Scientist Emeritus
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Physical Oceanography Dept., MS#21
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Office: (508) 289-2546
FAX:(508)457-2181
prichardson@whoi.edu
Education
B. S. University of California, Berkeley, 1964, Civil Engineering
M.S. University of Rhode Island, 1970, Physical Oceanography
Ph.D. University of Rhode Island, 1974, Physical Oceanography
Research
Interests
Observations of the general circulation, its low
frequency variability,
western boundary currents, ocean eddies.
Recent Projects
- Caribbean Current and eddies.
- Observations of North Brazil Current rings.
- Characteristics of ocean eddies in the North Atlantic observed
with RAFOS floats.
- Exchange of water around southern Africa (KAPEX)--observations
of the Benguela Current and Agulhas rings.
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