Abstract
Jule Charney published only five papers in the field of physical oceanography, but his influence was profound and far-reaching. The published works speak for themselves, but the personal connections do not always come through in the papers. We wish to convey what we know of his influence.
* Revision of a contribution to the Charney memorial symposium at MIT, March 1983.
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Stommel, H., Moore, D.W. (1990). Charney’s Influence on Physical Oceanography*. In: Lindzen, R.S., Lorenz, E.N., Platzman, G.W. (eds) The Atmosphere — A Challenge. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-944970-35-2_6
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