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Henry Stommel

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American oceanographer (1920-1992)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1920 to 1992 · aged 71
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Henry Melson Stommel was a major contributor to the field of physical oceanography. Beginning in the 1940s, he advanced theories about global ocean circulation patterns and the behavior of the Gulf Stream that form the basis of physical oceanography today.

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1989National Medal of Science
1986Albert Defant Medal
1983Crafoord Prize in Geosciences
1983Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1982William Bowie Medal
1980A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences
1979Alexander Agassiz Medal
1977Maurice Ewing Medal
1974Henry Bryant Bigelow Medal in Oceanography
1964Sverdrup Gold Medal Award
1962Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Guggenheim Fellowship

Connected to Henry 6

Walter MunkAlso won Sverdrup Gold Medal AwardFrederick VineAlso won Henry Bryant Bigelow Medal in OceanographyEdward BullardAlso won Alexander Agassiz MedalNicholas ShackletonAlso won Maurice Ewing MedalDon L. AndersonAlso won Crafoord Prize in GeosciencesMerle TuveAlso won William Bowie Medal

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Henry Melson Stommel was a major contributor to the field of physical oceanography. Beginning in the 1940s, he advanced theories about global ocean circulation patterns and the behavior of the Gulf Stream that form the basis of physical oceanography today. Widely recognized as one of the most influential and productive oceanographers of his time, Stommel was both a groundbreaking theoretician and an astute, seagoing observer.

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United States
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Academics
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Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1920 to 1992 · aged 71
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