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Article: Joe Pedlosky fathoming the ocean without ever going to sea.(winner of Sverdrup Gold Medal of the American Meteorological Society)(Interview)
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- Oceanus
- Article date:
- June 1, 2005
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On a softball field, Joe Pedlosky plays a respectable first base, sporting a cap that sprouts Hermes-like wings. But in the field of physical oceanography, he is a bona fide star. In January 2005, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution senior scientist was awarded the prestigious Sverdrup Gold Medal of the American Meteorological Society, given to researchers who make outstanding contributions to the knowledge of interactions between the oceans and the atmosphere. Not bad for an oceanographer who has never gone on a research cruise.
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