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VAN DORN, WILLIAM

Research Oceanographer, Emeritus

Degrees:

  • B.S., Stanford University
  • M.S., University of California, Los Angeles-Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles-Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Interests:

  • Tsunamis, in the ocean and on the Moon
  • Explosion-generated waves and coastal interaction
  • Human endurance, heat production, and cold water physiology


Home Department:
CASPO

Mailing Address:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla CA, 92093
Mail Code: 0230

Email: wvandorn@ucsd.edu


Scripps Scholars Profile: http://scrippsscholars.ucsd.edu/wvandorn

Publications:

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1993. Oceanography and Seamanship, 2nd Edition. Cornell Maritime Press, Centreville, Maryland 440p.

2000. New racing equation for championship performance. Journal of Bio-Mechanical Engineering 122:544-547.

2000. Thermodynamic model for cold water survival. Journal of Bio-Mechanical Engineering 122:541-544.