The 'Fathers' of the Original International Equation of State of Seawater (EOS-80) (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

The 'Fathers' of the Original International Equation of State of Seawater (EOS-80)

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In 1980 this international group developed an accurate quantitative description of seawater properties. The formulation of the EOS-80 consists of a package of equations of state for various particular properties. It had not been changed for over 30 years... until now. (L-R): Jim Crease, Werner Kröbel, Tim M.Dauphinee, Fred Culkin, Charlie Ross, Edward Lyn Lewis, Joris Gieskes, Selim Morcos, Alain Poisson, Oleg I. Mamayev, Frank J. Millero, Nick P. Fofonoff, Ron G. Perkin, Fred Fisher and Maurice Ménaché. (Sidney, BC, Canada ca. 1980)

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