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SPECIAL ISSUE SPONSORS
Production of this issue of Oceanography was
supported by the Office of Naval Research
through grant N00014-17-1-2888 to the
University of Washington, Seattle.
SPECIAL ISSUE GUEST EDITORS
• CHARLES NITTROUER, University of
Washington
• JULIA MULLARNEY, University of Waikato
• MEAD ALLISON, Tulane University
• ANDREA OGSTON, University of
Washington
ON THE COVER
Landsat image of the Mekong Delta and adjacent
ocean on September 18, 2014, during period of intense
fieldwork described in the special issue section. Shown
are the turbid distributary channels, complex mangrove
shorelines, and surface plumes extending into the East
Sea. Image was processed by MDA Information Systems,
and is oriented so north is up on the page.
REGULAR ISSUE FEATURE
110
Internal Waves Along the Malvinas Current: Evidence of Transcritical
Generation in Satellite Imagery
By J.M. Magalhães and J.C.B. da Silva
DEPARTMENTS
03 QUARTERDECK. The Garden of Science
By E.S. Kappel
05 FROM THE PRESIDENT. Planning the Future of Ocean Sciences
By A.C. Mix
06 RIPPLE MARKS. The Jumbo Carbon Footprint of a Surf-and-Turf Dinner
By C.L. Dybas
120 HANDS-ON OCEANOGRAPHY. Assessing Cross-Shore and Alongshore
Variation in Beach Morphology Due to Wave Climate: Storms to Decades
By S.L. Gallop, M.D. Harley, R.W. Brander, J.A. Simmons, K.D. Splinter,
and I.L. Turner
126 THE OCEANOGRAPHY CLASSROOM. Inspiration: The Source and the Drive
By S. Boxall
128 BOOK REVIEW: The Oceanographer’s Companion: Essential Nautical Skills
for Seagoing Scientists and Engineers by G.A. Maul
Reviewed by C.L. Van Dover
129 CAREER PROFILES. Sara Bender, Program Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation • Danny Richter, Legislative Director and Director of Research,
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
132 AWARDS. The 2017 Walter Munk Award: Andone C. Lavery
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