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Preface
enon: larger than his laboratory, smaller than a star." This book
attempts to capture the spirit of that subtle challenge.
This book was written during a sabbatical year spent in Venice,
Italy, during the period 1994--1995. I acknowledge with pleasure a
J. William Fulbright fellowship from the Council for International
Exchange of Scholars for the early period of the writing of the
book. The continued support of the Doherty Foundation, which
has generously supported my research and teaching at the Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution, is also gratefully acknowledged as
well as the support of the National Science Foundation. The
hospitality of the Director and staff of the Istituto per lo Studio
della Dinamica delle Grandi Masse, in Venice, was invaluable in the
preparation of the manuscript. Once again, the city of Venice and
this institute of the Italian National Research Council provided me
a situation of unparalleled tranquillity and inspiration.
I owe a debt beyond my ability to express it to all my colleagues
in the Physical Oceanography Department at Woods Hole who,
over the course of my years there, taught me much and always
generously shared with me their insights into the physics of the
ocean circulation.
Woods Hole, USA
May 1996
JOSEPH PEDLOSKY
Preface
enon: larger than his laboratory, smaller than a star." This book
attempts to capture the spirit of that subtle challenge.
This book was written during a sabbatical year spent in Venice,
Italy, during the period 1994--1995. I acknowledge with pleasure a
J. William Fulbright fellowship from the Council for International
Exchange of Scholars for the early period of the writing of the
book. The continued support of the Doherty Foundation, which
has generously supported my research and teaching at the Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution, is also gratefully acknowledged as
well as the support of the National Science Foundation. The
hospitality of the Director and staff of the Istituto per lo Studio
della Dinamica delle Grandi Masse, in Venice, was invaluable in the
preparation of the manuscript. Once again, the city of Venice and
this institute of the Italian National Research Council provided me
a situation of unparalleled tranquillity and inspiration.
I owe a debt beyond my ability to express it to all my colleagues
in the Physical Oceanography Department at Woods Hole who,
over the course of my years there, taught me much and always
generously shared with me their insights into the physics of the
ocean circulation.
Woods Hole, USA
May 1996
JOSEPH PEDLOSKY