From: "Dr. Michael Albert" Subject: Re: Use of Mathematics in Oceanography Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:46:14 -0500 Newsgroups: sci.math Summary: Fourier analysis From the introduction of _The_Measurement_of_Power_Spectra_ by R.B. Blackman and J.W. Tukey: We cannot refrain, however, from quoting one wonderous result (from a letter from Walter E. Munk to one of the authors):". . . we were able to discover in the general wave record a very weak low-frequency peak which would surely have escaped our attention without spectral analysis. This peak, it turns out, is almost certaintly due to a swell from the Indian Ocean 10,000 miles distant. Physical dimensions are: 1 mm high, a kilometer long." This is essentially an application of Fourier analysis. (Technically there are several variations of Fourier analysis depending upon what types of functions one is dealing with, and I think this falls under the heading of "almost periodic functions"). Best wishes, Mike On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Y2K Student wrote: > I'm a student at Central Union High School currently > enrolled as a Senior. I'm doing a research in the use of > mathematics in the career I have chosen and that is > Oceanography. I need help in finding what use of > mathematics will I be using in my career in the future. > What mathematics is required to attend the Unniversity I > want in the major I want? > What mathematics is required in order for me to graduate in > the major I have chosen? > How,where and what type is used in the actual profession? > > This project is due Friday January 7,2000. > Thank you, I need it A.S.A.P. as you can appreciate. > > > > * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping. Smart is Beautiful > > ============================================================================== From: "" Subject: Re: Use of Mathematics in Oceanography Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:44:57 +0800 Newsgroups: sci.math Applied mathematics is used extensively in classical hydrodynamics. Things like PDE, Fourier Analysis, Complex Numbers (conformal mapping), perturbation etc feature most of the time. [quoted original deleted --djr]