Harald Sverdrup (oceanographer)

Harald Sverdrup
Born(1888-11-15)15 November 1888
Died21 August 1957(1957-08-21) (aged 68)
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
University of Leipzig
Known forGeophysical fluid dynamics
Ocean dynamics
Physical oceanography
Sverdrup balance
Sverdrup wave
Sverdrup’s Critical Depth Hypothesis
Sverdrup (unit)
AwardsVega Medal (1930)
Alexander Agassiz Medal (1938)
Patron's Medal (1950)
William Bowie Medal (1951)
Scientific career
FieldsOceanography, meteorology
InstitutionsGeophysical Institute, University of Bergen
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Norwegian Polar Institute
Doctoral advisorVilhelm Bjerknes
Doctoral studentsWalter Munk

Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (15 November 1888 – 21 August 1957) was a Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist. He served as director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Norwegian Polar Institute.[1][2]

  1. ^ Susan Barr (2014-08-28). "H U Sverdrup". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (1936–1948)". Scripps Institution of Oceanography. 2013-01-16. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved June 1, 2018.