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thinking. On the negative side, the separation of modelers and seagoing oceanographers in different facilities slowed the exchange of ideas. There are encouraging signs
that today there is a better integration of modeling and measurements. This synthesis
has largely been brought about by large-scale research programs like WOCE.
THE 1970s: THE INFANCY OF OGCMs
Smagorinsky’s laboratory, rechristened the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
(GFDL), moved to the Forrestal Campus of Princeton University in 1968. At that time
no comparable facilities existed in Europe or Japan. The move gave the laboratory,
in partnership with the university, a wonderful opportunity to host overseas visitors
interested in this new field. The work of the laboratory benefited greatly from these
extended visits. Particularly valuable were the early contributions of Adrian Gill
(Figure 3.4), David Anderson, and Herbert Huppert from Cambridge University. The
impact of later visitors Claes Rooth and Juergen Willebrand is discussed in the next
section. Adrian provided advice, great encouragement, and a wide perspective. We
Figure 3.4. Adrian Gill, F.R.S., (1937–1986) a warm friend and an inspirational scientist, was a repeat
visitor to Princeton in the 1970s. Photo taken 1980.
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thinking. On the negative side, the separation of modelers and seagoing oceanographers in different facilities slowed the exchange of ideas. There are encouraging signs
that today there is a better integration of modeling and measurements. This synthesis
has largely been brought about by large-scale research programs like WOCE.
THE 1970s: THE INFANCY OF OGCMs
Smagorinsky’s laboratory, rechristened the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
(GFDL), moved to the Forrestal Campus of Princeton University in 1968. At that time
no comparable facilities existed in Europe or Japan. The move gave the laboratory,
in partnership with the university, a wonderful opportunity to host overseas visitors
interested in this new field. The work of the laboratory benefited greatly from these
extended visits. Particularly valuable were the early contributions of Adrian Gill
(Figure 3.4), David Anderson, and Herbert Huppert from Cambridge University. The
impact of later visitors Claes Rooth and Juergen Willebrand is discussed in the next
section. Adrian provided advice, great encouragement, and a wide perspective. We
Figure 3.4. Adrian Gill, F.R.S., (1937–1986) a warm friend and an inspirational scientist, was a repeat
visitor to Princeton in the 1970s. Photo taken 1980.