James A. Carton

American physical oceanographer
Person human Q58424487
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James A. Carton

Summary

James A. Carton is a human[1]. He worked as an oceanographer[2], university teacher[3], and author[4].

Key Facts

  • James A. Carton held citizenship in United States[5].
  • James A. Carton worked as an oceanographer[2].
  • James A. Carton worked as a university teacher[3].
  • James A. Carton's professions included author[4].
  • James A. Carton's field of work was physical oceanography[6].
  • James A. Carton was employed by University of Maryland[7].
  • James A. Carton was employed by Harvard University[8].
  • James A. Carton's education included a stint at Princeton University[9].
  • James A. Carton's doctoral advisor was S. George Philander[10].
  • James A. Carton is recorded as male[11].
  • James A. Carton's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • James A. Carton supervised Anna Borovikov as a doctoral student[13].
  • James A. Carton supervised Matthew Joseph Hoffman as a doctoral student[14].
  • James A. Carton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000383726634[15].
  • James A. Carton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 271028121[16].
  • James A. Carton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2004017090[17].
  • James A. Carton's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14651524d[18].
  • James A. Carton's IdRef ID is recorded as 083914277[19].
  • James A. Carton's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-0598-5198[20].
  • James A. Carton's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 109953[21].
  • James A. Carton's family name is recorded as Carton[22].
  • James A. Carton's given name is recorded as James[23].
  • James A. Carton's given name is recorded as Alfred[24].
  • James A. Carton's official website is recorded as https://globalmaryland.umd.edu/content/james-carton[25].
  • James A. Carton's described at URL is recorded as https://www.atmos.umd.edu/~carton/carton/[26].

Body

Education

James A. Carton was educated at Princeton University[9]. His doctoral advisor was S. George Philander[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include oceanographer[2], university teacher[3], and author[4]. James A. Carton's field of work was physical oceanography[6]. Employers include University of Maryland[7], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1858[29], headquartered in College Park[30] and Harvard University[8], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1636[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]. Doctoral students include Anna Borovikov[13] and Matthew Joseph Hoffman[14].

FAQs

What did James A. Carton do for work?

James A. Carton worked as oceanographer[2], university teacher[3], and author[4].

Where did James A. Carton go to school?

James A. Carton was educated at Princeton University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . science.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . atmos.umd.edu. Retrieved . atmos.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . atmos.umd.edu. Retrieved . atmos.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . science.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved . science.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . atmos.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . science.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . science.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . science.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved . science.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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