Andrei Monin

Andrei Monin
Born
Andrei Sergeyevich Monin

(1921-07-02)July 2, 1921
Moscow, RSFSR
DiedSeptember 22, 2007(2007-09-22) (aged 86)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussian
Alma materLomonosov Moscow State University
Known forMonin–Obukhov length
AwardsAlexander Friedmann Prize
Scientific career
FieldsAtmospheric physics, turbulence
InstitutionsP.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Doctoral advisorAndrey Kolmogorov

Andrei Sergeyevich Monin (Russian: Андрей Сергеевич Монин; 2 July 1921 – 22 September 2007) was a Soviet and Russian geophysicist, mathematician, and oceanographer. Monin was known for his contributions to statistical theory of turbulence and atmospheric physics. He served as the Director of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.[1] He was instrumental in developing the Shirshov Institute into one of the largest scientific centers for ocean and earth science studies.[2]

The Monin–Obukhov similarity theory and the Monin–Obukhov length are named after Monin and Russian Academician Alexander Obukhov.[3]

  1. ^ "A.S. Monin". Russian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 25 December 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  2. ^ "In memory of Andrei Sergeyevich Monin". Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics. 44 (2). Springer: 260–261. 2008. Bibcode:2008IzAOP..44..260.. doi:10.1134/S000143380802014X. S2CID 195302561.
  3. ^ Jacobson, Mark Z. (2005). Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press.