Adrian Edmund Gill FRS (22 February 1937 – 19 April 1986) was an Australian

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best known for his textbook ''Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics''. Gill was born in

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, Australia, and worked at

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, serving as Senior Research Fellow from 1963 to 1984. His father was Edmund Gill,

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and

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at the

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. Gill was chair of the

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. He was elected a

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of London in 1986. His candidacy citation read: "Dr A. E. Gill is internationally recognised for his work in geophysical fluid dynamics and leads a small but highly productive team working on problems in dynamical oceanography and meteorology. He has made outstanding theoretical contributions to a wide range of topics, including the stability of pipe flow, thermal convection, circulation of the Southern Ocean, seasonal variability of the ocean, waves in rotating fluids, wind-induced upwelling, coastal currents and sea-level changes and coastally-trapped waves in the atmosphere, and he is particularly effective in the way he is able to interpret observations and guide the activities of observational workers".

Honours

* Individual Merit Senior Principal Scientific Officer of the

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has a professorship endowned in his honor. * The

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annually awards an "Adrian Gill Award" to ''a member of the Society who has made a significant contribution in ieldsthat interface between atmospheric science and... oceanography, hydrology, geochemistry and numerical methodologies.''

Selected publications

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References

1937 births 1986 deaths Fluid dynamicists Australian meteorologists Meteorologists from Melbourne Australian oceanographers Fellows of the Royal Society Australian textbook writers {{climate-bio-stub