Walter Munk
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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 topic
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.
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup was a Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist. He served as director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Norwegian Polar Institute.
Walter Munk
…at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps), and led to his participation in U.S. military research efforts. Munk and his doctoral advisor Harald Sverdrup developed methods for forecasting wave conditions which were used in support of beach landings in all theaters of the war. He was involved with…
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup Alvin
MS H.U. Sverdrup II research vessel