Carl Isaac Wunsch | |
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| Born | May 5, 1941 |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Oceanography, Geophysics, Statistics |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University |
| Thesis | On the scale of the long period tides (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Stommel |
| Website | puddle |
Carl Wunsch was the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physical Oceanography at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, until he retired in 2013.[1] He is known for his early work in internal waves and more recently for research into the effects of ocean circulation on climate.