Francis Parker Shepard (10 May 1897 – 25 April 1985) was an American sedimentologist most associated with his studies of submarine canyons and seafloor currents around continental shelves and slopes.
فرنسيس باركر شيبرد (بالإنجليزية: Francis Parker Shepard) هو جيولوجي أمريكي، ولد في 10 مايو 1897 في ماربلهيد في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 25 أبريل 1985 في لاهويا في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
Francis Parker Shepard (* 10. Mai 1897 in Marblehead, Massachusetts; † 25. April 1985 in La Jolla) war ein amerikanischer Sedimentologe, dessen Name vor allem mit der Untersuchung submariner Canyons und Meeresströmungen am Ozeanboden rund um Schelf und Kontinentalhang in Verbindung gebracht wird. (de)
Francis Parker Shepard (10 May 1897 – 25 April 1985) was an American sedimentologist most associated with his studies of submarine canyons and seafloor currents around continental shelves and slopes. (en)
Francis Parker Shepard (10 mai 1897 - 25 avril 1985) est un sédimentologue américain qui travaille sur les canyons sous-marins et les courants des fonds marins autour des plateaux continentaux et des pentes. (fr)
Francis Parker Shepard (Brookline, Massachusetts, 10 de maio de 1897 — Califórnia 25 de abril de 1985) foi um geólogo marinho e sedimentologista norte-amerciano. É considerado o “pai da geologia marinha”. Foi professor de geologia submarina na Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Ficou conhecido pelos seus estudos sobre os relevos oceânicos e sobre as correntes oceânicas. Marcou o início da pesquisa na geologia marinha do Pacífico, e escreveu o primeiro livro texto sobre geologia submarina, o "Submarine Geology". (pt)