Henry Melson Stommel
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1920 – 1992
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Who was Henry Melson Stommel?
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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- Born
- Sep 27, 1920
Wilmington - Also known as
- Henry Stommel
- Henry M. Stommel
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, Yale University
Astronomy
(1938 - 1942)
- Bachelor of Science, Yale University
- Employment
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(1944 - 1992)
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Lived in
- Woods Hole
(1978 - 1992/01/17)
- Woods Hole
- Died
- Jan 17, 1992
Boston
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on July 23, 2013
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