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Carl Wunsch

American oceanographer · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1941 · age 85

Carl Wunsch was the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physical Oceanography at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, until he retired in 2013. He is known for his early work in internal waves and more recently for research into the effects of ocean circulation on climate.

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2006William Bowie MedalAward2002Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward2000Henry Stommel Research MedalAward1990Maurice Ewing MedalAward1988A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine SciencesAward1981Guggenheim FellowshipAward1971James B. Macelwane MedalAward1941Born5 May 1941

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