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Pickard, George Lawson was born on July 5, 1913 in Cardiff, Wales. Son of Harry Lawson and Phoebe Pickard. came to Canada, 1947.
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Introductory Dynamical Oceanography, Second Edition
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'Introductory Dynamical Oceanography' 2nd ed provides an introduction to Dynamical Physical Oceanography at a level suitable for senior year undergraduate students in the sciences and for graduate students entering oceanography. It aims to present the basic objectives, procedures and successes and to state some of the present limitations of dynamical oceanography and its relations to descriptive physical oceanography. The first edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and the new work includes reference to the Practical Salinity Scale 1978, the International Equation of State 1980 and the beta-spiral technique for calculating absolute currents from the density distribution. In addition the description of mixed-layer models has been updated and the chapters on Waves and on Tides have been substantially revised and enlarged, with emphasis on internal waves in the Waves chapter. While the text is self-contained readers are recommended to acquaint themselves with the general aspects of descriptive (synoptic) oceanography in order to be aware of the character of the ocean which the dynamical oceanographer is attempting to explain by referring to Pickard and Emery's 'Descriptive Physical Oceanography' 4th edition.
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Descriptive Physical Oceanography: An Introduction
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George Lawson Pickard
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Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford, 1935; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1937; Doctor of Medical Science (honorary), Royal Roads Military College, Victoria, B.C., Canada, 1980.
Career
Science officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, England, 1937-1942; senior science officer operations research section, Coastal Command, Royal Air Force, 1942-1946; principal science officer operations research section, Coastal Command, Royal Air Force, 1947; associate professor department physics, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1947-1954; professor department physics, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1954-1979; professor emeritus, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, since 1979; director Institute Oceanography, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1958-1979; consultant, Seaconsult Marine Research, Vancouver, Canada, since 1979.
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Introductory Dynamical Oceanography, Second Edition
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Descriptive Physical Oceanography: An Introduction
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Introductory Dynamical Oceanography, Second Edition
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Served with Royal Air Force, 1942-1947. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society Canada.
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Married Lilian May Perry. Children— Rosemary Ann, Andrew Lawson.
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Canadian