Walter Heinrich Munk was an American physical oceanographer. He was one of the first scientists to bring statistical methods to the analysis of oceanographic data. Munk worked on a wide range of topics, including surface waves, geophysical implications of variations in the Earth's rotation, tides, internal waves, deep-ocean drilling into the sea floor, acoustical measurements of ocean properties, sea level rise, and climate change. His work won awards including the National Medal of Science, the Kyoto Prize, and induction to the French Legion of Honour.
Munk in 1956.
Munk used R/P FLIP to measure waves traveling across ocean basins.
Munk in Stockholm in 2010 to accept the Crafoord Prize.
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden presents the Crafoord Prize to Munk.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography is the center for oceanography and Earth science based at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla, California.
A view of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2011, taken from the Birch Aquarium.
Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier
Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers at sea
Scripps research vessel Roger Revelle