Henry Melson Stommel was a major contributor to the field of physical oceanography. Beginning in the 1940s he advanced theories of global ocean circulation and the behavior of the Gulf Stream that remain foundational to physical oceanography today, and he was widely recognized as one of the most influential and productive oceanographers of his time, both a groundbreaking theoretician and an astute seagoing observer.
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Defining ContributionTheories of global ocean circulation patterns and the behavior of the Gulf Stream 1 Connections
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Henry Melson Stommel (September 27, 1920 - January 17, 1992) was a major contributor to the field of physical oceanography.
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September 27, 1920
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January 17, 1992
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Wilmington, Delaware
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he advanced theories about global ocean circulation patterns and the behavior of the Gulf Stream
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died in Boston
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also known as Hank Stommel
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also known as Henry Melson Stommel
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citizen of United States
P19 (place of birth) [1]
born in Wilmington
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