95, 106, 111, 113
establishment of, 81
Wyrtki on, 210, 213, 215, 217, 224, 226
North Pacific Intermediate Water, 171–72
North Pacific Ocean, 54, 85, 128, 168, 174, 175,
192, 211
Norwegian Sea, 167, 175
Nova University, 55, 104, 105, 108, 109–10, 111,
112
Nowlin, Worth, 105, 190, 193
NPAL. See North Pacific Acoustic Laboratory
Obasi, G. O. P., 93
O’Brien, Jim, 32, 80, 105, 110, 111, 115
Ocean acoustic tomography, 119–36
Ocean general circulation models (OGCMs),
29–42, 159
Ocean Modelling, 148
Ocean Observing System Development Panel
(OOSDP), 91
Ocean Observing System for Climate
(OCEANOBS), 134
Oceanography Society, 128
Ocean Researcher (R/V), 91
Ocean Storms, 56, 57, 58f
Ocean Studies Board (OSB), 190
Office of Global Programs, 113
Office of Naval Research (ONR), 54, 57, 101, 105,
109, 111, 123, 211
MODE and, 15
NORPAX and, 81
ocean acoustic tomography and, 125
WOCE and, 184, 192
Okhotsk Sea, 172
Ollitrault, Michelle, 62
OOSDP. See Ocean Observing System
Development Panel
ORION, 134–35
Pacanowski, Ron, 37, 156
Pacheco, Claude, 58, 60
Pacific Decadal Oscillation, 54
Pacific Equatorial Ocean Dynamics (PEQUOD),
105, 112–13
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
(PMEL), 53, 56, 62, 63, 64, 82, 87, 88, 91,
111, 115
Pacific Ocean, 18, 68, 79, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86–87,
88, 113, 157, 158, 159, 171, 213, 214. See
also El Ni˜ no; North Pacific Ocean; South
Pacific Ocean; Tropical Ocean Global
Atmosphere system
acoustic tomography and, 131–32, 134
air-sea interaction in, 53–54
data collection in, 166
geopotential anomaly and, 172, 173,
174
Paleoclimates, 161
Parr, A. E., 167, 171, 173
Paulson, Clayton, 69
Pawlowicz, R., 126
Pedlosky, Joseph, 102
PEQUOD. See Pacific Equatorial Ocean
Dynamics
Perth, Australia, 73–75, 128, 130
Peru current, 230
Peruvian anchovy fishery, 81
Philander, George, 35, 104, 107, 108, 109,
110
Phillips, Norm, 105
Phillips, Owen, 16
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society,
111
Picaut, Joel, 80, 88, 111
Pierce, S. D., 55
Pillsbury, J. E., 7
Pinkel, R., 54
Pioneer Seamount, 132
PIRATA buoys, 72
Pittenger, Richard, 128
PMEL. See Pacific Marine Environmental
Laboratory
Pollak, M. J., 167, 168, 175
POLYMODE, 27, 51, 183, 226
Ponce de Leon, 2
Porter, M., 123
Potential temperature, 4
Potter, John, 132
Price, J. F., 60
Price, Jim, 52
Princeton University, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 84,
109, 112
Programme Fran¸ cais Oc´ ean et Climat dans
l’Atlantique Equatorial (FOCAL), 83,
85, 87
PROVOR floats, 62
QuikSCAT, 72
Index
North Indian Ocean, 3
North Pacific Acoustic Laboratory (NPAL),
133–34
North Pacific Experiment (NORPAX), 54, 55,
81–83, 93, 95, 106, 111, 113
establishment of, 81
Wyrtki on, 210, 213, 215, 217, 224, 226
North Pacific Intermediate Water, 171–72
North Pacific Ocean, 54, 85, 128, 168, 174, 175,
192, 211
Norwegian Sea, 167, 175
Nova University, 55, 104, 105, 108, 109–10, 111,
112
Nowlin, Worth, 105, 190, 193
NPAL. See North Pacific Acoustic Laboratory
Obasi, G. O. P., 93
O’Brien, Jim, 32, 80, 105, 110, 111, 115
Ocean acoustic tomography, 119–36
Ocean general circulation models (OGCMs),
29–42, 159
Ocean Modelling, 148
Ocean Observing System Development Panel
(OOSDP), 91
Ocean Observing System for Climate
(OCEANOBS), 134
Oceanography Society, 128
Ocean Researcher (R/V), 91
Ocean Storms, 56, 57, 58f
Ocean Studies Board (OSB), 190
Office of Global Programs, 113
Office of Naval Research (ONR), 54, 57, 101, 105,
109, 111, 123, 211
MODE and, 15
NORPAX and, 81
ocean acoustic tomography and, 125
WOCE and, 184, 192
Okhotsk Sea, 172
Ollitrault, Michelle, 62
OOSDP. See Ocean Observing System
Development Panel
ORION, 134–35
Pacanowski, Ron, 37, 156
Pacheco, Claude, 58, 60
Pacific Decadal Oscillation, 54
Pacific Equatorial Ocean Dynamics (PEQUOD),
105, 112–13
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
(PMEL), 53, 56, 62, 63, 64, 82, 87, 88, 91,
111, 115
Pacific Ocean, 18, 68, 79, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86–87,
88, 113, 157, 158, 159, 171, 213, 214. See
also El Ni˜ no; North Pacific Ocean; South
Pacific Ocean; Tropical Ocean Global
Atmosphere system
acoustic tomography and, 131–32, 134
air-sea interaction in, 53–54
data collection in, 166
geopotential anomaly and, 172, 173,
174
Paleoclimates, 161
Parr, A. E., 167, 171, 173
Paulson, Clayton, 69
Pawlowicz, R., 126
Pedlosky, Joseph, 102
PEQUOD. See Pacific Equatorial Ocean
Dynamics
Perth, Australia, 73–75, 128, 130
Peru current, 230
Peruvian anchovy fishery, 81
Philander, George, 35, 104, 107, 108, 109,
110
Phillips, Norm, 105
Phillips, Owen, 16
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society,
111
Picaut, Joel, 80, 88, 111
Pierce, S. D., 55
Pillsbury, J. E., 7
Pinkel, R., 54
Pioneer Seamount, 132
PIRATA buoys, 72
Pittenger, Richard, 128
PMEL. See Pacific Marine Environmental
Laboratory
Pollak, M. J., 167, 168, 175
POLYMODE, 27, 51, 183, 226
Ponce de Leon, 2
Porter, M., 123
Potential temperature, 4
Potter, John, 132
Price, J. F., 60
Price, Jim, 52
Princeton University, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 84,
109, 112
Programme Fran¸ cais Oc´ ean et Climat dans
l’Atlantique Equatorial (FOCAL), 83,
85, 87
PROVOR floats, 62
QuikSCAT, 72