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Data analysis methods in physical oceanography /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Emery, William J.
Other Authors: Thomson, Richard E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2001.
Edition:2nd and rev. ed.
Subjects:
Oceanography > Observations > Data processing.
Oceanography > Research > Data processing.
Océanographie > Observations > Informatique.
Océanographie > Recherche > Informatique.
Oceanography.
Meereskunde
Meerwasser
Physikalische Eigenschaft
Meeresströmung
Messung
Datenauswertung
Statistik
Räumliche Verteilung
Zeitreihenanalyse
Datenanalyse
Oceanografia física.
OCEANOGRAPHY.
METHODOLOGY.
RESEARCH.
DATA PROCESSING.
Oceanography > Observations > Data processing
Oceanography > Research > Data processing
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Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Data Acquisition and Recording
  • Basic sampling requirements
  • Temperature
  • Salinity
  • Depth or pressure
  • Sea-level measurement
  • Eulerian currents
  • Lagrangian current measurements
  • Wind
  • Precipitation
  • Chemical tracers
  • Transient chemical tracers
  • Ch. 2. Data Processing and Presentation
  • Calibration
  • Interpolation
  • Data presentation
  • Ch. 3. Statistical Methods and Error Handling
  • Sample distributions
  • Probability
  • Moments and expected values
  • Common probability density functions
  • Central limit theorem
  • Estimation
  • Confidence intervals
  • Selecting the sample size
  • Confidence intervals for altimeter bias estimates
  • Estimation methods.